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User:Soupperson1 22:27, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

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April 9, 2015. Last updated April 10, 2015.

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LEGO Dimensions a "new toys to life" video game, unlike others you build the toy. The theme features several sets of various different builds and characters from different themes like Ninjago and Super Heroes. The official announcement was revealed soon after the leak from reddit. They will be available for: PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U. The Starter Pack will retail for $99.99.

Press Release

Red2x2.png This is a description taken from LEGO.com. Please do not modify it. The Creativity of LEGO Building Meets the Epic Story-Telling of LEGO Videogames for Multi-Dimensional Fun Fan-Favourite Worlds Converge in One Thrilling Adventure — A Dark Knight, a Wizard, and a Master Builder Travelling Down the Yellow Brick Road is Just the Beginning!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO® Dimensions, an all-new entertainment experience that breaks the rules of traditional gaming to merge physical LEGO brick building with interactive console gameplay in a manner only imaginable in the world of LEGO games. Launching 29th September, 2015, the game will fuse many fan-favourite universes together, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future, and many more still to be announced.

Watch our LEGO® Dimensions announcement trailer on the WB Games UK Youtube Channel at https://youtu.be/fBvr289G3w8

LEGO Dimensions, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will be available for Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo´s Wii™ U system.

For the first time in any LEGO videogame, characters from iconic entertainment franchises join forces and battle in worlds outside of their own. In addition to the game, the LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack will include the LEGO Toy Pad, which allows players to transport special LEGO minifigures and other LEGO objects into the game, bricks to build the LEGO Gateway, three LEGO Minifigures, including LEGO BatmanTM from DC Comics, LEGO Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie, plus the LEGO BatmobileTM.

“When kids play with LEGO bricks, they build beyond the singular brands, intermixing all of their favourite characters and universes, and we have come up with a way for players to experience that in games,” said Jon Burton, Founder and Creative Director, TT Games. “Now for the first time in a videogame, LEGO fans can play in the virtual world and in the real world – combining everything without restrictions. Imagine putting LEGO Gollum from The Lord of the Rings behind the wheel of the LEGO Delorean in New Ninjago City – the creative play is endless.”

“Building on TT Games’ track record for exceptionally popular, engaging games, LEGO Dimensions expands our LEGO videogame franchise with a breakthrough, immersive interactive entertainment experience that will redefine the toys to life games category,” said Jeff Junge, Senior Vice President, LEGO Franchise and TT Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment. “LEGO Dimensions will bring fans innovative and joyful gameplay with an amazing mash-up of huge brands in both the physical and digital worlds.”

“LEGO Dimensions is unlike anything that we have ever done. It further extends the LEGO play experience into the digital world with all of the characters, humour and action of LEGO videogames now combined with the fun of LEGO minifigure and model building,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with TT Games to explore ways in which physical and digital LEGO play can merge in meaningful ways for children.”

In addition to the three minifigure heroes used to start the experience, LEGO Dimensions will allow gamers to customize their experience with additional expansion packs. Highly collectible Level Packs, Team Packs and Fun Packs will provide new buildable characters, vehicles, tools and gadgets, as well as compelling game content with new mission-based levels and unique in-game abilities. All expansion packs will feature well-known properties and provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game – with no limitations.

A small sample of packs available in 2015 include the Back to the Future Level Pack with a LEGO Marty McFly minifigure, a LEGO Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures, three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures, two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures, three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with LEGO Gollum, LEGO Gimli and LEGO Legolas minifigures, four The LEGO Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters, and a The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a LEGO Wicked Witch of the West minifigure. Additional packs to round out the 2015 assortment will be announced in the months leading to launch. Further waves of expansion packs will be released regularly following the launch of the game and into 2016.

LEGO Dimensions not only offers a bridge between digital and physical LEGO play, but also introduces a digital system of play with great long-term value for LEGO gaming. One LEGO Toy Pad, LEGO Gateway and the videogame found in the initial Starter Pack will offer endless opportunities to customize a player’s experience for years to come. Future expansion pack purchases will continue to work with the Starter Pack, even in the fall of next year. No compatibility chart necessary.


Along with the press release LEGO released the pictures if the first wave of sets.

