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Skylanders Come To The App Store

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Activision Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, is expanding the reach of its Skylanders franchise, with the debut of Skylanders Cloud Patrol for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, available exclusively on the  iTunes App Store.

Skylanders Cloud Patrol is set in a new region of Skylands that has been overrun by the evil minions of Portal Master, Kaos. With all 30-plus skylanders available to unlock, the game lets players take command of a sky-ship and use their favorite skylander to dispatch the baddies using touch gestures to tap-and-shoot or swipe the screen to create amazing combos.

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