Press Release:

MONTREAL, May 30, 2012 -- MEGA BLOKS Toys Based on SKYLANDERS GiantsTM Coming This Fall

MONTREAL, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MEGA Brands Inc. (TSX: MB) and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into a multi-year, global licensing partnership to develop MEGA BLOKS & MEGA PUZZLES toys and puzzles inspired by Skylanders Giants™, the sequel to the #1 new kids videogame IP of 2011 - Skylanders Spyro's Adventure™.

The phenomenally successful Skylanders Spyro's Adventure video game franchise was the first ever to successfully merge physical toys and a virtual game world across leading videogame consoles. Starting this fall, Mega Bloks will take this adventure to another level by offering kids and collectors the ability to build and rebuild the wonderful characters and magical worlds from the new and highly anticipated Skylanders Giants video game.

"We are thrilled to partner with Activision on the hottest property in the kids space" said Vic Bertrand, Chief Innovation Officer of MEGA Brands. "We look forward to bringing the endless creative play possibilities of MEGA BLOKS together with our innovative line of MEGA PUZZLES to the world of Skylanders Giants."

"We're excited to collaborate with the creative talent at MEGA Brands on this new line of MEGA BLOKS and MEGA PUZZLES," said Ashley Maidy, Head of Global Licensing and Partnerships at Activision Publishing. "One of the magical things about Skylanders Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders Giants is how they inspire kid's imaginations and we look forward to giving them new ways to create exciting adventures and unique play experiences."

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/30/452...#storylink=cpy

Boy, if they could develop tech that could somehow realize what you've put together for LEGOs or MEGA BLOXs and translate that to an in-game representation...that would really be something.

Mega blox is such a shitty product. My kid loves legos but he had been dying to get a Halo banshee that is made by Mega blox. He bought it and was completely frustrated with the quality. Every MB toy he has ever bought (luckily there haven't been many) has been a pile of crap compared to Legos.

Yeah, I mentioned that awhile back. A LEGO game where you build the figures first would kick ass. Even if it couldn't be intricate enough to see what you make, they could have a unique base with the chip in it for each LEGO kit.

Thanks for the heads up on this as this site is a bit of a mess. I was only able to login to my account through the forum login despite creating a regular account and registering it earlier today. It was a bit of a pain in the ass. And then it tried to add all 105 possible Skylanders singles that could be purchased to my alert list rather than just Wham Shell and the 4 sites that I wanted to be alerted to. I had to go through the list and keep the Wham Shell listings and delete the rest. Thanks again! This might be the only time I use this site unless I get really desperate in the future.

Me too. I already have it, but oh we'll, it was free.

I'm still waiting for the Flocked Stump Smash (or the sidekick, whichever it is).

There is a way to de-select everything at once...then go back and select the ones you want. There's a "Select All" checkbox that is automatically checked at the top of the list. Uncheck that and you're good to go.

Once I figured out how it works, it doesn't take long to add single Skylanders to your list.

After about the 4th separate alert, all being in the early morning hours, I was able to get an order in on and Wham Shell. Now I am off to hold my breath.

I just got this baby in the mail thanks to the help of Draven


And that puts the wraps on this collection and gives my wallet a break for a few months before the next game comes out. YES!

This was waiting for me when I got home!



I'm done for awhile...

Oh dear...

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OVER 40 NEW CHARACTERS!!!! (That's what the video says...)

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/...iants-grows-up

From the article:

Below are some new ones...



Cynder (Undead; Series 2); Jet-Vac (Sky; New Character); Pop Fizz (Magic; New Character); Prism Break (Rock; Light Core Series); Trigger Happy (Tech; Series 2); Tree Rex (Life; Giant); Bouncer (Tech; Giant)

A big group shot...



There's a couple of Giants in this group: Bouncer (center); Tree Rex (far right); a whale-like giant with an anchor (to the left of Tree Rex); a hornet-looking thing (above Bouncer); and an armor-clad something (near the left).

I see a couple of new Skylander characters: an albino-dragon creature (far left); Jet-Vac (left front); Pop Fizz (right front); and a silver knight with a bow (over Bouncer's left shoulder); an undead elf-like character w/ a spear riding a skeleton bird (to the upper-left of Tree Rex)...

My guess is that there are new characters for each element and a bunch of Series 2 poses for existing characters.

The second one from the left looks like some type of scarecrow.

