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LEGO Looking for Ideas for Future Gift-With-Purchase Items

September 27, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

We as fans have gotten at lot of great GWP (gift-with-purchase) sets over the years including the LEGO Creator Mini VW Beetle (40252) from earlier this year. The LEGO Community Engagement Team has asked the community to come up with ideas for future GWP items. I’ll be collecting ideas and give a list of top 5 most wanted GWP themes. It is fine if there are multiple comments for the same thing. Your ideas will influence future GWP items so send in some great ones.

The deadline to enter is October 31 but comment below so I can get a list going beforehand.

All ideas are welcome and below are some examples of ideas for a set which you might find helpful to get it started, as you can see there is room for many more good ideas.

– Futuristic Spaceship
– Pre-historic animals
– Modular building, corner restaurant
– Flower(s)
– Steam train (from 1923)
– Underwater creatures

Rules

Ideas consisting of or containing copies of any existing third party work or creation or infringements of any third party intellectual property right will not be eligible for this activity

However, ideas to themes within the current LEGO portfolio are welcome: LEGO Star Wars, LEGO DC Comics™ Super Heroes including original characters and LEGO created IPs, such as LEGO Friends, LEGO NEXO Knights, and LEGO Elves, are allowed.

Ideas consisting of or containing trademarked terms, or names that otherwise constitute infringements of any third party intellectual property right will not be eligible for this activity.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Inhumans Trailer

September 26, 2017 / Michael Tran

As we inch closer to the release of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 video game, TT Games has released a new Inhumans trailer for it. The trailer features a number of playable characters including Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Crystal, Triton, Lockjaw, and possibly Maximus. There a couple of notable members of the Inhumans who aren’t shown in the trailer like Karnak, Inferno, and Iso so we’ll have to wait and see if they make it into the game. The Inhumans will be already in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 as part of the main game so there’s no need for a DLC for it.

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The LEGO Batman Movie The Joker Manor (70922) Officially Announced

September 26, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

At the Time to Play Holiday Showcase in New York City, LEGO has officially announced a direct-to-consumer set for The LEGO Batman Movie with The Joker Manor (70922). It consists of 3,444 pieces and will retail for $269.99. It will be available on Black Friday, November 24 at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. There will be no VIP Early Access for this set.

The set was featured in the movie after the Joker took over Wayne Manor after he broke out of Arkham Asylum. What’s neat about it is that it includes a functional roller coaster that goes around the mansion. Check out the official press release and images below.

70922 The Joker™ Manor
Ages 14+. 3,444 pieces.
US $269.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 269.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2299.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Dare to enter The Joker™ Manor!

Help Batman™, Barbara Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth™ (in his classic Batsuit) and Nightwing™ regain control of the jokerized Wayne Manor with this massive THE LEGO® BATMAN MOVIE set. The Joker™ Manor is packed with iconic details from the movie and cool functions, including a rollercoaster encircling the whole building, a huge buildable The Joker head with trapdoor and slide, punching boxing gloves, a rocking ‘The Joker’ sign and rotating ‘big eye’ tower. The interior includes a cinema room with a romantic DVD element, kitchen with buildable microwave plus lobster and lemon-slice decorated tile elements, living room with a buildable grand piano, fireplace and bust, swimming pool

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LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2017 In-Store Events

September 25, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Toys R Us has updated their in-store events page and they have revealed some of the LEGO Bricktober 2017 events going on during the month. They will have a number of things for various themes including free gifts.

Week 1: Sunday, October 8, 1-3pm

LEGO Build & Play Event: Build wih LEGO bricks and check out special deals. FREE LEGO Ninjago wearable badge.

Week 2: Sunday, October 15, 1-3pm

LEGO Build & Play Event: Build wih LEGO bricks and check out special deals. FREE Spider-Man comic.

Week 3: Sunday, October 22, 1-3pm

LEGO Build & Play Event: Build wih LEGO bricks and check out special deals. FREE City map.

Week 4: Saturday, October 28, 12-2pm

LEGO Star Wars building event: Build and take home LEGO BB-8. Complete a scavenger hunt and get a FRE LEGO Star Wars poster. FREE gift with eligible purchase.

There’s still no details yet of the exclusive LEGO Bricktober 2017 sets in regards to how much to purchase to get them. We’ll probably get the details sometime next week.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Comic Art Poster Exclusive

September 25, 2017 / Michael Tran

Today is National Comic Book Day and another exclusive has been announced for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 video game. For pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition of the game, you also get a comic art poster of the box art along with the other exclusives such as the Season Pass, early access to the Classic Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack, and the Giant-Man/Goliath (Hank Pym) LEGO minifigure. More than likely the poster will come folded but still a neat little item. Stay tuned as more things are revealed for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 at New York Comic Con next week.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Earns $21.2 Million on Opening Weekend

September 24, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The box office numbers are in for this past weekend and The LEGO Ninjago Movie opens at $21.2 million domestically which comes in third after Kingsman: The Golden Circle and It. The industry forecasted TLNM to make between $27-35 million but it stumbled out the gates and is currently at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes. The opening numbers are somewhat disappointing compared to the previous LEGO movies with The LEGO Movie opening at $69 million and The LEGO Batman Movie which opened at $53 million.

Warner Bros. had an pretty extensive marketing campaign for The LEGO Ninjago Movie which includes LEGO sets to accompany it but the movie did have more of a niche audience than the previous movies as it catered more to fans of the theme and not more of a wider audience like the other LEGO movies. As I stated in my spoiler-free review, I also felt that it wasn’t as good as TLM and TLBM but it was still decent. If you still haven’t seen it yet, I would still recommend it as it was still enjoyable but lower your expectations just a tad bit.

**Via Box Office Mojo**

Wes Jenkins Passes Away (1952-2017)

September 24, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

We are sad to learn that Wes Jenkins, Creative Director, Writer, and Designer for LEGO Island, has passed away today. You may remember that last year that Wes was facing some financial hardship and reached out to the community for help.

Wes’ legacy is remembered here in the community with LEGO Island, LEGO Island 2, and co-founded the Learning Range at LEGO. The success of LEGO Island spawned other themes including Island Xtreme Stunts and Racers and influenced subsequent video games such as LEGO Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

Thank you to Johnathan who emailed in about this news.