It’s been a rather Skylanders-filled week. There was the appearance of third wave figures on Amazon yesterday which I followed up with a meet the Skylanders guide to different characters. Then today a kind commenter sent me scurrying to investigate new gold editions of Skylander figures. It transpires that, in ...

In the first of our Meet the Skylanders posts, I’m looking at two rare Earth characters: Terrafin and Prism Break. If you are looking to expand your line-up, these two figures do cost a little more than some of the others, but for good reason. Character Availability Hlth Spd Arm ...

With Christmas almost upon us and the big videogame releases of the year under our belts, it’s this time of year that a gamer’s thoughts turn to sunshine, spring, and the next round of videogame releases. While the WiiU is still on the far horizon, the PlayStation Vita is starting ...

In this episode of Family Gamer TV we look at the new WebWorld for Skylanders — Skylanders Universe. But before getting into that we spent some time with another family new to gaming to see how they got on playing Skylanders for the first time. I was really interested to ...

Calling all family gamers. We need you to vote on the Family Gamer Awards to select the definitive Family Game in each age group, and the overall Family Game of the Year. Each vote you make enters you in a prize draw to win £200 in PS3 Family Games (open ...

As the new Skylanders characters start to hit retail, and the mysterious limited edition silver Skylanders start cropping up, Family Gamer TV takes some time to see what makes this game different and how well ...

One of the things about the Playstation 3 that drives me absolutely nuts is how Sony designed the charging of controllers. The console must be on, the USB cable that Sony provides for charging the controller is barely two feet long, and you can’t simply replace the batteries in the ...

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure figure statistics and availability are perfectly poised to create the collectors dream: the “must have” and “hard to find” status that creates the thrill of the hunt. In an effort to get the jump on the holiday rush, I have (along with help from readers ...

I’m a pretty tough sell when it comes to video games. I grew up on text-based computer games, and still think some of them were among the best I’ve ever played. I like to have some measure of control over how the game progresses, and I’m not usually a fan ...

What do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have in store for us with the next generation of consoles? Nintendo says its next console, Wii U, will be available in 2012. But when will we see the Xbox 720 and the PlayStation 4, and what will they bring to the table to ...