LEGO Universe information from CES 2010

At CES, NetDevil released a look into the world of LEGO Universe the upcoming MMO that is set entirely in the toys that we group up playing with. NetDevil has been working on this title for a few years now and below we have the first game trailer and some in-game videos to show you how it’s coming along. The new video shows the minifig avatars and how customization works. LEGO Universe will launch for PC later this year. No word on if there will be a beta yet, but check legouniverse.com for more details. Here are the trailers from CES 2010: Video Games | LEGO Universe | CES 10: Dark Horse Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | LEGO Universe | CES 10: Walkthrough Part I XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | LEGO Universe | CES 10: Walkthrough Part

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LEGO RockBand to feature Queen

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games announced another likeness that will be featured in LEGO Rock Band today. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Queen will be transformed to LEGO minifigures and jamming to their songs. The figures will be of front man Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor and the songs are “We will Rock You” and “We are the Champions”. Guitarist Brian May said: “This is IT! I wanna play! When do I get my toy LEGO man?” Queen is also releasing 10 songs in the Rock Band Music Store today. The songs include “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.”

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LEGO Rock Band Track List Revealed

Those of us anxiously waiting for LEGO Rock Band have been treated this morning to the complete track listing for the title coming this Holiday season. Also in the announcement, confirmation that LEGO Rock Band will include access to the Rock Band Store on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 platforms, allowing family friendly DLC content to be purchased and highlighted. LEGO Rock Band tracks can also be exported to the 360 or PS3 hard drives and played through all game modes in the Rock Band Music Platform. Track List for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 & Nintendo Wii: All American Rejects, “Swing, Swing” The Automatic, “Monster” Blink-182, “Aliens Exist” Blur, “Song 2” Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name” Boys like Girls, “Thunder” Bryan Adams, “Summer of 69” Carl Douglas, “Kung Fu Fighting” The Coral, “Dreaming of You” Counting Crows, “Accidentally in Love” David Bowie, “Let’s Dance” Elton John, “Crocodile Rock”

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Iggy Pop Comes to LEGO Rock Band

Big news from MTV Games and WB today, as they announced music icon Iggy Pop will be featured in LEGO Rock Band. Not only will we be able to play as Iggy which singing “The Passenger” but he will also be voicing us through the game’s tutorial. LEGO Rock Band will be coming to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS systems this Holiday season.

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Brand new LEGO Universe screenshots from GamesCom

I remember seeing information about LEGO Universe at my second Austin GDC and since then we have watched LEGO Universe grow and today we got the very first screenshots from the world. These screenshots were released in conjunction with GDC Europe and show examples of playing, building, battling in the LEGO Universe. No concrete date or details on LEGO Universe yet, but in the meantime enjoy the screenshots. I love the Ninjas screen!

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Warner buys rights to make Live-Action LEGO film

Risky Biz Blog has an article up tonight that just made me sigh and think about where Hollywood is going. Yes our favorite toy growing up and in most cases still favorite, may now become a live-action movie thanks to Warner Bros. Warner Bros. purchased the rights to make the film. The studio and producer Dan Lin have hired writers to start working on the screenplay. The picture is set to be a live-action CG described as a “movie set in the world of Lego that centers on the idea of achild-like imagination and examines themes of creativity and teamwork in the manner of “Toy Story.” Even though most people seemed to not like GI Joe, it made so much money that we should probably expect all our childhood toys to be made into movies. I call Lincoln Logs next!

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Warner Bros Interactive & MTV Games release first trailer for LEGO Rock Band

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games has released the FIRST trailer for LEGO(r) Rock Band. In the trailer, you’ll see rockers from the LEGO universe jamming, singing, playing drums, and strumming their guitars to the chart topping song “So What” by Pink. LEGO Rock Band will be featured in the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment booth at E3 this week, June 2nd – 4th, in the South Hall #2047.

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Lego Harry Potter: 1-4 Launches in 2010

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed that TT Games is working on Lego Harry Potter: 1-4. Lego Harry Potter: 1-4 will focus on the early years of the Hogwarts crew, following Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, in addition to other familiar characters from the franchise. According to WBIE, gamers will be given a chance to attended classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as well as engage in other wizardly activities such as casting spells, mixing potions, and flying on broomsticks. Lego Harry Potter: 1-4 is scheduled for release in 2010.

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Lego Star Wars II Review

Platform: Xbox 360 ERSB: Everyone Genre: Adventure Number of Players: 1-2 Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment Release Date: September 12, 2006 Official Website Writer: Typhoid Rating: 6.5 Lego Star Wars II: Use your Bounty Hunters to Find Women The original Lego Star Wars game was for Episodes 1-3, and this sequel covers the original 4-6 trilogy. For the main story mode you are assigned characters to play, then after you pass them with enough Lego blocks gathered, you are able to replay as any character you have unlocked. Much of the main story of the trilogy is covered, though they take some pretty large liberties with the facts (particularly in the cut scenes) in order to get laughs. Graphics: I could not believe how impressed I could be by graphics based on Lego toys. There were some scenes where I wished I could have it as a poster on my wall (disco

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Lego Star Wars II Review

Platform: Playstation 2 ERSB: E10 for ages 10 and up Genre: Adventure Number of Players: 1-2 Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment Release Date: September 12, 2006 Official Website Writer: Rachel Rating: 8.0 Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy Lego Star Wars II is the follow up to the very successful Lego Star Wars, which covered episodes I-III. This game allows you (or you and a companion) to play as the various characters from the original trilogy, including Luke, Han, and Leia. Graphics and gameplay are both fairly simple, but it is a blast to play! I hate to use this word but…..this game is just so CUTE. For one thing, everything is made of Lego parts. And comedy is rampant in gameplay. Just have Chewbacca put on a Storm Trooper helmet and try not to smile. This game is truly as funny as it is fun to play. Gameplay: There are

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