EDIT:New details about Swap Force from HDroom have been revealed:
[link]-Free Ranger attacks include shooting lightning out of his eyes, air blasts, and turning into a vortex.
-Star Strike shown as LightCore, confirmed to have regular version as well.
-Kaos has acquired the Evilizer that turns the inhabitants of Cloud Break Islands into evil minions of DOOM! Sugar Bat shown undergoing the transformation in the demo.
-Confirmed difficulty settings are easy, medium, hard, and nightmare - unlocked after completing the game on one of the other difficulty settings.
-Game designed to adjust difficulty depending on how you are playing.
-There are 12 total chapters.
-Two battle packs and two adventure packs will be released
-The Hub is Woodboro, a town within Cloud Break Islands. Will return there between chapters and can talk to inhabitants there.
-There are 20 new bonus missions that are unlocked after completing Swap Force Zones. One is called the Gibbon Ante Chamber.
-Some of the 8 forgotten characters from Spyro's Adventure that didn't get a Series 2 version will be getting a Series 3 upgrade. Let the speculation begin.
-Winged Sapphires, Treasure Chests, Story Scrolls, Legendary Treasures all returning.
-Luck-o-Tron wheels are not returning and are being replaced by Legendary Treasures now offering attribute boosts
-Battle Mode and Survival Arena are both returning.
-An epic snowball fight occurs in the Frost Fest Mountains at some point in the game.
-Top and bottom of Swap Force Skylanders each have their own upgrade tree
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The news of some of the new Skylanders have been confirmed, as well as new figures for Skylanders from SSA and Giants.
Series 3 Spyro is
Mega Ram Spyro -
[link]Series 3 Stealth is
Ninja Stealth Elf Series 2 Chill is
Blizzard Chill -
[link]New Air pufferfish Skylander is
Popthorn -
[link]New Water Skylander is
Riptide -
[link]New Swap Force Tech Skylander is
Spy Rise -
[link]New Life gorilla like Skylander is
Grilla Drilla -
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E3 2013 Trailer:
[link]E3 2013 B-roll gameplay:
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[link]E3 2013 GameSpot Interview:
[link]The names of the new Skylanders have been revealed as well:
[link]Bird Magic Swap Force Skylander:
Hoot LoopNew Undead Skylander:
Grim CreeperBird Air Swap Force Skylander:
Free RangerUndead Rattlesnake Swap Force Skylander:
Rattle ShakeThe Magic hooded Skylander/LightCore:
Star Strike-The next-gen versions of Swap Force on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 run at 1080p and are supposedly stunning to look at.
-The D-Pad can be used to make Skylanders emote via facial expressions.
-Upper and lower halves of Swap Force characters have their own upgrade tree paths.
-Completion of Swap Force Zones offers a present, and inside that present is one of 20 bonus missions.
-Player vs. player battles and survival modes are included.
-Kaos has harnessed petrified darkness and turned good critters evil. They must be defeated to be saved.
-Dual Elemental Gates can be access by one Swap Force combination with both elements or two separate Skylanders that each match an element.
-Dual Elemental Gates are designed to visually represent properties from both elements.
-Story Scrolls are back.
-Night Shift can teleport, throws punches, has a powered up uppercut punch, and also attacks with huge thrusting vampire teeth.
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As E3 2013 begins, we start our swarm of new images and information. This blog entry will be updated the more information is gathered.
The official Skylanders: Swap Force website has been updated -
[link] - revealing the catchphrase of Wash Buckler, Blast Zone, and Magna Charge.
WashBuckler - Eight Legs and No Pegs!
MagnaCharge - Attract to attack!
BlastZone - Blast and Furious!New image of Series 3 Spyro, the rattlesnake Skylander seen in the group's last blog entry, a new scorpion-like Skylander, and other art of revealed Skylanders so far:
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