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LEGO Speed Champions & Forza Horizon 4

There is a new LEGO Speed Champions expansion pack that is now available for players of Forza Horizon 4. Forza Horizon 4 is a racing video game developed for the Xbox One and Windows 10. The new expansion pack features some of the vehicles from the LEGO Speed Champions line, which you can drive in the newly added LEGO Valley section of the Forza Horizon 4 map. The buildings, landscape, and roads are also set up like they were built out of LEGO bricks, so you can fully immerse yourself in the world of LEGO racing. Below is the description of the game, the trailer, gameplay, and some behind-the-scenes footage.

Here is the description of the game expansion: The Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions expansion invites you to race and explore a wondrous new LEGO Valley brought to life at the Horizon Festival. Amass your own Brick Collection and construct a Master Builder’s House with a garage of amazing LEGO Speed Champions cars including the McLaren Senna, Ferrari F40 Competizione, and 1967 Mini Cooper S Rally. Complete fun new LEGO Brick Challenges, collect hidden Bonus Cubes, and earn 31 Achievements for 500 GS. Requires Forza Horizon 4 game, sold separately. Expansion included with the Ultimate Edition or available with purchase of the Forza Horizon 4 Expansion Pass, Ultimate Add-Ons Bundle, or as a standalone purchase of $19.99.

  • Explore a LEGO Themed World – In an all-new valley filed with LEGO brick structures, find out how fast you can go around the Falcon Speedway and how far you can jump in the fun-filled Super Mega Awesome Adventure Stunt Park. Experience how seasons change a LEGO city, airport, UFO crash site, pirate cove, and more.
  • Discover LEGO Brick Challenges – Embark on a new LEGO Brick Challenge Campaign that rewards free exploration and build a Master Builder’s House as your collection grows. You will also encounter other new game play challenges such as LEGO Speed Ramps and Destruction challenges.
  • Become a LEGO Speed Champion – Collect and race new LEGO Speed Champions cars, such as the McLaren Senna, Ferrari F40 Competizione and the 1967 Mini Cooper S Rally, against real world cars that utilize the Forza racing franchise’s renowned physics and handling. You can also work to become a LEGO Speed Champion hero in a grand finale race on an epic LEGO Goliath route.

To better understand what’s included in the game, in the player below, I have included the LEGO Speed Champions expansion pack trailer, JANGBRiCKS walking you through the game, and a series of four videos from Forza with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the development of the game. You can let the videos play one after another automatically, or use the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the player to select the video you would like to watch.

Judging from the gameplay and the behind-the-scenes footage, it appears that this game expansion has great potential. Game developers really captured the LEGO look and feel without compromising the quality of the racing experience. Although only three LEGO Speed Champions cars are currently available in the game, my guess is that more will be added later.

LEGO Speed Champions is a very successful line with an excellent selection of minifig-scale racecars based on real vehicles. LEGO fans and car fans enthusiastically collect them and eagerly wait for new addition. Being able to race the vehicles in a LEGO-ized version of a popular racing game will only boost their success. You can get the Forza Horizon 4 game at Amazon and other retailers, the LEGO Speed Champions expansion pack at the Microsoft store, and the LEGO Speed Champions building sets at the LEGO Speed Champions section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Do you play any of Forza series racing games? And what do you think of the LEGO Speed Champions expansion pack? Are you planning to give it a try? Do you collect the LEGO Speed Champions cars? Would you like to see some of the other LEGO Speed Champions vehicles in the game? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Jurassic Park Set Available & Contest!

The recently announced #75936 LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage set is now available for LEGO VIP members (general release will be on July 1st). You can read the full press-release as well as watch the designer-video here: LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage Coming! But that’s not all the dino news! There is also a new contest at LEGO Ideas, challenging LEGO fans to build their own generically modified hybrid dinosaur! Details below.

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – INTRO: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should”. Team-up with Dr. Wu and build your own genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, in LEGO bricks of course!

