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Skylanders Giants is one week away in North America!

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One week from right now Skylanders Giants will be released in North America. I can not wait for this title to be released and I am always on the lookout for new Skylanders information. The other day I was in Target and saw that there was some signage for the upcoming game and I noticed something that I did not know. Target has an exclusive CRUSHER character, it is a Granite Crusher. I have not seen the figure anywhere online but this was the first I had heard about this exclusive figure.

Target Exclusive Granite Crusher

Then I started looking for other exclusive figures. I learned that the starter pack at Walmart contains an exclusive glow in the dark Cynder.

Then I started looking for what characters would be released in Wave 1 of this new game. Obviously not every new character will be released at the same time as the game is released. There will be the artificial scarcity of figures for months and then the market will be completely saturated.

The Wave 1 list of characters is below plus a few more goodies. Continue reading Skylanders Giants is one week away in North America! →

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Time to Play Holiday Showcase 2012

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Photo-A-Day #2730

Took the train from Providence down to New York for the Time to Play 2012 Holiday Showcase. This was my second time to Play event and it was so much fun. Last year was my first ever time attending the event and I was there as a special blogger guest of Time to Play. This year I got an invite to attend but getting there and back was on my own. No biggie, I took the train down from Providence hopped on the subway and arrived there moments after the Press Conference was over. The Press conference is the announcement of the Time to Play’s Holiday 2012 Most Wanted Toys List. Continue reading Time to Play Holiday Showcase 2012 →