If you’re kid is 4 and older and even a little bit into video games theres a good bet they’re in love with Skylanders.  The characters are cool and most of them are heroes…ok maybe anti-heroes but still heroes.  Those little sculptures that interact with the game — dont really play nice ...

Skylanders Giant Scarlet Ninjini appears on Amazon.de, listed for sale on March 15th.

We look at the remaining Wave 5 and 6 Skylanders that will be appearing in stores before Swap Force is released.

We re-invent chess with Skylanders figures, but this time a hidden portal makes them light up. The perfect solution for what to do with your old portal.

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.

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

Skylanders Giants Wii U not only improves visuals but offers new ways to play the game -- both collaboratively and strategically.

One man. Two screens. Twenty games. It's GeekDad's Wii U Launch Game Roundup!

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 return for Boomer.

We got our hands on a light up plush Skylander Giant to unbox. It comes complete with light up elements, a portal and various sound effects from the game.