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If you’re a big brick head, you need this LEGO section of Thumb Culture. This is where you’ll find the latest news and reviews of LEGO products.

LEGO Horizon Adventures Comes To LEGO?!
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LEGO Horizon Adventures Comes To LEGO?!

It's been a while since we had some cool gaming related LEGO news to gush about. Like our review of the LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone set last month. Ahem. But today, the LEGO Group announced the launch of a new playset based on the recently-released game LEGO Horizon Adventures. This means, that we'll soon get to enjoy Aloy and Varl adventuring in virtual and physical brick form! As a big fan of the now retired LEGO Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck set, I am really excited abut this news. Aloy & Varl vs. Shell-Walker & Sawtooth - Set 77037 This machine-monster toy LEGO gaming set includes two minifigures: Aloy and her loyal ally Varl. Aloy carries a bow and Varl carries a spear. These weapons can be upgraded with small bricks to give the look of fire, chill or shock attacks. Just l...
LEGO Fortnite Halloween Event
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LEGO Fortnite Halloween Event

Whats this? A LEGO Fortnite Halloween event?! Expanding on its range of action-packed games, the LEGO Islands within Fortnite are unleashing two more worlds upon players. These are  LEGO Chasers Vs Hunters and LEGO Monster Fishing!  “We’re excited to expand our LEGO Island experiences within Fortnite to give players even more challenging ventures to uncover and explore”, said Kari Vinther Nielsen, Head of Play & Creator Growth at LEGO GAME. “In collaboration with Epic Games, we’ve designed the new Islands to delve into some unexpected horrors and mysteries, just in time for Halloween. We can’t wait to see the creativity and teamwork that players will bring to these thrilling new adventures!” LEGO Chasers Vs Hunters In the all-new LEGO Chasers Vs Hunters players are divided into team...
LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone Set Review
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LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone Set Review

Back in July, we covered the exciting news that LEGO and Fortnite were bringing their collab outside of the virtual world and into the hands of brick lovers everywhere. As an avid Fortnite player and LEGO collector these sets made my little gamer's heart jump for joy. At least that's what I'm telling myself that's what those palpitations were. One set in particular immediately went on our must-have list. Ok, ok, one set in particular went to the top of our must-have list. This was of course the LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone set. And thanks to our friends over at LEGO we got our hands on it early! Fortnite (backstory) build mode If you're reading this, we're going to assume that you know who Peely Bone is. Just in case you don't, and you're here simply because you think this LEGO set looks coo...
Mega LEGO Gaming Set Release Day
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Mega LEGO Gaming Set Release Day

October 1st is not only the start of spooky season, but a great day for LEGO Gaming Set fans. Today sees the release of six gaming related sets, with four of them being LEGO Fortnite sets! The good news doesn't stop there either though. We've covered the news of each of these sets previously, so I won't go over the sets in as much detail as previously, but check out the rest of the article to see what LEGO Gaming Set haul you can pick up today! LEGO Fortnite Durrr Burger - Set 77070 Starting the collection off strong we have the LEGO Durrr Burger. This is the smallest of the new sets coming in at just 193 bricks. Whilst this may be a small set, it has enough character to be a must-buy for all OG Fortnite players who will recognise this fast food chain mascot a mile off. Product Details ...
Two New LEGO Sonic Sets Announced at Sonic Central
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Two New LEGO Sonic Sets Announced at Sonic Central

ICYMI, today was the annual Sonic Central livestream. A livestream dedicated to all things Sonic the Hedgehog. Ahem. And it's where the LEGO Group revealed two new sets as part of the LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog play set range. That's a mouthful to say. Even without a chilli dog! Gotta Build Fast With the launch of the LEGO Shadow the Hedgehog Bust just a week away, it's the perfect time to build on the LEGO Sonic hype. Especially as one of these new sets also features the ultimate lifeform himself! The two sets announced were Sonic’s Campfire Clash (set 77001) and Super Shadow vs. Biolizard (set 77003). Of course this announcement was done in style. In none other than a very special call between LEGO Sonic, LEGO Shadow and LEGO Dr. Eggman! In fact, when you're done reading this article, y...
Hey! Listen! LEGO Deku Tree Launches Today
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Hey! Listen! LEGO Deku Tree Launches Today

