The once profitable and growing toys-to-life genre looks like it may be joining the plastic instrument trend of the early 2000’s as the next thing to be gathering dust in your closet. After last year’s abrupt termination of Disney Infinity, followed by the announcement this year that Skylanders, Activision’s annual franchise in the genre since 2011 franchise would be…
Launching alongside the North America release of The Lego Batman Movie are two new Lego Dimensions sets inspired by the feature film. The first is a Story Pack that comes with a new Bat-Computer base build, Batgirl and Robin figures as well as a Batwing vehicle. This pack also unlocks new stages that retells the events of the movie,…
For the second year of Lego Dimensions offering, two new DC properties will arrive in the toys-to-life game starting in 2017. The first, The Lego Batman Movie, will have a story pack arrive along side a timed exclusive to Target fun pack around the film’s launch in February, while the second remains elusive still. It was revealed in the trailer…
When Patrick Klepek was still with Kotaku, he reported that one of things that would’ve happened had the toys-to-life game not been terminated was the release of premium figures made up of the best selling figures. The figures were to have measured around 12-inches with light up components and would have acted differently in game…
Last week marked the kick-off of the second year of Lego Dimensions toys, a year that when announced in June, was revealed to be including characters from the Cartoon Network series, Teen Titans GO!: A lot of the properties announced in that trailer have gotten narrowed down release dates in the past few months: we know that Sonic the…
Say what you will about Lego Dimensions, but for a game that at launch cost over $100 and was built around buying hundreds of dollars worth of more toys and vehicles, it still felt like it was a game that had the consumers best interest in mind: All trophies/achievements and the campaign could be completed with everything…
For fans of toys-to-life games and Disney Infinity, the death of the platform is still being felt months later, especially with folks like Infinity Inquirer, Infiniteer Adventures and Kotaku revealing all of the wonderful things that were in the works for the remainder of 3.0 and beyond. Those who love brands like Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel can take some comfort that another toys-to-life…
If you’re a DC Comics and Lego Dimensions fan (like me), you’re going to have to shell out a lot of money if you want to get Green Arrow in your collection. The Emerald Archer is a convention exclusive so if you want him, you’re either going to have to A) plan a very expensive trip to…
Both Infinity Inquirer and Infiniteer Adventures, two of the best Disney Infinity dedicated websites out there, have been doing a tremendous job of bringing all that would have been in the now sadly dead toys-to-life game to the public. From the Doctor Strange and Spider-Gwen regular figures, to the first look at the Hulk and Hulkbuster premium figures, those running both…
In a post cancelled Disney Infinity world, YouTube channel Infiniteer Adventures has been speaking with those close to the now defunct game to shed light on what could have been. In the past they’ve shown both the Doctor Strange and Spider-Gwen figures that were in the works, and now they have the first look at the concept art for…
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