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

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

• The possible cancelation of Skylanders
• Upcoming release of Zelda amiibo
• Green Arrows are overflowing
• Beasts of Balance is finally HERE!!!

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

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

Yes, we did just do a show just a couple of days ago. No, we aren't crazy to put out a turn-and-burn episode so quickly afterwards. Despite not having a bunch of news to fill our time on this episode, we decide to do you - the listening audience - one better and give you a very special episode. In Episode 97, we talk to the creators and developers of an exciting new entrant into the toys-to-life genre, called Toyji, which is aiming its innovative and unique blend of gaming and education towards a younger audience that hasn't been reached out to properly … until now.

We kick off the show by getting to know the Toyji team, diving into what makes this new toys-to-life game the first smart toy platform out there. We learn about the customizable characters, the innovative game pad, the game world itself, and why exactly the target demographic for Toyji - families with kids ages 3-8 - should be excited about their upcoming Kickstarter campaign. For all the information regarding Toyji, check out their website, and be sure to sign up for their mailing list!

Getting to the news of the week(end), we discuss why the Lightseekers team has a tank, and a crazy idea for a Beasts of Balance expansion. We also chat about the Super Mario Maker 3DS port dropping amiibo support, and the Classic NES hysteria. We break down the final Skylanders Imaginator glam shots to be released and an impending Jingle Bell Chompy Mage release (among others!). Finally, the biggest news yet, is the release of Green Arrow - FOR FREE - to GameStop customers on Black Friday buying ANY LEGO Dimensions product. How cool is that?!

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

All this, and more, only in Episode 97!

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:

• A teaser for our Toyji interview
• No amiibo support for Super Mario Maker 3DS
• Final Skylanders Imaginators revealed (sort of)
• Free Green Arrow for LEGO Dimensions

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

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

What better distraction from the world around us then a podcast all about toys and video games? Well, Episode 96 of the Toys For Games 'Cast is exactly what you need. As we speed ahead faster and faster towards Thanksgiving - and of course Black Friday - we break down all the upcoming deals in the toys-to-life franchises, and trust me, the genre is going to be lit on Black Friday, as the cool kids would say.

We start off with the "Jason's Crazy Life" segment, before giving out thanks to all the help and support for the Extra Life 24-hour stream. When we get down to the news, we start off with the first (and only) look at what would have been the Beauty and the Beast figures for Disney Infinity. Then we break down the upcoming sales for LEGO Dimensions, and talk about the potential look of the Hermione Granger figure.

Then we break down the awesome job of the Lightseekers team to finish their Kickstarter campaign strong, as well as check in on the shipping of Bests of Balance games. Heading back to Black Friday, we break down all the known deals thus far Skylanders Imaginators, including the perplexing Portal Owner's Pack going on sale soon. Finally, we break down the recent amiibo releases as well as the final 3 Smash Bros. figures and when we might see them.

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

All this, and more, only in Episode 96!

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:

• A look at Beauty and the Beast for Disney Infinity
• LEGO Dimensions Black Friday sales
• Lightseekers Kickstarter campaign = success
• Beasts of Balance sailing the ocean blue
• Skylanders refuses to communicate anything
• amiibo releases and rumors

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

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

Trick or Treat! Okay, we may be a day late for randomly asking for candy from strangers while dressed up in costumes, but that doesn't mean this episode is lacking the goodies or the debauchery. We have a jam-packed show for Episode 95, full of Halloween and Hippogriffs, and so much more. There's cause for celebration, soap boxes to stand on, and plenty of candy to over-indulge in.

Before we get to the actual show, we chat about trick-or-treating on Halloween, the Cubs potentially winning Game 7 of the World Series, and what to expect from the Extra Life 24-hour livestream this weekend! Eventually we start talking about what we know best, and that's the toys-to-life franchises we love. We celebrate the Lightseekers team reaching their goal on Kickstarter, even though there is still time to pledge to their campaign to help them reach their stretch goals! (Lightseekers Kickstarter campaign). Then we laugh about how awesome the Beasts of Balance team is, especially with their real time ship tracking technology.

Then we break down the upcoming amiibo releases, as well as theorize about the Animal Crossing Direct, and what might be announced during that. We discuss the big reveal of a Hippogriff being included with the Hermoine Granger Fun Pack in LEGO Dimensions, despite only one of us knowing what that even is and why it's a big deal. And finally, we discuss the release of Skylanders Academy on Netflix, the Legendary Creation Crystals, and the best lineup of variant figures in a Skylanders game to date!

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

All this, and more, only in Episode 95!

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:

• Lightseekers reach their goal on Kickstarter!
• Beasts of Balance update
• Upcoming amiibo releases
• LEGO Dimensions bringing us Hippogriffs
• Skylanders Academy

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

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

Look, we can't always have exciting, big news weeks within the toys-to-life genre, right? As much as we would love to have a packed show full of awesome topics, sometimes we just have to work with the lemons given to us and make lemonade out of them. Besides, with The Great Pumpkin waiting just around the corner, it's only fitting that this episode is full of more tricks than treats. As David S. Pumpkins would say … ANY QUESTIONS?

We start off by checking in on the Lightseekers Kickstarter campaign with less than 10 days to go, and we are encouraged by how close they are! Oh, and we may or may not send a desperate plea to the team to possibly allow us to drive their tank. We then break down the newest update to the LEGO Dimensions Collection Vortex app, since it's the best option we have for keeping track of our collections (*cough*). Then we break down the newly-announced Nintendo Switch and what that might possibly mean for amiibo. And finally, we talk about the best holiday variant for Skylanders and get excited for the upcoming Skylanders Academy show coming to Netflix this weekend.

From there, we read the #CommunityQuestion and awarded a listener a cool prize for having the Response of the Week. We then try to stump the experts with the Inquire This! trivia question which is perfectly timed for the Skylanders Academy series. And finally, we wrapped up the show with some fantastic emails, as always!

All this, and more, only in Episode 94!

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:

• Lightseekers Kickstarter final stretch
• LEGO Dimensions collection app update
• Nintendo Switch + amiibo support?
• Best holiday Skylanders variant EVER

Executive Producer:Jorge Torres!

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

Well, we made it through another big launch day for the toys-to-life genre, as did many in our great community. That's right, because as straight as the crow flies, Skylanders Imaginators came straight at us, and overall, it was a pretty fun release overall. Because of that, we had to bring back a world-renown Skylanders expert to help us break it all down, as well talk Harry Potter, crazy fundraising ideas, and sub-par Western themed video games. That's right, it's the return of fan favorite, Matt Sonnenberg from SkylandersCharactetList.com!

First, we check in on the Kickstarter campaign for Lightseekers, as they reach the halfway point in days but are more than halfway to their monetary goal. We discuss the amiibo restocking, as well as a new bluetooth NFC reading device which we speculate will bring amiibo support to the NX and possibly even smart phones and devices. We also chat about a newly released screenshot of Sonic the Hedgehog and friends in LEGO Dimensions, and also the newly released LEGO Harry Potter Collection remastered for the PS4.

Finally, we break down the entire launch and release of Skylanders Imaginators. We tell our stories about hunting down everything (or most everything) that released, give some impressions about the game and the figures so far, and yes, even talk about the now infamous GameStop Girl. Long story short, so far so good with Imaginators … and we couldn't be happier!

From there, we read the #CommunityQuestion and awarded a listener a cool prize for having the Response of the Week. We then try to stump the experts with the Inquire This! trivia question, which might have been the hardest and most surprising question to date. Finally, we wrapped up the show with some fantastic emails, as always!

All this, and more, only in Episode 93!

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!