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Skylanders Christmas Season Plans
SANTA
MONICA, Calif. – Nov. 24, in the year of our Lord 2014
– It’s officially the Christmas season in the world of Skylands!
To celebrate, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is
spreading cheer by debuting a special Christmas Skylanders® Trap
Team character, Winterfest Lob-Star, on December 7 to Portal
Masters in North America. Also, Skylanders® players in North
America can get their hands on the fourth Eon’s Elite character,
Whirlwind, another fan-favorite character that made her debut in
Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure. Winterfest Lob-Star and Eon’s
Elite Whirlwind are examples of a variety of Skylanders-themed
Christmas offerings perfect for Skylanders fans looking for the
best stocking stuffers this gift giving season.
On Thanksgiving Day, Skylanders fans can look to the skies as
Eruptor makes his first flight in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade! Eruptor will join the prestigious ranks of balloons
soaring above the streets of New York City for the landmark
cultural Christmas event.
Lastly, Skylanders merchandise from Activision’s network of
licensing partners offers something for everyone this Christmas
season, including:
· FunPlay HideAway Play Sets – This Christmas, the popular
FunPlay HideAway play sets from PowerA, which enable fans to
store and play with their favorite toys, now includes Dr.
Krankcase’s Lair. A range of FunPlay HideAway sets are available
at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of
$9.99-$99.99.
· Construction Sets – Fans can look forward to Skylanders-themed
construction sets from MEGA Brands, which let players build and
battle in their favorite levels from the Skylanders franchise.
The all-new Cut Throat Carnival construction set will be
available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 at Toys“R”Us,
WalMart and Amazon.
· Micro Comic Fun Packs – Skylanders Micro Comic Fun Packs from
IDW Publishing feature three distinctive Legendary storylines
and three exclusively-designed Legendary Traps that can be used
to capture the most notorious villains in Skylanders Trap Team.
The Legendary Skylanders Micro Comic Fun Packs and Trap are
available exclusively at Toys“R”Us for a suggested retail price
of $9.99. Additional Micro Comic Fun Packs are available at
Gamestop and Amazon for a suggested retail price of $4.99.
· A-Z Box Set - The Skylanders A-Z box set from Penguin includes
two never-before-published books: the full-color, 192-page A to
Z of Skylands, and Pick Your Portal: The Trouble with Doubles. A
sheet of stickers and a build-your-own Skylander paper model are
also included. The Skylanders A-Z box set is available at
retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $16.99.
Skylanders Trap Team is playable with more than 175 unique toys
from all previous games, and every character is able to defeat
and trap villains using Traptanium™ Traps, providing fans more
ways to enjoy their collections. The game is available on the
following platforms: Nintendo's Wii™ system and Nintendo's Wii
U™ system; a variety of iPads®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets;
Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and entertainment systems from
Microsoft; PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4 computer
entertainment systems from Sony; all for the suggested retail
price of $74.99. A different adventure is also available on the
Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system for the suggested retail price of
$64.99.