{"id":7964,"date":"2015-09-14T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T01:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2016-12-04T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T02:57:48","slug":"skylanders-collectible-trading-card-game-coming-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2015\/09\/skylanders-collectible-trading-card-game-coming-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Skylanders Collectible Trading Card Game Coming in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not to be left out with the idea of collectible trading card games, Activision is gearing up for the release of a <em>Skylanders<\/em> TCG.<\/p>\n<p>Activision is setting out to create a legendary league of card battlers with the mobile card battle game, <em>Skylanders Battlecast<\/em>. Created by the pioneers of the toys-to-life videogame category, <em>Skylanders Battlecast<\/em> brings cards to life in a new free-to-play mobile adventure, set within the Skylanders universe. The game offers everything from collectibility to strategic card combat, online PvP and an exciting single-player campaign, appealing to both Skylanders fans and classic card battle enthusiasts. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Built from the ground up to bring Skylanders to life on mobile devices, Skylanders Battlecast combines physical card play with mobile gaming in an all-new way,&#8221; says Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing, Inc. &#8220;This is our biggest investment, and one of our most magical ideas yet, for the Skylanders franchise on mobile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2015\/09\/skylanders-collectible-trading-card-game-coming-in-2016\/skylanders_battlecast_cards\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7979\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Skylanders_Battlecast_cards-275x275.png\" alt=\"Skylanders_Battlecast_cards\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7979\" \/><\/a>For <em>Skylanders Battlecast<\/em>, players can purchase physical card packs at retail, as well as digital card packs in-game. Players will experience a magic moment by scanning cards with their mobile devices and watching them come to life. Additionally, fans can scan two character cards to create animated duels in which players can physically interact with the characters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are bringing physical cards to life in an exciting new way. Activision has assembled a team of experts across video game design, physical card game design, pro card players and top card artists to develop an amazing new experience,&#8221; says Josh Taub, senior vice president, product management, Activision Publishing. &#8220;With Skylanders Battlecast, fans can expect the amazing creativity, innovation and fun that Skylanders games are known for delivering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This news is the next logical extension of the brand which should prove just as successful. With collecting the mini Skylanders figures a hot trend, as with Nintendo&#8217;s amiibo, collectible cards should be just as popular.<\/p>\n<p>Set to be released in 2016, <em>Skylanders Battlecast<\/em> will be available via the App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVEfi2YpbVY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not to be left out with the idea of collectible trading card games, Activision is gearing up for the release of a Skylanders TCG. Activision is setting out to create a legendary league of card battlers with the mobile card battle game, Skylanders Battlecast. Created by the pioneers of the toys-to-life videogame category, Skylanders Battlecast [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[101],"tags":[1397,1396,727,1676],"class_list":["post-7964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-android","tag-ios","tag-skylanders","tag-skylanders-battlecast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/skylanders_battlecast.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-24s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10252,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/05\/skylanders-battlecast-launches-on-mobile\/","url_meta":{"origin":7964,"position":0},"title":"Skylanders Battlecast Launches on Mobile","date":"May 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Activision's Skylanders Battlecast launches today. 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