Skylanders crosses the $1B revenue mark with over 100M toys sold

February 11, 2013 10:18 AM Jeffrey Grubb
Jeffrey Grubb

Activision has another $1 billion franchise that it plans to update annually.

Skylanders: Swap Force is Activision’s next big bet on hybrid toy-games (preview)

February 4, 2013 11:15 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

New Skylanders title will have toys with swappable bottoms and tops.

Activision preps two more Skylanders mobile games for this year

October 29, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Skylanders fans will get two more mobile games coming in November.

Activision embraces freemium monetization strategies with Skylanders Cloud Patrol for iOS

April 5, 2012 5:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Activision Blizzard is diving into freemium monetization strategies for iOS games in a big way with the worldwide launch of Skylanders Cloud Patrol today.

The new app signals a major departure for the company, which has always focused on selling …