Tag: Lego Dimensions
News Warner Bros. Confirms That LEGO Dimensions Is No More
Server support remains intact
It was only a few days ago that we were talking about the slow demise of LEGO Dimensions and how the game's expansion packs seemed to be coming to an end much earlier than first planned. Now, thanks to a statement from all parties involved in the creation of the game, this has been confirmed to be the...
Rumour LEGO Dimensions Has Apparently Been Killed Off
A year earlier than planned
According to a report by Eurogamer, the toys-to-life franchise LEGO Dimensions seems to have come to an end much earlier than first planned. Released on Wii U, as well as various other platforms, the game has seen an enormous variety of licensed figures from franchises such as The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, and...
Deals Generous Price Cuts Mean It's A Good Time To Get Into Lego Dimensions
Brick by brick
Lego Dimensions may be getting on a bit these days but the series continues to get new content - Wave 9 is arriving soon - and you may well be tempted to dip a toe into the franchise if you haven't done so already. The good news is that it's now cheaper than ever to get involved thanks to some generous price cuts at the official Lego...
Video Lego Dimensions Brings Teen Titans, Powerpuff Girls And Beetlejuice To Wii U
Let the hero-ing commence!
Warner Bros. and TT Games have announced the next wave of expansion packs for the seemingly immortal Lego Dimensions. We've already seen the likes of Ghostbusters, Harry Potter, Sonic the Hedgehog and Knight Rider come to the game, and this latest range of packs covers properties such as Teen Titans Go, Powerpuff...
Video Lego Dimensions Is The Only Way To Play The Lego Batman Movie
Be the Batman
Last year we voiced the opinion that Wii U owners should be thankful for Lego Dimensions, which has kept the console alive with its expansion packs despite other titles drying up. Even though the Switch is less than a month away, Wii U owners can still look forward to more block-busting content with the release of a new wave of packs,...
Soapbox In The Wii U's Final Days, Let's Be Thankful For Lego Dimensions
Keeping the dream alive
With production coming to an end, big-name releases drying up and previously-confirmed titles getting cancelled left, right and center, Wii U owners have every right to feel a bit glum at the moment. Switch is coming early nex
News LEGO Batman Movie and Knight Rider Expansions Coming to LEGO Dimensions
Hoff you had enough yet?
Though the add-on pricing and overall cost for collectors can make adults cry when they think about LEGO Dimensions, Warner Bros. and TT Fusion have lived up to the promise that the game would be a 'platform' in its own right. Resisting the urge to release a direct 'sequel' so far, we've had continual updates and new packs...
News LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs Get Solid Release Date
Fantastic Beasts, Sonic The Hedgehog, Gremlins, E.T. and Adventure Time!
LEGO Dimensions continues to get even more amazing in Wave 7 which will arrive on 18th November 2016 to empty your bank account. Including a host of new media franchises and gameplay features, the toys-to-life brand looks like it's going to have quite a big Christmas this year...
News LEGO Dimensions Second Year Goodies Include More Detailed Worlds
Supergirl to the rescue
Disney Infinity might have been canned, but that doesn't mean toys-to-life is going anywhere soon. The talented team behind LEGO Dimensions have a lot of confidence in the future of their brand and have been talking to our chums at Eurogamer.net about plans for Second Year content. Speaking to game director Jimmy
News This Is What Sonic The Hedgehog Looks Like In Lego Dimensions
Gotta go fast
We've know that Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Lego Dimensions, but only now are we getting our first look at the figure itself. The image has shared by Mark Warburton, who is the Producer at TT Games on Lego Dimensions. It shows Sonic on his special NFC base, holding one of his iconic golden rings. Sonic is expected to launch as...
E3 2016 Prepare to Empty Your Wallets for LEGO Dimensions Wave 6
C'mon, grab your friends and go to very distant lands
Family Gamer TV's Andy Robertson has been doing the rounds at E3 and has been lucky enough to get hands on with the Wave 6 mini-figures for LEGO Dimensions, which we have to say are looking pretty darn lovely. LEGO Dimensions co-director Arthur Parsons shares how the different franchises all...
