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Skylanders Trap Team Tablet Version Announced
SANTA MONICA, Calif. –
AUGUST 12, in the year of our Lord 2014 – Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision
Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced today that it will bring
the complete Skylanders Trap Team videogame to tablets at
launch, marking the first time a full Skylanders® game will be
available on iPad®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets day-and-date
with the console version. The tablet version of the game
delivers the same experience with console-quality graphics[i]
and comes with its own high performance controller, delivering
yet another significant technological leap to the Skylanders
franchise.
The Skylanders Trap Team Tablet Starter Pack will include a
Bluetooth® Traptanium PortalTM; an embedded Bluetooth®
controller to provide the best gameplay experience possible; a
built-in tablet stand; two Skylanders characters; two Traps and
a display tray that lets Portal Masters keep track of the Traps
they've collected and which villains they have trapped.
"Skylanders has become an incredibly appealing brand and
franchise for kids around the world. And the tablet has become
an incredibly appealing gaming platform for kids around the
world. But we haven't been able to bring the full Skylanders
experience to the tablet until now," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of
Activision Publishing. "We always want to deliver breakthrough
experiences, and we also always want to be wherever gamers want
to play. This is a chance for us to bring the magic of
Skylanders to a whole new platform and audience. Whether you
want to sit on the couch and play with the wireless controller,
or play on the go using just the tablet itself, this provides a
great experience for gamers."
Skylanders Trap Team brings a ground-breaking innovation to the
Skylanders franchise by reversing the magic of its signature
Toys-To-Life™ play pattern to let kids bring life to toys.
Skylanders Trap Team allows Portal Masters to seek out the most
wanted villains in all of Skylands, defeat them and pull them
out of the game into their living rooms by capturing them in
magical Traps. Fans can then play as both heroes and villains
who join the forces of good in an all-new adventure. Now, for
the first time in franchise history, fans can experience a full
Skylanders game on the go, wherever and whenever they want.
The tablet version of Skylanders Trap Team upholds the same
gameplay-driven adventure as the console version with
console-quality graphics,[ii] complete with lush, expansive
environments that push the technological boundaries of select
tablet devices. Like the console version of the game, all toys
will be cross-platform compatible, with all skills and upgrades
intact.
Skylanders Trap Team on tablet can be experienced two different
ways:
· "Controller" –– Fans can play the game just like the console
version using the Bluetooth Traptanium Portal and toys with the
custom Bluetooth Skylanders game controller included in the
Tablet Starter Pack.
· "Touch Controls" – For players who prefer to use touch
controls instead of a controller, fans have the option to play
the game just using on-screen touch controls.
The Skylanders Trap Team Starter Pack will be available on
October 5th in North America, October 10th in Europe and October
2nd in Australia on the following platforms: a variety of iPad®,
Kindle Fire and Android tablets; Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and
entertainment systems from Microsoft; PlayStation®4 system;
PlayStation®3 system; Nintendo's Wii™ system and Nintendo's Wii
U™ system. A different, unique adventure also will be available
on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system.
About the Skylanders® Franchise
The award-winning, $2 billion Skylanders franchise pioneered the
Toys-to-Life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders
Spyro's Adventure®. The game originated a new play pattern that
seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple
platforms. In October 2012, Skylanders Giants™ further evolved
the genre and added the mega-sized Giant Skylanders and
LightCore® characters to the collection of interaction figures.
Skylanders SWAP Force launched in October 2013 and introduced an
all-new play pattern - swapability. The Skylanders franchise was
the top selling kids' videogame of 20131, and is now one of the
top 20 videogame franchises of all time2. Skylanders Trap Team,
the newest installment due out in North America on October 5,
2014, reverses the magic of bringing toys to life - incredibly
letting kids pull characters out of the digital world into the
physical world.
¹According to The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track and Activision
Blizzard internal estimates, including toys and accessories
² According to The NPD Group and GfK Chart-Track