Activision has revealed the next entry in the popular Skylanders franchise

Activision has revealed the next entry in the popular Skylanders franchise. Skylanders BattleCast is a free-to-play mobile collectible card game, similar to the huge WOW Gold and successful World of Warcraft spinoff Hearthstone which is also from Activision Blizzard. There are currently no details on whether or not NFC-enabled toys will be used for Battlecast, but it has been confirmed that Activision will be selling decks of physical Skylanders cards exclusively for the title.
So, what is Skylanders BattleCast? Imagine Pokémon meets Hearthstone. Players will be able to scan character cards such as Spyro the Dragon into BattleCast for duels between the characters presented in augmented reality. Attack and effect cards can also be scanned into the game through the mobile device to further bring the characters to life. Not much is known about the exact battle formula at the moment, but Activision has promised more details regarding gameplay in the coming months.
Seeing another online CCG from Activision Blizzard really is not surprising considering Hearthstone's financial success. Skylanders is a similarly proven property for Activision, so essentially bringing the two series together to create Skylanders BattleCast sounds like a wise move on the company's part. Only time will tell for sure.
Skylanders BattleCast is set to launch on the iOS App Store, Google Play, and Amazon's Appstore sometime next year, but Activision is promising a sneak peek of the game through a preview app due this September 20th. Meanwhile anyone looking to try out the NFC toy series can get their hands on Skylanders Superchargers also set to Buy WOW Gold launch on September 20th across most major gaming platforms.