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No Starch Press Humble “School’s Out” Book Bundle

June 17, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

No Starch Press has a Humble “School’s Out” Book Bundle going for a month that is filled with a lot of their LEGO books as well as some other educational reads. You pay what you want on Humble Bundle but if you reach a certain threshold, you’ll get every book on the list which is a pretty good deal considering that it costs less for every book than by paying for each one separately. The promo ends on July 1st.

Customers who pay any amount receive:

Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!
The Manga Guide to Databases
Wonderful Life with the Elements
The Art of LEGO Design

Customers who pay more than the average user also receive:

JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming
The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder’s Guide
Learn to Program with Scratch
Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects
The Linux Command Line

And customers who pay $17 or more receive all of the above, plus:

The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book: A Beginner’s Guide to Building and Programming Robots
Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

LEGO Dimensions Star Wars Theme Not Happening Ever (No Surprise)

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

Earlier today, Disney vice president of of production John Vignocchi did an interview with IGN at E3 and he was asked if Star Wars was ever going to be in LEGO Dimensions and not surprisingly, the answer was an adamant no.

Don’t count on it.

Since Star Wars was announced to be released on Infinity 3.0 yesterday, it was pretty much guaranteed that the theme would not be coming to LEGO Dimensions. Vignocchi notes that “introducing Star Wars to LEGO Dimensions would cannibalize the Disney Infinity business. Good for everyone except Disney Infinity.” I pretty much said the same thing in April when I was speculating on possible LEGO Dimensions themes. Vignocchi also stated that the licensees of Infinity don’t want to mix franchises which is pretty much what LEGO Dimensions is doing.

With the exclusion of Star Wars as a theme for LEGO Dimensions, I really don’t see fans being that disappointed because Dimensions is already filled with many different characters from a lot of themes including some new ones like Portal 2, Wizard of Oz, and Doctor Who.

There have been readers who have asked the same question about Marvel being in LEGO Dimensions and the answer will probably be the same as Star Wars since Disney owns them as well.

New LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs Pre-Order on Amazon

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

You can now pre-order some of the new LEGO Dimensions expansion packs that were recently revealed but got official images today. There are also descriptions of what is included in the sets. They all have a September 27 release date which is the same day LEGO Dimensions itself launches. This means we don’t have to wait to get that coveted LEGO Chell Portal minifigure.

LEGO Dimensions Simpsons Level Pack (71202) – $29.99

Includes: Homer, Taunt-o-Vision and Homer’s Car

LEGO Dimensions Portal Level Pack (71203) – $29.99

Includes: Chell, Sentry Turret and Companion Cube

LEGO Dimensions Jurassic World Team Pack (71205) – $24.99

Includes: Owen & ACU, Gyrosphere and Velociraptor

LEGO Dimensions Simpsons Bart Fun Pack (71211) – $14.99

Includes: Bart and Gravity Sprinter

LEGO Dimensions Simpsons Krusty Fun Pack (71227) – $14.99

Includes: Kristy and Clown Bike

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Gameplay Footage at E3

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A short while ago, TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons showed off some gameplay footage for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers at E3. The game features the first Avengers movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, “and more.”

The interview was pretty short but we did get to see some different gameplay footage from the end of the first Avengers movie. The game will begin at the beginning of Avengers: Age of Ultron where they are searching for Loki’s staff. It then segues into the scene in the first Avengers movie where Loki is given the staff. There’s also more content after the Avengers movies including an open-world New York.

There’s also a new team-up combat system called the “Avengers Inititive Moves” where you have certain Avengers team up in various ways for example Hulk interacts with Iron Man or Black Widow with Hawkeye. Every single character will also have a power bar that you can charge up to unleash solo combat special moves or team combo moves. The special moves will take a third off from the fully-powered bar.

The fighting style and costumes for each character is different from movie to movie. All the characters will have new moves and abiliteis. For example, Captain America’s moves from the first Avengers movie will differ from his moves in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Like with the recent LEGO Jurassic World video game, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will also incorporate actual movie dialog into the game. Arthur also slyly mentions that some of the new MCU characters like Quicksilver will be in … Continue

European Union Rules LEGO Minifigures are Protected Trademark

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Back in March, there was a report that LEGO was given permission to bring patent and copyright infringement cases against some of their major competitors. One of these competitors is Best-Lock Construction Toys Inc. and today the General Court of the European Union has ruled that the shape of the LEGO minifigures is protected trademark and cannot be copied.

Best-Lock argued that the shape of the LEGO minifigures was “determined by the fact that they were part of a toy that involved ‘interlocking building blocks for play purposes.'” The EU ruled that the elements of a LEGO minifigure has nothing to do with their ability to connect them to other bricks.

This ruling today by the EU is one step closer to LEGO further protecting their patents and trademarks from other companies. With the company opening a new factory in China in 2017, this will help deter counterfeit companies in the Asian markets.

**Via BBC**

LEGO Dimensions E3 Portal Trailer Featuring the Toy Pad

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Following the gameplay footage of LEGO Dimensions yesterday at E3, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released another video today showing off the details of the Toy Pad and how it works in conjunction with the game. The Toy Pad allows a combination of seven different characters, objects, and vehicles to be simultaneously be brought into the game at a single time. It features three distinct areas of RGB light technology that gives a range of colors to provide the players hints and puzzles to solve.

There are five modes available on the Toy Pad: SHIFT, SCALE, CHROMA, ELEMENTAL, and LOCATE. SHIFT mode is activated when characters need to use colored vortexes to move around the area or to avoid danger. The player must physically move the LEGO minifigure to the right colored light section on the Toy Pad which allows them to transport the character to the vortex of their choosing.

By using SCALE, players can physically place the LEGO minifigure on a distinct colored section of the Toy Pad and they can either grow their character to a larger size or shrink them down to micro-size to be able to compleze puzzles or access new areas.

With CHROMA, you change each character into a specific color and you use them at certain points with their respective colors to progress in the puzzle.

For ELEMENTAL, the characters can gain different elemental abilities to use including lightning, fire, water, and wind. You can use those abilities to fight enemies or to use on puzzles.

Finally, LOCATE is … Continue

New LEGO DK Books Available Today

June 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

There are a couple of new LEGO DK books that go on sale today. The first book is LEGO NINJAGO: Secret World of the Ninja which contains 96 pages. This book takes an in-depth look at the world of Ninjago ranging from the Ninja heroes themselves to their weapons and vehicles to their enemies. The book will also include Sensei Wu as the exclusive minifigure.

Step into the action-packed world of LEGO® NINJAGO™, and discover everything there is to know about the legendary Ninja.

Meet the heroes of LEGO NINJAGO, learn all about their foes, and join them in their fierce battles with LEGO NINJAGO: Secret World of the Ninja. Discover their amazing weapons, vehicles, and dragons. Learn how to become a powerful Ninja, just like Kai, Zane, Cole, Jay, Lloyd, with the help of their wise leader, Sensei Wu.

Featuring an exclusive minifigure to guide you on your way, LEGO NINJAGO: Secret World of the Ninja will have you mastering the ways of the ninja in no time!

The other LEGO DK book that is released today is LEGO Friends: The Adventure Guide. This book also has 96 pages and it includes Kate as the exclusive minidoll. The Adventure Guide takes a look at the characters from Heartlake City and their adventures.

Join Mia, Stephanie, Emma, Andrea, and Olivia on their exciting adventures around Heartlake City and beyond in LEGO® Friends: The Adventure Guide. Learn about their pets, personalities, dreams, and passions. Discover how the girls like to spend their days: find out what

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