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Race Car Driver Max Chilton to SuperCharge Indy Lights This Weekend
MONTEREY, Calif. – September 10, in the year of our
Lord 2015 – Start your engines! Activision Publishing,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ATVI), proudly announces that Skylanders®, the number 1
kids’ console game in the world1, is the official partner of Max
Chilton for the season finale of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper
Tires, part of the Mazda Road to Indy. The partnership takes
Skylanders SuperChargers’ latest innovation of vehicles-to-life
-- and revs up one of the games’ newest features, racing.
Chilton, a 24-year-old former Formula 1 driver and fan of the
Skylanders franchise, will blaze the tracks of Laguna Seca in a
Skylanders supercharged-themed race car on September 12-13.
“It’s great to once again be working with the team from
Skylanders to support the launch of their new Skylanders
SuperChargers game. This follows an event we did together
recently in Germany at the Gamescom conference. I’m excited to
have developed the relationship and bring it into my racing. At
Laguna Seca this weekend, my Indy car will be branded with
SuperChargers livery as part of a number of media and digital
promotions,” said Max Chilton. “The Skylanders Superchargers
game is all about speed, reactions and of course winning, so
there are obvious parallels to real life racing, albeit I can’t
grab powerups or slow other drivers down with a laser cannon!
I’m hoping for a strong finish to the season and targeting
another podium or a win to round off the year with Carlin.”
Activision recently revealed that Skylanders SuperChargers will
introduce a franchise first: racing gameplay. Skylanders
SuperChargers’ all-new Racing Mode, playable in Land, Sea and
Sky environments, features supercharged racing combat, layering
in even more depth and excitement to the game's online
multiplayer component. The high-octane mode is further amplified
with all-new time trials, which include three-lap races that
take friendly competition up a notch as players battle for the
best time score on the leaderboard. All Skylanders SuperChargers
Starter Packs will come loaded with dynamic race tracks
featuring hidden routes, power-ups, and diverse locations.
Whether played in offline split-screen or online multiplayer,
gamers can choose the best route to finish a race, trying to
avoid attacks along the way as they navigate through dynamic
environments. Voice-chat is available with friends, and friends
of friends, on console versions of the game for an added layer
of excitement.
“Max epitomizes what Skylanders SuperChargers is all about –
high-energy, fun, powerful, vehicles and racing,” said John
Coyne, senior vice president of consumer marketing, Activision
Publishing, Inc. “Skylanders appeals to fans of all ages, and
we’re excited to see Max’s SuperCharged performance this
weekend!”
In the days leading up to the North America launch of Skylanders
SuperChargers, Portal Masters also can witness the magic of the
newest game in the Skylanders franchise first hand before the
game’s official launch. Fans can meet at the Toys“R”Us Times
Square New York flagship store on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday,
Sept. 20 from 12 - 5 p.m. ET to play the game and receive a free
Hot Streak Skylanders SuperChargers vehicle while supplies last.
Starting midnight on Sunday, Sept. 20, 140 Toys“R”Us locations
will be open for fans to purchase the game and all Toys“R”Us
stores nationwide will be open at 8 a.m.3
Skylanders SuperChargers expands upon the franchise’s signature
gameplay to introduce a brand-new play pattern to fans,
vehicles-to-life. For the first time ever, kids can explore and
navigate the mountainous terrains, deep sea environments and big
blue skies of Skylands like never before by going behind the
wheel of powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles -
bringing them from the physical world into the digital world in
a high octane action-adventure videogame. The game will be
available on September 20 in North America, September 25 in
Europe, and September 26 in Australia/New Zealand on the Xbox
One, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 4 system, PlayStation® 3 system and
Nintendo’s Wii U™ system. Additionally, the Skylanders
SuperChargers experience will be available on Apple TV®, and
select iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® devices.
1Based on revenue from January – July, 2015, according to the
NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, and Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories.
² The NPD Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories
³Toys“R”Us stores in the U.S. will open at 8am local time on
Sunday, September 20, except for stores in Paramus, NJ, which
will not be open due to local ordinances. Toys“R”Us Express and
Outlet locations generally follow the hours of their respective
shopping centers.