Can’t Miss Games for Christmas from Activision – BenSpark Holiday Gift Guide

Skylanders Imaginators Sony Starter Pack

This holiday season, when you are looking for games to get your family, think Activision. Activision has a wide array of games for the people in your life. For the young ones to teens they have the Skylanders franchise with the sixth installment of the series, Skylanders Imaginators. This time around portal masters can create and play with their very own Skylanders characters. They can even get those characters 3D printed into playable figures for the game. I’ve received a bunch of toys and games from Activision over the years, specifically the Skylanders line. This year was the best one so far. I was sent every figure, creation crystal and even a starter pack to get going on the Wii U. I’ve been making some unboxing and gameplay videos of all of my Skylanders from Imaginators. I’ve even gone out and found all the exclusive ones I could find at various stores like Target, Toys R Us and Gamestop.

Jingle Bell Chompy Mage

Activision sent me one of the holiday themed Skylanders, Jingle Bell Chompy Mage. This Skylander is out in stores now. Jingle Bell Chompy Mage is a specially designed toy that appears in the game outfitted in a holiday-inspired wardrobe. He joins the lineup of Sensei Skylanders new to Skylanders Imaginators and is ready to teach the Skylanders some new fighting techniques and a classic Chompy holiday tradition – the White Chompy gift exchange!

Skylanders Imaginators

Rated: E – 10+; Ages 6-12
Available: available now
Platforms: Wii U®, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One® and Xbox 360®. iOS and Android devices for Skylanders Creator App.
MSRP: $74.99 (Skylanders Imaginators – Standard Edition);
$99.99 (Skylanders Imaginators – Dark or Crash Editions);
Skylanders Creator App (Free)

Destiny

For the teens to the adults in your house there is Destiny: The Collection. This is a great value because the collection collects five epic adventures in one game. You play as a guardian protecting Earth. Your character can get many upgrades of armor and weapons and there are a ton of gameplay options for this. You can play competitively or cooperatively with online players. You can interact socially or work on your own through a campaign.

Destiny – The Collection features the following FIVE adventures:

  • Destiny – Original award-winning game
  • The Dark Below – Expansion I
  • House of Wolves – Expansion II
  • The Taken King – First Major Expansion
  • Rise of Iron – Destiny’s newest adventure

Rated: T – Teen
Available: Available now
Platforms: PlayStation®4 and Xbox One®
MSRP: $59.99 (a $170 value)

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare

For the adult gamer in your life there is also Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. This is the latest installment in the Call of Duty line of games.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare delivers something for every Call of Duty® fan with three unique game modes: Single player campaign, Multiplayer mode, and the ‘Zombies in Spaceland’ co-op mode. The game will also be available as the Infinite Warfare Legacy and Digital Deluxe Editions, which include Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Remastered* for the greatest bonus content in the franchise’s history.

RELEASE DATE: November 4, 2016 (global)
PLATFORMS: PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Windows® PC
ESRB RATING: Infinite Warfare: M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes). Modern Warfare Remastered: M for Mature (Blood, Intense Violence, Strong Language).