Sets

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Image # Set Pieces Figures Price Released
71174-box.jpg 71174  Starter Pack  269  BatmanWyldstyleGandalf   $99.99  2015 
71201-box.png 71201  Level Pack  94  Marty McFly   $29.99  2015 
71209-box.png 71209  Fun Pack  41  Wonder Woman   $14.99  2015 
71210-box.png 71210  Fun Pack  50  Cyborg   $14.99  2015 
71212-box.png 71212  Fun Pack  55  Emmet   $14.99  2015 
71213-box.png 71213  Fun Pack  62  Bad Cop/Good Cop   $14.99  2015 
71214(2).jpg 71214  Fun Pack  46  Benny   $14.99  2015 
71215.jpg 71215  Fun Pack  48  Jay   $14.99  2015 
71216.jpg 71216  Fun Pack  59  Nya   $14.99  2015 
71217.jpg 71217  Fun Pack  45  Zane   $14.99  2015 
71218.jpg 71218  Fun Pack  39  Gollum   $14.99  2015 
71219.jpg 71219  Fun Pack  36  Legolas   $14.99  2015 
71220.jpg 71220  Fun Pack  56  Gimli   $14.99  2015 
71221.jpg 71221  Fun Pack  38  Wicked Witch of the West   $14.99  2015 
71207-7.jpg 71207  Team Pack  97  ColeKai   $24.99 / €24,99  2015 
71231-1.jpg 71231  Fun Pack  57  UniKitty   $14.99  2015 

What do you think about this development? Are you excited for LEGO moving into a completely different genre? Which characters do you want them to make for the game? Do you like the sets? Let us know in the comments!

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Tags: Dimensions Super Heroes The LEGO Movie Lord of The Rings Ninjago


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Chickenx4Novice

118 months ago
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Say will Lloyd garmadon will be in the game?
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Is Dimensions going to become a theme, or is it just going to be a game?
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Edward NigmaMaster Builder

118 months ago
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What is this, the LEGO Movie 2 or something

I need this right now
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Edward NigmaMaster Builder

118 months ago
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Wait, the pricing on this is outrageous

71201 Level Pack was something I always wanted

$29.99 for 94 pieces? Are they crazy? This is not going far
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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It will also include, like 2 levels of the game and probably 3 playable characters or something :P
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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A playable character,a level and two vehicles
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Also Disney Infinty/Amiibo are very popular and there 15$ each, and you can't take them off the base (like you can do here). These aloe come with a character and a vehicle so technically you get 100% free :P
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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Yeah, but they're also usually figures you can't get in any other sort of form, and they look like collectors items when you put them on a shelf (at least Amiibos, I've paid literally no attention to Infinity figures). But in this case, if you want a Marty McFly for example, you can: A) Pay US $29.99 for a Marty figure, and two useless mini models
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B) Pay US $5 more for a Marty figure, minifigure-scale DeLorean and Doc Brown figure

I really can't see any reason to get these, unless you get really into the game of course and want those characters to play as (which is fine if you do)
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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Seriously, £15 for a minifigure, a couple of bricks and a couple of new levels and characters in the game.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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It's the portal that costs money, those things don't cost a $1 to produce.
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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The portal as in the plastic disc that gets you the in game content? You are aware that there already is a way to get in game content, called downloading, that wouldn't require a disc. (And they probably do cost that to produce:P)
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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But the portal has electronics in it :P
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BrickfilmNutBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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That's not the point, though, Soup. :P The disks are unnecessary because instead of wasting plastic and money to give us in-game content in a physical parcel, it could simply be DLC like with the LEGO Batman games. Yes, the disks do stuff, but they're still unnecessary and cost more. It'd be like if websites started selling "website chips" that you had to buy at Walmart or wherever in order to access their URLs.
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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This isn't 1952 anymore - basic electronics are cheap :P
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Leave it to just2good to do a crazy speculation on who else will be released in the fun packs > https://www....16923181519/

I'm pretty sure those Simpsons and Scooby-Doo ones are legit though they match up perfectly. If they're going to give Slimer a new mould why not here? The hover board has a new mould
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Seem like good guesses. I wouldn't have thought that The Simpsons would make it in, but it makes some sense since Fox does want to promote the brand to kids (pretty much the reason for the theme). I wouldn't be too thrilled if Scratchey were put in the game though...

Superman and Joker are musts from the DC corner, and Aquaman is plausible too. The Flash and Robin might be good bets for future releases. I fully expect them to take advantage of this property.

Ghostbusters are kind of in the same boat as The Simpsons, but I think they would be a good addition. It would be interesting to see Slimer. I don't believe that he is the equivalent to a hoverboard, since he would probably be a bit more intricate.

I like the idea of including Chima characters. The more in-house figures the merrier.

Scooby and Shaggy seem definite to me.

Tin Man might as well be a figure. It would be nice for Dorthy and her other friends (and also Glinda) to appear.

It's too bad that the Star Wars rights lie with Disney and that this directly competes with Infinity, because it would be nice to have some of those characters, plus maybe some Marvel characters. I'd like to see Harry Potter too. The Simpsons suggestion makes me hope that some classic CMFs can make their way in too, plus maybe fan favorites like Johnny Thunder and Pepper Roni.