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – HOW TO ENTER: Submissions may be in either physical bricks or by using a digital building tool such as LEGO Digital Designer. You’re welcome to use image editing tools, such as Photoshop, to enhance your photos/presentation. Take up to five photos of your creation and submit them to the contest. Make sure to show off all angles and any features or functions of your creation.  Please submit your photos in as high a resolution as possible so that we can see all the details clearly. If possible, the shortest edge should be at least 1,080 pixels. Add a title and short description.  Upload your entry to the contest using the blue Submit Your Entry button on this page.

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – RULES: You must be the original creator of all creative work you submit (the model, images, photographs, description text, etc.) and you must have the exclusive right to submit your model to this LEGO Ideas contest. You may not submit a model or any other content made by, or on behalf of, someone else. Entries must be new creations and not previously posted online or submitted to any other contest. You are allowed to use any official LEGO element (LEGO System, LEGO DUPLO, LEGO TECHNIC/Constraction) in your entry. The LEGO elements must be genuine (not cut, glued, or otherwise modified). Entries should not contain copies or references to any other existing third-party work or creation or infringements of any third-party intellectual property right. The only intellectual property that your creation may be linked to for this contest is Jurassic World. You may use minifigures in your entry. Please only use LEGO Jurassic World or generic minifigures that do not use any third party intellectual property. You must be at least 13 years of age to participate and enter. There are some other rules, which you can read on the button on the contest page.

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – DEADLINE: Submit your entry no later than July 17th, 2019 at 6:00 AM EST.  If you’re not sure what time zone you’re in, you can use a time zone converter.

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – JUDGING: A panel of judges consisting of members of the LEGO Jurassic World team will choose a grand prize winner and two runner-up winners based on the following: overall coolness and originality – 25%, most inspired details – 25%, relevance to contest theme – 25%, and best use of LEGO elements – 25%.

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD CONTEST – PRIZES: The grand prize winner will get the following: #75936 LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage, and the full 2019 LEGO Jurassic World novelties ( #75934 LEGO Jurassic World Dilophosaurus on the Loose, #75935 LEGO Jurassic World Baryonyx Face-Off: The Treasure Hunt, #75937 LEGO Jurassic World Triceratops Rampage, and #75938 T. Rex vs. Dino-Mech Battle. Two runner-up winners will each receive the following: #75936 LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage.

LEGO CONTEST – WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners will be contacted on the email address associated with their LEGO ID account after August 7th, 2019. Winners will be announced on LEGO Ideas when all winners have returned the signed Winner’s Certification Documents. A winner who does not return their Winner’s Certification Document within one week (5 days) of receiving it will be disqualified, and a new winner will be selected.

As I mentioned at the beginning, the #75936 LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage is now available for LEGO VIP members. Below is the official description of the set and some other details.

Enjoy an advanced building experience and relive classic movie moments with the #75936 LEGO Jurassic Park: T. Rex Rampage. This collectible construction toy includes 3,120 building bricks and features the original Jurassic Park’s iconic gate and a large, fully poseable, brick-built T. Rex dinosaur, which is ideal for display. The trigger-activated gate is framed by a wall incorporating seven detailed, brick-built scenes inspired by the movie, such as John Hammond’s dining room, Ray Arnold’s control room, and a bunker for Ian Malcolm. A must-have for Jurassic World fans, this construction set includes six minifigures and baby dinosaur figure, plus a minifigure display stand with T. Rex facts plate. Includes six minifigures: John Hammond, Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant, Ray Arnold and Dennis Nedry, plus a baby dinosaur figure. Jurassic Park gate measures over 16” (42cm) high, 18” (48cm) wide, and 5” (14cm) deep. T. rex dinosaur measures over 8” (22cm) high, 27” (69cm) long and 6” (17cm) wide. 3,120 pieces. Price: $249.99 – BUY HERE

What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Jurassic Park set? Are you planning to get it? And what do you think of the contest? Do you plan to enter? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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