Toys For Games 'Cast - Collecting, playing with, and discussing toys-to-life

Episode 110 was a little different, as it turned out to be a one-on-one sit-down interview instead of the normal show. Josh sat down with Phil from SwapBots, and they talked all about the new upcoming game, how Augmented Reality is evolving the toys-to-life genre, and so much more!

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Executive Producers:Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

For Episode 109, Jason is MIA so we turn to a returning co-host to help push the show along and make it fun and enjoyable - Valerie Striplin! As per the norm, nothing about the show goes quite as planned, but thankfully Val brings her enthusiasm and bubbly personality, her jokes, and yes, even her grudges, and lays them all out on the line for this episode, which is on Switchmas Eve!

First we say goodbye to the online servers for Disney Infinity, before chatting about the new wave of Skylanders Imaginators to hit store shelves. Then we break down the rumors of LEGO Dimensions and why that game hits our nostalgia so perfectly. We wrap up with some boastful amiibo discussions, as well as some Lightseekers and SwapBots news!

In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!

All this and more on Episode 109 of the Toys For Games 'Cast!

Executive Producers: Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

For Episode 108, we start off by learning a very, very valuable life lesson that everyone can appreciate. Eating a giant plate of nachos only a couple of hours before boarding an airplane is NOT a good idea, in any way, shape, or form. Of course, we only learn this because Jason took a bullet for the entire community, and we couldn't thank him enough for his sacrifices this past weekend.

Even though we didn't allow for a full week's news cycle, we still do our best to bring you an episode full of every bit of news we can. We chat about playing LEGO Dimensions in movie theaters in Canada, Skylanders Switch Starter Packs in the wild, and the awesomeness of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Most importantly, however, we break down and explain the HUGE announcement of the partnership between Toys"R"Us and Lightseekers, bringing the upcoming game to retail store shelves!

In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!

All this and more on Episode 108 of the Toys For Games 'Cast!

Executive Producers: Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

A quick roundup of the news from the last week, including:

• Disney Infinity Community Game Nights
• LEGO Dimensions at the movies
• Skylanders on Switch
• Breath of the Wild amiibo functionality
• Lightseekers partners with Toys"R"Us!!!

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski(Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)

For Episode 107, we decided to class the joint up a bit. With the release of the LEGO Batman Story Pack for LEGO Dimensions, it only made sense to invite a special guest on to the show who knows plenty about not just the game, but a variety of other things, such as (but not limited to): The Fast and the Furious, wrangling Kevins, community management, and especially, The Rock. As far as life choices, however, Joey Noelle from Kinda Funny may have a bit of work to do.

That's right, we got the Kinda Funny Community Manager to join us this episode, as Joey Noelle brought her immense love for LEGO Dimensions, as well as plenty of laughs and good conversation, to make for one awesome show. After getting to know Joey better and chatting about a myriad of topics, we eventually covered the news for the toys-to-life community. We chatted about Fire Emblem amiibo, a new Skylanders Imaginators patch released, our Disney Infinity Community Game Nights, and the finally-revealed packaging for Lightseekers!

In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!

All this and more on Episode 107 of the Toys For Games 'Cast!

Executive Producers: Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

A quick roundup of the news from the last week, including:

• Disney Infinity Community Game Nights
• Fire Emblem amiibo gain usefulness
• Skylanders Imaginators patch
• LEGO Batman The Movie comes to Dimensions
• Lightseekers packaging revealed

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski(Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)

For Episode 106, we couldn't even think about recording until the big meeting in Activision HQ took place, as the fate of the Skylanders franchise hung in the balance. Once the dust settled, however, we jumped right in, bringing not only the Skylanders update, but every other bit of news from the toys-to-life genre, to the show for you, the listening audience. Skylands may be in trouble, but Toys For Games is not!

We kick off the show discussing Jason's globetrotting plans (what's new), and his birthday, which just so happens to be celebrated by the holiday of love as well. When we get to the news, we start off with a recap of the Disney Infinity community game nights, before discussing the release of LEGO Dimensions Wave 7.5. Then we chat about some amiibo, and invite a couple of special guests on - in the middle of the show, without any warning! From there, we gush about the handcrafted Space Eagle from Beasts of Balance. Finally, we break down the big Skylanders news from Activision's investor's meeting today, and what it possibly means for the fate of the franchise.

In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with several great emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!

All this and more on Episode 106 of the Toys For Games 'Cast!

Executive Producers: Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

A quick roundup of the news from the last week, including:

• Disney Infinity Community Game Nights
• Cool handcrafted Beasts of Balance figures
• Release of LEGO Dimensions Wave 7.5
• BoxBoy! amiibo
• The current state of Skylanders

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski(Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)

In Episode 105, Jason makes his triumphant return to the show, just in time to help discuss a whole bunch of news from the toys-to-life genre. BUt first, we have to do what we do best - go on tangents! What decent episode of the Toys For Game 'Cast wouldn't have any good tangents, right? Oh, and we also have this weird problem trying to figure out how to pronounce this one specific word. Some folks say "March" while others say "May". It's really strange.

When we start getting into the news (believe me, we do), we start off with a full rundown of the upcoming Disney Infinity Community Game Nights, which hopefully we serve as the last hoorah for the game we all love and adore before the servers official shut down. We then discuss the big Skylanders news in regards to their Netflix show. In LEGO Dimensions, we get hung up on the official reveal of Wave 8.

We also chat about some upcoming amiibo and some teases of possible amiibo in the works. Also, despite not being able to talk about almost anything, we say all that can be said about the top secret Lightseekers figures in Jason's possession. So many secrets!

From there, we read the #CommunityQuestion and awarded a listener a cool prize for having the Response of the Week. And finally, we wrapped up the show with some fantastic emails, as always!

All this, and more, only in Episode 105!

Executive Producer: Jorge Torres!

Our Sponsors:

• SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)
• James Holian (@InfinityMuseum)
• Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList
• Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum)
• Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long's Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well!
• Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish

Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

A quick roundup of the news from the last week, including:

• Disney Infinity Community Game Nights
• Skylanders Academy gets a third season
• Weird LEGO Dimensions release of waves
• Possible new amiibo
• Top secret Lightseekers stuff

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski(Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2)