Disney Version Of Skylanders

Now that Skylanders has become so popular, copycats are inevitable - and Disney is jumping in on the action, with a platform that it is calling Infinity. Skylanders might be the obvious reference point, but Disney Infinity is a fascinating blend of ambition and conservatism. Join in and talk about the Skylanders franchise, including all 6 console games, the mobile game spin off Skylanders: Ring of Heroes and the show Skylanders Academy on Netflix.

This subreddit is used for discussion, collections, news, and much more! Explore the Skylands, and talk strategy with fellow Portal Masters! MembersOnline Vibrating. A new multi-platform game is coming from Disney that combines real-world figurines with virtual action, not unlike runaway collectible-gaming success "Skylanders." Disney's "Infinity" will arrive. The Walt Disney Co.

revealed plans Tuesday to launch what it's billing as a new gaming platform that's strikingly similar to Activision's successful "Skylanders" franchise. Disney today announced Disney Infinity at a press conference in Los Angeles, and it turned out to be exactly what we thought it would: Disney's version of Activision's massively popular Skylanders. Especially if you are a parent.

Stich Kingdom reported that Disney and Avalanche Software took over the El Capitan Theatre to announce their new video game project called Disney Infinity. To Infinity and Skylanders? Disney's Bold New Toy-Game Maneuver "Disney Infinity" is an intrepid, ostensibly industry-upending venture by Walt Disney Co. to merge games and toys by capitalizing on the studio's vast roster of beloved storybook characters.

Disney Infinity is not a Skylanders clone, but that doesn't mean the Disney title wasn't inspired by Activision's toy-meets-game success story. Heck, three Skylanders toys even showed up for this. Disney is about to war with Activision Blizzard in the toy-hybrid business.

Out of nowhere, Activision's Skylanders has become a $1 billion video game and toy franchise in the past couple of.