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LEGO Batman Minifigure Cake by Mike’s Amazing Cakes

March 18, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you want a professionally made LEGO cake for any occasion, Mike’s Amazing Cakes is probably the place to go. Mike McCarey has created the LEGO Batman minifigure masterpiece seen above for some very fortunate individual(s). The company is located in the state of Washington and can deliver locally but he is also able to ship cakes to all over the United States. Mike’s mastery of cake building has earned him many famous clients including Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Palmer, Rodney Dangerfield, and Julia Child just to name a few. Head over to his site to see other amazing cakes he has created over the years for many different occasions.

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The LEGO Group Building Factory in China

March 18, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Today, The LEGO Group announced that will be building a LEGO factory in China starting in 2014. The factory will be located in Jiaxing which has a population of 5 million people. The reason why LEGO decided to open one there is because of a few reasons. First, the location is near their existing regional distribution center and the city already has the facilities and infrastructure needed to build the new factory. Another reason why Jiaxing was chosen to have a factory there is because LEGO believes the location is perfect for the LEGO employees working there and has the best match with LEGO’s core values.

The factory is planned to be fully operational by 2017 and will have about 2000 employees and the size of it will be around 120,000 square meters. The investment amount into the factory will be “a 3 digit million Euro figure.” All the products made in the factory will be supplying products for Asian market and about 70-80% of all LEGO products in the region.

The LEGO Group has been moving to be more environmental conscience recently and this move adds to that by reducing the need to transport products all the way from Europe to sell in Asia. Although there will be a new facility in China, Michael McNulty, Senior Vice President, Procurement, states that “the same technology, automation and standards for employee safety and product quality as our LEGO factories in Denmark, Hungary, Czech Republic and Mexico, and it will have a distinct LEGO look and feel.”

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man: Extremis Sea Port Battle (76006) Review

March 17, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man 3 sets have recently been released for sale in conjunction with the premiere of the Iron Man 3 movie in May and I’ve picked up all of them to be reviewed in the near future. The first set to be reviewed is the Iron Man: Extremis Sea Port Battle (76006). This set has 195 pieces and retails for $19.99, a $0.10/piece ratio. The box contains two numbered bags, an instruction booklet, a comic book, and a small sticker sheet.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man: Extremis Sea Port Battle (76006)

Azumo Games Releases Full Version of LEGO Hero Factory Brain Attack Game

March 16, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Brick Fanatics is reporting that Amuzo Games has released the full monetized version of the LEGO Hero Factory Brain Attack game on various mobile devices. As you may know, the game was released late last year and has amassed over 1 million downloads. With this newest update, you can now play the original City Streets and the Shopping Mall levels as well as new items to upgrade your Hero. If you’ve purchased Hero Factory sets, you can get Game Points which you can use to purchase in-game items. This new version of LEGO Hero Factory Brain Attack is now available on iTunes and will be available on Google Play on March 18th. Read the official press release below:

Bournemouth, UK (15th March 2013) – Amuzo Games proudly announce that the full monetised version of their LEGO® Hero Factory Brain Attack game is now available to download.

To help welcome in the New Year and to coincide with January’s official launch of the LEGO® Hero Factory website, Amuzo Games released the City Streets level of LEGO® Hero Factory Brain Attack for FREE. Since then, the game has smashed through the ONE MILLION downloads mark, was chosen as one of The Guardian Apps Blog best iPhone apps of the month and has just been awarded top marks by Android Apps Magazin.

Now, the whole world can experience the heroic, frenetic, 3D action as the full monetised version is available to download from the Apple App Store (15th March) and the Google Play Store (18th March). Makuhero City is

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LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

March 15, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

USA Today has revealed the exclusive minifigure that will be included in the new LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles book by Daniel Lipkowitz. The minifigure included in the book will be a Special Forces Commander Clone Trooper. The book will retail for $18.99 and will be available this summer. For a limited time, Amazon is having a 43% discount on the book and you can pre-order it now for the price of $10.90. The Yoda Chronicles will be premiering on Cartoon Network on May 29th and there are also some short videos that have already started on starwars.lego.com.

LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles - Special Forces Commander Clone Trooper

LEGO Batman: The Movie DC Superheroes Unite DVD Clark Kent Minifigure Review

March 13, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Clark Kent Minifigure from Lego Batman: The Movie DC Superheroes Unite DVD

YourCreativeFriends has recently gotten their hands on the new Clark Kent minifigure from the LEGO Batman: The Movie DC Superheroes Unite Blu-Ray DVD. Here you can see that the Clark is in a blue suit that he wears to Metropolis. You can also see that he is wearing the classic Superman suit underneath. He has a single-sided head that shows him wearing glasses with a stern expression. The Blu-Ray DVD that he is included in will be released on May 21st and retails for $24.98.

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The LEGO Group Becomes World’s Most Valuable Toy Manufacturer

March 13, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

According to Bloomberg, The LEGO Group has recently became the world’s most valuable toy manufacturer overtaking Mattel and has created three new billionaires in the process. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen’s three children has a combined “37% economic interest in the company valued at more than $5.3 billion.” The company itself, which is valued $14.6 billion, saw an increase in their sales in 2012 reaching 23.4 billion Danish kroner ($4.04 billion).

Gerrick Johnson from BMO Capital states that LEGO is “the world’s biggest toymaker in terms of net income, operating income and Ebitda” with a 71% growth margin. I’m no economist but a 71% growth margin sounds pretty good. Johnson values the company to be at about $15 billion but could be worth at much as $17 billion if he had used the variables that was used to value Mattel.

With the strong push from 2012 to 2013, it doesn’t seem that LEGO will be slowing down anytime soon especially with some new themes such as The Lone Ranger releasing next month and the Man of Steel sets in the summer. As a fan, you can expect us to help with LEGO’s sales by purchasing the sets when they come out and hopefully The LEGO Group can keep it’s title of the world’s most valuable toy manufacturer.