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Somehow the fact that was the only confirmed title for next year doesn't surprise me.
I wasn't aware of the situation, but boy, you can bet Call of Duty will always receive attention from them.

I guess Spyro remakes might not be even less far-fetched after all, if there really isn't anything major coming up besides the annual FPS.
Guess we would have at least heard of Skylanders 7 by now, if it were to be released in 2018.
With Destiny out, and maybe some Crash-related announcements at the PlayStation Experience, what would they have left?

They usually confirm the next COD a year before its release they've been doing that for a while now. Both COD and Skylanders have different anouncment/confirmation schedules. Now IF a Spyro remaster happens, that wouldn't come out until 2019. As for Crash there's a rumour that he's gonna appear in Playststion all stars 2 and if the rumour is right, the game AND Crash's inclusion will be revealed at Paris games week on the 30th this month. Either way, I highly doubt Acti would just release one new game next year.

Wait a minute, didn't Activision said there would be at least a new Mobile Skylanders game in 2018?

Yes they did confirm that but the question still stands WHAT is Acti brining to the table for their NEW console games in 2018?

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They usually confirm the next COD a year before its release they've been doing that for a while now. Both COD and Skylanders have different anouncment/confirmation schedules. Now IF a Spyro remaster happens, that wouldn't come out until 2019. As for Crash there's a rumour that he's gonna appear in Playststion all stars 2 and if the rumour is right, the game AND Crash's inclusion will be revealed at Paris games week on the 30th this month. Either way, I highly doubt Acti would just release one new game next year.

Wait a minute, didn't Activision said there would be at least a new Mobile Skylanders game in 2018?

Yes they did confirm that but the question still stands WHAT is Acti brining to the table for their NEW console games in 2018?

Hopefully a real adventure like game that'll make up for the lack of a Skylanders 7 game. But alas, we'll just have to wait and see what it is.

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They usually confirm the next COD a year before its release they've been doing that for a while now. Both COD and Skylanders have different anouncment/confirmation schedules. Now IF a Spyro remaster happens, that wouldn't come out until 2019. As for Crash there's a rumour that he's gonna appear in Playststion all stars 2 and if the rumour is right, the game AND Crash's inclusion will be revealed at Paris games week on the 30th this month. Either way, I highly doubt Acti would just release one new game next year.

Wait a minute, didn't Activision said there would be at least a new Mobile Skylanders game in 2018?

Yes they did confirm that but the question still stands WHAT is Acti brining to the table for their NEW console games in 2018?

Nothing

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Wait a minute, didn't Activision said there would be at least a new Mobile Skylanders game in 2018?

Yes they did confirm that but the question still stands WHAT is Acti brining to the table for their NEW console games in 2018?

Nothing

nothing so far.

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Wait a minute, didn't Activision said there would be at least a new Mobile Skylanders game in 2018?

Yes they did confirm that but the question still stands WHAT is Acti brining to the table for their NEW console games in 2018?

Nothing

Sorry but that is just not Activision. I do not see them only releasing one new console game next year. They need to use more IP's

At this point, I'd love for Skylanders 7 (if we even get it) to be based on Academy. Like, we would get 2/3 figures per element, with the main Skylanders remastered with the new Academy looks and powers based off of the show. I think it could be really cool.

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At this point, I'd love for Skylanders 7 (if we even get it) to be based on Academy. Like, we would get 2/3 figures per element, with the main Skylanders remastered with the new Academy looks and powers based off of the show. I think it could be really cool.

I'd rather it be a traditional game and not based off of academy :V

I’d rather it be a complete reboot to be honest
The main canon is starting to become messy and some things are clashing toghter.
I’m not ok with some of the backstories in Academy so that’s why I don’t want a game based on that

Just scored an LIM at a toysrus in Norfolk, VA!

Kinda burnt out on skylanders at the moment but it was pretty cool to actually see and find this in the wild.

https://www.moss.media/in-the-swap-zone

Can't post this on the general discussion of SF any longer, so here it goes. So, at some point, people actually cares about the soundtrack of the games and were going to release remixed scores, huh... :/

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https://www.moss.media/in-the-swap-zone

Can't post this on the general discussion of SF any longer, so here it goes. So, at some point, people actually cares about the soundtrack of the games and were going to release remixed scores, huh... :/

The cover looks really cool TBH

Edit : it looks like fryno was supposed to be a super charger
https://www.moss.media/superchargers-ui-style

Fryno and Wash ---- are just their debug characters, KingMed. They show up on a lot of debug videos; doesn't seem like they use the DebugCORE like TFB and Template Template only showed up in Crash of all things.

