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Why make this topic in the Giants section? Instead of in the Merchandise section?

Quote: Aura24

Why make this topic in the Giants section? Instead of in the Merchandise section?

But we did make a verything we know about the sequal in the Skylanders section

Patterns dictate the game will either be called "KAOS Alliance" or "Alliance."

A simple look into the past shows that SkylandersGiants was registered last year around this time, as well as SkylandersLightcore.com. So, it's not a bad thing to go ahead and call the game Skylanders: Kaos Alliance or Skylanders: Alliance for when the game is revealed in the next week.

If anything, Sleep should tidy up his post a bit. Something along the lines of this -

2-3-13: Topic is created

Trailers: TBA

Nano Force Information: TBA

Super Force Information: TBA

Swap Force Information: TBA

Series 2 Skylanders: TBA (There's no indication of Series 3 Skylanders, but a Series TWO Boomer is more than likely happening)

New Skylanders -

Magic: TBA
Earth: TBA
Water: TBA
Fire: TBA
Tech: TBA
Undead: TBA
Air: TBA
Life: TBA

Log: TBA (Why are we even talking about a Log element)?

Looks a lot tidier. However, I keep having this feeling this topic will be closed, because only certain people will be allowed to make one (elitist behavior). I wouldn't mind this topic being moved to the game 3 board when it is announced and made, and people flood this topic with any new info.

Just pmed Bionicle2809,

Quote: Sleepy0429

Just pmed Bionicle2809,

Sleepy, why didn't you just wait until the Toy Fair 2013 coverage of Skylanders 3 started, or until the new section for Skylanders 3 opened (I hope the reason is not for the sake of attention again)?

This is a new game from a new developer with a new portal peripheral and 42 new figures. (!!!!)

Skylanders Swap Force introduces innovations this year that create different ways to play with the physical toys as well as new ways to play in-game. The 16 Swap Force characters have interchangeable torsos and legs that can be snapped together to create your own custom Skylanders. If you owned all the figures that would be 256 combinations.

Here are the headlines about Skylanders Swap Force:

• 16 Swap Force Skylanders including Magna-Charge (Tech), Wash-Buckler (Water) and Blast-Zone (Fire).
  
• 16 new core Skylanders including Rollerbrawl (Undead) and Countdown (Fire).
  
• 16 Series 3 Returning Skylanders including Eruptor and Stealth Elf.
  
• 8 new Lightcore Skylanders.
  
• 8 new Swap Force areas, equivalent of Elemental Zones but with more varied play. (ADVENTURE PACKS?)
  
• 1 new Portal.
  

The bad news in that list is the requirement to buy a new portal. I asked Guha Bala, Studio Lead for Skylanders Swap Force, why we couldn’t use our existing portals for Swap Force.
“Our commitment is that every time we release there’s a new level of magic in both the toys and the game so we need to upgrade the portal which will support all the new and old toys.”

I was also a little surprised that, despite the introduction of jumping, there is still only two player local co-operative play — particularly when Disney Infinity has four player online. Bala explained his thinking here.
“The co-op play is local which reflects our demographic. What we find is that this is about children playing with each other rather than anonymous people online. This is very much a living room experience.”

This is certainly a good point. And with the Swap Force mechanic giving the physical toys a semi-articulated feel the possibilities for off-console play are much greater too. You can even attach two leg parts together to create your own comical Skylanders Swap Force mutants — although they won’t be recognized by the game.

GeekDad to the rescue!

Quote:

This is a new game from a new developer with a new portal peripheral and 42 new figures. (!!!!)

Skylanders Swap Force introduces innovations this year that create different ways to play with the physical toys as well as new ways to play in-game. The 16 Swap Force characters have interchangeable torsos and legs that can be snapped together to create your own custom Skylanders. If you owned all the figures that would be 256 combinations.

Here are the headlines about Skylanders Swap Force:

• 16 Swap Force Skylanders including Magna-Charge (Tech), Wash-Buckler (Water) and Blast-Zone (Fire).
  
• 16 new core Skylanders including Rollerbrawl (Undead) and Countdown (Tech).
  
• 16 Series 3 Returning Skylanders including Eruptor and Stealth Elf.
  
• 8 new Lightcore Skylanders.
  
• 8 new Swap Force areas, equivalent of Elemental Zones but with more varied play. (ADVENTURE PACKS?)
  
• 1 new Portal.
  

The bad news in that list is the requirement to buy a new portal. I asked Guha Bala, Studio Lead for Skylanders Swap Force, why we couldn’t use our existing portals for Swap Force.
“Our commitment is that every time we release there’s a new level of magic in both the toys and the game so we need to upgrade the portal which will support all the new and old toys.”

I was also a little surprised that, despite the introduction of jumping, there is still only two player local co-operative play — particularly when Disney Infinity has four player online. Bala explained his thinking here.
“The co-op play is local which reflects our demographic. What we find is that this is about children playing with each other rather than anonymous people online. This is very much a living room experience.”

This is certainly a good point. And with the Swap Force mechanic giving the physical toys a semi-articulated feel the possibilities for off-console play are much greater too. You can even attach two leg parts together to create your own comical Skylanders Swap Force mutants — although they won’t be recognized by the game.

RIP Wallet
The Great Skylanders Funding War
2011-2013

I love all of the new 'landers, they look really cool, and the swappable parts 'n all? How awesome, looking much more forward to this one :3
(Love Rollerbrawl, I know it's early, but I'd rather they called her something else, too similar to 'Eye Brawl')