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LEGO Worlds E3 2016 Updates

June 13, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO Worlds has just announced at E3 there are new updates coming to the game with the main feature being multiplayer. Read up on the updates and check the E3 trailer below.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® WORLDS ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

Players Can Explore, Discover and Create Together

Burbank, Calif. – June 13, 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group announced today that LEGO® Worlds, the LEGO play experience made entirely of digital LEGO bricks, is adding online multiplayer. The new online multiplayer functionality allows two players to explore each other’s worlds together, create together, and engage in cooperative and competitive play experiences that players can build themselves. LEGO Worlds is currently available for PC through STEAM Early Access.

“Building and playing with friends is at the core of LEGO play and we’re excited to bring online multiplayer into LEGO Worlds,” said Jonathan Smith, Head of Production, TT Games. “The online multiplayer experience offers unlimited possibilities for players to explore one another’s worlds, build and share creations, and just have fun together.”

“We are very pleased to see how LEGO Worlds has grown after a year in Early Access,” Says Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “It’s a fantastic way to engage with LEGO play digitally, and we are excited for the added social component that online multiplayer will bring to the gaming community.”

Developed by TT Games, LEGO Worlds is an open environment of procedurally-generated worlds made entirely of LEGO

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Bricks Issue 13 Press Release

June 12, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Great builders, great buildings

Issue 13 of Bricks takes a look at some of the world’s best LEGO structures and the amazing builders that create them.

Architecture plays a pivotal role in sculpting our landscapes whether old or new, big or small, structures that push the boundaries of design hold a constant fascination. Our relationship with architecture is no more apparent than when it comes to our use of LEGO bricks; we love to create castles, houses and skyscrapers and much more.

In this issue, Bricks takes a close look at some of the best microscale architecture on offer, from official sets to those brick architects that never cease to amaze. Ingeniuos part usage and unique techniques are of a plenty.

The journey begins in London, with the new Creator Expert Big Ben set. The techniques used within this set area testament to the skills of the designer, Jamie Berard. We then fly to the USA where Adam Reed Tucker has built wonders of the engineering world for a Chicago museum. Another native of the Windy City is Rocco Buttliere, who reveals the clever techniques used to create his detailed skyscrapers. This month we have an exclusive feature from Tom Alphin, author of The LEGO Architect book, who not only guides you through scale and proportion in LEGO building but also provides his never-before-seen instructions to build your own model of San Diego’s Geisel Library.

In fact this issue is packed with experts, including one of the LEGO Group’s newest signings, Markus Rollbühler. We take a … Continue

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Battle of the Bricks

June 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemanker Adventures Battle of the Bricks

A couple of hours ago, Disney XD livestreamed the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Battle of the Bricks which you can check out the full video below.

There were four teams of YouTubers and LEGO enthusiasts who were in the competition including some cool friends. Some of these people you may recognize from the LEGO community like Paul Hollingsworth from Digitalwizardz, Mariann from Model Building Secrets and LEGO artist Paul Lee.

Team Eclipse Fighters

101 Dark Monkey
Peter Aoun
Paul Hollingsworth

Team Blazemakers

Zexy Zek
Aaron Newman
Mariann Asanuma

Team Star Scavengers

Evantuberaw
Daddytube
Russell Clark

Team Z-Wingers

Parker Games
Paul Lee
Eric Tetangco

Judges

Eric Varszegi
Strawburry17
Dan Steininger

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Full Trailer

June 10, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The full trailer for the upcoming Disney XD animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures has been released. It gives you a sneak peek at what happens between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The premiere will be airing on Disney XD on Monday June 20th at 10am EDT.

Also if you missed it, there will be a LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Battle of the Bricks competition that will be live streamed tomorrow at 8pm EST on the Disney XD YouTube channel.

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Battle of the Bricks Building Competition on Disney XD

June 9, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

To mark the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Disney XD has announced that there will be a Battle of the Bricks building competition that will be streamed live on the Disney XD YouTube channel on June 11 at 8pm EST.

The competition will consist of some YouTube influencers as well as some local AFOLs and will be hosted by Zach King. Winners will receive custom LEGO Kyber Saber trophies as well as some unannounced prizes, probably some of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures sets. Check out the promo below.

Zach King aka @FinalCutKing is hosting #BattleOfTheBricks Saturday @ 8pm EST! Watch it LIVE on our YouTube channel! pic.twitter.com/4GJS4fmuFB

— Disney XD (@DisneyXD) June 9, 2016

LEGO Ideas Third 2015 Review Winners Announced

June 9, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 14 Comments

LEGO news is just flying off the charts today. LEGO Ideas has just announced the results of the Third 2015 Review. There were two winners chosen and they are Beatles Yellow Submarine and the Apollo 11 Saturn V.

The Beatles Yellow Submarine is, of course, by The Beatles and this set will cater to the older generation who watched and listened to it. The best of all, we get official Beatles minifigures!

The Apollo 11 Saturn V will be another LEGO Ideas space set which should be pretty popular as well.

LEGO Dimensions Year 2 Expansion Packs Now Available for Pre-Order

June 9, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242)

The Year 2 LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs was just shortly announced but you can now pre-order some of them on Amazon. These packs will be released on September 27 and future packs will be released in waves like with the previous ones.

Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242) – $49.99

Includes Abby Yates, Ecto-1, and Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant.

Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack! Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay. Equip Abby with her Proton Blaster to activate her Charge Transfer ability to move electricity between conduits, and use her Intelligence Access ability for puzzle-solving. Ride around in the Ecto 1, then rebuild it into the Ectozer and The Perfecto for super-charged power. Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and exclusive Battle Arena.

-Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack!

-Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay.

-Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and exclusive Battle Arena.