READY, SET, GO -- SKYLANDERS® SUPERCHARGERS DELIVERS
RACING AND ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
Skylanders Charges into Gamescom with
Exciting Announcements and Franchise Firsts
COLOGNE, Germany - August 5, 2015 - Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), continues to blaze the toys-to-life trail with Skylanders franchise firsts, racing and online multiplayer gameplay on console in Skylanders® SuperChargers,
developed by Vicarious Visions. Whether fans prefer co-operative play
in Adventure Mode or competitive multiplayer with up to four players in
Racing Mode, Skylanders SuperChargers' online gaming is fueled with adrenaline-pumping action right out of the box.
Skylanders'
all-new Racing Mode, playable in Land, Sea and Sky environments,
features supercharged racing combat, layering in even more depth and
excitement to the game's online multiplayer component. The high-octane
mode is further amplified with all-new time trials, which include
three-lap races that take friendly competition up a notch as players
battle for the best time score on the leaderboard. All Skylanders SuperChargers
Starter Packs will come loaded with six dynamic race tracks - two each
for Land, Sea and Sky. With hidden routes, power-ups, and diverse
locations, Racing Mode offers completely new ways to enjoy the game.
Whether played in offline split-screen or online multiplayer, gamers can
choose the best route to finish a race, trying to avoid attacks along
the way as they navigate through dynamic environments. Voice-chat is
available with friends for an added layer of excitement.
Skylanders SuperChargers delivers more ways to play than ever before:
- Single-player Adventure Mode
- Online and local co-operative Adventure Mode
- Local 2-player head-to-head racing in split screen
- Online competitive racing with up to 4 players
"Skylanders fans told us they wanted to go head-to-head in online multiplayer with their friends and family, and we delivered. Skylanders SuperChargers enables gamers to race against friends all over the world and brings an exciting new expansion to the Skylanders
gameplay experience," said John Coyne, senior vice president of
consumer marketing, Activision Publishing, Inc. "We continue to be
firmly committed to driving Skylanders' spirit for providing originality, innovation, creativity and fun with each game."
Skylanders SuperChargers continues to rev its engine with the addition of Skylanders SuperChargers
Racing Action Packs at launch and beyond. These optional expansion
packs, one each for Land, Sea and Sky, unlock even more thrilling racing
content for Portal Masters. Each pack comes loaded with three special
toys, including a SuperCharger, its signature vehicle and a villain
trophy. The villain trophy unlocks two new tracks and new modes,
including SuperVillain Cup, Boss Pursuit and Mirror Cup. There are 12
boss villains across all three packs, with four in each pack, which
players can defeat and play as. Fans can then store these boss villains
on their villain trophy toy to play at a friend's house.
Fans can augment their SuperCharger experience with a complementary, dedicated racing combat game -- Skylanders SuperChargers Racing
-- for the Wii™ system and Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system. All-new
tracks, augmented with power-ups, boosts, hazards and more, offer up to
50 different and exciting gameplay experiences. On Nintendo 3DS, gamers
can go head-to-head with competitive multiplayer via local play or
online with up to four players. Iconic Nintendo character Bowser™ and
his Sky vehicle, Clown Cruiser are available in the Skylanders SuperChargers Racing
Starter Packs for Wii and Nintendo 3DS and can also be played on the
Wii U™ system. The Supercharged character not only works in Skylanders SuperChargers Racing,
but also as amiibo in compatible Nintendo games, so players can store
their saved data in both modes with a simple twist of the figure's base.
About Skylanders SuperChargers
Skylanders SuperChargers
expands upon the franchise's signature gameplay to introduce a
brand-new play pattern to fans, vehicles-to-life. For the first time
ever, kids can explore and navigate the mountainous terrains, deep sea
environments and big blue skies of Skylands like never before by going
behind the wheel of powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles -
bringing them from physical world into the digital world in a high
octane action-adventure videogame. The game offers a diverse and dynamic
story-driven gameplay experience, filled with vehicle-based and on-foot
adventures featuring combat, puzzles, mini games, activities and
platforming -- all set within a variety of new compelling environments. Skylanders SuperChargers
has 20 land, sea and sky vehicles that are fun to play in the game and
in the real world. There is also a new class of heroes -- 20
SuperCharger toys that feature all-new powerful attacks and moves,
upgrades and personalities. The game supports all 300+ Skylander toys
from previous games.
Skylanders SuperChargers will be available on September 25 in Europe and September 20
in North America on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 4 system,
PlayStation® 3 system and Nintendo's Wii U™ system. Additionally, the
complete Skylanders SuperChargers experience will be available on iPad®(1). Skylanders SuperChargers Racing will be available on September 25 in Europe and September 20 in North America for Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS.
About the Skylanders® Franchise
The
award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders franchise has sold through more
than 250 million action figures(2) since pioneering the toys-to-life
category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders® Spyro's Adventure. The game originated a play pattern that seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In 2012, Skylanders® Giants further evolved the genre and added LightCore® characters to the collection of interaction figures. Skylanders® SWAP Force™, which launched in 2013, introduced an all new play pattern - swapability. In 2014, Skylanders® Trap Team
reversed the magic of bringing toys to life by allowing players to pull
characters out of the digital world into the physical world and became
the number 1 kids' console game globally(2).
About Activision Publishing
Headquartered
in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision
maintains operations throughout the world. More information about
Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.
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