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Inside the Skylanders toy workshop

In a series of factories in China, metal blocks pound into one another to generate toys for the Skylanders video games. They create molds, engineered to manufacture figures in the smallest possible...

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GameStop Kids pop-up stores coming this holiday season

GameStop Kids pop-up stores will be installed around the country for holiday shopping guidance, GameStop announced today. The stores are designed to help parents pick video games and toys for...

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Skylanders action figure compatibility explained with a chart

Although Skylanders: Giants is compatible with all of the figures from Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, the same isn't true for all of the new figures working with the old game, according to a chart...

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Wii bundles with Just Dance 4 or Skylanders Giants coming Nov. 4

Two new Wii bundles, one featuring Ubisoft's Just Dance 4 and the other featuring Activision's Skylanders Giants, will be available starting Nov. 4, Nintendo announced today. The Skylanders Giants...

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'Skylanders: Giants' on Wii U will have richer graphics

The Wii U's Skylanders: Giants is the prettiest console version of the popular, toy-powered action game developers Vicarious Visions told Polygon. The Wii U's Skylanders: Giants is the prettiest...

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No Wii U games support NFC yet, including Skylanders and Rayman

While Nintendo's Wii U will support Near Field Communication, none of the 50 games available for the console through March will support the technology, Nintendo confirmed today. While NFC-like...

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'The Last of Us,' 'Halo 4,' 'Dishonored' lead 2012 Game Critics Awards E3 nominations

The Game Critics Awards' Best of E3 nominees have been announced. Dishonored, Halo 4, and The Last of Us each received four nominations.

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E3 2012: The Action

Zombies, gods, assassins, and... Mickey Mouse. This year's E3 marks the return and reboot of several major action franchises, including the long-standing Devil May Cry and Tomb Raider series. New...