The Skylanders news is coming fast and furious this week. Hot on the heels of Activision sending out invites to the new Skylanders unveiling on April 23 (which GameNGuide will be at, by the way), Activision and Toys'R'Us announced that there will be a special "Skylanders Day" on the same day next Wednesday at the Times Square Toys'R'Us, beginning at 4 p.m.
More importantly, the store will be giving away free Doom Stone figures to the first 500 customers, the final figure in the Swap Force line to make its way to retail. Again, for free, which is quite a big deal in Skylanders land.
But wait, there's more! From the joint press release:
"Fans attending the event will get the chance to meet Skylanders costumed characters, experience the bestselling kids' videogame franchise at in-store gaming kiosks and receive other fun Skylanders giveaways."
Well, I'm sold. I've always wanted to meet a giant costumed Trigger Happy, and I could probably scratch that off the bucket list.
Oh, and lastly, only at the Times Square location on the 23rd, shoppers will be able to get $25 off the Swap Force starter pack and buy one, get one 50% off of all figures.
If you're planning on going to this event... well, maybe go get the ol' tent out of the garage and line up now. Take it from someone who's worked retail at a Skylanders-selling establishment -- parents get crazy over this stuff. Not to mention all of the scummy eBay resellers. And to get the last figure, for FREE? Yeah, there might be some bloodshed.