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LEGO NEWS UPDATES: Why You Should Be Excited About Lego Minifigures Online

LEGO NEWS UPDATES: 

 

 

Why You Should Be Excited About Lego Minifigures Online

 

Beginning an MMO can be difficult, especially for children. There’s no easy way to approach a big, complicated world that’s likely filled to the brim with content — most of which demands some sort of progression to experience. On the other hand, Lego is a franchise that’s proven safe for both adults and those smaller human-folk, long establishing its agelessness through streams of kid-friendly video games, collectible toys and an often nostalgic assortment of building blocks for parents to share with their young ones. But Lego Minifigures Online is different. It’s best described as a combination of Diablo III and the classic TT Games Lego series, featuring a fast-paced, strategic combat system, a wide assortment of characters — each coupled with unique 
abilities — and a massive world to explore.

While the Lego franchise has been a staple in gaming for quite some time, and has likely introduced many-a-kiddies to the wonders of digital fun, there’s one slice of video game pie that hasn’t been shared with the tot-lot until now: the massive multiplayer online game, also known as the MMO. Funcom, the masterminds behind titles such as The Secret World and Age of Conan have finally launched the Lego universe into the plains of online entertainment. The combination of the two is, 
without a hint of hyperbole, unexpectedly brilliant.
The greatest challenge in having a game that’s fit for both experienced players and children alike is, without a doubt, ensuring that it’s both accessible enough for youngins to understand, while retaining a certain complexity that can capture — and hold onto — the attention of gamers not currently in possession of a Justin Bieber thermos. It would have been too easy for Lego Minifigures Online to become a mindless click-fest, peppered with just enough minor incentives to encourage return visits (à la Club Penguin). Instead, Funcom opted for a system that encourages various playstyles, with an emphasis on teamwork through 
group-based dungeon crawling and questing.

In Lego Minifigures Online, younger players aren’t forced to rush through content in order to “succeed.” Likewise, adept players aren’t restricted to tip-toeing through the world, either. There’s plenty on offer to keep both camps invested, including the enticing collectible aspect of the Minifigures themselves. Experienced players can dive into raids with up to 4 players,  making the Lego universe their female-dog and taking no names in the process, while newer enthusiasts can simply find a realm they enjoy best, relax with some comfortably paced objectives and explore 
the world in baby-steps.

 

Here are some facts about Lego Minifigures Online.

It features incredible crossplay capabilities.
There’s nothing quite like beginning a session on your laptop, questing until your eyes are too heavy to care that your group has logged off, and continuing your journey on the iPad, nestled safety beside your increasingly aggravated fiance; or teddy bear; or bottle of Johnnie Walker; or whatever best suits your personal situation. That’s something you can do, too. There’re no restrictions, so long as your connection is speedy enough. Having tested the game on both devices, I can safety say that, as far as game show testing goes, it runs smoothly and without a hint of lag.
It features an abundance of non-licensed construction 

sets from the Lego universe.
It’d be easier to tell you what isn’t included in Lego Minifigures Online. For example, you won’t be riding shotgun with Jedi’s, or jumping over any snake pits with ol’ Indie, but nearly every non-licensed construction set from the Lego universe is on offer, including those piratical pirates, the medieval setting chock-full of knights, armor, horses and dragons, the vast and infinitely expansive space set, and much, much more. I was told the areas in the world are segmented, separated by an overworld of sorts. In my demo, I was only able to explore a single dungeon in the pirate world, but there’s certainly potential in digging through the near-endless toy box of Lego. Funcom has spared no expense in bring the world to life, either. Aesthetically, every set is brimming with colorful imagination and feels like an 
extension of the Lego universe.
It features 100 Minifigures, which are a nifty collectible
 in and out of the game.
One of the main goals in Lego Minifigures Online is to — you guessed it — collect Minifigures. These tiny adventurers can be purchased in physical or digital form, as well as discovered in the game world at random. It’s not often that a toy comes around and instantly appeals to both children and adults, however. Outside of McDonald’s Happy Meal offerings, I haven’t been so compelled to own all of anything since the late 90’s. Lego Minifigures are, for lack of a better word, addictive. You can’t just own one, because it’s unlikely to be your absolutely-must-have-favorite. Instead, you’ll gather a pile of dozens before you reach your goal, falling in love with the entire collection in the process. It’s expensive, but it’s also tangible. Mix that up with a digital incentive, and you have yourself a version of Skylanders for adults to dig into.

