Skylanders Academy renewed for a third season
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Activision is extending its Skylanders Academy animated series further. The company announced today that the show has been renewed for a third season, which will begin production in February.
Season 3 kicks off in 2018. As for the second season, here’s what fans can look forward to:
“This year, audiences can enjoy Season 2 of ‘Skylanders Academy,’ which brings back Justin Long as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks as Eruptor and Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks.
New addition Felicia Day (The Guild, Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will join the cast in Season 2, voicing the role of Cynder, a new cadet at the Academy with a mysterious past. The Diamond Minecart (Daniel Middleton) will reprise his role as Cy and Daniel Wu returns as King Pen. Additional voice talent in Season 2 includes Susan Sarandon, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz. The series features the exclusive song ‘Harmony’ (Skylanders Academy Theme) produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Timbaland and performed by Timbaland fet. Dalton Diehl.”
Source: Activision PR
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Off-screen Skylanders Imaginators Switch footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Off-screen footage has emerged showing the Switch version of Skylanders Imaginators. View the gameplay in the video below.
The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 have been removed from the Wii U eShop
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U eShop | 14 Comments
Beenox / Activion’s The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel have seemingly been removed from the North American Wii U eShop. It has disappeared from other online stores as well, which likely means that the license has expired. It’s currently not known if Activision has any interest in renewing the license, so for now, you will have to get physical copies if you want to play either of these games.
Rumor: Skylanders 2017 cancelled, series’ future unclear
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 56 Comments
Since 2011, Activision has shipped new Skylanders games on an annual basis. But if a new report from Liam Robertson is spot on, the series may not be receiving a new entry next year – or in the near future for that matter.
Robertson (who accurately leaked information about Skylanders SuperChargers in 2015) claims that development on Skylanders 2017 ended, in large part due to a trend in declining game sales and interest for the franchise. Viewership for the new Skylanders Academy show on Netflix is apparently not up to snuff, nor are merchandise sales. Activision apparently has no new Skylanders game in the works currently. Additionally, primary developer Toys for Bob is waiting to hear from Activision about its future.
Here’s the full report from Robertson:
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Crash Bandicoot appears in the new Skylanders Academy show
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Skylanders Academy debuted on Netflix today. It’s a new animated series based on Activision’s toys-to-life franchise.
Crash Bandicoot was present in Skylanders Imaginators, and it looks like he’s in this show as well. A brief clip has emerged on YouTube of his appearance… and he even talks. See it below.
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Skylanders Imaginators – Candy Coated Chopscotch character trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
A new trailer has been released for Skylanders Imaginators, featuring a Halloween themed character for the game. You can watch the video below.
35 minutes of Skylanders Imaginators Wii U footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
ntower is giving us another look at Skylanders Imaginators with 35 minutes of footage specifically from the Wii U version. Watch the gameplay below.
15 minutes of Skylanders Imaginators gameplay
Posted on 8 years ago by Pocholo in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
IGN posted a video of the first 15 minutes of Skylanders Imaginators. Check out the gameplay below!
Skylanders Academy trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
The first trailer is online for Skylanders Academy, the new animated series based on Activision’s toys-to-life franchise. Watch it below.
Skylanders Academy premiers on October 28 via Netflix.
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Activision CEO believed the Wii would “completely transform video games” the first time he saw it
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 28 Comments
During a recent episode of the Corner Office podcast, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick commented on a wide array of topics. Some interesting discussion came about when Kotick was speaking about how he’s been able to get early looks at certain things that would end up having a big impact on society. Kotick referenced the Macintosh and Toy Story, but in the video game industry, his favorite example is the Wii.
Before the Wii was unveiled, Kotick was invited to Nintendo’s headquarters in Japan for a preview of the platform. Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto were both present. Kotick was simply handed a Wii remote, and was asked to try fishing. It all came naturally, and after that demo, he believed “this is going to completely transform video games”.
Kotick’s full words:
