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It looks like there was a new franchise that was snuck in a LEGO teaser earlier today in a tweet which is now deleted and replaced by another. Sharp eyes have found out that Gizmo from Gremlins was in the first teaser behind the Wicked Witch but was removed shortly after but you could still set Gizmo’s ear.
If you’re not familiar with Gremlins, it was a 1984 Warner Bros. comedy horror film that featured Gizmo who spawns other evil little Gremlins after an accident and they start causing havoc in the town.
Gremlins will be one of the many new franchises that LEGO will be bringing to LEGO Dimensions along with Harry Potter. Stay tuned as we get closer to an announcement this Thursday.
Something BIG is making a splash. Get ready for the reveal happening this Thursday! #LEGODimensions pic.twitter.com/VDVYujXb3n
— LEGO Dimensions (@LEGODimensions) June 7, 2016
**Via Reddit**
Toys R Us has updated their in-store events page and on Saturday, June 18 from 11am-1pm, there will be a LEGO building event. For this one, it will be a LEGO Speed Champions Winner’s Circle Podium build which features a small podium with a trophy. Also pictured in the foreground are a couple of minifigures but they probably won’t be included so don’t get your hopes up on that.
The event is free and is intended for children but if you get lucky, older participants are sometimes allowed too. Make sure you get there early as these LEGO Toys R Us building events usually have long lines unless you live in a small city.
**Note: This is for Toys R Us USA.**
Over on the LEGO Dimensions Twitter account, they just tweeted a cryptic video of a minifigure with the quote “Only I can live forever. I’m a true Riddle. Who am I?” If you’re a big fan of Harry Potter, you would know that Lord Voldemort said the first sentence in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and his real name is Tom Riddle. This can only suggest that LEGO will be announcing Harry Potter expansion sets for LEGO Dimensions this coming Thursday. Whether or not it will be new Harry Potter minifigures remains to be seen but stay tuned in the next couple of days for the official announcement.
Can you unlock the secret? Come back this Thursday for the exciting reveal! #LEGODimensionshttps://t.co/9EZMF1MEy1
— LEGO Dimensions (@LEGODimensions) June 7, 2016
Yesterday LEGO released a press release announcing a new exclusive In-Store Birthday Party Program at the flagship Flatiron District LEGO Store. These parties are 90 minutes long and are targeted for children ages 5-14.
People can now reserve a spot on a Saturday or Sunday between June 11 and October 30. The parties can have up to 10 children at a cost of $40/child with a required $100 non-refundable deposit. Check out the full details in the press release below.
… ContinueNEW YORK, June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Brand Retail, Inc. today announced a new in-store LEGO® brick-themed birthday party experience for children ages 5-14, exclusively available at the LEGO® Store: Flatiron District. Beginning today, families can reserve a Saturday or Sunday time between June 11 and October 30 to celebrate their child’s birthday. Guided by two LEGO Brick Specialists, children will take part in hands-on LEGO building activities and group challenges, and take home a LEGO-themed party favor.
Designed with a child’s desire for creative play in mind, the 90-minute parties incorporate personalized building activities, guided mini-model builds and fun competitive building challenges for a one-of-a-kind celebration. Each party features a variety of fun building prompts and unique favors including:
- Exclusive Mini-Model Build: build and take home a mini birthday cake LEGO model, only available from the LEGO Store: Flatiron District
- Group Play: team up to tackle building challenges, such as creating the tallest LEGO brick tower or strongest LEGO bridge
- Free Build Time: unleash your imagination to build anything you want during free build
Just a short while ago, LEGO Dimensions posted a little teaser of an announcement coming this Thursday, June 9. Rumors have it that the announcement will be some of the expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions Series 2.
This is ahead of E3 which is next week so I’m pretty sure this announcement will be shown more at the event if it is for Series 2. We already know that there’s some sort of promotion for the Supergirl (71340) and Green Arrow (71342).
Check out the teaser below.
GameSpot has released a new trailer for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game – The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. This DLC Pack is included with pre-orders of the Deluxe Edition of the game on Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy
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The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack includes playable characters of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia in cold weather gear; Lobot and the Ugnaughts from Cloud City, and the bounty hunters of Bossk, Dengar and White Boba Fett.
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