Now, let’s talk about what I did in the game.

I had a good hour to tinker with Lego Minifigures Online, most of which was spent in a pirate-themed dungeon with 3 additional players whom I was introduced to at the start of the session. I beat down various enemies, cleverly switched between characters as they were unlocked, managed health while experimenting with different powers in the process, searched every inch of the gorgeous map for treasures, and accidentally sabotaged my groups progress by pulling a large mob of enemies during a particularly hectic encounter. It was, by all accounts, fun.
While exploration alone didn’t yield any exceptional discoveries, and the combat system is quite simple on the surface, it’s the teaming up with strangers and the facing off against increasingly trickier groups of baddies that drew me in.  There was even an instance where my careless frolicking attracted an unwanted brigade of skeletons — to many to handle for my novice team of heroes — and essentially demanded my group rush to my rescue. They did, and watching them duke it out with my abusers was incredible — especially considering the lack of chat implementation, and thus my inability to call for their assistance.
With that said, no battle was ever rage-quit worthy, nor did any encounter require any specific strategy to defeat. Mixing and matching powers at random seemed to do the trick in most situations, and those that demanded something more were infrequent, and usually required some sort of snaring ability to comfortably conquer. Death, too, wasn’t an issue, as it has very little penalty. It’s inconvenient, and it pulls you away from the action long enough to encourage improving your strategy, but those new to video games won’t be soured by facing the axe.
It’s the end of the dungeon that was perhaps most surprising. As we entered the ‘instance within an instance,’ we were greeted by a large, kraken like creature. Not long after the meet-and-greet, we were dodging tentacles, constructing miniature traps in which to capture said tentacles, and slashing away at the squid-like-being. It’s a battle that proved to be slightly more challenging than the happy-go-lucky theme would suggest, but that was a welcome layer of depth in an otherwise almost-too-friendly experience.





After the boss was defeated, and the treasure room was thoroughly collected (by me), we were introduced to another slice of the game’s mechanics: objectives. Despite the world being pieced together by everyone’s favorite building blocks, Lego Minifigures Online doesn’t emphasize construction. For that matter, you’ll be doing less building than in the TT Games titles, though much of the core “click until it’s built without being interrupted” makes it’s way into the games many tasks. The focus, instead, is on combat and exploration; two aspects that it nails in both design and playability.
In addition to the world brimming with content, there’s plenty variation to the characters, too. As I mentioned earlier, character aesthetics aren’t limited to looks alone, but rather indicative of unique powers they posses. My team, for example, consisted of a Knight, a Bumble Bee Girl and a DJ. While my choices were based a tad on external features, there was some careful consideration as well. Bumble Bee Girl, for instance, is a long-range attacker, while the DJ stuns enemies long enough for the Knight to sweep them. The game’s simplicity makes controlling and managing characters a breeze, and there are no consequences in switching between 
them on the fly. Actually, it’s encouraged during 
particularly congested encounters.
There’s no denying that those who benefit most from Lego Minifigures Onlines’ simple mechanics are the younsters. It’s clear, even from my hour long demo, that children were the target demographic during research and development. That’s not to say that older gamers can’t enjoy the game as well, though. It offers a robust world, rich with Lego’s finest craftables, all bundled in a messy, charming, creative and visually impressive package. It’s a collectible game, an MMO, a parent-child bonding experience and a game that everyone — even those reluctant to sample the tame-end of the video gaming pool — should jump into when the game launches this summer. It may not be able to hold an adult’s attention over extended periods, but it’s definitely a fun way to adventure through an afternoon. Being as it’s free-to-play, and massively enjoyable, there’s nothing to lose — except for a few hours in its blocky world.

