Lego Marvel Super Heroes released a demo for consoles on October 15th and if you haven’t played it yet I highly recomend you do. The demo lets fans play as three Marvel icons Hulk, Iron Man and Spider-man. In the demo the heroes fight Abomination and Sandman. Working together and using the breakable/buildable enviroment to defeat the villians is fun for gamers of all ages. If you’ve never played a lego game before but love the superhero idea give the demo a shot to see if you should buy the whole game. I for one have already pre-ordered my copy. 

Check out the game trailer below.

Jedi News got a hold of the Disney brochure from the European Brand Licensing show.

There are a lot of big announcements and confirmations on this one sheet of paper, and plenty of speculation to be had:

For one thing, this is confirmation that they’re probably NOT moving Episode VII to December. There’s been no indication whatseover that the date was actually changing, and those of us credible journalists have told you not to believe sources saying as much.

There are a number of other surprising things on here.

First is the news of Darth Vader themed TV specials. What could these entail? Might that be LEGO specials? Could we be getting new stories involving him? Documentaries documenting his rise and fall? It could be anything and raises many questions. With them launching Spring/Summer 2014, we’ll know more about them sooner rather than later.

Perhaps the most vague piece of news on this sheet is the “Digital Library Launch.” 

I assume we’ll be getting the Star Wars movies in a digital format….  But could this also herald the release of the Bonus Content? A digital library could imply something akin to the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited model. We pay a fee and can download anything in the Star Wars library, and this could be where they put the bonus content?

Who knows.

Surely, we don’t.

But we do know that May 2015 STILL looks good for Episode VII and everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.

Be sure to listen to Full of Sith for the latest in Star Wars news and rumour control.

Telltale Games has released a brand new trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes at Gamescom 2013, and not only is it adorable as all hell, but epic to boot!

These LEGO videogames have become wildly popular, not just because of the “cute-factor” of seeing your favorite franshises “LEGO-ized”, but because they are actually quality, fun games to play for all ages. So the fact that the next one hitting the shelves is bringing all of these Marvel super heroes and super villains together in one game has me incredibly excited.

Though, they might want to reconsider the line from Captain America, “I’m going to spangle you until you see stars!” . . . just sounds . . . weird.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be available this Fall on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WiiU, and Nintendo 3DS.

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I just wanted to drop a reminder for all the Star Wars faithful who frequent Big Shiny Robot! that tonight is the first of the three episodes of The Yoda Chronicles on Cartoon Network.

I’ll catch it as quickly as I can and offer a review, but all of the past LEGO Star Wars specials have been top notch, and I love what they do inside the prequel era.

Here’s the official press release:

LEGO® Star Wars™ returns in epic style with The Yoda Chronicles, an exciting, funny and actionpacked new LEGO Star Wars story told in three animated TV specials. “The Phantom Clone” will premiere on Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network with specials two and three airing later this year. In the first of three specials, a brand new character, Jek 14 will enter the Star Wars universe. Created by the LEGO Group, Jek 14 is a clone who has been ‘enhanced’ by the Force.

Set in the prequel Star Wars era, The Yoda Chronicles features the one and only Yoda — the Jedi Master who has seen it all, done it all and taught generations of Jedi Knights. With help from a fresh class of Padawans, Yoda leads the Jedi in a desperate fight to stop Darth Sidious and his minions from creating a new super-weapon that could crush the Republic and win the war for the forces of evil.

In “The Phantom Clone,” under the orders of Darth Sidious, Count Dooku sets out to create the new ultimate weapon for the Sith. It is now up to Yoda and the Padawans to prevent Dooku from carrying out his plan but will they be too late? Tune-in on Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT) for action, suspense and comedy in this all-new LEGO Star Wars special.

The LEGO Star Wars specials have quickly become fan favorites on Cartoon Network. Last year’s The Empire Strikes Out premiered as the #1 telecast of the week among boys 9-14, and the #1 telecast of the day among kids 6-11 and key boy demos, according to Nielsen Media Research.

LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles is written by Michael Price (The Simpsons) and produced by Wil Film. This special marks the first time entirely new Star Wars characters and vehicles have been created specifically for LEGO Star Wars. Building sets related to The Yoda Chronicles and featuring Jek 14 will be available in August.

LEGO unveiled yesterday the single largest LEGO Star Wars ship ever built. They built a 1:1 scale replica of an X-wing in Lego, and you can even get in and have your picture taken inside the cockpit.

The model was built to promote the new Yoda Chronicles show on Cartoon Network and will be in Times Square for a while until relocating to California’s LEGOland park.

Here are some fun facts:

• Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks
• Weighs 45,980 pounds
• Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters
• Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters
• Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters
• 32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct – about 4 months
• Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic
• Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42x the size of the retail building set
• The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California’s seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation.

Very exciting news. Anymore it seems like a sure thing. If LEGO acquires a license to develop toys, it eventually makes a video game. Having had a steady stream of Marvel related LEGO toys released last year, it seemed inevitable that they would join DC in the video game world.

Marvel Super Heroes are assembling for an action-packed, brick-smashing good time!  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment announced today that LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes will be available beginning Fall 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Wii U™ system and Windows PC, as well as the Nintendo DS™ handheld system, Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the first instalment in the highly successful LEGO videogame franchise to feature famous Marvel characters.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes complements the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes construction toy collection, which brings the characters, vehicles and action of Marvel’s renowned universe to the world of LEGO build-and-play adventure. There are currently eight iconic scenes from the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man franchises available and more construction sets tied to the new Iron Man 3 feature film will launch later this spring.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers an original storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes spanning the Marvel Universe to save Earth from such threats as the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds.  LEGO and Marvel fans will enjoy classic LEGO videogame adventure and humor, while playing as their favorite Marvel characters.

“We’re very excited to bring a myriad of classic Marvel characters to life in LEGO form for some fun, family-friendly gameplay in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing. “Players will brave the ultimate mission to save the world as they explore famous landmarks in LEGO New York and take the adventure beyond Earth to iconic locations in the Marvel Universe.”

“Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we’re addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game,” said TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment.  “If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you.”

In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus!  The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

This game is slated for Fall 2013. With announcement like this, it makes me wonder about some the other LEGO licenses that have yet to be turned into a video game. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the first that springs to mind for me. What LEGO toys would you like to see turned into a video game?

Lego is kicking off the holiday season with a Lego Star Wars mini-movie called “The Bombad Bounty”.

Between the clip I was shown in advance and the title, my guess is Darth Vader is angry at Jar Jar for foiling his attempt to capture a ship he’s working as a janitor on and hijinks with Boba Fett ensue.

From what I was shown, it looks as though they’re in keeping with the cut scenes from the Lego games with a very tongue in cheek humour geared towards kids and adults alike (just like Jar Jar was in the prequels):

They gave me the code before the video went live, so I haven’t seen the entire piece yet, but I will update this with my thoughts later.

Enjoy: