Sunday’s launch of Skylanders Giants was, by all early measures, a huge success — and for all the work of all the people at both developer Toys For Bob and publisher Activision did to bring that success about, a little savoring of the moment is in order. Activision threw a party Monday afternoon for employees and their families — and while they wouldn’t let me get into the bouncy castle (I said I’d take off my shoes and everything) Kat still got some great photos of the celebration.
There were tons of games and activities for kids, such as Jet-Vac’s pneumatic tennis ball cannon targets. It wasn’t easy!
Of course, Jet-Vac himself was on hand to supervise.
A Giants party requires an enormous tent!
Crusher would be proud to see young fans bring the hammer down.
Toys For Bob CEO Paul Reiche III on the left; Toys For Bob character designer andpodcast guest I-Wei Huang on the right.
Each Hex balloon sculpture was handcrafted by skilled artists. I also spotted a Gill Grunt.
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg — a strong supporter of Skylanders from the start — brought his kids in to enjoy the fun.
Pop Fizz sent a few boys from the lab with some of his latest strange but delicious concoctions. The blue vial is bubblegum flavor.
The dessert table was filled with cupcakes, chocolate, gummy bears, cake pops…it was a thing of sugary beauty.
Another shot of the amazing sweets table. Hell yes I took a bag of goodies home.
Podcast guest Jon Estanislao checks out his kids’ coloring handiwork.
Pro artists were also on hand, making personalized caricatures of the attendees as their favorite Skylanders character.
Not all the treats were for the kids. This is a Whirlwind Breeze, which is one part vodka, one part cranberry juice, and I am not kidding, one part cotton candy.
Licensed products from backpacks to bedsheets will appear in stores this year, which should make holiday shopping for the Skylanders fan in your life pretty easy.
For all the distractions, the game was still the star of the party. Multiple stations for multiple platforms were set up for co-op play.
SOURCE: One OF Swords
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