Skylanders SWAP ForceTM Takes over Times Square for “SWAPtoberfest” Celebration
October 10 2013 - 10:08PM
Business Wire
Portal Masters Attended a Special Event on
Thursday, SWAPtober 10th for an Advance Look at the Highly
Anticipated Game Skylanders SWAP Force
In celebration of its upcoming launch of Skylanders® SWAP
Force™ on October 13, 2013, Activision Publishing, Inc., today
brought the world of Skylands to life for one special day in Times
Square and invited fans to participate in the “SWAPtoberfest”
event.
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 10: In this photo
distributed by Activision Publishing Inc., James Marsden joins kids
to visit "SWAPtoberfest" in Times Square Oct. 10, 2013 in
celebration of the launch of Skylanders SWAP Force™. Activision
created a life sized build out of the world of Skylanders in the
middle of Times Square. (Photo by Donald Bowers/Getty Images for
Activision)
Kids who visited Times Square on SWAPtober 10th had the chance
to be among the very first to play the game before it's available
at retail this coming Sunday. SWAPtoberfest featured Skylanders
SWAP Force-themed activities, photos with Skylanders® costumed
characters as well as chances to win a Skylanders SWAP Force
Starter Pack and special Skylanders-themed merchandise. Adding to
the excitement, actor James Marsden (“Anchorman 2”) hosted the
event and joined emcee Zach Gordon (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Pete's
Christmas”) for the event.
Available for Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox
360, PlayStation 3 on October 13 and day-and-date for PlayStation 4
and Xbox One, Skylanders SWAP Force introduces an all new
innovative play pattern – swapability - that lets gamers
reconfigure the top and bottom halves of 16 new SWAP ForceTM
characters by mixing and matching their powers and moves into more
than 250 unique combinations¹, and then bring them to life in the
game.
Skylanders SWAP Force pushes the boundaries of
imagination and gives kids more choice than ever before over how
they fight and move. Set in a richly detailed world, the game takes
kids on an all-new adventure with more than 30 new collectible
characters each with unique powers and personalities -- 16 new SWAP
Force characters, 16 core Skylanders characters and eight new
LightCore® characters. Additionally, fans can play Skylanders SWAP
Force with their entire collection of 100+ characters from
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure® and Skylanders GiantsTM.
Skylanders SWAP Force features high-resolution graphics²
that bring the game’s detailed characters and rich environments to
life like never before. The game also features new abilities – such
as flying, climbing, and teleporting – which can be used throughout
Skylands. Friends and family can join the fun with drop-in/drop-out
cooperative play, and an all new Battle Mode and Survival mode
arenas.
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About Activision
Publishing
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore,
mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company’s website, www.activision.com.
¹ Requires purchase of all 16 SWAP Force Skylanders.² High
resolution graphics not available on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo
3DS.
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PMK*BNC, On Behalf of Activision, Publishing, Inc.Katie
Harris-Maines310-854-4856 (office)310-689-8930
(cell)Katie.Harris@pmkbnc.com
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