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Hands-on Gameplay With Lego Lord of the Rings

Some ideas are destined to be. Just as the coming together of Lego, Star Wars and a video-game was written in the stars, LEGO Lord of the Rings has been looming on the horizon as inevitably as night...

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Skylanders Giants List Completed by Hot Dog, Eye Brawl, Thumpback and Ninjini

After Amazon.de spilled the beans on some of the new Skylanders Giants last month, ToyWiz.com brings us the rest of the line up this month. We compile the final list of Skylanders Giants characters.

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Grant Lets Kids With Disabilities Become Gamers With Adaptive Technology

Learning a new video game can be frustrating. But for kids with a disabilities, the experience can be especially hard. If you can't play what the other kids are playing, it's like being picked last for...

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Skylanders Split-Screen and 4 Player With Picture-In-Picture TVs

Create a Split-Screen Skylanders experience with two copies of the game and a TV with Picture-in-Picture mode. This setup also means you can play four players at the same time and share Skylanders...

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The (Other) Hunger Games: Kirby’s Dream Collection for Nintendo Wii

If Mario is Nintendo's Mickey Mouse then surely Kirby is its Goofy; he's a distinctive second banana with a history and appeal that's all his own, but still a character that's been slow to break...

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Skylanders Giants Wave 1 Figure Play-Through

Visiting the studio last week I was keen to discover which characters would be available in Wave 1. They went one (or perhaps ten) better than providing the list I was asking for, and sat me down with...

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Skylanders Giants: More Character, But (Fortunately) No More Grown-Up

This is the big GeekDad review of Skylanders Giants, but along with our in depth assessment of the game it's a look at the people behind it.

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Kids’ Wave 3 & 4 Skylanders Giants Predictions Second Guess Toy Maker

Wave 3 and Wave 4 Skylanders Giants will be arriving before we know it. My kids have a shot at guessing what each of these boxes will contain when they hit retailers

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Lasers, Voice, Photo-Sensors, GPS and Boomer, Ready for Skylanders 3?

We talk to Paul Reiche about what's next for Skylanders. During the 20 minute conversation we hear about toy technology as diverse as Lasers, Voice, Photo-sensors and GPS tracking as well as a likely...

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Christmas Song Laments Over Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

We revisit Rebecca Mayes' sung review of Silent Hill with an exclusive Christmas performance from her and interview about the motivation and thinking behind it.

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Monster High DS Game Skates Away

The Monster High DS game Skultimate Roller Maze may not be enough for hard-core gamers, but it's plenty of fun for young girls.

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Wave 4 Skylanders Giants Bring New Giants Eye-Brawl and Thumpback

With news of the next Skylanders game expected soon we run down the remaining figures for Wave 4 and Wave 5 releases.

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Confirmed: Disney Infinity Combines Skylanders Toys and Minecraft Creativity

New Skylanders-style game announced by Disney in Hollywood today. Disney Infinity uses a new range of toys to access in game characters alongside a sandbox game maker mode.

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Exclusive Disney Infinity Wave 1 Hands-On

We go hands-on with Disney Infinity Wave 1 figures and play-sets. The development staff at Avalanche Software talk us through the first 5 minutes of each Play-set, and we round things off with an...

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Disney Infinity Pricing, Packs and Power-Discs

After the excitement of the Disney Infinity launch I interviewed John Blackburn to find how the game is going to be retailed, upgrade packs and whether the toy figures are really integral to the...

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Skylanders Swap Force Unveils Pick and Mix Skylanders

We take an in-depth look at Skylanders Swap Force. New swappable Skylanders, new core Skylanders and a new Portal of Power. Studio Head Guha Bala talks us through the details.

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Skylanders Swap Force Starter Pack Preview

Having processed the information from the New York launch event for Skylanders Swap Force a picture is emerging of the likely elements of the game's Starter Pack.

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Toys R Us CEO Compares Disney Infinity and Skylanders Swap Force

Having quizzed Activision Publishing's CEO about Skylanders Swap Force, we had a chance to get an opinion from the other side of the retail fence. Jerry Storch is the CEO and Chairman of Toys R Us and...

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New Super Mario Bros U Voted Game of Year by FGTV Viewers

The votes are in and counted, and we can confirm that New Super Mario Bros U has won the 2012 FGTV Game of the Year.

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Skylanders Swap Force News Incoming at E3

News to expect for Skylanders Swap Force at E3 this year.

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