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A constant stream of the latest LEGO, K-REO, Mega Blocks and other building toy news. You’ll find information on the latest releases, future products and more.


Pictures of Summer LEGO Sets from NY Toy Fair

February 11th, 2012
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We showed up at the NY Toy Fair a day early and got a look at some of the summer sets.

Brick News for January 2012

February 2nd, 2012

All the new LEGO Star Wars sets from wave 1 have been released and are now in stores everywhere. LEGO has released a few Lord of the Rings posters. The most recent ones featured pictures of the minifigures we’ll be getting in the sets this coming summer. http://www.brickshow.com/new-lego-lord-of-the-rings-minifigs-pictures Pictures of the 3 coming LEGO Super Hero Ultrabuilds ...

New LEGO Lord of the Rings Minifigs Pictures

January 31st, 2012
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LEGO sent me this three pictures this morning of the LEGO Gollum poster and both the good/bad minifigs from the upcoming Lord of the Rings sets.

LEGO Pictures from the London Toy Fair

January 25th, 2012
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The new summer Lord of the Rings, Monster Fighters, Super Heroes sets were present at the London Toy Fair. LEGO was not allowing them to be photographed but alot of the surrounding artwork was photographed by hmillington. We thought we'd share them with you.

Episode 355 – Jason’s Thoughts on LEGO Friends

January 24th, 2012

Episode 355 Jason talks about the new LEGO Friends theme and the controversy surrounding it. Watch this show and hear his thoughts!

LEGO Lord of the Rings Legolas and Aragon Posters Released

January 20th, 2012
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Recently, LEGO officially added us to their PR distribution list. A few minutes ago I got the new Legolas LOTR poster. I also received an Aragon poster last week. Here they both are and you can download them as a PDF for printing if you'd like. Download Legolas Poster Download Aragon Poster

How LEGO Recovered From Near Bankruptcy

January 18th, 2012

A very informative talk with Dave Robertson on How LEGO was able to recover from near bankruptcy in 2003. This talk was given at the FT Innovate 2011 Conference in London back in November. http://brightsightgroup.com || Professor of Practice at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of 'Brick by Brick', David Robertson, ...

Introducing Brick Snack

January 13th, 2012
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We haven't yet talked about this in a show yet because we want to get some feedback before we open the floodgates. We've launched a project called Brick Snack. It's basically a quick and easy way to see the latest MOCs from the brick/toy world. We are super excited because we think it is something unique ...

LEGO Town Hall Pictures (10224)

January 12th, 2012
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Pictures of the new Town Hall modular set we'll get in 2012 have been released.

Full TV Schedule NinjaGo: Rise of the Snakes on Cartoon Network

January 6th, 2012

Right now just the first 4 episodes dates are available. I'm sure that it will continue to follow the regular weekly schedule. This is the 2nd season of the NinjaGo TV show. All times are Eastern times, so adjust accordingly. Episodes Rise of the Snakes (1/11 @ 8pm, 1/13 @ 7:30pm) Home  (1/18 @ 8pm, 1/20 @ 7:30pm) Snakebit (1/25 @ ...

Brick News for December 2011

December 29th, 2011

This is your Brick News for December 2011. Mega Bloks has released new sets from new themes of Mochi Monsters and Power Rangers. Both of these are now in stores. I want to give HUGE shoutout to K'Nex. They have been very helpful in getting their latest Mario Kart Wii and Roller Coaster products to us free ...

My Rant on Those Attacking LEGO About the Friends Theme

December 28th, 2011
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Recently, LEGO has taken a few jabs from social media in response to their new LEGO Friends theme. Here are a few of those articles: Protest Against LEGO for Making Friends Dolls LEGO Friends Range Patronises Girls with Dull Stereotypes LEGO for Girls Disappoints An Open Letter to LEGO Regarding their New Friends Theme You have every right to ridicule ...

My LEGO Friends Story at Toys R’ Us

December 28th, 2011
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Ah, I’m never short on drama with my Brick Show efforts. I headed over to my local Toys ‘R Us today to see if I could snag some early LEGO Star Wars or Friends releases. The shelves were very empty. No new 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets to be had. But, the LEGO Friends sets ...

LEGO Ninjago Summer 2012 Sets, Pictures

December 20th, 2011
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We got some great video shots of the new 2012 LEGO Ninjago sets at the NY Toy Fair. Epic Dragon Battle Samurai Mech Ultrasonic Raider Lasha's Bite Cycle

2012 LEGO Monster Fighter Sets

December 20th, 2011

Somebody got ahold of some pictures of the coming 2012 LEGO Monster Fighter sets.

LEGO Ninjago Commercial: Rattlecopter vs. Destiny’s Bounty

December 19th, 2011
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This was just released, a LEGO commercial highlighting the Ninjago Rattlecopter and Destiny's Bounty.

List of 2012 LEGO Lord of the Rings Sets

December 19th, 2011
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Here is the list of the 2012 LEGO Lord of the Rings sets we know about so far. We will post official pictures once we have them. I've seen them through an illegally released video. The Battle of Helms Deep looks fantastic. 9469 Gandalf Arrives 9470 Shelob Attacks 9471 Uruk-hai Army 9472 Attack On Weathertop 9473 Mines Of Moria 9474 The ...

KRE-O To Release Sets Based on Upcoming Film…BATTLESHIP!

December 19th, 2011
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Back in November Hasbro’s KRE-O line has unveiled what will be it’s second theme. Those of you who are catching up, Transformers were the first theme they introduced. The next will be Battleship, based on the upcoming film. No set pictures or further details of yet so for now you’ll just need to watch this ...

More LEGO Kingdoms Sets Coming in 2012!

December 19th, 2011
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In the below conversation via Twitter LEGO admits that we'll be seeing more Castle themed sets next year. The Joust set we already know about does not count as seen in the below reply. Yeehaw!!

LEGO Lord of the Rings is Coming in 2012!

December 16th, 2011
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Wow. I heard this talked about in forums as AFOLs would dream of a possibility. LEGO just signed a multi-year license with Warner Bros. to make sets based on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the two Hobbit films coming over the next few years. You can read the full release here.