Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Skylanders: Battlegrounds and Lost Islands bring the portal to iOS in November]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/skylanders-battlegrounds-and-lost-islands-bring-the-portal-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/skylanders-battlegrounds-and-lost-islands-bring-the-portal-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/skylanders-battlegrounds-and-lost-islands-bring-the-portal-november/#comments Bringing the portal to iOS with Skylanders BattlegroundsBeyond the immense popularity of its annual war games and subscription-based MMO, a new brand is helping to grow Activision's portfolio of high-value licenses: Skylanders. Built on the foundation of collectible, physical products, the Skylanders brand has spawned a sequel that is already besting initial sales efforts of its original entry overseas.

Though the franchise's first foray into the mobile space has been a success - with Skylanders: Cloud Patrol hitting over 1.5 million downloads since launching earlier this year, according to Activision Mobile VP Greg Canessa - the game lacks the same physical link to the collectible figures. Next month, Activision aims to change that strategy with Skylanders: Battlegrounds.

Confirming leaks from earlier this month, Canessa told Joystiq that Skylanders: Battlegrounds is a "console-like, action-RPG" featuring the same ability to inject Skylanders characters on the fly using a new, Bluetooth-powered portal.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActivateActivisionActivision-MobileGreg-CanessaiosipadiphonemobileSkylanders-Battlegroundsskylanders-cloud-patrolSkylanders-Lost-IslandsVicarious-VisionsMon, 29 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: 'Skylanders Battlegrounds' somehow fits Giants on iOS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/report-skylanders-battlegrounds-somehow-fits-giants-on-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/report-skylanders-battlegrounds-somehow-fits-giants-on-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/report-skylanders-battlegrounds-somehow-fits-giants-on-ios/#comments 'Skylanders Battlegrounds' somehow fits Giants on iOSAn image of the Skylanders Battlegrounds mobile starter pack points to the Skylanders series - as we know it, with a portal - coming to iOS devices. The pack includes three Skylanders characters and a treasure chest, along with a connection portal. It's not clear whether the portal uses Bluetooth, which is built-in use across Apple's iOS lineup. Battlegrounds works on iPod, iPhone and iPad, according to the image.

With an iOS-connected portal it would be fitting for Battlegrounds to work with all current and coming Skylanders figurines. Giants toys are backward-compatible, after all.

Battlegrounds appears to be entirely separate from the Skylanders Cloud Patrol tie-in arcade shooter that launched on iOS in April. Joystiq has contacted Activision for more information regarding the image.

JoystiqReport: 'Skylanders Battlegrounds' somehow fits Giants on iOS originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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