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LEGO Dimensions – LEGO City Fun Pack Review

LEGO City Undercover was an excellent release way back on the Wii U, and got its deserved rerelease on all platforms early this year. Not to lose out on that hype, Travelers Tales has officially launched the LEGO City Fun Pack for LEGO Dimensions, bringing Chase McCain and a cast of other characters over to the LEGO Dimensions universe. While this obviously isn't a 1-for-1 remake of the full fledged LEGO City Undercover title, it is a wonderful addition to the Dimensions world, and might even entice those who have yet to play the full Chase McCain adventure, ...

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 8 Unboxing and Build: The Goonies

After getting all his chores complete and his homework finished, the highlight of my sons evening last night was busting open The Goonies level pack for LEGO Dimensions and putting together the wicked looking minibuilds that come included. While my overall knowledge of The Goonies is fairly minimal, you cannot help but appreciate how much detail goes in to One Eyed Willy's Pirate Ship and the Skeleton Organ. Watch the unboxing and build video below, and then read our thoughts on the LEGO portion of this LEGO Dimensions Level Pack!

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 8 Unboxing and LEGO Review: Harry Potter and LEGO City

Warner Bros. Entertainment in Toronto was nice enough to pass along the latest wave of LEGO Dimensions sets for us to unbox and review. Usually, our reviews on the website have been limited to text, but this time around I've done an unboxing and build YouTube video of the Harry Potter and LEGO City Fun Packs. The Goonies will be done in a day or two. I have mixed feelings on both of these sets, from a LEGO perspective that is. Read on to find out more, and be sure to watch our video! As it is a new channel, we hope you will subscribe as it will be used to ...

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LEGO® Dimensions™ Adds Expansion Packs: Harry Potter, Goonies, LEGO City

When we were putting together are Christmas 2016 buyers guide, we pointed to LEGO Dimensions as the must own game during the holiday season, with a great lineup of expansion packs already available for purchase, and more popular franchises coming in the coming months. This week, LEGO Dimensions and Warner Bros. are delivering on that with retail releases of The Goonies, Harry Potter, and LEGO City.

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Nintendo Details the First DLC Pack for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

We’ve known for awhile that DLC was coming to Breath of the Wild but we only had a vague idea of what the DLC would be. And now Nintendo has released details about the first DLC pack for the game! Last night, Nintendo released information about the first DLC pack for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We have the full Nintendo PR press release for thDLC below: “REDMOND, Wash., May 1, 2017 – Hailed by both critics and…

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The (Animal) Gods Look Good: A Preview of Animal Gods for Wii U

The Wii U isn’t dead yet. Indie Developers are still, slowly, bringing games to the Wii U. I have had the chance to play one of the more recent Indie games for the Wii U, Animal Gods, thanks to the developer providing me with a review code for the game. I am not yet ready to write a review for Animal Gods, but here is a short preview of the game. Animal Gods for the Wii U came out on…

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Why “Officially Licensed” Matters

Right around the time of the Nintendo Switch launch, you will remember the reedit post from dBrand claiming that ALL skins put on a Nintendo Switch product would ruin the Switch itself. Through some testing of our own - as well as some very informative videos from Performance Design Product - it was shown that this wasn't the case all the time. PDP prides themselves on producing officially licenced products from gamers around the world, and if this scenario taught me anything, it was that "Officially Licenced" really does matter.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment AND Disney ANNOUNCE CARS 3: DRIVEN TO WIN

Warner Bros Interactive and Disney are teaming up to bring race fans of all ages a new game! Cars 3: Driven to Win will be coming to the Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One! Cars 3: Driven to Win will be coming to all current generation and last generation systems (including the Wii U!) on June 13, 2017. We have a press release detailing the game. Check it out: “Toronto, ON – April…

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Animal Gods Will Appear on the Wii U eshop This Thursday

Animal Gods, from indie developer Still Games, will release on the Wii U eshop this Thursday. We have a trailer and more information about the game below. Animal Gods will be releasing this Thursday, April 6th, on the Wii U eshop. Here is more information about the game: “The Animal Gods have fallen. Once sacred, they are now husks—haunted beasts lost to toxic fumes from a great bronze industry. Play as Thistle, a small & agile warrior hellbent on destroying…

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Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes – GAME CHARACTERS (Video)

Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes came out on the Wii U eshop yesterday. Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes is a Minecraft-style game combined with an action shooter. Take a look at the game’s newest trailer and then come back for my thoughts on it! Obviously, all of the characters in Pixel Action Heroes are based on actors that have been in action movies. Well, expect for that last one. I have mixed feelings about that last one (you know which…

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