Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Activision, Potato-Chip Company Holding New Skylanders Promotion
Update: A few months ago, fans were given the chance to name the three Skylanders pictured above. Activision and the contest's co-sponsor selected the winners, and all three fit the characters quite well. The new water Skylander is named Flip Wreck, the death Skylander is Bat Spin, and the life Skylander is High Five, a name that you probably won't get until you see the number "five" on his helmet. The next round of voting selects which one of these Skylanders will make it into the game.
Original Story:
Activision is giving fans a chance to select one of three potential characters for the next Skylanders game, and give it a name, too. As part of the promotion, the winner will also receive a $100,000 scholarship.
If you're older than 18, visit the official site to enter between now and March 21. After registering with the site and selecting your character, you can then choose a name for it and also provide a bit of extra detail – in 200 characters or less.
Activision and the contest's co-sponsor will pick the winning entry for each character in May, and then the contest moves to the next phase. At that point, people 13 and older can vote for their favorite character, and the creator of the winning entry will score the $100,000 scholarship.
Our Take
Each of these characters looks like they'd be a great addition to the next game, but let's not fool ourselves here: The only choice is Flip Wreck, the pirate dolphin.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
