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Com2uS enters deal with Activision to develop Skylanders mobile game for 2018

Activision provides the license, Com2uS does everything else

Date Type Companies involved Size
February 20th, 2017 license Activision Blizzard
Com2uS
Not disclosed
Com2uS enters deal with Activision to develop Skylanders mobile game for 2018

Com2uS has licensed the Skylanders IP owned by Activision Blizzard to create a new mobile game due to launched in 2018.

Com2uS is currently developing the title and will handle all live operations when it launches. Exact details are limited, but it is said to be an RPG with PvP elements.

Skylanders is best known as a toys-to-life series that requires additional peripherals to play. It is unclear if Com2uS' adaptation will utilise the same technology in any way.

Powerful IP

"We are looking forward to collaborating with Com2us, which has proven its ability to deliver exceptional game development and live services to the global market," said a representative from Activision.

"We will build a successful business model by combining the global mobile game capabilities of Com2uS and the powerful IP of Activision."

The developer has a busy time ahead, thanks to its announcement that it will be spinning-off its own megahit Summoners War into an MMO, cartoon, movie, and more.

[Source: eToday Korea]


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