DC’s most popular superheroes are stepping away from the more serious atmosphere of DC Universe Online in favor of the world of LEGO. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes was announced today for a summer 2012 release. As with just about all LEGO videogames, expect to see this one grace several consoles including the PC, more »

Minecraft creations may soon find their way from the virtual world into the real one. Since the indie darling became an internet phenomena, fans have been using Legos to create custom creations inspired by it. Now, Mojang has stopped by the Lego Cuusoo site to show its support for Minecraft Legos and reveal it’s hope for official sets.

Mojang is actually working with Lego to make the Minecraft sets a reality….

Each year Target brings out a bevy of holiday themed gift cards to offer a variety choices and allow you to include a bit of holiday novelty when you give someone a gift card. In the past we’ve seen some pretty cool tech cards but this year Target has decided to revive last year’s featured card. And, yes, it’s still pretty cool.

Under the heading of “WOW Holiday Gift Cards,” Target is offering a mini Lego set. While last years’ was intended solely to make the Target Bullseye dog, the 2011 version includes several more pieces to allow you to make three complete figures: The Bullseye puppy, a snowman and a polar bear.

LEGO today sent out an email to media explaining that, despite relatively good reviews and 2 million players, the company has not been able to make enough money to sustain its MMOG, LEGO Universe.

The company also announced that, as a result, it will be letting 115 employees go.

From the press release it sounds as if the company is instead focusing efforts on other games. LEGO Universe launched Fall 2010 with a limited trial followed by a paid monthly subscription required to play. It recently switched to a freemium model, allowing anyone to play for free but with additional items and extended content costing real money.

Do you choose to play as the four ninjas set out to recover the weapons first and save the world or are you going to take the role of the skeleton army and to hell with the rest of the world? Read our review to see whether or not it is even worht deciding…

“Lego Minifig flash drive is expensive and adorable”There’s a new way to store data, and it’s really cool. Lego has begun selling official Lego Minifigure flash drives! It’s a 2gb, usb flash drive that looks exactly like a Lego man. Now you don’t have to go to the trouble of trying to buy a figure and modify it on your own!

As you can see from the image at the right, the Lego Minifigure flash drive looks like a regular Lego man…

The next Lego video game isn’t going to be a Lego version of an existing series or movie. Prepare yourself – it’s going to actually be based on a new line of Lego toys. Shocking! Warner Bros. Interactive and Traveller’s Tales Games are going to release Lego: Ninjago: The Videogame in Spring 2011. If you can’t wait for ninja Lego dudes until then, head to Toys R Us. They just started carrying the toy counterpart…

Traveler’s Tales has churned out hit game after hit game with their charmingly funny and fun LEGO games based on popular movie franchises such as Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Harry Potter. Now the next film series to be immortalized in brick is Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Each year Target releases special gift cards for the holiday season. Often these cards involve some type of electronics but this year’s card is pleasantly log tech.

Mounted on a card featuring the LEGO logo right next to a white Target logo, this year’s holiday gift card is the Target dog in Legos. Yep, you get a little box of Lego parts and can put it together to form the iconic white dog named Bullseye with the, uh, bullseye, er, eye.

If life has taught me one thing, it’s this. LEGO bricks posses an unnatural power that bring smiles to nearly everyone who comes in contact with them. Infusing LEGO’s into everyday products is a win-win situation. If LEGO made an adult size office chair, I would be sitting in it right now. Until then, this LEGO Wii Remote will have to satisfy my needs.