 

 

 

MORE LEGO NEWS: Space World Brings More Crazy Fun to LEGO Minifigures Online

MORE LEGO NEWS: 

Space World Brings More Crazy Fun to LEGO Minifigures Online

Space is everywhere — literally. But also figuratively. Movies and TV shows have been featuring the endless unknown since before special effects existed. Older forms of entertainment like radio, books and cave drawings have been exploring space 
for even longer. Now, with the medieval theme months behind and an ever expanding arsenal of characters, Lego Minifgures Online introduces another slice of its universe for fans to explore: 
Space World. Included are all the space ships, laser guns, 
aliens and flying saucers you dream about after 
particularly bizarre episodes of the Twilight Zone. 

 

 

LEGOS BREAKING NEWS: Camera made from one tiny Lego brick actually works

LEGOS BREAKING NEWS: 

Camera made from one tiny Lego brick 

actually works

 

The inspiration began with a pine nut. Ryan Howerter, a graphic design student at Colorado State University, took a photography class and his teacher shared the story of the Pinholo, a minuscule functioning pine-nut pinhole camera. Howerter knew what he had to do. "Being a fan of Lego bricks, I had to carry this idea to its logical conclusion," he tells Crave.

Howerter hollowed out a tiny Lego brick (just two studs square) and turned it into a working pinhole camera. He place photographic paper inside, exposed it and processed it to turn out some seriously small black-and-white images. To truly understand the scale, look closely at Howerter's image of a minifig holding up a pinhole photo showing a tree on the campus at Colorado State.

"The most challenging part is definitely trying to get an actual photo out of it. It's far too easy to over or underexpose the paper or film. I think it was about a 10-second exposure for the one held by the minifig," Howerter says. He's still trying to get a workable negative from the brick camera due to the difficulty of 

processing such a small piece of film.

While working with such a tiny pinhole can be tricky, anybody can follow in Howerter's footsteps and give it a try. The materials list includes a Lego brick, a piece of brass shim stock (which you poke a tiny hole through), black tape and film or photographic paper. You'll also need access to the gear used for developing photos. 

"The brick's central support tube needs to be removed, which probably requires a Dremel tool. A black brick works best, 

to minimize reflected light," Howerter says.

Perhaps the pinhole Lego experiment will spark a new art movement of minifig-scale photography. I'm imagining an art opening with a little Lego gallery inside a regular gallery and minifigs contemplating the artwork on display. Full-size human attendees would need complimentary magnifying glasses to really enjoy the details of the photos. As Howerter demonstrates, there's a real beauty to the tiny art.

LEGO DINOSAURS WILL RISE AGAIN FOR A JURASSIC WORLD FANTASY KITS

"Jurassic World" should have audiences once again enthralled with rampaging dinosaurs when it lands in US theaters next summer. 

For those who just love to act out dinosaur rampages 

Lego-style, the brickmaker announced this week that 

official "Jurassic World" Lego kits and minifigures will be 

landing on store shelves in May 2015. 

 

"'Jurassic Park' defined dinosaurs for an entire generation 20 years ago, and 'Jurassic World' will do the same in 2015," said Universal Partnerships and Licensing President Stephanie Sperber. "Working with Lego Group to bring this classic into the present in dynamic and exciting ways is truly thrilling."

We don't yet know what types of Lego kits we might see from the deal, though company executives dropped a few hints in a joint press release issued Tuesday. Lego Group's VP of global licensing and entertainment noted that the "Jurassic Park" series features rich landscapes, dinosaurs and vehicles perfect for creating Lego kits. More information on what the partnership involves will be made clearer as the "Jurassic World" release date approaches.

In the meantime, as you anxiously await the 2015 launch of "Jurassic World," remember to hold on to your butts.

