LEGO Star Wars The Video Game 20 Years On
Exactly 20 years ago, on games consoles far, far away, two iconic brands were brought together to create an entirely new genre of video game. With the LEGO® Star Wars sets helping to reverse the fortunes of The LEGO Group, a little-known band of rebel games devs from Traveller’s Tales had an idea to bring these sets to life in a video game. The LEGO Group were still fairly new to the gaming scene, but they were on board, and...
LEGO Celebrate & Build: Animal Crossing
It’s been five years since the latest iteration of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing was released. The long-running Life Sim maintained a loyal fanbase ever since it was first released globally on GameCube. But when Animal Crossing New Horizon arrived on the Nintendo Switch, its popularity exploded. The game was released during the COVID-19 lockdowns and as people yearned for an escape, your own island in Animal Crossing was just...
Gotta Build ‘Em All – LEGO Pokémon Theme Announced
After bringing the worlds of Mario, Animal Crossing and the Legend of Zelda to life with LEGO® bricks, another iconic Nintendo games series is getting the LEGO treatment. Today, the LEGO Group and the Pokémon Company have officially announced a new LEGO theme inspired by the Pokémon series. The series debuted in 1996 as a GameBoy game and became a cultural phenomenon spawning a TV show, movies, trading card series and numerous games....
LEGO Group Sets Up Internal Game Development
As part of today’s annual results announcement, the LEGO Group has been speaking to members of the press. The Guadian spoke with LEGO Group CEO Niels B Christiansen. During their discussion, it was mentioned that the LEGO Group was “increasing investment in online play including building its own development team”. This suggests that the future of LEGO® Games could be vastly different to what has previously been seen....
New LEGO Pass Coming To LEGO Fortnite
LEGO® Fortnite will add a new LEGO Pass to the game tomorrow. The Goldrush Gallery LEGO Pass will add several new items to unlock, including decor items and two new outfits. By purchasing the LEGO Pass, you’ll automatically unlock the Rebel Oro LEGO Style, and by completing the full reward track, you’ll also gain the Carmine Rosso LEGO Style. Both outfits also include versions which can be used in other Fortnite...
LEGO Horizon Gains Four BAFTA Games Nominations
BAFTA have revealed the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2025, and LEGO® Horizon Adventures has picked up four nominations. The game has been nominated in four categories, including Best Animation, Best British Game, Best Family Game and Best Multiplayer Game. The game was created by UK developer Studio GOBO in association with Guerilla Games and the LEGO Group. It’s a fun game and looks amazing, but it was a little light...
LEGO Hill Climb Adventures Adds Major New Content
LEGO® Hill Climb Adventures has begun a new season, and with it comes a wealth of new content and features. Although play remains largely the same, new features make it easy to play and offer new ways to play. First up you can now create a minifigure avatar, as you play you’ll unlock new pieces to help customise your characters. You can also unlock various LEGO Minifigures, inspired by those in LEGO sets. You can also unlock...
PS Plus Premium Adds LEGO Horizon Trial
Now the PSN is back up and running, premium members of Sony’s PlayStation Plus service can download a trial of LEGO® Horizon Adventures as part of their membership. A ‘Time Limit Trial’ (or demo) for the brick-based reimagining of Guerilla’s first open-world Horizon title let’s players get a taste of the game before buying it. It’s a fun play but does lack the excitement and finesse of past LEGO...
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