All-New Crash Bandicoot Level Reveals Dr.
Neo Cortex, Crash Bandicoot’s Archnemesis, as Skylander Guest
Star
Videogame Supervillains Kaos and Dr. Neo
Cortex Arrive as Fully-Playable Skylanders Senseis Toys This Fall!
Free Kaos Toy with Pre-Order and Purchase of Starter Pack!
Portal Masters be on the lookout this October! Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is bringing more content and characters to
Skylanders® Imaginators– the game lets fans unleash their
imaginations like never before in a Skylanders game. Starting
today, the villains of Skylands are taking over Gamescom and
revealing an all-new dedicated Crash Bandicoot® level, Thumpin’
Wumpa Islands, to fans. Leading the charge is Skylands’ most
notorious villain Kaos, who along with the help of new guest star
Skylander, Dr. Neo Cortex are sure to add more fun to players’
imagination-to-life gameplay experience. Both supervillains are
joining the lineup of Skylanders Sensei characters as
fully-playable toys in Skylanders Imaginators, and Kaos will be
available for free to fans who pre-order and purchase a Skylanders
Imaginators starter pack.
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Kaos, Skylands’ most notorious villain,
is joining the lineup of Skylanders Sensei characters as a
fully-playable toy in Skylanders™ Imaginators. The Kaos toy is free
to fans who pre-order and purchase a Skylanders Imaginators starter
pack between October 16-22, 2016, while supplies last. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“From the moment we received the first fan art, we knew
Skylanders was unique in its ability to fuel kids’ imaginations.
With Skylanders Imaginators’ powerful character creation
tools, we can’t wait to see what amazing Skylanders our fans will
bring to life,” said Paul Reiche, president and co-founder, Toys
For Bob. “Now fans can create more characters than there are stars
in the known universe. These Imaginators join a strong lineup of
Sensei characters which include fan-favorite villains, now reformed
and fighting for good!”
In North America, fans who pre-order and purchase the Skylanders
Imaginators Starter Pack will receive a playable Kaos Sensei toy
for free while supplies last between October 16 – 22, 2016.
With Kaos having discovered the power of Mind Magic to create
Doomlanders, one of his first creations was none other than a clone
of himself! Figuring that no one in the universe, including the
Skylanders, could ever stand up to more than one Kaos, he unleashed
his clone in his quest to take over Skylands. But to Kaos’
surprise, the clone – also being Kaos – wanted victory for himself!
As a result, he fights against his creator, in turn helping the
Skylanders in their endeavor to defeat the real Kaos!
At Gamescom, Skylanders Imaginators will introduce fans to the
return of Dr. Neo Cortex as a Sensei Skylander and reveal an
all-new level, Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands, that’s steeped in nostalgic
Crash Bandicoot® gameplay. The level includes special Crash Zones
that bring back the classic massive boulder chases from the
original games. And, as with any Skylanders level, there are
secrets and hidden areas all along the way. In paying homage to
this iconic character on his 20th anniversary, the level is packed
with TNT boxes, crabs, hazards, temple ruins, Wumpa Fruit,
exploding crates and many more elements from the original Crash.
But it all takes place in the Skylands - which means a new twist of
Skylanders combat and action brought into the world of the Wumpa
Islands.
"You can’t have Crash Bandicoot as a guest star Skylander
without his arch-nemesis, Dr. Neo Cortex,” said Jen Oneal, studio
head, Vicarious Visions. “We approached the level as a way for us
to bring the best parts of Skylanders and the best parts of Crash
together into one epic adventure. Players are going to enjoy how
we’ve honored the heritage of traditional Crash games in the
musically-themed, TNT crate-filled level. For fans of Crash this is
going to feel like going back to the old world of Crash Bandicoot
-- but in gorgeous 1080p.”
In the game, a “Synchronization Celebration” has aligned the
world of Skylands with the Wumpa Islands. Upon arriving, Spyro and
Mags discover that Dr. Neo Cortex (voiced by Lex Lang) has created
a terrible machine to harness the rhythmic power of the island’s
celebration for his newest evil scheme! When the machine goes awry,
something occurs that throws the whole party out of sync.
Crash (voiced by Jess Harnell) must team up with the Skylanders and
his old enemy Neo Cortex to restore the celebration before the
Wumpa Islands are syncopated right out of existence!
The Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands level will be available to players
who purchase the Skylanders Imaginators Starter Pack featuring
Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation consoles at launch. The level will
also be available to all platforms via purchase of the Skylanders
Imaginators Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure Pack this holiday for
the suggested retail price of $29.99. The Skylanders Imaginators
Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure pack also will include Crash
Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex as fully playable toys.
Last but not least, Portal Masters will soon be able to collect
Imaginite Mystery Chests. These chests will unlock new creation
pieces, such as gear, weapons, and parts for players’ Imaginator
characters.
Skylanders Imaginators empowers players to unleash their
imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own
Skylander. Portal Masters will enjoy the immense possibilities
available in the game -- including appearance, powers, abilities,
names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more -- to create the
wildest Skylanders imaginable. Developed by Toys For Bob,
Skylanders Imaginators supports all 300+ Skylanders from
previous games and will launch on October 16, 2016 in North
America. The Skylanders Imaginators Starter Pack will be available
for the suggested retail price of $74.99.
About the
Skylanders®
FranchiseThe award-winning, $3
billion Skylanders® franchise has sold through more than 250
million toys1 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. Skylanders® SuperChargers launched on
September 20, 2015 and expanded upon the franchise’s signature
gameplay to introduce vehicles-to-life for the first time.
About Activision
PublishingHeadquartered 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the expected
features, functionality and release dates of Skylanders Imaginators
and Skylanders Imaginators Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure pack,
are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause
Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially
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most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly
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and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes
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IMAGINATORS, CRASH, CRASH BANDICOOT, SKYLANDERS SUPERCHARGERS,
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GIANTS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SWAP FORCE, LIGHTCORE and ACTIVISION
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estimates, including toys and accessories
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