LEGO Articles

A New LEGO Indiana Jones

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Building on the immense success of the ‘LEGO Star Wars’ series, gaming studio Traveler’s Tales stuck to a winning formula by once again combining the LEGO franchise with one of the most beloved film trilogies ever released.
No doubt also part of a cleverly constructed marketing campaign to have this game released alongside the latest Indiana […]

LEGO Batman

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

The past LEGO games have always been simplistic fun, though a few puzzles here and there can be rather frustrating. The LEGO games have also always relied on previous movies to provide the set pieces and story. LEGO Batman marks the first time a completely original story is being developed in conjunction with the tried […]

A LEGO Replica of Maine Road Stadium

Friday, June 29th, 2007

A Manchester City fan has realised his dream of building a Lego replica of Maine Road stadium - four years after the club’s former home was demolished.
Gary Standford, 37, of Salford, spent more than £1,500 on about 500,000 pieces of Lego for the project - which he started 13 years ago.
The Maine Road […]

European LEGO Competition

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

A school with a national reputation for success in a major Lego competition has done it again.
The Year 6 team from New Lodge School returned from the First Lego league UK finals in Birmingham having won one of the categories and being placed third overall.
By winning the award for their research project, the 10 New […]

LEGO Star Wars Mobile

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

In LEGO Star Wars Mobile, players take on the role of Anakin Skywalker as he battles to rescue Senator Palpatine from the evil General Grievous. Searching for Obi-Wan, players must solve a series of puzzles and move through 18 levels of action using their lightsaber against battle droids, droid commanders and droidekas. Only by mastering […]

Lego Unveils New Star Wars Packs

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

Every once in a while it can be nice to take a little break from gear and gadgets that scream cutting edge and spend a little time with something that’ll take you back to your happy childhood, the days when making a purchase wasn’t followed with the premonition that your new pride and joy was […]

LEGO robots offer answers

Monday, December 18th, 2006

While some kids were home watching SpongeBob on Saturday morning TV, about 300 youngsters ages 9 to 14 were using small robots to test their knowledge of nanotechnology at Canton Country Day School.
The eighth FIRST LEGO League Nano Quest Challenge, which involved 18 teams of kids from across northeastern Ohio, culminated an eight-week project involving […]

There Are Not Enough LEGO Blocks For the Holliday Season

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Danish toymaker Lego said it might not be able to meet holiday demand for plastic building blocks.
The news out of Copenhagen hasn’t set off worldwide panic yet, but it’s only a matter of time.
Blaming corporate restructuring, a spokeswoman on Tuesday said Duplo bricks and Lego City, Star Wars and Lego Technik sets could all be […]

Chip off the Old Lego Block

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Like its proud papa Lego Star Wars, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy has been a hit, both critically and commercially. In fact, the sequel according to LucasArts has performed even better up to this point. We speak with LucasArts about why the combination of Lego and Star Wars has worked so well.
There are […]

LEGO recalls toy trucks due to puncture hazard to young children

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

The plastic wheels on the truck can detach, exposing a metal axle. This poses a puncture hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: LEGO Systems, Inc. has received 10 reports of a wheel detaching.Two children received serious puncture injuries resulting from the exposed metal axle once the wheel detached. Another child fell when the wheel came off […]