Supposing you’ve not dismissed this title as another tried-and-failed movie-to-game translation, you’ll be glad to know what The LEGO Movie Videogame is just about as smooth a delivery as we’ve … Continue reading
Have you watched the LEGO movie already? It was sort of fun to me, although I do question the wisdom of endowing it with such high ratings just because of the movie’s freshness. The COI+ LEGO Power Brick, as it is known, happens to be a block of LEGO which functions as an external battery pack for your smartphone or tablet, where it has been specially designed to deliver on-the-go charging all the while giving you a chance to exercise your creativity.
LEGO Power Brick Juices Up Your Handset original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Crowdsourcing site LEGO Cuusoo has to be choosy about which sets based on licensed material they allow on the site. If they don’t, or can’t get the license for those ideas, they don’t want to get our hopes up by allowing projects based on those characters. That’s understandable. However, we have some good news for Doctor Who fans.
Cuusoo users have noticed that LEGO has just lifted its ban on submitting Doctor Who based Cuusoo projects, stating that there are no longer hard conflicts between them and making the sets. So all you you LEGO builders with great Doctor Who ideas had better get busy.
I can’t wait to see what people come up with. As long as I get to see a LEGO K-9 set, I’ll be happy.
[images via Brickdon, Eldeeem and Building K-9 via The Mary Sue]
Chinese company Coi+ recently released a portable battery that not only works with LEGO pieces, it comes with a few bricks too. It’s called the Power Brick. It has a 4200mAh battery inside and it charges gadgets via USB.
I’m not sure if the bricks that are included with the battery actually came from LEGO. Whatever the case, you can use them and the battery to make an impromptu stand or dock for your phone.
Snap together a browser tab and head to our old friend Brando to get the Power Brick. It costs $49(USD) and comes in red, blue, yellow or white.
[via Chip Chick]
I am quite sure that many of us out there who cannot get enough of Tolkien’s work on the silver screen are waiting impatiently for the end of 2014. Yes sir, I know that we are about to enter the third month of this year only, but still, the final film in The Hobbit Trilogy is worth the wait. In the meantime, what can one do to alleviate one’s waiting period? Why, instead of reading the book all over again for the umpteenth time, why not enjoy some gaming sessions instead? LEGO The Hobbit is all set to arrive on the Sony PS3, where it will come in the form of a bundle. We are looking at a 500GB PS3 console as well as LEGO The Hobbit, which is the latest LEGO game inspired by the first two Hobbit films.
LEGO The Hobbit Hits The Sony PS3 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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As I’ve mentioned before, Xenogears is one of my favorite games. So I was so excited when I heard that someone had proposed LEGO versions of the PlayStation classic’s mecha. Sadly, Diego Cabrera submitted his proposal on LEGO Cuusoo back in 2012 and it still doesn’t have the minimum 10,000 votes.
I don’t know if Diego edited his proposal since he first created it, but as of this writing all you can see on Cuusoo is the image of Xenogears, the final form of Fei’s Weltall. But Video Game Stuffs was able to save Diego’s LEGO models of the other Gears. I’m not sure if these are all he made – the other heroes’ Gears are missing, such as the awesomely bulky Siebzehn – but right now these images are all we have.
I don’t know if Cuusoo places an expiration date on proposals, although I was still able to place my vote for Diego’s proposal. I do know that Xenogears is no Back to the Future, Ghostbusters or Minecraft. But if you’re a fellow fan of the game it wouldn’t hurt to show your support for this awesome concept. I hope Diego updates or resubmits his proposal now that it’s getting a new wave of attention.
[via Video Game Stuffs via Destructoid]
You can create all sorts of awesome sculptures and structures with LEGO. From models of cars and buildings to carnivals and landmarks, the sky’s the limit, as long as you have the right bricks and enough creativity.
LEGO builder Sachiko Akinaga did something different and built a gallery of LEGO food that look absolutely scrumptious. Who knew dishes made from LEGO could look so yummy?
It’s hard to believe that Sachiko only used bricks available in various LEGO sets to come up with LEGO versions of bananas, pancakes (complete with syrup and butter), sushi, and even a Big Mac with a side of fries!
Sachiko competes in LEGO building competitions and has been mastering her craft for ten years. You can learn more about her LEGO craft and inspiration in the video below:
If you want some, freaky LEGOs baby, you betta’ call… Ghostbusters! Back in January, we learned that LEGO would be making an official Ghostbusters LEGO set. The images that were floating around were a fan made set that was put on the Cuusoo site and won enough votes to be turned into an official kit.
The first official pics of that official Ghostbusters LEGO set are now officially official. The pics show off just how awesome the minifigs and the ECTO-1 car look. While the car doesn’t light up like the fan model, the official kit still looks really cool.
The minifigs come complete with a ghost trap and unlicensed nuclear accelerators, otherwise known as proton packs. The official LEGO kit car has a removable roof, which is the only way you can get Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore into the car to fight those ghosts.
The 508-piece set will ship this June for $49.99(USD).
Some of us may have been playing with LEGOs when we were 12-years-old, but most of that revolved around making pyramids and accidentally leaving bricks in places bare feet fear … Continue reading
After releasing LEGO miniature kits for the Atari 2600 and the Commodore 64, Chris “Powerpig” Mcveigh takes on the king of 8-bit consoles. His mini NES is made of 220 LEGO pieces, including two controllers and a couple of cartridges that can be inserted into the tiny console.
Blow into your browser and head to Chris’ online store to pre-order the kit. It costs $58.50 (USD) and will ship on March 3.
[via Pocket-lint]
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