Category Archives: Activision

New iOS App Lets You Track Skylander Collection – Out Now!

Posted on November 27, 2013 by John Carle

At its inception, one of the first things I thought Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure needed was an app to help keep track of which characters anyone had. At first, a fan made app popped up but before Skylanders Giants was out, … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ for XBox 360

Posted on November 11, 2013 by John Carle

One billion dollars in merchandise shipped to retailers on day one. Quite the ambitious feat and though Grand Theft Auto V set the record for the fastest entertainment property to hit a billion dollars in actual sales in three days, … Continue reading →

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‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Comes Out Tomorrow – Need We Say More?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by John Carle

See what we did there? Okay. We didn’t do it. I found it on a meme Facebook page but at least I made the effort to post it. Considering in about twenty four hours I am going to disappear for … Continue reading →

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Video Game is Swinging on to Consoles in Spring 2014

Posted on October 15, 2013 by John Carle

Since The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is headed to theaters in spring of 2014, it isn’t much of a shock that its gaming counterpart will be coming out around the same time as well. From what we’ve heard so far from … Continue reading →

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‘Skylanders SWAP Force’ Launch Day, or ‘$250 Unboxed in 5 Minutes’

Posted on October 14, 2013 by John Carle

So as previously mentioned, yesterday was the new release for Skylanders SWAP Force. As expected, it was not a cheap endeavor. One special edition Starter Pack, one Adventure Pack, one Battle Pack, four SWAP Force, three Lightcore and one standard … Continue reading →

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Why ‘Pokemon X/Y’ and ‘Skylanders SWAP Force’ Are Intent On Breaking My Wallet

Posted on October 7, 2013 by John Carle

The collection mentality is a dangerous thing, especially amongst the geek world. Nowhere else do you see the level of completionist mentality as you do amongst gamers. Trophy Whores and Achievement Hunters are both signs of this obsession to get … Continue reading →

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Take a Behind the Scenes Look on ‘Skylanders SWAP Force’

Posted on September 23, 2013 by John Carle

Right now, I am counting down the days until my savings account basically becomes non-existent. On one side, I have a new console generation so there goes a few hundred bucks instantly. On the other, we have the next version … Continue reading →

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Blizzard to Close ‘Diablo III’ Auction Houses

Posted on September 19, 2013 by John Carle

In what seems to be a long time coming, Blizzard is finally closing down both of its in-game auction houses in Diablo III. While it isn’t a huge shock that the real world cash house where people could literally pay … Continue reading →