THE LEGO MOVIE

Box office

The Lego Movie grossed $257.8 million in North America, and $210.3 million internationally, for a worldwide total of 
$468.1 million.
In North America, the film opened at number one in its first weekend with over $69 million, which is the second highest weekend debut in February behind  
The Passion of the Christ 
($83.8 million). 
The movie retained the top spot at box office in its second weekend by declining only 28% and grossing $49.8 million.
The Lego Movie was number one again in its third weekend while declining 37% and grossing $31.3 million. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number three grossing $20.8 million.
The popularity of the movie led to a shortage of 

Lego product by September

The Lego Movie (stylized as The LEGO Movie)

is a 2014 American-Australian-Danish computer animated adventure comedy film directed and co-written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, 

Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman.

It is the first film produced by Warner Animation Group. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, the film tells the story of Emmet (Pratt), an ordinary Lego minifigure prophesied to save the universe from the tyrannical Lord Business (Ferrell).

It was released theatrically on February 7, 2014. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with many critics highlighting its visual style, humour, voice acting, and heartwarming message. It earned more than $257 million in North America and $210 million in other territories for a worldwide total of over $468 million.

A spin-off film, featuring Batman from the film, is 

scheduled to be released in 2017, and a sequel to  

The Lego Movie is planned for 2018.

Plot

In the Lego universe, the wizard Vitruvius attempts to protect a super-weapon called the "Kragle" from the evil Lord Business. He fails to do so, but prophesies that a person called "the Special" will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle.
Eight and a half years later, a construction worker named Emmet Brickowski comes across a woman named Wyldstyle, who searches for something after hours at Emmet's construction site. When he investigates, Emmet falls into a hole and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, Emmet experiences vivid visions and passes out. He awakens with the Piece of Resistance attached to his back in the custody of Bad Cop, Business' lieutenant. There, Emmet learns of Business' plans to freeze the world with the Kragle, a tube of Krazy Glue with the label partially rubbed out. Wyldstyle rescues Emmet, believing him to be the Special, and takes him to meet Vitruvius. Emmet learns that she and the wizard are Master Builders—people capable of building anything they need without instruction manuals—who oppose Business' attempts to suppress their creativity. Though disappointed to find Emmet is not a Master Builder, Wyldstyle and Vitruvius are convinced of his potential when he recalls visions of a humanoid deity called "the Man Upstairs."
Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius evade Bad Cop's forces with the aid of Batman. They attend a council of Master Builders, who are unimpressed with Emmet and refuse to fight Business. Bad Cop's forces attack and capture everyone except for Emmet and a few others, taking their prisoners to the Think Tank. Emmet devises a team plan to infiltrate Business' headquarters and disarm the Kragle. However, he and his allies are captured and imprisoned, and Vitruvius is beheaded by Lord Business, who sets his headquarters to shock the Think Tank and leaves everyone to die. Vitruvius reveals he made up the prophecy as he dies, but soon reappears to Emmet as a ghost and tells him it is his self-belief that makes him the Special. Strapped to the self-destruct mechanism's battery, Emmet flings himself off the edge of the universe and saves his friends. Inspired by Emmet's sacrifice, Wyldstyle rallies the Lego people across the universe to use whatever creativity they have to build machines and weapons to fight Business' forces.
Emmet finds himself in the real world, where the events of the story (except for the opening set eight and a half years prior) are being played out in a basement by a boy named Finn on his father's Lego set. The father—revealed as "the Man Upstairs"—chastises his son for ruining the set by creating hodgepodges of different playsets, and proceeds to permanently glue his perceived "perfect creations" together. Realizing the danger his friends are in, Emmet wills himself to move and gains Finn's attention. Finn returns Emmet and the Piece of Resistance to the set where Emmet, possessing the powers of a Master Builder, confronts Business.
Meanwhile, Finn's father looks at his son's creations and realizes that Finn had based the villainous Business on him. Through a speech Emmet gives Business, Finn tells his father that he is special and has the power to change everything. Finn's father reconciles with his son, which plays out as Business having a change of heart, capping the Kragle with the Piece of Resistance, and ungluing his victims with mineral spirits. As a result of the father allowing Finn's younger sister to join them in playing with his Lego sets, aliens from the planet Duplo beam down and announce their plans to destroy everyone.

