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  • New Skylanders Toys Coming Soon to a McDonald’s Happy Meal Near You

    New Skylanders Toys Coming Soon to a McDonald’s Happy Meal Near You

    Skylanders is taking over the world, one junk food brand at a time. Having already inked deals with General Mills for a new line of fruit snacks and Frito-Lay for a promotional contest this year, Activision is now teaming up with McDonald’s for the second […]

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  • GameStop Offering Exclusive The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Pre-Order Costume Pack

    GameStop Offering Exclusive The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Pre-Order Costume Pack

    If you’re already planning to pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ahead of the game’s April 29th launch, GameStop is now offering a little extra incentive to make it the go to retailer for your early adopter shopping. When reserving a copy of the game for […]

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  • Help Choose and Name a New Hero for the Next Skylanders Adventure

    Help Choose and Name a New Hero for the Next Skylanders Adventure

    For the third year in a row, Activision is teaming up with Frito-Lay for a Skylanders promotional contest. This year, the partnering companies are turning to the franchise’s dedicated fanbase to help choose and name a new playable character for the next Skylanders game due […]

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  • Skylanders Crayons and Fruit Snacks Coming Soon to a Retailer Near You

    Skylanders Crayons and Fruit Snacks Coming Soon to a Retailer Near You

    The Skylanders brand is a juggernaut right now. With a portfolio of more than 175 licensees, the best-selling action figure line and video game franchise for kids continues to branch out and become even more unstoppable. And it doesn’t look like anything is going to […]

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  • Kraven’s on the Hunt in The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    Kraven’s on the Hunt in The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    Russian supervillain and big game hunter extraordinaire, Kraven the Hunter joins the cast of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in a pivotal role as what seems to be sort of an antagonistic mentor who will help train Spidey to become the ultimate hunter. His prey: Electro, […]

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  • Destiny Awaits in September 2014

    Destiny Awaits in September 2014

    So there’s good news, and then there’s a little bit of bad news. The good news is that Destiny, the shared world sci-fi first-person shooter from the creators of Halo, has an official ship date. Bungie’s latest will launch worldwide on September 9, 2014 for […]

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  • PlayStation Gamers Get to Beta Test Destiny First

    PlayStation Gamers Get to Beta Test Destiny First

    Big news from Sony’s PlayStation 4 launch event. Well, kinda big news: Proud members of PlayStation Nation will be the first to get a crack at the beta for Bungie’s shared world shooter, Destiny. The beta is scheduled to begin sometime early in 2014, before […]

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  • Angry Birds Star Wars Flies Next-Gen for the Winter

    Angry Birds Star Wars Flies Next-Gen for the Winter

    Flying high today on Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, and 3DS, Angry Birds Star Wars has now also been confirmed as a launch title for next month’s PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console debuts. The current console and handheld retail editions already feature […]

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  • Call of Duty: Ghosts Co-op Extinction Mode Replaces Zombies with Aliens

    Call of Duty: Ghosts Co-op Extinction Mode Replaces Zombies with Aliens

    Revealed all official like today after recent internet leaks and rumors, Extinction Mode is the new cooperative Zombies survival mode coming to Call of Duty: Ghosts. Only it doesn’t have zombies at all–it’s got aliens! 1 to 4 players will suit up for chaotic humans […]

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  • The Amazing Spider-Man Swings Into the Next Generation with a Movie Game Sequel

    The Amazing Spider-Man Swings Into the Next Generation with a Movie Game Sequel

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2, sequel to last year’s good but forgettable The Amazing Spider-Man movie tie-in game, is set to swing onto video game machines during the spring of 2014 when the Sony Pictures film of the same name crawls into theaters. Activision and developer […]

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