Attendees among First in the World to
Play Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition, Including Dark
Versions of Donkey Kong™ & Bowser™, and Check out Collectible
Toy Line Eon’s Elite
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is supercharging
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2015 with Skylanders, the
world’s leading Toys-to-Life and now Vehicles-to-Life videogame
franchise. Activision will reveal the new Skylanders®
SuperChargers Dark Edition at the convention where attendees
will be among the first consumers in the world to play the game
with dark versions of the Starter Pack characters, including Dark
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and his Dark Barrel Blaster land vehicle;
Dark Hammer Slam Bowser and his Dark Clown Cruiser sky vehicle; and
Skylanders fan-favorite Stealth Elf in a new Dark version. As an
extra bonus, fans can pre-order the Skylanders SuperChargers
Dark Edition Starter Pack at the Skylanders booth #121 and Xbox
Lounge in the Manchester Grand Hyatt. North American fans who can’t
make it to the convention can pre-order online beginning today at
major retailers while supplies last. Skylanders Comic-Con offerings
also include a first-look at the highly collectible figures from
the all-new Eon’s Elite lineup, as well as the popular
franchise-inspired comic book series, Mad Libs and costumes.
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The Skylanders® SuperChargers Dark
Edition Starter Pack includes truly unique toys that true Portal
Masters will want in their collections. Fans can pre-order today.
The Starter Pack will be available on September 20. (Photo:
Business Wire)
The Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition includes unique
toys that true Portal Masters will want in their collections. All
Dark Edition Starter Packs will be available for a suggested retail
price of $99.99 and include Dark Spitfire, Dark Hot Streak, a
two-sided ultimate collector poster and the highly sought-after
Kaos Trophy, which is the only way to unlock special Kaos gameplay
content. Dark Super Shot Stealth Elf and Dark Sea Shadow will be
available exclusively in the Dark Edition Starter Packs for Xbox
One, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4. The Wii U™ Dark
Edition Starter Pack will include Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and
Dark Barrel Blaster, exclusively. A different, unique adventure
including Dark Hammer Slam Bowser and Dark Clown Cruiser will be
made available on Nintendo’s Wii™ system.
“This year Skylanders, the original
toys-to-life franchise, gets a boost of high-octane gameplay
and innovation by bringing toy vehicles to life for kids with
Skylanders SuperChargers,” said John Coyne, senior vice
president of consumer marketing, Activision Publishing, Inc. “We
look forward to fans checking out our Dark Edition and Eon’s Elite
offerings for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con.”
Eon’s Elite is a premium toy line offering fans the ultimate
versions of some of the most iconic heroes from the game that
started it all, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure®. Each hero is powered
up to three times the normal level and updated with premium
decorations, new poses and unique sculpts that represent how they
appear in their fully upgraded form. The figures are presented in
premium packaging featuring a display case with a 3-D lenticular
background, making them truly collectible items. This year’s
fan-favorite roster includes Voodood, Zook, Slam Bam, Ghost
Roaster, Boomer and Dino-Rang and will be available for a suggested
retail price of $19.99. The first wave of Eon’s Elite characters –
Slam Bam, Zook and Voodood – are Toys“R”Us exclusives and will be
available starting November. The second wave of heroes, Ghost
Roaster, Boomer and Dino-Rang, will be available in December.
San Diego Comic-Con attendees can check
out Skylanders at the following activations:
- Skylanders Show Floor (Booth
#121): Fans can get hands-on with the new Skylanders
SuperChargers Dark Edition; check out all-new Eon’s
Elite collectible figures; take photos inside a life-sized Hot
Streak vehicle or with Kaos and Spitfire statues; say hello to
life-sized costumed characters Eruptor, Gill Grunt and Jet Vac; and
collect giveaways all weekend long while supplies last – including
Skylanders buttons and event-exclusive Hot Streak vehicle toys each
morning starting at 10 a.m. PT.
- Skylanders Comic Book, IDW
Publishing (Booth #2743): Leading comic book publisher IDW will
have copies of the Skylanders comic books series
available for purchase. Attendees also will learn more about Rift
into Overdrive, IDW’s latest Skylanders offering and prequel to
Skylanders SuperChargers – available for preorder now
online. Fico Ossio, the comic book’s lead artist, will be onsite
for signings on Thursday from 10 – 11 a.m., and on Sunday from 11
a.m. – 12 p.m. PT.
- Mad Libs (Booth #1032):
Attendees can purchase the popular Skylanders Universe™ Mad Libs.
Fans receive a free tote bag with a purchase of three Mad
Libs!
- Nintendo Game Lounge (Marriott
Marquis and Marina): Convention goers can get hands-on with
Skylanders SuperChargers and collect limited edition
Skylanders-themed air fresheners while supplies last. Hours:
Thursday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5
p.m.
- Penguin (Booth #1514): Fans can
purchase Penguin’s Skylanders Universe™ series of
books.
- Rubie’s Costumes (Booth
#3649): Skylanders fans can purchase costumes at Rubie’s
booth.
- Xbox Lounge (Manchester Grand
Hyatt): SDCC badge-holders can get hands-on with Skylanders
SuperChargers, pre-order the game, enter to win a custom
Skylanders SuperChargers Xbox One console on July 9, and collect
special Skylanders posters while supplies last. Follow us on
Instagram @SkylanderstheGame for contest details. The Xbox Lounge
hours: Thursday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5
p.m.
About Skylanders
SuperChargers
Skylanders SuperChargers expands upon the franchise’s signature
gameplay to introduce a brand-new play pattern to fans,
vehicles-to-life. For the first time ever, kids can explore and
navigate the mountainous terrains, deep sea environments and big
blue skies of Skylands like never before by going behind the wheel
of powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles – bringing them
from physical world into the digital world in a high octane
action-adventure videogame. The game offers a diverse and dynamic,
story-driven gameplay experience, filled with vehicle-based and
on-foot adventures featuring combat, puzzles, mini games,
activities and platforming – all set within a variety of new
compelling environments. Skylanders SuperChargers has 20 land, sea
and sky vehicles that are fun to play in the game and in the real
world. There is also a new class of heroes – 20 SuperCharger
characters that feature all-new powerful attacks and moves,
upgrades and personalities. Skylanders SuperChargers will be
available on September 20 in North America for a suggested retail
price of $74.99.
About the
Skylanders®
Franchise
The award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders franchise has sold
through more than 250 million action figures1 since pioneering the
toys-to-life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders® Spyro’s
Adventure. The game originated a play pattern that seamlessly
bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In
2012, Skylanders® Giants further evolved the genre and added
LightCore® characters to the collection of interaction figures.
Skylanders® SWAP Force™, which launched in 2013, introduced an all
new play pattern – swapability. In 2014, Skylanders® Trap Team
reversed the magic of bringing toys to life by allowing players to
pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world
and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally1.
About Activision
Publishing
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
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SUPERCHARGERS, SWAP FORCE, SKYLANDERS UNIVERSE, LIGHTCORE and
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¹The NPD Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories
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