News New Lego Dimensions Packs Confirmed, Beetlejuice And The A-Team Make The Cut
Bustin' makes me feel good
We may have known what packs are coming to Lego Dimensions, but today the lineup has been confirmed. As expected, new properties include the rebooted Ghostbusters, Goonies, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible and Adventure Time, as well as many others. Beetlejuice, The A-Team and E.T. are surprise additions. Here's the full...
Rumour Gremlins Are Eating After Midnight, Invading Lego Dimensions
"With mogwai comes much responsibility"
Yesterday, we reported on the rumour that Lego Dimensions was getting a massive helping of new IP, including the likes of Ghostbusters, The Goonies and even Mission Impossible. Today, we've got a fresh rumour to report involving another iconic '80s property: Gremlins. The cute and cuddly Gizmo has been...
Rumour Adventure Time, Sonic, Goonies, Harry Potter And More Coming To Lego Dimensions 2
Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans, Mission Impossible...
It's being reported that nine (count 'em) new media properties are being prepped for an appearance in Lego Dimensions 2. Australian site Press Start is the source of the rumour, and claims that the news will break at this year's E3 event. The IP includes (deep breath) Sonic the Hedgehog, Adventure...
News UK Toys-To-Life Market Slumps 12 Percent Year-On-Year
Revenue down despite the addition of Lego Dimensions
2015 was the biggest year yet for toys-to-life products in the UK, with £129m generated from such games and figurines. However, increased competition and flagging interest has forced some outlets to slash prices, so while these toys are still selling, the revenue generated by them has fallen by...
News Wave 5 Lego Dimensions Fun Packs Include Ghostbusters' Slimer And DC's Bane
Ninjago's Lloyd also coming along for the ride
Managed to keep all of those fiddly bricks in one place? Good, because three new fun packs are coming to Lego Dimensions. These include DC Comics' Bane, Ghostbusters' Slimer and Ninjago's Lloyd. As ever, each pack comes with a buildable character, a 3-in-1 vehicle and various gadgets which unlock...
Rumour Sonic The Hedgehog Could Be Spin-Dashing His Way To Lego Dimensions
Bricking it
It's no secret that Lego Dimensions is getting more expansion packs with new properties, but one of the more interesting rumours we've heard lately is that Sega's mascot could be rendered in block form. Speculation began back in September 2015, when code words relating to the next wave of Lego Dimensions packs surfaced - one of them...
News TT Games Wanted To Include Mortal Kombat In The Lego Dimensions Midway Pack
"We had to take into account the typical age of our players"
The expansion of the core Lego Dimensions experience is continuing nicely, with the recently-released Midway pack granting access to an incredible selection of arcade classics. These include such coin-op hits as Gauntlet, Joust, Spy Hunter and Defender, but developer TT Games has revealed...
News The Midway Arcade Level Pack for LEGO Dimensions Has Lots of Retro Goodness
Loads of retro arcade games unlocked
When we reviewed LEGO Dimensions last year we enjoyed various aspects of it, with the NFC technology used in clever ways and some stand-out levels winning our favour. However, it's also a game - or 'platform' - that's particularly aggressive in its upselling, locking a lot of extra content and even areas within...
News Wave 2 Lego Dimensions Expansion Packs Arrive Alongside "Hire-A-Hero" Option
Doctor Who! LEGO Ninjago! The Simpsons! The LEGO Movie!
A new wave of expansion packs has been released for Lego Dimensions, along with a new feature which allows you to sample Wave 1 characters using the studs you've collected in-game. The packs include Doctor Who, LEGO Ninjago, The Simpsons and The LEGO Movie. "Hire-a-Hero" allows you to use...
Review LEGO Dimensions (Wii U)
LEGO loans required
If ever there was a time for parents to put their collective foot down and tell their young ones to choose one favourite toy to buy, this may be it. The toys-to-life market has never been busier as three huge brands go head to head, and LEGO Dimensions arguably - or factually, in terms of the toy market - has the biggest brand of...
Feature Looking at the Building Blocks of LEGO Dimensions
We catch up with TT Games to learn more
Toys to life is now a well-worn term in gaming, rising to prominence when Skylanders started to take over the world. Employing simple NFC technology that had long been part of the lives of daily commuters with travel cards, for example, it turned figurines into vital video game accessories - making stacks of...