Heh, I'm not even going to buy this. I just like speculation. :P
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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(Oh, but Portal...eh, I think that one is wishful thinking, though I am having trouble thinking of who might wear a white shirt and orange pants.)
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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

118 months ago
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"Dimensions"
3 physical dimensions we know of
Triangles have 3 sides
http://i.imgur.com/UlMGlad.jpg
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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So Half-Life 3 confirmed?
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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I see the reason that Dorothy and friends aren't in is the moulding issue. Like nearly everyone needs one (Besides the winkles and the scarecrow). It's odd that there not mini-dolls, The Wizard of Oz (1939) mostly produced in merchandise aimed at girls.

I'm sure we'll get Harry Potter around the time the spin off comes out. Everything WB produced by LEGO is most likely. (I think the character beside the Joker is Harley).
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BrickfilmNutBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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That said, I'd love to get some of these new moulds or minifigures in other places. I'm kind of wondering if there'd be a way to buy one or two of these and just sell the base to anyone only interested in the gameplay.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Presumably the Witch is not the only Wizard of Oz character to be released. They'll all have a new mould (If they give the Scarecrow toto).
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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XP I didn't read your comment right. I say the hover board will remain exclusive for a while. If there is an Oz theme I doubt the wicked witch will stay exclusive. (and besides unikitty's face) there the only exclusive things so far.
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BrickfilmNutBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Imagine if, in TT games's LEGO games, the upfront purchase came with some bricks but was about $100, and you had to pay about $15 per character you wanted to unlock... Think anyone would complain?

This is truly a genius scheme by TLG, but if the gameplay amounts to nothing more than what we pretty much saw in the LEGO Movie game (which was a slightly more limited version of getting to play as all of these characters at once), then there is no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a slightly more expansive experience. The only real change that could save this is if we actually get to build something from our own imaginations in a LEGO game again (Oh, pfft, why would we do that in a LEGO game...). For those of you who are confused because I was mostly indifferent in chat yesterday as opposed to completely cynical like today, it's because I didn't make the TT games connection then. :P
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

118 months ago
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Building would be much easier in the gamepad...
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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You can build in the toybox in Disney Infinty on all consoles
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BrickfilmNutBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Hmm, didn't know that. I guess that's a little promising, then, if it carries over to Dimensions.
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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Yeah... I'm not paying that much for what is effectively a collectable minifigures series...
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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I can't upvote you, because it seems to think I'm you.
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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After posting that, it no longer thinks I'm you :P
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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Thanks for going to all that effort for the upvote :D

Yeah, it's a bug that's been going on for months, Meiko made a GitHub report for it about a month ago (I forgot GitHub was a thing at the time otherwise I would have done it long ago :P)
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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(
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Same here.
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Brikkyy13Outstanding Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Of course, it's available on all platforms except mine :(
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Is Wizard of Oz going to be an actual theme, or just something special for Dimensions?
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Currently it's a sub theme, but if it sells I'm sure we'll get a munchkin land and emerald city.
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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The Wizard of Oz? Is that Ideas project still under review?
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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No it was canceled ages ago :P
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Brikkyy13Outstanding Brickipedian

118 months ago
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This is why I say LEGO Ideas is a conspiracy. They did it with the Simpsons project, they did it with Jurassic Park and they did it with The Wizard of Oz. LEGO officials watch the site, and when they find an idea that can make money they steal it and cancel the project just so they don't have to pay the 1% of profits in royalties. (granted, these projects more than likely went up while the actual sets were in development. We know for a fact that designing a set can take anywhere from a day to 2 years... which is the amount of time between the Simpsons project and the official sets... >:/)
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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But the Simpsons project wasn't even that popular, did it even get 5000 supports? The Wizard of Oz wasn't made because of moulding issues. They already did Jurassic Park in the past and there dosnt seem to be plan for future sets.
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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Looks really cool.
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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I'm helping Soup with the Dimensions stuff.
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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Oh, I know! Doctor Who!
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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See my LEGO Doctor Who forum.
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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I'm also happy Marty Mcely being included. This still seems like it's missing something but I can't put my finger on it...
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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I never thought this would happen. But now it has and looks so cool. And me with only a Mac and a PS2. :P
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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This. Looks. Amazing.
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BrickheroSPACESHIPBricktastic

118 months ago
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Are the figs removable? If not , why give us a hover board?
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Yes everything is buildable :)
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

118 months ago
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Warner Brothers, huh? ....they NEED to get the Matrix in..
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CaptainjacksterBuilding Bigger