Forty new figures? This could get expensive fast (not like it isn't already expensive). Can't you guys at least let me find Wham Shell and complete my set before you drop a bombshell like this on me?


My son's going to want to watch that video over and over again.

So will there be a new portal as well? Sure looks like it.

40? I liked it better when it was rumored to be 8 giants (1 per element), 8 new characters, & 8 revisions.

Looking at the revisions above there appear to be standard figs with new molds and the lighted series. Cynder & Trigger H. don't look lighted. So maybe:

8 classics with new molds
8 classics with lighted parts
8 Giants
8 new Skylanders

That puts it at 32. Leaving 8 from the 40 total. Probably 16 new figures? If that's the case, it's easy to ignore 16 redone figures.

All that aside, I like that they are upping the level cap. I wonder how that will affect play in Skylanders 1. Hopefully they'll unlock the B path of upgrades for all the original figures.

I wish they would just show us a pic of the new lineup. It would be nice to clearly see what is coming. I also hope that they are better prepared to keep up with the demand this time around. Also, I wonder how the game itself will be released. Will we be offered only a starter pack with 3 new characters, portal and the game? Will there be a game only release and will it be decidedly cheaper than the starter pack? I wonder how that is going to pan out.

http://www.co-optimus.com/article/83...pressions.html

There are pics on that page of the Giant with the hammer and a new Skylander that looks like a mushroom.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/06...er-and-boomer/

I wonder if the packs will have portals? They are not mentioned.

Footage of Giants Bouncer (Tech) and Crusher (Earth):

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It looks like we have seen 5 of the Giants so far. As long as they keep the characters interesting and improve the gameplay from title to title I'll stick with it. I remember collecting baseball cards and other stuff as a child so it doesn't bother me that my daughter wants to collect these.

I don't see the mention of a portal being included in any of the above packs. Also, I was hoping they wouldn't hit right around the 15 dollar mark for each of the Giants but I'll be damned if they did. I was hoping for them to be around 12 bucks apiece.

I'd fully expect the "Starter Pack" to come with a portal. Otherwise it's not much of a "starter". And I'd expect the "Booster Pack" to be *just* the game and a Giant. Based on the prices it looks like the "Starter Pack" is the better value, portal or not, as for an additional $15 you get two more "regular" Skylanders and a poster. Of course, they'll probably put different Giants in each pack at the start and make 'em hard to come by... again...

Same here but the $15 price point is what I expected. I figured that since a "normal" one sells (or rather *was* selling) for $8 they'd roughly double the price for a figure twice the size. At least there are only 8 of them!

I also am a bit concerned about the statement that the series 2 figures will have an additional ability. That sounds like the "new ability" will *not* be available on the original series figures. This way, via the kids, they'll get you to purchase them anyway. You know... "But the *NEW* (insert series 2 character here) has (new ability) that the old one doesn't have! I *really* want one of those! Pleeeeeease!?!" and you'll cave 'cause after all it's really nor more expensive than Pokemon, yet another lame Happy Meal toy, etc. The fever will start and you'll be zoolerting again to get the new set of *over 40(!!!)* characters!

Amen BobO'Link... all of our fears will be realized this holiday time!

I wouldn't mind a wireless base this time. I know the Wii base runs on batteries, but at least the 360's is wired.

From what Goldberg posted, it seems, if you only want new stuff, we're looking at:

8 Giants
8 new Skylanders
4 new light-core Skylanders

That doesn't seem as overwhelming as the 40 figure tossed out yesterday. As long as they spread out the releases like they did with the first game, that doesn't seem that bad at all.

^But that doesn't take into account the mysterious "new ability/move" for the reposed series 2 figures. If it's truly specific to those reposed characters and doesn't apply to the original ones you'll *still* have to purchase them for those abilities/moves.

Wasn't it *8* light-core Skylanders?

That Wired story has this:

Nothing is said that I can find as to whether or not the original Skylanders will get "Wow Pow upgrades". Multiple upgrade paths is a bit vague too. Does it mean there are *more* options for those characters or that they'll have the same ones as before.

So adding *that* figure to the 8 Giants, 8 LightCore, and supposed 8 New Skylanders gives you 48 figures total! Holy cow! It was hard enough to collect the 32 from the first game!! And don't forget that TRU is apparently still a partner so we'll most likely see more "Legendary" type exclusives. There's also been nothing said if Giants will have "Adventure Packs" like the original. This hasn't even been released an my wallet is already crying...