Video New Lego Dimensions Launch Trailer Promises The Earth On Wii U
Block-buster
With just a few days before the launch of Lego Dimensions on Wii U, a brand-new launch trailer has been published which makes it clear just how much stuff is packed into this game. Some have quibbled at the higher price of entry but with the level of content available with just the Starter Pack it seems that this could actually be some...
Video Things Go Bump In The Night In This Lego Dimensions Scooby Doo Trailer
ZOINKS
It's not long now before the launch of Lego Dimensions, and here we have an exclusive trailer for the Scooby Doo levels, as well as a close look at how this will play on the Wii U. While it's not right to have favourites, Scooby has to be up there with Back to the Future and Ghostbusters as a fan favourite brand. He's one of 14 franchises...
Plus Marty McFly taking it to eleven
Lego Dimensions aims to combine Skylanders-style NFC toys with a full video game adventure, and Warner Bros. has just released a story trailer which hints at the kind of action you'll be enjoying when the game launches later this year. The trailer features the game's primary antagonist, Lord Vortech, and shows...
Video Doctor Who Joins The Cast In LEGO Dimensions
Step into the TARDIS and save the world
LEGO Dimensions is shaping up to be something special featuring an ever-expanding cast of characters from a wide range of notable franchises. Unbelievably, the toys-to-life title coming to Wii U on 27th September is now even more impressive with the reveal the Doctor from Doctor Who will be fighting alongside...
Video LEGO Dimensions Opens a New Valve in E3 Trailer
Crossover craziness
LEGO Dimensions is likely to be one of the year's biggest releases, bringing the hugely profitable toy franchise into the toys-to-life market. Thankfully the Wii U will have a version, too, so Nintendo fans won't miss out on the new franchise and crippling debts it'll entail. We've already seen a little of LEGO Dimensions in the...
News LEGO Dimensions Vehicles Can be 'Rebuilt' With Three Variations
Actual toys coming to life?
LEGO Dimensions is certainly not what the creators of Skylanders and Disney Infinity want to see, and rather like Nintendo with amiibo it's been tempting to wonder why it took so long for the hugely popular brick-building franchise to step into the toys-to-life market. With some serious brand power in terms of...
Video Christopher Lloyd Revives Doc Brown Role in New LEGO Dimensions Trailer
Back to the Future, or the Past, the Future Past?
So, LEGO Dimensions, this is a game that know what it's got and isn't afraid to flaunt it. Aiming to sell LEGO toys and a new game to adults with disposable income? Simple, get Christopher Lloyd to revive his legendary Doc Brown role - and we mean legendary - for a commercial. Check and mate. The...
News Portal, The Simpsons and Scooby Sneak Into Lego Dimensions
Adios, bank balance
After much internet rumour and speculation, a listing on Walmart for some Lego Dimensions packs (that was hastily removed) has confirmed a Portal and The Simpsons level pack for Lego Dimensions. It also included listings for character packs on Scooby Doo, Jurassic World and Chima. The news comes after many Lego fan sites have...
Video Extended LEGO Dimensions Announcement Trailer Sets the Scene
Five minutes of LEGO-building anticipation
LEGO Dimensions looks set to be one of the year's most notable releases, as it'll bring one of the world's most iconic brands into the toys-to-life market current occupied by Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Nintendo's amiibo range. The only surprise is that it's taken this long for the project to be...
Reaction LEGO Dimensions Could be a Sales Phenomenon, and Nintendo Must Push It For Wii U
Can Nintendo seize LEGO dominance to replicate the Wii era of Just Dance?
Long rumoured, today finally brought official news on LEGO Dimensions, the toys-to-life project - the good news for Nintendo fans is that the late September release is confirmed for the Wii U. Admittedly LEGO games always do come to the Wii U, but in these tricky times it's...
Wii U release confirmed
Lego Dimensions - Lego's much-rumoured Toys To Life concept - has finally been officially revealed. Set in a world where an evil force has created rifts between the various Lego worlds, the title effectively allows developer TT Games free reign to pick and choose from Lego's vast selection of licenses, and pull them all...