118 months ago
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I agree about the Matrix part.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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So LEGO is copying Amiibo who copied Disney infinity who copied Skylanders who copied U.B. Funkies. :P

They look better then I thought they would, but 100$?! Why is Gandalf thereI thought that was discontinued. It looks like dimensions also needs Batman to sell it. :P

I hope they make Friends and Scooby-Doo figures. I say Scooby-Doo will be thrown in for sure as it's owned by W.B.
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

118 months ago
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Friends might be a bit iffy since they aren't minifigures, though I would like to see them, Elves, and BIONICLE, which are both equally unlikely. :P

Scooby-Doo is a good prediction though.
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CJCBricktastic

118 months ago
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... more about "Dimensions revealed!"
Dimensions +, Super Heroes +, The LEGO Movie +, Lord of The Rings +  and Ninjago +
12:59:00, 9 April 2015 +
Dimensions revealed! +
The Creativity of LEGO Building Meets the The Creativity of LEGO Building Meets the Epic Story-Telling of LEGO Videogames for Multi-Dimensional Fun Fan-Favourite Worlds Converge in One Thrilling Adventure — A Dark Knight, a Wizard, and a Master Builder Travelling Down the Yellow Brick Road is Just the Beginning!</br></br>Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO® Dimensions, an all-new entertainment experience that breaks the rules of traditional gaming to merge physical LEGO brick building with interactive console gameplay in a manner only imaginable in the world of LEGO games. Launching 29th September, 2015, the game will fuse many fan-favourite universes together, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future, and many more still to be announced.</br></br>Watch our LEGO® Dimensions announcement trailer on the WB Games UK Youtube Channel at https://youtu.be/fBvr289G3w8</br></br>LEGO Dimensions, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will be available for Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo´s Wii™ U system.</br></br>For the first time in any LEGO videogame, characters from iconic entertainment franchises join forces and battle in worlds outside of their own. In addition to the game, the LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack will include the LEGO Toy Pad, which allows players to transport special LEGO minifigures and other LEGO objects into the game, bricks to build the LEGO Gateway, three LEGO Minifigures, including LEGO BatmanTM from DC Comics, LEGO Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie, plus the LEGO BatmobileTM.</br></br>“When kids play with LEGO bricks, they build beyond the singular brands, intermixing all of their favourite characters and universes, and we have come up with a way for players to experience that in games,” said Jon Burton, Founder and Creative Director, TT Games. “Now for the first time in a videogame, LEGO fans can play in the virtual world and in the real world – combining everything without restrictions. Imagine putting LEGO Gollum from The Lord of the Rings behind the wheel of the LEGO Delorean in New Ninjago City – the creative play is endless.”</br></br>“Building on TT Games’ track record for exceptionally popular, engaging games, LEGO Dimensions expands our LEGO videogame franchise with a breakthrough, immersive interactive entertainment experience that will redefine the toys to life games category,” said Jeff Junge, Senior Vice President, LEGO Franchise and TT Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment. “LEGO Dimensions will bring fans innovative and joyful gameplay with an amazing mash-up of huge brands in both the physical and digital worlds.”</br></br>“LEGO Dimensions is unlike anything that we have ever done. It further extends the LEGO play experience into the digital world with all of the characters, humour and action of LEGO videogames now combined with the fun of LEGO minifigure and model building,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with TT Games to explore ways in which physical and digital LEGO play can merge in meaningful ways for children.”</br></br>In addition to the three minifigure heroes used to start the experience, LEGO Dimensions will allow gamers to customize their experience with additional expansion packs. Highly collectible Level Packs, Team Packs and Fun Packs will provide new buildable characters, vehicles, tools and gadgets, as well as compelling game content with new mission-based levels and unique in-game abilities. All expansion packs will feature well-known properties and provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game – with no limitations.</br></br>A small sample of packs available in 2015 include the Back to the Future Level Pack with a LEGO Marty McFly minifigure, a LEGO Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures, three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures, two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures, three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with LEGO Gollum, LEGO Gimli and LEGO Legolas minifigures, four The LEGO Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters, and a The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a LEGO Wicked Witch of the West minifigure. Additional packs to round out the 2015 assortment will be announced in the months leading to launch. Further waves of expansion packs will be released regularly following the launch of the game and into 2016.</br></br>LEGO Dimensions not only offers a bridge between digital and physical LEGO play, but also introduces a digital system of play with great long-term value for LEGO gaming. One LEGO Toy Pad, LEGO Gateway and the videogame found in the initial Starter Pack will offer endless opportunities to customize a player’s experience for years to come. Future expansion pack purchases will continue to work with the Starter Pack, even in the fall of next year. No compatibility chart necessary.xt year. No compatibility chart necessary.