StarWars.com has revealed the packaging for the upcoming products for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The packaging features a black and blue color scheme that shows a Shadow Trooper or Death Troopers, as I’ve also heard them being called, with the new mask in the foreground with a couple of AT-ATs and TIE Fighters in the back. The LEGO Star Wars boxes should have the same design since we did get Kylo Ren like other toys when The Force Awakens sets came out.
Star Wars has released the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is scheduled to come out this December. If you didn’t know yet, there will be a number of LEGO sets that will be released in conjunction with the movie and is rumored to come out on Force Friday 2016. There’s no word yet on what the sets will be but I assume some of the vehicles in the teaser will be included.
Fans of LEGO Friends, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has sent over a press release regarding their next direct-to-home special called LEGO Friends: Always Together. This DVD will have three 22-minute episodes and is a continuation of the TV specials that air on the Disney Channel. Check out the press release below.
FIVE BEST FRIENDS COME TOGETHER AGAIN AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
AND THE LEGO GROUP RELEASE
LEGO® FRIENDS: ALWAYS TOGETHER
ON DVD JUNE 28, 2016
Burbank, CA (April 6, 2016) – Five best friends are reunited as they embark in all sorts of adventures across Heartlake City in LEGO® Friends: Always Together, a continuation of the popular TV specials currently airing on the Disney Channel. On June 28, 2016 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release LEGO® Friends: Always Together on DVD, featuring three 22-minute episodes for a $9.97 SRP.
The episodes of LEGO® Friends: Always Together, follow best friends Andrea, Stephanie, Olivia, Emma and Mia throughout a diverse array of expeditions in their hometown. From entering a talent contest, to going camping – and even assisting in running a hotel – the girls combine their eclectic skill sets and unique interests to seize the day. In each adventure, they are faced with adversity but quickly learn that anything is possible when you work together!
Each character in the LEGO® Friends: Always Together story has unique personality traits and hobbies to appeal to children of all interests and passions. Through positive messages of teamwork, perseverance and acceptance, viewers will learn some of life’s most
At the beginning of the month, LEGO released a new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30603) polybag as part of a promotion at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. You can get him with purchases of $75 or more and it is supposed to be a small extension to the Batman Classic TV Series Batcave (76052).
The polybag features the Mr. Freeze character in the 1966 Classic Batman TV series portrayed by Otto Preminger. The face printing is perfect down to the long red eyebrows and wrinkles.
His cooling suit is a light blue color with upper part of the torso having printing for the temperature controls of the suit. There’s also some printing of the freeze collar that continues on the back although I wish there was an actual piece for that.
He also wears a cold pack with two tanks that connects with the trans-clear piece around the neck. Another detail is the knob to turn the air on and off. Finally, we have the blue Freeze Gun that connects to the air pack using a whip piece.
Overall, the Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30602) is a very nice 16 piece polybag. It will be available until April 15, while supplies last so we’ll see if it will be fairly rare or not in the future since it requires $75 purchases to get it.
The folks over at Bricks/ has sent over the press release for Issue 11 of the magazine.
In the name of the game
Whether it was watching a family member flip the Monopoly board across the room, crushing armies in Risk or just simply guessing whodunnit in Cluedo, there is no disputing games are a key part of growing up. Despite the humble board game now taking second fiddle to consoles and mobile devices, games still play a huge role in development, regardless of format. This month, Bricks looks at the influence games have had on LEGO and vice versa.
Keeping it traditional, we start with six – SIX – new Angry Birds sets. Chris Pearce takes us through their crazy world, as he explores the new pieces and figures you can expect to find. As we pass go, we catch-up with Lucy Boughton as she looks into The LEGO Group’s game division, which gave birth to the amazing rebuildable dice games that have provided endless hours of fun. It’s checkmate with Dr Dave, as he looks at the highly collectible, themed Chess offerings from across the years which, inspired Bricks to make our own LEGO chess set, using collectible minifigures. We review the latest ideas set Labyrinth Marble Maze and even provide some alternative courses, thanks to its creator Jason Allemann. We finish our gaming section with a recreation of the classic board game, Ghost Castle.
In addition to this, we get the inside scoop from Carl Greatrix as he is announced as the latest
For the owners of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, there is a FREE Ant-Man Level & Character Pack that you can download today. You can now play a level based on the Ant-Man movie and there are playable characters including Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Yellowjacket, Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym, Cassie Lang, Scott Lang, Darren Cross, Luis, Ant-Man (Hank Pym), The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Ant-Thony (Flying Ant).
The Ant-Man Character & Level Pack will be PlayStation exclusive until 7/5/16 which it will then be available for other systems that have downloadable content. Check out the trailer and press release below.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers FREE Ant-Man DLC Pack Available NOW Exclusively for PS4 & PS3 for a limited time; New Video Unveiled Today
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of the latest downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the Marvel’s Ant-Man Character & Level Pack, along with a new video showcasing this mighty cast of Super Heroes.
Based on Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man,” the highly acclaimed Marvel Studios film, this add-on content is available today as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 players.
Utilizing the ability to shrink in size but increase in strength, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) stars alongside a variety of memorable characters, including Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Yellow Jacket (Darren Cross), Hope Van Dyne, Luis, Scott Lang, The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), and Cassie Lang, along with Ant-Thony (Ant-Man’s Flying Ant). The pack also includes an exciting new theatrical-based level from the blockbuster
The new LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is now available for purchase and it also includes the exclusive Pirate Batman minifigure. I’ll have my review of the book in a few days or so but I have a feeling that most people who buy the book will be more interested in the Pirate Batman minifigure.
LEGO® DC Comics™ Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual guide to the full range of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes minifigures, including Batman, Superman, and their friends and foes.
Learn little-known facts and figures about all the characters from the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes universe including Green Lantern, the Joker, and Wonder Woman. Find out details on the various sets and where each minifigure appears, as well as their special weapons, cool gadgets, and amazing vehicles.
Featuring an exclusive minifigure, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide to the LEGO DC Comics minifigures.
