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Platform 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii, 3DS, PS4, Xbox One Publisher Activision Developer Beenox Release Date Oct 5, 2014

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Skylanders Trap Team review: figure study

By Ben Kuchera on Oct 08, 2014 10.08.14

Skylanders Trap Team balances two clear goals. First, and perhaps most important to Activision, it’s a mechanism for selling expensive, high-margin toys to a large audience of children and...

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Lego Dimensions takes on Skylanders, Disney Infinity with new toys-to-life game

By Brian Crecente on Apr 09, 2015 04.09.15

It looks like Lego is finally getting into the toys-to-life business, taking on Activision's incredibly popular Skylanders games and Disney's richly diverse pop-culture universe of Disney Infinity. ...

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2015 BAFTA Games Awards nominations topped by Alien: Isolation, Monument Valley

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 10, 2015 02.10.15

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) revealed its list of nominees for this year's British Academy Games Awards today, with Alien: Isolation, Far Cry 4 and Monument Valley...

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Destiny is a hit, who cares if it's profitable? (Correction)

By Ben Kuchera on Feb 09, 2015 02.09.15

Destiny is a reported $500 million investment for Activision Blizzard, and the game has had a middling critical reception at launch. Correction: According to the earnings call from last November,...

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Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2014

By Samit Sarkar on Nov 21, 2014 11.21.14

The Game Awards 2014 creator Geoff Keighley announced the nominees for the awards yesterday, and there's an eclectic mix of titles up for the top honor: Bayonetta 2, Dark Souls 2, Dragon Age:...

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Walmart's pre-Black Friday sale kicks off Friday; PS4, Apple, game price drops

By Brian Crecente on Nov 20, 2014 11.20.14

Walmart already had some of the best console and gaming deals coming this Black Friday. They even managed to sell a number of PlayStation 4s for less than $100 a pop. (OK, that one was a scam). And...

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Toys R Us Black Friday cuts prices on PS4 LBP 3, Lego Batman 3 bundle, all games and more

By Brian Crecente on Nov 14, 2014 11.14.14

Toys R Us Black Friday deals leaked overnight, revealing a few worthwhile price cuts including their buy one, get one 40 percent off sale on all games and the GTA 5, Last of Us Remastered PS4...

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Skylanders: Trap Team is on the new Quality Control podcast

By Justin McElroy on Oct 09, 2014 10.09.14

Our podcast, Quality Control, is a pretty simple idea. In each episode, Polygon managing editor Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of...

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GameStop now taking trade-ins of Disney Infinity and Skylanders figures

By Samit Sarkar on Sep 24, 2014 09.24.14

You can now trade in figures for Disney Infinity and Skylanders to GameStop, the retailer announced yesterday. GameStop will accept trade-ins of used toys from either series, whether from the...

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Activision has 'no plans' to sell Skylanders Trap Team controller separately

By Tracey Lien on Aug 14, 2014 08.14.14

Publisher Activision currently has no plans to sell separately the game controller it designed for the Android/Fire/iOS versions of Skylanders Trap Team, a spokesperson told Polygon. The...

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Skylanders Trap Team delivers full game, portal, toys and controller to tablet for $75

By Brian Crecente on Aug 12, 2014 08.12.14

When Skylanders Trap Team comes to Android, Fire OS and iOS tablets this October, it will bring with it an abundance of innovation, technological firsts and surprises, both good and bad. The game...