There's also a discussion on how development of SC started, and hoo boy VV does not think things through. We want vehicles to do new things **** everything else. Though I definately understand their techy obsession a teensy bit more - a Lost Islands post talks about how Acti shut down references to television/radio in their older games and then TFB just shows up with Troll Radio(not to mention the comics and Academy), people would get salty.

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Fryno and Wash ---- are just their debug characters, KingMed. They show up on a lot of debug videos; doesn't seem like they use the DebugCORE like TFB and Template Template only showed up in Crash of all things.

There's also a discussion on how development of SC started, and hoo boy VV does not think things through. We want vehicles to do new things **** everything else. Though I definately understand their techy obsession a teensy bit more - a Lost Islands post talks about how Acti shut down references to television/radio in their older games and then TFB just shows up with Troll Radio(not to mention the comics and Academy), people would get salty.

It's weird how Acti had 100% control over Skylands lore when it comes to space and technology, when TfB and VV are the ones who made the world as a whole. Annoying, honestly.

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Wait where's that discussion thing

Don't forget SF 3DS was supposed to have this space-themed level at some point but that was denied too. It's kinda funny when IIRC they explicitly mentioned space in some later game. I don't remember though, im not familiar with this lore anymore.

Yep, was denied Spance for SF 3DS, but the later two games added and referenced space, multiple times, even. HELL! ONE LEVEL WAS IN SPACE!

TT has a telescope supposedly showing the TFB logo in space. Also, the Light Vehicle Zone.

Space isn't the problem, the reveal trailer in E3 is all about showing Skylands as a convergence in space or something. Technology is what irks me, because you can't just pick one and act like it applies to everything - Skylands' whole gimmick is being every island as a setting. Mabus don't suddenly know how to construct cars and tanks. Magitek isn't suddenly replaced by steampunk. Random islands in bum**** nowhere don't get Mad Max aesthetics even before the apocalypse is nigh. Imaginators makes the separation much better, though the Sky Fortress island in the MAP stands out a bunch since it's almost bigger than the actual level in height.

If there's Tech, there's tech. If there isn't Tech, someone Techy put it there so it's its own area inside the undeveloped building. If I was in the art direction I'd probably do something extremely simple like this for the lorebook.

Oh I hope this doesn't start a fight but: if sky 7 was really cancelled, wouldn't devs be able to speak about what it would've been?

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Oh I hope this doesn't start a fight but: if sky 7 was really cancelled, wouldn't devs be able to speak about what it would've been?

Only if development was cancelled halfway through, and years after. The people that left TFB only started posting their works in Imaginators now, including Jeff Murchie's older concepts for TT characters when before he only posted finalized pictures.

VV seems to be more lax and posted SC stuff just as the game came out, so they're not as easy to use as reference.

Can I have a link to Jeff Murchie's stuff?

while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

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while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

I still think it's possible we'll get a Skylanders game next year,with it being from VV. God, I'd love one for Skylanders game on Switch. It's just SUCH A GOOD CONSOLE.

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while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

I still think it's possible we'll get a Skylanders game next year,with it being from VV. God, I'd love one for Skylanders game on Switch. It's just SUCH A GOOD CONSOLE.

If we do then oooooooooooh boy I'll officially say it'll be better then Superchargers (which is currently my favourite) I hope it'll be like swap force with lots of content and HOPEING that the story has more then ten levels.

https://www.artstation.com/murchiemonster

You can guess my reaction when I saw this the other day and read "looking for a creative full-time opportunity".

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https://www.artstation.com/murchiemonster

You can guess my reaction when I saw this the other day and read "looking for a creative full-time opportunity".

What's the matter?

Wow you forget posts fast. Jeff Murchie left or was laid off from TFB. The art dev second only to I-Wei.

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Wow you forget posts fast. Jeff Murchie left or was laid off from TFB. The art dev second only to I-Wei.

Haven't really been looking at everyone's posts : P

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You can guess my reaction when I saw this the other day and read "looking for a creative full-time opportunity".

Love his art style. Looks like a sharper version of SF/SSC's.

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At this point, I'd love for Skylanders 7 (if we even get it) to be based on Academy. Like, we would get 2/3 figures per element, with the main Skylanders remastered with the new Academy looks and powers based off of the show. I think it could be really cool.

Ah, I was just about to suggest this! I haven't played Imaginators (yet) but weren't the main characters from Academy NPCs in some of the levels?

Yes, but they didn't even begin to have the same characters. TFB just gave a glance at the show and tried something that fell extremely flat because none of them are charming or even use much of their estabilished character in the lore. Pop Fizz is the exception but he never changed even in the books and comics, and sociopathic behavior is his thing.