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THE LEGO ARCHITECTURE

 

Lego Architecture

Lego Architecture is a sub-brand and product range of the Lego construction toy, which aims to “celebrate the past, present and future of architecture through the Lego Brick”. The brand includes a series of Lego sets designed by ‘Architectural Artist’ Adam Reed Tucker, and each contain the pieces and instructions to build a model of a famous architectural building in micro-scale.

Contents

• 1 Development
• 2 Sets
• 3 Impact
• 4 References

Development

Adam Reed Tucker earned a degree in Architecture at Kansas State University in 1996. Whilst there, he sought a method to join his two passions of art and architecture, and hit upon the idea of using Lego bricks. From this, he founded Brickstructures, Inc., and began to design and build models of famous landmarks. His work was noticed by the Lego Group, and together they formed a partnership to release some of his models as commercially available Lego sets under the Lego Architecture brand.

Sets

By the beginning of 2010, six sets had been released in the range, under two ‘series’. Within the 'Landmark Series' are models of the Willis Tower (21000), John Hancock Center (21001), the Empire State Building (21002), and the Seattle Space Needle (21003). Within the 'Architect Series' are models of the Guggenheim Museum (21004) and Fallingwater (21005).

In the beginning of July 2010, a seventh set, the White House (21006), was released. An eighth set (21007) was released in November 2010: New York’s Rockefeller Center. The ninth set (21009), Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois), was released in April 2011. A tenth set (21008), The Burj Khalifa, was released in June 2011. An eleventh and twelfth set, the Robie House (21010) and the Brandenburg Gate (21011) were released in 

September 2011.

In January 2012, it was announced that the next Architecture set would be 21012 Sydney Opera House. The set was 

released in March 2012.

In June 2012, the Big Ben (21013) was released. In July 2012, The Namdaemun Gate (Renamed Sungnyemun Gate (21016) was released. In September 2012, the Villa Savoye (21014) was released. The Eames House (21015) was scheduled and then canceled, as it never came out as a set.

In June 2013, The Leaning Tower of Pisa (21015) was announced for the Lego Architecture series. Its set number (21015) replaced the original Eames House after it was canceled. United Nations Headquarters (21018) then came out in the Lego Architecture series. In October 2013, the next architecture set, Marina Bay Sands was announced. Also, in October 2013, the  

Eiffel Tower was announced.

Set	Series	Name	Released	Number of Pieces	Comments
21000	Landmark	Sears Tower	2008	69
21000	Landmark	Willis Tower	2011	69
21001	Landmark	John Hancock   Center	2008	69
21002	Landmark	Empire State  Building	2009	77
21003	Landmark	Seattle Space Needle	2009	57
21004	Architect	Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum	2009	208
21005	Architect	Fallingwater	2009	811
21006	Landmark	The White House	2010	560
21007	Landmark	Rockefeller Center	2011	240
21008	Landmark	Burj Khalifa	2011	208
21009	Architect	Farnsworth House	2011	546
21010	Architect	Robie House	2011	2276
21011	Landmark	Brandenburg Gate	2011	363
21012	Architect	Sydney Opera House	2012	270
21013	Landmark	Big Ben	2012	346
21014	Architect	Villa Savoye	2012	660
21016	Architect	Sungnyemun Gate	2012	325
21017	Architect	Imperial Hotel	2013	1188
21015	Landmark	Leaning Tower of Pisa	2013	345
21018	Landmark	United Nations Headquarters	2013	597
21019	Landmark	The Eiffel Tower	2014	321
21020	Landmark	The Trevi Fountain	2014	731
21021	Landmark	Marina Bay Sands	2014	602
21022	Landmark	Lincoln Memorial	2015	274
21023	Landmark	Flatiron Building	2015	471
21050	Architect	Lego Architecture Studio	2013	1210

Impact

The product range has been reviewed favourably by many commentators. Journalist Jenny Williams said "The scale on these kits is pretty small, though, so don’t expect exquisite detail. But creating with Lego bricks is quite a fun way to pay homage to great architects".