Legend of Zelda fans, including myself, have been longing for a Zelda themed LEGO set for years. Whilst as the years went on this seemed Hylian unlikely. It's now (Ocarina of) Time. That's right. It's the official release day of the LEGO Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set. Before you read on I just need to get this out there. I am a huge Legend of Zelda fan. I am also a big fan of puns. So, yes there will be as many Zelda puns as I can fit into this article. But don't worry, if it doesn't feel right I won't tri and force it. Hey! Listen! Fans of LEGO and the Legend of Zelda games have long coveted a collaboration of these IP giants. Over the years there have been some fantastic fan made builds. Whilst these LEGO MOCs could be marvelled (should that be Nintendo'd) at, they were not for the ave...
Go, Go, Go! New LEGO Mario Kart Sets Revealed
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Go, Go, Go! New LEGO Mario Kart Sets Revealed

What could be better for Mario fans than LEGO's San Diego Comic-Con's reveal? Maybe the LEGO Mario Kart reveal done at this week's gamescom?! Lakitu is ready and waiting with his Start Signal The previously teased LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart sets were officially revealed today in Cologne. These six new sets will be releasing in January 2025, just in time for you to splash that Christmas cash! And whilst details are still limited, thanks to the lovely LEGO PR Team we have some of the first official images and set info to share with you. Yoshi Bike - Set 72031 First up is my personal favourite, the LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Yoshi Bike set. The Yoshi bike is as iconic in Mario Kart as the standard Kart and this small set doesn't disappoint. Included is a light blue Yoshi figure, a she...
Three New LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Join the Island
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Three New LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Join the Island

It seems it was only yesterday I was writing about the latest LEGO Animal Crossing sets. That was in fact 20 days ago. How time flies. And now I'm back once again sharing the excellent news that LEGO are blessing us, and cursing our bank accounts, with THREE MORE SETS. Before I dive into the latest announcement, how about you go check out my last LEGO Animal Crossing set new piece. Read all about how wrong I was. Now I haven't got much to share in great details about these sets, and we do have to wait until January to get our mitts on them, but excitement got the better of me and here we are. Stargazing with Celeste (77053) This is the smallest of the three new sets but is the one I want the most! Animal Crossing fans will instantly recognise the minifigure as being Celeste. The l...
New LEGO Play App Launched
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New LEGO Play App Launched

The LEGO Group has recently launched a new app: LEGO Play. This new creative app replaces the previous LEGO Life app which was launched in 2017. With a target audience of 6-14 this app is centred around embracing and encouraging creativity. The building blocks of childhood So what exactly does LEGO Play have that could pull the kids away from other games? Quite a lot actually. For example the Creative Canvas, a place where kids can design and edit images. Or Brick Builder, where they can build in 3D with digital LEGO elements. Letting keen MOC builders see things from all sorts of angles! What app would be complete without personalisation? LEGO Play does so safely by allowing app users to only use pre-moderated usernames. This is on top of being able to to create their ...
LEGO Board Games: More to Come
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LEGO Board Games: More to Come

Building Board Games Together: The LEGO Group and Asmodee Partnership. That's the strapline from the official press release. It summarises everything rather nicely and yet not quite enough. Earlier this year the LEGO Group announced a partnership with Asmodee to create a board game called Monkey Palace. It seems this partnership is going well as the companies have entered into a multi-year partnership. What does this mean? It means more LEGO Board games! Dotted Games has entered the chat. To cement the partnership The LEGO Group and Asmodee have created a whole new studio that will work solely on the LEGO board games. The name of this studio? Dotted Games! The Dotted Games studio will be based in Denmark with an award winning team at the helm. That's people who have won awards for the...