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October 2020 – New LEGO Sets & Promotions

by Thita (admin) on October 1, 2020

October is usually the beginning of the holiday shopping season, and LEGO participates by releasing various holiday-related sets in addition to the ones we got already. October also marks the wider release of several of the larger exclusives that were previously only available to LEGO VIP members. In addition, we also get some new sets as well as promotional items this month. So let’s take a look at everything happening this month!

➡ FREE LEGO MINDSTORM SET: To celebrate the impending release of the completely redesigned, upgraded and refreshed LEGO MINDSTORMS system with the #51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor 5-in-1 Set (see press-release for more info: LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor 5-in-1 Set Coming!), October 15-25 you can get the #40413 LEGO MINDSTORMS Mini Robots set free with purchases of $100 or more. This offer is valid on all purchases at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ FREE LEGO BUILD YOUR OWN VEHICLES SET: Another freebie this month is the #30549 LEGO Build Your Own Vehicles Set with purchases of $40 or more. This offer is only valid at official LEGO stores October 15-25.

➡ FREE LEGO HIDDEN SIDE SET: October 26th to November 1st, you can get a free #30464 LEGO Hidden Side El Fuego’s Stunt Cannon with purchases of $35 or more at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ NEW LEGO WINTER VILLAGE SET AVAILABLE: The #10275 LEGO Creator Expert Elf Clubhouse, the latest in the LEGO Winter Village series, became available at the end of September (see press-release for more info: LEGO Winter Village Elf Clubhouse Press-Release). Both this set, and the #10267 LEGO Creator Expert Gingerbread House from last year are available at the seasonal items section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ OTHER NEW LEGO HOLIDAY SETS AVAILABLE: Besides the previously released holiday sets we talked about already (see links at the end of this post), there are several new sets that became available today. This includes the really nice #40426 LEGO Christmas Wreath 2-in-1 set, a couple of small Christmas Ornament sets you can hang on your Christmas tree, and the #40425 LEGO BrickHeadz Nutcracker. You can find them all at the seasonal section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO WONDER WOMAN SET AVAILABLE: While originally planned to be available at an event (San Diego Comic-Con) that is no longer taking place, the #77906 LEGO Wonder Woman set is now available in limited quantities at the LEGO DC Super Heroes section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO STAR WARS MOS EISLEY CANTINA AVAILABLE: The #75290 LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina is now available for everyone, not just LEGO VIP members. You can read more about the set in the press-release: LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina Press-Release. This is a highly popular set going in and out of stock, so if you want it for Christmas, I recommend getting it as soon as possible. It’s available at the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO BABY YODA AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: The #75318 LEGO Star Wars The Child sculpture is going to be released on October 30th to coincide with the release of the second season of The Mandalorian (see press-release for more info: LEGO Star Wars The Child Now Available for Pre-Order). However, the set is already available for pre-order, which means you can purchase it now with the set shipping at the end of the month. To pre-order the set, visit the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO 1989 BATWING COMING SOON: The recently announced #76161 LEGO DC Super Heroes 1989 Batwing will be available for LEGO VIP members from the 21st of October and for remaining LEGO fans from 1st November. (see press-release for more info: LEGO DC Batman 1989 Batwing Coming!) The set is already listed at the LEGO Batman section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO & IKEA BYGGLEK COLLECTION NOW AVAILABLE: As we discussed in the recent press-release (see: LEGO and IKEA Storage Solution Press-Release), the new collection is now available in existing IKEA retail channels throughout Europe and North America.

➡ LEGO & LEVI’S COLLECTION NOW AVAILABLE: You can read more about the new LEGO and Levi’s product line here: LEGO x Levi’s Co-Branded Products Press-Release. The full collection is now available at Levi’s stores, Levis.com, select retailers, and the Levi’s section of the Online LEGO Shop.

Besides the new sets and promotions mentioned here, remember that there are many other new sets that were released in the past couple of months, including the #75978 LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley set, the #21323 LEGO Ideas Playable Piano, the #71374 LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System, the #43179 LEGO Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters, the four new LEGO Art mosaics, and many new sets under LEGO Batman, LEGO City, LEGO Creator 3-in-1, LEGO Disney, LEGO Friends, LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Hidden Side, LEGO Iron Man, LEGO Monkie Kid, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Super Mario, LEGO Technic, and LEGO Trolls. To see the full list visit the new items section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Which new sets are you most excited about? Are you planning to get anything this month? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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BIONICLE: Quest for Mata Nui Approved by LEGO

by Thita (admin) on September 30, 2020

in Featured LEGO Creations

We haven’t talked about LEGO BIONICLE for a long time as the theme was retired several years ago, however BIONICLE continues to live in the hearts and minds of its enthusiastic fans. And as many of them are already aware, there is a fan-created BIONICLE game that has been in the making for several years now and was announced earlier this year.

BIONICLE: Quest for Mata Nui is a massive open-world multiplayer role-playing game that is still in development. It is created as a mod for Starcraft 2, and retells the original story from 2001 of the Toa Mata’s quest for the Kanohi Masks of Power, as well as their battle against Makuta. Players can explore the mythical island of Mata Nui, play as a legendary Toa, collect the Masks of Power, and more.

Developer CrainyCreations worked on the game for six years before publicly revealing the project to the larger BIONICLE fan community. The first trailer and the first game-play video were both released in April of this year. I have included both the trailer and the game-play below. The game-play (second video) is particularly interesting as it explains the story for those who are not familiar with it, as well as demonstrates the game.

As BIONICLE is LEGO’s own intellectual property, CrainyCreations has been in touch with the LEGO Group to make sure it was okay to promote and continue to develop the game. The LEGO Games department recently came back with the following response:

“We can confirm CrainyCreations, the creators behind BIONICLE: Quest for Mata Nui, was in dialog with us to discuss the future plans of the game including ways the project can continue to exist. We see game development as an exciting opportunity to add new ways to engage with the LEGO brick. In the LEGO Games team, we are always looking for ways to inspire and encourage the fan community including a recently beta-launched LEGO Microgame in partnership with Unity. Perhaps this can help give others the tools to do what CrainyCreations has done by encouraging and making game development easier than ever before. Keep your eyes open as more news to come on that end.”

This is excellent news for BIONICLE fans who are looking forward to play the game. It is also great news for LEGO fans and game creators in general who would like to develop their own LEGO games. While in some areas LEGO’s legal department is very strict, in others they encourage fans to use their creativity to their full potential. The LEGO Group’s enthusiasm to collaborate with fans is also evidenced by the LEGO Ideas platform that has been running for close to a decade, and the recently announced LEGO World Builder platform.

What do you think? Are you a LEGO Bionicle fan? Are you excited about the Quest for Mata Nui game? And what do you think of LEGO giving the green-light for the game and its developer? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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