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LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158) Out of Stock Until September

March 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

If you’re one of the people who are looking for recently released LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158), you may be out of luck for a while. The set is currently out of stock on Shop@Home and the next shipment is expected to be shipped on September 13, 2015. Yes, you read that right. That’s six months from now.

I’m not sure if that’s a listing error or if the set is really that popular because I haven’t seen any set lately that had an out-of-stock shipping date six months out. Of course, this date may change later when more sets are produced. You may want to check with your local LEGO Store or LEGOLAND park to see if they still have any in stock or not. Otherwise, you may have to wait a pretty long time for the LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158) to come back in stock.

LEGO Toys-to-Life Video Game Rumored Title as LEGO Dimensions

March 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few days ago, we reported of a rumor that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Traveller’s Tales will be releasing a toys-to-life video game later this year. Today, VideoGamer.com has learned that this new game is being developed under the name of “LEGO Dimensions.”

LEGO hopes to break into the popular toys-to-life market joining Activision’s Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Nintendo amiibo where figures have a NFC chip inside which can be projected into the game as a playable character. There are no further details at this point as all parties are being hush hush on the project but Traveller’s Tales associate producer Tim Wileman notes:

“I don’t want to focus too much on the other games at the moment but what I will say is, like I say, we’re always looking to push the boundaries on these games in terms of the scope and the potential and we’re ambitious in that respect. So although I can’t go into any specific details now, rest assured that is the case and we’re always trying to push the boundaries. So watch this space.”

**Via Brick Fanatics**

Bricks LA LEGO Fan Convention AFOL Registration Now Open

March 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

There is finally some new information about Southern California’s newest LEGO fan convention, Bricks LA. AFOL registration is now also open and there are perks for being one such as access to all attendee events, custom badge, a swag bag, and ability to register your MOCs for exhibition and contests. Check out the full press release below for all pertinent details.

Bricks LA Lego Fan Convention Coming To Pasadena, CA

Join brick fans and builders this May for the first annual Bricks LA Lego fan convention!

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 17, 2015 – Bricks LA is excited to announce the first annual Lego fan convention at the Pasadena Convention Center (300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101) May 16th & 17th, 2015! Brick fans of all ages are welcome to join the festivities with over 6,000 square feet of custom made models, vendors selling sets and accessories, and a free build area for the kids!

With fan built LEGO models inspired by comics, movies, pop culture, and classic themes such as space and town, there is something for the whole family to enjoy! Admission is only $5 and kids 12 and under are free! Public exhibit hours are Saturday May 16th from 10am to 6pm and Sunday May 17th from 10am to 5pm.

Attendee registration is open for AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO) who would like to participate in the private portion of the event and display their LEGO creations for the public. Registering as an attendee allows exclusive access to participate in the private

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril Now Available on Android

March 19, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril video game is finally available for Android users. This version was released earlier this year for Apple iOS and now Android users get to enjoy the game as well. This version of Universe in Peril is also the same game that you can find on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Vita but at a very cheaper price. The only downside is that you’ll need at least 1.1gb of space on your Android mobile device if you want to play it since there’s tons of content and cinematics that’s jam-packed in the app. The game costs $4.99 and you can download it on Google Play.

LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes: Universe in Peril features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world!
GAME FEATURES:
• Over 91 playable characters, such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, and more can be unlocked as you progress through the game. Select character families can be accessed at any time through purchase via our in-game store.
• Complete 45 action-packed missions as you chase down Cosmic Bricks across key locations from the Marvel Universe
• Battle enemies using super power abilities such as flight, super strength and invisibility.
• Use fast-paced combat moves and activate Super Moves like Hulk’s Thunder Clap and

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General Mills LEGO Racers Throwback Thursday Review

March 19, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today, I sort of have a Throwback Thursday kind of set to review. It’s not something that I do regularly or plan to but since the LEGO news is kinda slow, I thought it would be kinda cool to take a look back on this. I was rummaging through my garage and I found these small LEGO Racers sets which were from a 2009 General Mills promotion where a random Racer was inserted into boxes of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix, or Cookie Crisp. I haven’t eaten any cereal in years so I’m not exactly sure how I acquired them since I didn’t return from the Dark Ages until late 2011 but they were in my pile of toys that were packed up.

Anyways, there are six LEGO Racers to collect and theu are pretty simple to build as there are just three parts to connect together, the top, chassis, and wheels. The Racers are 2×8 long and yes, they are compatible with any other LEGO brick. The top of the cars have two studs where you can attach minifigures to if you so desire. The wheels are made from the metal axles and they roll very smoothly.

As you can see, I have three of these Racers, the blue 4×4 truck, an orange race car, and a yellow and red one. I’m not sure if the cars are based on real-life cars but I did find out the yellow one is based on Clint Bowyer’s NASCAR vehicle with the number 33 and Cheerios … Continue

New Little, Brown LEGO Graphic Novel Publishing Deal

March 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Papercutz has lost their licence with The LEGO Group to produce graphic novels based on various themes including LEGO Ninjago and LEGO BIONICLE. The license now goes to Little, Brown which will start releasing new graphic novels late 2015. Papercutz has until the end of the year for Ninjago and BIONICLE and mid-2016 for LEGO Legends of Chima.

Starting this holiday season, there will be books released by Little, Brown based on Ninjago, BIONICLE, and Friends but we’ll get to see previews of them at San Diego Comic Con 2015 which they will have a “major presence” at the event. I’ll be at SDCC again this year so I’ll go check out and see what they have in store.

**Via Publishers Weekly via BZPower**

The Culture Show LEGO Documentary – The Building Blocks of Architecture

March 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I always like watching LEGO documentary shows and while during my downtime this week, I came across BBC 2’s The Culture Show episode on YouTube about the company called “LEGO – The Building Blocks of Architecture.” It was released last year but I just recently came across it. The show talks about some of the history of LEGO and how it has impacted our culture from an architecture standpoint. If you have 30 minutes to spare, check out the episode below.