Month: August 2013 (Page 2 of 11)

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future – Marty’s Truck

August 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Team BTTF is back with another project for LEGO CUUSOO and this time it is the Back to the Future – Marty’s Truck. The project features the black 1985 Toyota Hilux that was first seen at Statler Toyota and later in Marty’s garage after the events of the first movie. The truck is 6 studs wide and is able to fit two minifigures: Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker. Marty has a Shah Safari white checkered shirt over a red t-shirt with suspenders and blue jeans. Jennifer wears a blue vest over a white shirt and has the pink flower pants. The build and minifigures were created by Sakuretu as usual. If you like what you see, head over to the project page on CUUSOO and give your support.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Stan Lee Trailer

August 29, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

During this year’s San Diego Comic Con, it was revealed that Stan Lee himself would be a playable character in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. Today, there is a new trailer of the game and it features Stan and his character. Stan has done many cameos before in movies and games but this time he can be part of the action. The video shows off some of his skills and powers such as web slingning like Spider-man, “Hulking” up, telekinesis, laser beam from the eyes like Cyclops, and stretching like Mr. Fantastic. With Stan’s character having so many moves at his disposal, it would seem that it’ll take some work to get the playable character. It looks like LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will certainly be a game that both young and old will be playing for a long time. Excelsior!

**Via EW**

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LEGO Minifigures Online Video Game Details Revealed

August 29, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier this month, we reported that there was a countdown to the unveiling of the details for the LEGO Minifigures Online game on Funcom’s site. Today, the wait is over. The countdown is finally over and Funcom has revealed the details of LEGO’s newest massively multiplayer online game called LEGO Minifigures Online. Executive Producer Lawrence Poe says “We could not be more excited to be working with LEGO on such a great franchise. I think you could even say the team has been training to make this game since we were little kids. That excitement carries over into everything we do, and we’re throwing every ounce of our passion and creativity into the game. We are one hundred percent focused on delivering the fun, safe, quality experience that people expect when they think of LEGO minifigures.”

The game is based on the adventures of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line and will let players complete quests to enhance their character. The game will take place in many memorable locations including Pirate World, Space World and Medieval World. LEGO Minifigures Online will be free-to-play and will be available in the second half of 2014 for the PC, iOS, and Android platforms. In addition to being a DirectX 11 PC client, the game will also be playable through the browser with a new technology being developed by Funcom for its DreamWorld platform. What’s interesting about the game is that both companies will be working together to let players who buy the collectible minifigures be able to use them in … Continue

LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Space Challenge Activity Pack Coming Soon

August 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 was just recently released and LEGO already has something planned for the near future. With development assistance from space experts, LEGO will be releasing the Space Challenge Activity Pack for the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3. Included in this pack are some Challenge Missions, Learning Missions, and a Learning to Gear project to teach and educate students about the topic of space exploration. Educators will be able to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to students while giving a hands-on experience. Students will no doubt be excited to learn about space using the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 in class.

The Space Challenge is for all educators that want to teach STEM through hands-on problem solving. No matter if this is your first experience using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® or robotics or not, this learning program has been developed to support you and to make the materials suitable for your teaching environment.

In the Space Challenge Activity Pack, there are seven Challenge Missions, nine Learning Missions and one Learning to Gear project. Each Mission and project presents a fun STEM learning opportunity. Student and teacher materials are provided in a multimedia content environment with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Content Editor featuring all the tools the students needs for documenting and presenting their findings and results as they progress through the material.

Three Research Projects, co-developed with space experts, provide rich opportunities for students to explore and creating innovative solutions to current space exploration topics. The Research Projects are built on three key problems that

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Marvel LEGO Comic Book Sketch Variant Covers

August 27, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Marvel Universe: Avengers Assemble #1 Sketch Variant

For the past few months, we’ve been doing posts about some Marvel comic books that will be releasing in September to help promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. These comic books will have variant covers that will feature characters as their LEGO counterparts. If you know anything about comic books, you’ll know that variant covers are priced higher than their standard cover versions. These variant versions will be going 1 in every 25 which means that for every regular issue the retailer orders, one copy will be of the variant variety. BleedingCool is reporting there will also be sketch variant covers for the Marvel comics as well. These covers are even rarer and will be around the 1 in every 100 copies or more. For example, the X-Men #5 sketch variant is going for at least $80 so it’ll get a bit costly if you’re trying to collect every single comic. If you’re a hardcore collector, check with your local comic book stores to see if they will be carrying any of these variant covers next month. I’ve called a few of the shops here in San Diego and they’re not sure if there will be enough demand for the regular copies of the comics to warrant any variant copies but we’ll see.

ALL NEW X-MEN #17
AVENGERS #21
AVENGERS A.I. #4
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
DAREDEVIL #31
FANTASTIC FOUR #13
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
HAWKEYE #15
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14
INFINITY #3
IRON MAN #17
MARVEL UNIVERSE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1
MIGHTY AVENGERS #1
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Next-Gen Video Game Details

August 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

Digital Spy is reporting that the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that will be coming out for the next generation systems will have absolutely no loading time, says TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons. That’s right you future Playstation 4 and Xbox One owners, you will be able to play the game from one scene to the other without waiting. The reason is because the game will be reading off the hard drive and not the disc itself. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will also be running at a full 1080dp which means crystal clear, smooth gameplay.

For those who are deciding to get the game on the next-gen systems, unfortunately you won’t be getting the Iron Patriot bonus minifigure. For those who are getting it on the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii U, there’s still time to pre-order from Walmart and get the bonus minifig. The game is set to be released in October for current generation systems and by the end of the year for the next-gen systems.

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New 2013 LEGO Minecraft Sets Shows Up in Copenhagen

August 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LekGodt.no has posted an image of them picking up the new 2013 LEGO Minecraft sets that have started to show up in LEGO Stores in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Village (21105) and the Nether (21106) will be available for purchase on September 1st and will retail for $34.99 each.

Update: Both sets are now available.

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