That's a shame! After watching Academy I really want to play Imaginators but I'm guessing the differences in voices/personalities would be jarring or even frustrating - that's why a game tie-in to the show would be awesome, in my opinion anyway.

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while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

For once we agree--Fryno for the win!

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while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

For once we agree--Fryno for the win!

Yeeeeeeeeee

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while I still think we're gonna get sky 7, I'll say this: my goodness VV why did you have to bring back Eruptor instead of Fryno in Superchargers? Cmooooonnnn

I think they were in a bit of a tough spot with Fryno. Conventional wisdom says he'd have been perfect for a reprise in SC, but so much of his character was already the vehicle. It's true that they did change the movesets of all of the "returning" characters, but that'd be a major departure to take away the bike when he's in regular-skylander-mode, and only have him use it in the vehicle parts. I think you're right, they could have made it work, but I can also see why they didn't go that route. They also were working on Skylanders Academy at the time, and I'm sure the franchise wanted to keep the most visible characters relevant in the series, so a choice of Eruptor over Fryno was probably influenced by that.

Eric didn't actually choose the main characters, he had to do his pitch with the five already decided. He only made choices on the rest of the Skylander cast.

It's the usual flagship characters issue. Eruptor is the one with the world famous float, not Fryno, so it's not even considered at this point when returning characters are a thing.

Just a friendly fyi, Skylanders are buy one get one 75% at Toys R Us (In the USA)!! I have been waiting to finish my collection for so long. Adventure packs count if you still need LIM like me.

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I'm honestly more confused than anything by Acti right now. I'm going through my usual Youtube feeds and I'm starting to see Skylander advertisements pop up. Not "Hey buy Ro-Bo!", but basic ads for it, as though Activision is STILL putting money into pushing it, yet I think we all agree that it seems they are done with it for the foreseeable future.

so what is it Acti?
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Y'know, I've still never seen Ro-Bow/LIM for sale in a retail store, and I have two TRUs within 40 min of me. Glad I imported a set after all.

I still haven't seen it myself, but it doesn't matter, can't afford it right now.
- Unreall

Since there's very little news to speak of, warning that the Academy F4F poll is at 285 votes. Another big push and it could very well be our first piece of real Academy merch!

A little confused can someone explain? https://www.gamespot.com/artic...s/1100-6453958/

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A little confused can someone explain? https://www.gamespot.com/artic...s/1100-6453958/

I'm not into stocks 'n' shares myself, but I'm going to hazard a guess that it simply means analysts don't expect Activision to make as much money in 2018 as they did 2016/2017. I doubt very much that Skylanders will be affected by this news - Activision knows it can't make all the money in the known universe, which is the only thing they'll fund the development of.

My other opinion is it's a fancy way of predicting Black Ops 4 and Overwatch League breaking even at best.

Lego Dimensions has been officially cancelled.

https://kotaku.com/lego-dimens...over-1819774166

Things are looking grim for the Toys to Life genre. It's looking more like any potential Skylander releases in the future will be mobile (yuck) with little or no toy interaction.

We "won" the race if LIM's US release is a victory to anyone, but at what cost? :/

I'm all fine for the series abandoning toys as long as it gets new console releases. C'mon Activision there are like a million other ways to make good use of the series' large cast, just put your brains to work.

And put an actual budget too. Imaginators feels pathetically cheap.

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Lego Dimensions has been officially cancelled.

https://kotaku.com/lego-dimens...over-1819774166

Things are looking grim for the Toys to Life genre. It's looking more like any potential Skylander releases in the future will be mobile (yuck) with little or no toy interaction.

Sad but not tragic. To be honest all the lego video games are preety much the same, diffarent themes but same gameplay.

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Lego Dimensions has been officially cancelled.

https://kotaku.com/lego-dimens...over-1819774166

Things are looking grim for the Toys to Life genre. It's looking more like any potential Skylander releases in the future will be mobile (yuck) with little or no toy interaction.

Sad but not tragic. To be honest all the lego video games are preety much the same, diffarent themes but same gameplay.

And the Lego toys sucks as a Toys to Life product. Mine kept spilling all over the floor and exploding into zillions of pieces. After three times of that happening, I gave up and boxed it all up. I only made it to the second stage in the game. At least Skylanders stays in one piece when they knock over. But yeah, I do love the Lego game series even though it's basically the same thing for like 15 games now.

The "Lego tax" killed me, they cost too much. It go t worse just trying to use it, I'd get something new, and then couldn't even put it on, having to do stuff first. It got annoying, barely played our copy.
- Unreall

I’m thinking of 3D printing this pose of Tidepool I like it a lot more than the figure pose
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xbD31

I’m looking for a good DOTD Spyro to print and place on a magic base

Tidepool has metallic nail polish

i never noticed that.