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The LEGO Group Management Role Changes

December 6, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Earlier today, LEGO has released two press releases regarding the future of management at the company. The first one is in regards to LEGO appointing a new CEO to replace Jørgen Vig Knudstorp in 2017.

The LEGO Group has announced that Bali Padda, current Chief Operations Officer, is appointed CEO of the company as of January 1, 2017.

Bali Padda takes over from Jørgen Vig Knudstorp who will head up the new entity LEGO Brand Group.

Bali Padda has been with the LEGO Group for 14 years and is at present heading up Operations while at the same time being overall responsible for people and organisational development. During the past ten years, he has been a member of the LEGO Group’s top management.

Commenting on the appointment of Bali Padda as CEO, Niels Jacobsen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LEGO Group, says:

“Bali Padda has a fantastic track record in the LEGO Group with more than 14 years of experience especially within supply chain functions, but more recently also focusing on people and organisational development. Bali has demonstrated an ability to drive the changes required in operations through the significant growth we have experienced during the past years. I am confident that Bali will continue to develop the company in close cooperation with management.”

Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, fourth generation owner of the LEGO Group, comments:

“Bali possesses the right LEGO mindset. He has a deep knowledge of our entire company, a very clear sense of what we need to do to take the

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LEGO Creator Winter 2017 Robo Explorer and More

December 4, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I know I’m a tad late on this piece of news since I’ve been out of commission at the hospital for a few days but there are some more winter 2017 LEGO Creator sets that some of you may not have seen yet. One of the more interesting sets in this year’s Creator lineup is the Robo Explorer (31062) which looks really cool. You can check out all of the other previously revealed LEGO Creator sets here.

Blue Express (31054)

Red Racer (31055)

Robo Explorer (31062)

LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros Official Box Art Images

December 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There are now official box art images for the LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micro sets that have been uploaded to LEGO’s servers. These sets were revealed at the lead-up to San Diego Comic Con. Again for next year, there will be three sets for the DC Comics Super Heroes and three for Marvel.

Mighty Micros: Superman vs. Bizarro (76068)

LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros: DC Comics Superman vs. Bizarro (76068)

Mighty Micros: Batman vs Killer Moth (76069)

Mighty Micros: Wonder Woman vs. Doomsday (76070)

Mighty Micros: Spider-Man vs. Scorpion (76071)

Mighty Micros: Iron Man vs Thanos (76072)

Mighty Micros: Wolverine vs. Magneto (76073)

LEGO Worlds Coming to PlayStation 4, XBox One, STEAM in February 2017

November 29, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It seems that today is a press release day for LEGO. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has sent over a press release announcing that LEGO Worlds will be coming to PlayStation 4, XBox One, and STEAM on February 21, 2017. If you didn’t know, LEGO Worlds is currently on STEAM Early Access but the full release will be available in a few months.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® WORLDS For PlayStation®4, Xbox One and STEAM

Players Can Create Anything Imaginable and Define Their Own Adventures
In the Ultimate Digital LEGO Bricks Building Experience
Burbank, Calif. – Nov. 29, 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group today announced that LEGO® Worlds, a galaxy of imaginative worlds made entirely of digital LEGO bricks where players can explore, discover and create together, will commercially launch on February 21, 2017 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and STEAM. Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Worlds has been in STEAM Early Access since last year allowing players to provide feedback for continual improvements leading up to its official launch.

“In LEGO Worlds, players will go on an exciting journey to become a Master Builder, in an open-world made completely of LEGO-built environments,” said Jonathan Smith, Head of Production, TT Games. “Whether customizing characters, exploring in vehicles, building structures, or discovering an expansive range of items, characters and creatures throughout the worlds, there’s the freedom to create anything imaginable.”

“LEGO Worlds expands our LEGO

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LEGO Speed Champions 2017 Press Release

November 29, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Speed Champions Ford GT 2016 & Ford 1966 GT40 (75881)

LEGO has released a press release regarding the 2017 wave of LEGO Speed Champions sets. The set that is referenced is the 2016 Ford GT & 1966 Ford GT40 (75881).

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Designed to Inspire Tomorrow’s Racing Drivers, Engineers and Designers – Ford’s Le Mans Victories in LEGO® Bricks

• Ford race cars that won 1966 and 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours will be available as part of the exclusive LEGO® Speed Champions range of models

• New kit brings to life iconic Ford GT40 and today’s Ford GT race car. Minifigures, chequered flag and trophy will help to bring famous victories to life again and again

• Designing the exclusive kit was a “dream project” for LEGO design lead Craig Callum, a former car designer who races Fords in his spare time

COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 29, 2016 – It’s a gift 50 years in the making that could set your child on the path to becoming a racing legend. The iconic Ford GT40 and new Ford GT that won Le Mans 24 Hours in 1966 and 2016 are being brought to life in LEGO® bricks.

The new LEGO Speed Champions set will include both cars as well as racing driver minifigures, a chequered flag and even a trophy to make it easy to recreate those history-making victories.

“Many people in my team grew up with the legend of Ford’s history-making 1966 victory – and experienced the excitement of building and design for the first time through LEGO bricks,” said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford

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LEGO Shop@Home Brick Friday 2016 Sales Now Live

November 24, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Brick Friday 2016 Sales are now live over on Shop@Home. As I’ve mentioned before, the offers for this year include:

– Free LEGO Seasonal Snowglobe (40223) with purchases of $99 or more.
– Free shipping on all orders
– Various sales on select items. LEGO didn’t send over any details on what the individual items are but there are a lot of sets that are discounted in their respective themes. They don’t show up on the main themes page as of this time but they do show up on individual product pages so you’ll have to find which set you want to purchase and see if they are indeed on sale or not.

In addition, if you’re brave enough to head out to shop at the LEGO Brand Stores, they also have some Doorbuster Sale items that you can save up to $50 off on. These sets include but not limited to:

– LEGO Architecture The White House (21006)
– LEGO Friends Adventure Camp Tree House (41122)
– LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158)

You’ll also get the Snowglobe set and last month’s Holiday Countdown Calendar (40222) if stores have some leftover, with a $99 purchase.

In addition, Amazon is currently having a huge sale on a lot of sets at this time with some sets that are discounted up to 44%. If you’ve been holding off on purchasing sets, now is one of the best times to pick them up. This also includes LEGO Dimensions starter and expansion packs.

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LEGO 2016 Holiday Shopping Recommendations

November 24, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The holiday shopping season has started and surprisingly, a lot of readers have emailed in the past couple of weeks asking me to do a holiday shopping recommendations on what LEGO sets to get for presents. For my guide, I’ll be picking out five sets that I feel would be worth their price and give a short explanation on why I chose that particular set.