Dream Works Trollhunters Premieres On Netflix December 23rd!

Seems like our family has been waiting for this one forever. A bunch of lucky people had that chance to preview Trollhunters during NYCC back in October. It received a zillion thumbs up at that point. As for us, we will be glued to Netflix December 23rd binge watching! Bring on the candy canes and hot cocoa! From the limitless imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a tale of two worlds set to collide in the epic saga DreamWorks Trollhunters. When ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet on his way to school one morning, he inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. Suddenly destined to play a crucial role in an ancient battle of good and evil, Jim is determined to save the world – right after gym class. A must-see viewing event for the entire family, DreamWorks Trollhunters will bring viewers of all ages around the globe into the rich and creative world of this all-new Netflix original series, premiering worldwide December 23, 2016.

This is one talented filled cast. Check them out here! Voice talent includes Kelsey Grammer (“The Simpsons,” X-Men: The Last Stand), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, “Adventure Time”), Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead”) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Beyond). Trollhunters is created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak, Hellboy). Marc Guggenheim (TV’s “Arrow,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Rodrigo Blaas (animator Up, Brave, WALL•E), Christina Steinberg (Rise of the Guardians) and Chad Hammes (Dragons: Race to the Edge”) serve as executive producers. Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman are co-executive producers.

Disclosure: Diane Sullivan/3decades3kids is a Netflix Stream Team / Dream Works Trollhunters partner blog.  All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan and do not reflect the opinions of the parent company being represented. Contact me at Diane@3decades3kids.net and @3decades3kids across all social media platforms. Snap us at ThreeDecades.

Skylanders Imaginators- The Best Gamer Gift You Can Give This Holiday Season- Holiday Gift Guide

Our family has been obsessed with Skylanders from the very first moment we heard about them. We own every version of the game and just about every Skylander available, yes it’s true! We just love Skylanders. It’s a game that Mom and Dad can enjoy just as much as the kids and something a family can game bond over! BUT just when I thought it could not get any better, Whoop, here it is- Skylanders Imaginators!! Skylanders Imaginators is the best game in the series yet. With the addition of iconic characters such as Crash Bandicoot, and enemies such as Kaos making their way into physical form, Imaginators delivers on everything that one would want from a Skylanders game. It’s extremely fun, it has loads of character customization options, an awesome story, and lots to do!

Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone by Spinmaster- A Definite on Everyone’s Wish List! 

Our family is all about gaming. We love to play together as a family and really enjoy it! Recently we found something that you will definitely want on your holiday gift list! AirHogs have gone digital! The newest from SpinMaster’s popular line of remote-controlled vehicles allows you and your kids to take a step into the world of augmented reality, with the new AirHogs Connect: Mission Drone! The drone, which is the first in SpinMaster’s new AirHogs Connect platform, connects to your iPad, iPhone, or other mobile device and transforms your living room into a virtual battlefield. You’ll be able to fight aliens, save citizens in peril, and more with the help of this awesome drone!

     Here’s how it works: first, you download the free app, available now on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. From there, you link to your drone and can begin play either in free flight, where you have control of your drone to fly as you please, or in augmented reality, where the specially-designed playmat comes to life on your mobile screen and delivers you missions and objectives to complete with the drone. 

     The mission-oriented mode is designed to operate in the style of  an arcade-like high score competition, challenging players to complete as many increasingly difficult missions as they can in a single burst. Most play sessions are intended to range between ten and fifteen minutes, depending on how aggressively you play, and when the levels are completed, there is a hub world where players can utilize the resources they’ve obtained in the levels to upgrade the virtual performance of their drone.

      There is also a fully-simulated experience called Danger Dome that kids can check out while the drone is charging (it takes roughly 40 minutes to get a full charge.) In Danger Dome, players fly a simulated version of their drone through “training” levels similar to the standard missions, still accumulating points and resources to gain upgrades in the main game. There are also leaderboards showcasing players’ high scores, ranks, and more, so that kids can show off and compete with their friends on AirHogs’ network to have the best scores!

        We had the opportunity to test out AirHogs Connect: Mission Drone and absolutely loved it! Watching the play mat sprout a virtual city on our living room floor was super exciting, and we loved being able to navigate the environment from all angles with the drone! This is sure to be a holiday hit this year– it would make an excellent gift idea for kids of all ages, and particularly those interested in tech and toy-based video games.

Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone is now on sale at U.S. retailers, including Barnes & Noble and Amazon, for $149.99 MSRP. Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone is the first to deliver an immersive augmented reality (AR) game experience where players fly a physical drone in an interactive 3D digital universe.  Using a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) enabled smart device and the free Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone app, now available for download at the App Store and Google Play, players fly the Mission Drone over the customized AR tracking mat, which uses visual and spatial tracking to create an advanced 3D augmented reality world.  

 Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone, based on Spin Master’s award-winning Air Hogs Connect augmented reality gaming platform, pushes the boundaries on RC (remote control) vehicle play by creating an experience where the digital fun of augmented reality and gaming is combined with the physical fun of controlling an actual RC drone.  The result is a fully immersive, mixed reality, interactive gaming experience, where players enjoy flying the Air Hogs drone, while they are challenged to lead and pilot it and a team of heroes through endless search and rescue missions and challenges to save the world from attack by alien forces.