"Spyro, my old friend, what have they done to you? I remember when you first busted out on the scene, you were a plucky dragon facing off against an evil sorceress who commanded an army of rhino things. Now, it seems that you've seen a few too many epic fantasy movies and read the Big Book of Genre Cliches and taken every word to heart. You also forgot how to be fun."

With the upcoming launch of The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Activision have released the latest trailer for the game which can be seen below:

Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, the eight Spyro game of the series for all the major gaming consoles.

This video is a promotion for the new game and it looks fantastic.

Spyro the Dragon, a long-time video game series which is said to be spanning into the "legendary" category for video games.

It all starter with Spyro the Dragon for the Playstation. It's now been going for a decade with eight games under the belt across numerous consoles.

This blogger took the time to type up an in-depth and well structured article about how a game can get to such a status that everyone knows it and will for generations to come offering you the history of Spyro the Drag...

"And here is the general consensus from day 1. I'll warn you know though, the day started badly for Sony's Trophy system, but certainly got better throughout the day.

Click the jump for the full list of confirmed Trophy titles.

Prince of Persia - No Trophy support
HAWX - Trophy support confirmed
Shaun White's Snowboard - Trophy support confirmed
Borderlands - Trophy support confirmed
Spider Man: Web of Shadows - Probably not because it was too late in the development stage to add the..."