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Super Awesome Micro Project: Air-Powered LEGO Car

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

There are some things that are made from LEGO that are just unbelievable until you see it. Steve Sammartino and Raul Oaida created the Super Awesome Micro Project which is a life-sized LEGO car that is powered by air and has a top speed of about 18mph. It is styled as a hot rod and used more than 500,000 LEGO pieces to create which includes four orbital engines and 256 pistons. The project was crowdfunded with a single tweet and forty people jumped on board to help out. Check out the awesome video above.

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LEGO The Hobbit Lake-town Guard Polybag (30216) Back in Stock

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

For anyone who didn’t get a chance to pick up the LEGO The Hobbit Lake-town Guard polybag (30216) from Toys R Us a few weeks ago, you now have a second chance. They are now back in stock on their website for $4.99 each with a limit of 5 per customer. I still haven’t seen it in stores yet so right now, online is your best bet to get one.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Set Preview

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

A reader has posted the above image showing a preview of the 2014 LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets on our Facebook Page . Hi-res images should be coming tomorrow. Stay tuned! Thanks to Starblight.de for the info.

Update: Steff on Eurobricks has posted a clearer image. It shows 2 of the 7 new sets including Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) on the top and the Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121) at the bottom.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Set Preview (Clearer)

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Funcom LEGO Minifigures Online Official Press Release

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

Yesterday, we reported that a new trailer for the LEGO Minifigure Online game was live and there were new details about it. Today, Funcom has released an official press release of the game as well as the same trailer video that we’ve shown.

TAKE A GRAND TOUR OF LEGO® MINIFIGURES ONLINE

– Funcom provides fans with massive amounts of information about the upcoming game through a brand new video and website –

Oslo, Norway – December 18th, 2013 – What is ‘LEGO® Minifigures Online’ all about? Now is your chance to find out! Funcom announced today the launch of the ‘LEGO Minifigures Online’ website. With this launch, fans can learn more about the game without needing access to the beta testing. A new video has also launched in conjunction with the new site.

The new ‘This is LEGO Minifigures Online’ video offers a narrated tour of some of the exciting things fans will be able to do and places they can visit when the game launches next year. The video also showcases brand new, never-before-seen content such as the Pirate World, the Treasure Island dungeon and the terrifying Crikey the Kraken!

Visit http://www.playminifigures.com to explore the site and see the video!

“We have an amazing cast of characters and worlds in ‘LEGO Minifigures Online’, and the new video and website are a great opportunity for everyone to discover that,” says Executive Producer Lawrence Poe. “This is a game with tremendous amount of variety and there is just so much to see and experience here. Our goal

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LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Revealed

December 18, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21004)

LEGO has just revealed the final design and box art of the newest LEGO CUUSOO set, the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21004). The set contains 295 pieces and will be available for sale on January 1st on Shop@Home for $29.99.

This LEGO version of the highly advanced mobile laboratory features lots of great details, such as 6-wheel rocker-bogie suspension, articulated robotic arm and multiple camera sets, plus a display plate complete with LEGO brick Martian rocks – perfect for testing out the rover’s go-anywhere suspension! Similar to other LEGO CUUSOO sets, the building instruction booklet also includes background information about the fan builder, the history of Mars exploration, and the real Curiosity Rover.

The creator of the LEGO CUUSOO project and the Mechanical Engineer who worked on the real Curiosity Rover, Stephen Pakbaz, has done a review of the set on the CUUSOO Blog.

LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21004)

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 17

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

We have now reached Day 17 of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) and we only have one week left. Let’s check out what we got.

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LEGO Minifigures Online Intro Trailer

December 17, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

IGN has released a new trailer for the LEGO Minifigures Online game. They have also interviewed Executive Producer Lawrence Poe and asked how this game will be different from other LEGO games including the failed LEGO Universe. One such difference is that LEGO Minifigures Online is a free to play game and not a subscription based game.

Accessibility is key for this game, so we’re trying to make it as easy as possible to get into the game and have fun. Obviously there will be a lot of younger players for this game so we are taking our time to ensure that we will provide the best experience for those young players and their parents both in terms of gameplay and the business model.

Lawrence also talks about the main objectives of the game, to find minifigures and using them on your adventure. Not only will you be looking for minifigures, there will also be a building aspect to the game.

The focus is on the minifigures and their adventures through fantastical worlds. The key aspect of the game is finding minifigures, learning to use their abilities in the best possible way, training your minifigures to become more powerful, and going through these cool worlds completing quests, defeating cool dungeon bosses and really just exploring and having fun. Building is also an important part of the game, and its primary function is to support the adventuring experience. You’ll come across piles of LEGO bricks that can be assembled into contraptions that can help you defeat a

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