Lego Galaxy

Lego building earns Big Bucks!

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Based on the source of Eyewitness news report from ABC New York. There is a man who does nothing but create Lego buildings, vehicles, and monuments. Basically anything that you can imagine. And on top of that, He earns money.

Meet Sean Kenney.

An artist recognized by The Lego Group as a Lego Certified Professional.
Sean is not employed, paid, sponsored, or represented by The LEGO Group. In 2005, Sean became the first of only nine Lego Certified Professionals in the world, officially licensed by the LEGO Group as a trusted business partner.
Sean received his first Lego toys at the age of 4, and continued to play with them through and into his adult years. At the age of 27, Kenney began creating Lego sculptures professionally from his studio in New York. His early work include New York landmarks like the Greenwich Village and The Empire State Building.
Later, Kenney gave way to larger commissioned sculptures and artistic pieces for companies such as Google, Mazda, and JP Morgan Chase.

An up to date, Sean has over a million Lego pieces. Amazing isn't it?

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Official! LEGO Harry Potter Video Game Years 1-4 Coming in 2010!

Good news to all! Another video game is coming to add to the 3 famous Lego video games (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, & Batman). Warner Bros officially announces the arrival of Lego Harry Potter video game due in 2010. The game is based on the 1st four Harry Potter books and movies that tell the story of Harry's 1st four years at Hogwarts. Fans and gamers will have the chance to experience the adventure and magic of Harry Potter.

Features of this game are casting spells, flying on broomsticks, attending magic school lessons, mixing potions, and completing tasks. You will also have the chance to see your favorite characters in action. Personally, I would love to see Hermione Granger doing all the action. There are a lot of settings including the Village of Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, The Forbidden Forest, and the famous Hogwarts castle.

This will definitely give the fans of Lego and video games another bonus to their collection.

Star Wars Clone Army to invade Earth!

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:42:00 +0000

35,310 Star Wars Clone Army invades Earth!

Yes, Armaggedon or End of Days to all human beings! The Clone Trooper Army is coming here on earth. Not the real thing, i am referring to the Lego mini-figure toys.
A group of Lego UK employees built the Clone Trooper army close to seven hours to raise funds for The National Autistic Society. To those who are not aware, this club is a British organization dedicated to helping people with Autism and Asperger syndrome live their lives with much independence as possible.

How did Lego UK employees manage to produce more than 30,000 troopers? Maybe they were able to purchase a Storm trooper cloning machine device from the planet Kamino. Or they have a large amount of funds.

What i like about this is the uniqueness of their promotional tool to avail funds for the said charity.

But how exactly are they going to raise money? Options are selling them all on eBay. Profits will proceed to the organization. Hope this works.

Here are more pictures:

Lego UK 2010 Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:37:00 +0000

Lego to launch first UK calendar

Yes Folks, that's right a new Lego UK calendar is ready to be released sometime this month at UK Lego stores or at shop.lego.com.

Freelance designer/photographer Ben Watts, who works in-house at Lego HQ in Slough, has designed this amazing calendar. Each month, there will be features of a Lego matched for the specific month. For example, For the month of November. There will pumpkin and Halloween costumes. This is matched for the season of All Souls Day which fall on November.

Proceeds will go to the National Autistic Society. So what are you waiting for? Buy now! Get a copy! and help the National Autistic Society.

Here are more pictures in the calendar:

Upcoming Lego Video Games

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:46:00 +0000

You heard about Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, and Lego Batman.... How about Lego Harry Potter, Lego Lord of the Rings, and Lego The Matrix. The Lego universe is about to grow by leaps and bounds as Warner Bros. has acquired Traveller's Tales (the developers behind the 3 Lego games).

Traveller's Tales President Jon Burton revealed that his company is working on multiple Lego games based on Warner Bros.
While Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues are the only games that are confirmed to be release in the future. This means that any Warner Bros. intellectual properties are up for grabs to be turned into Lego video games.

Here are the list of what Traveller's Tales and Warner Bros can produce into video games:

The Matrix Trilogy

The Lord of the Rings
Blade
Terminator
Superman
Looney Tunes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Wyatt Earp
The Last Samurai
Troy
300

These are just a few of the many possibilites in Warner Bros list of video games. So what games would you most like to see turned into Lego video game?

Lego Batman on your iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:54:00 +0000

LEGO Batman on your iPhone and iPod Touch

LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games is designed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

What is the difference from Lego Batman: The Video game is it is described by the developers as a "companion game" to the full version of the game.

Take on a variety of challenges thrown at you by the Heroes and Villains of Gotham. Throughout Gotham City you will find 16 classic stylized minigames that take you from deep within the heart of Wayne Manor, through the night’s sky piloting the swift LEGO Batwing, and even solve some of The Riddler’s most mind bending puzzles. Each challenge is linked together by a brand new story, shown through beautiful hand rendered cut scenes, backed by a full orchestral soundtrack.

Instead of the expected 3D action game, iPhone users are given a series of "stylized minigames" tied together with comicbook scenes. As an example, "Batman Boxing" is simply a Simon-like memory game where players repeat taps on a punching bag in the given order.

Master each game to become a True Hero or True Villain to unlock bonus content including never-before-seen artwork, trailers and wallpapers. Wallpapers can be saved onto your pictures library and can be accessed via the settings menu on your iPhone or iPod Touch to brighten up your handset.

Price of the game is $5.99. It's hard to see even die hard Batman fans willing to pay that price for this collection of simplistic mini-games.
Why? Because it is more of a platform to advertise "real" games rather than a contender along with Psp, Nintendo DS, etc.
I suggest you buy the full version and use it on real gaming platform like Ps3 and Wii. iPhone and iPod Touch will be there alongside the great gaming platform but not now....not today!

Lego Star Wars Chess set

noreply@blogger.com (Francis Isberto) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:39:00 +0000

Lego Star Wars chess set

Finally an interlocking toy (Lego) and a board game (Chess) rolled into one. The brand name is Lego Star Wars. Were it features the characters in Star Wars IV: A New Hope.
Creator Brandon Griffith said this is the first of the 3 series that his planning to make.

One particular piece that i like is the one that closely represents a scene from the movie. My favorites are "Han Solo plus Chewie" & "Greedo". Remember them arguing and debating on Chalmun's Cantina, a bar located in Mos Eisley.

The challenge here is the durability of the chess board. The total weight is 25 lbs. That is like carrying 22 chickens or lifting a young rottweiler.
Another issue is how much will it cost. The Mini figures were the most expensive part on the chess set.

Since 1999, Lego has released over 100 different Star Wars Mini figures. So you can just imagine how many set of chess board you can make out of Star Wars. Don't forget, we have more characters in Star Wars the Clone wars and the Expanded series. How about wookies vs battle droids chess board? ewoks vs storm troopers?
Do you have your own idea of making your own Star Wars chess game? Post it on the comment box. Who knows your idea might be the next big thing in Lego Star Wars.