Geek Culture Reviews

With the next instalment to the Jurassic World franchise heading to cinemas this Summer, LEGO Group have given us a look into their upcoming sets that’ll tie into Jurassic World: Rebirth…  The six tie-in sets for the upcoming film are Baby Dinosaur Dolores: Aquilops, Raptor Off-Road Escape, T. rex River Escape, Brick-Built Mosasaurus Boat Mission, Raptor & Titanosaurus Tracking Mission, and Spinosaurus & Quetzalcoatlus Air Mission. These sets go on sale on June 1st, ahead of the movie’s release this July.  Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind. Academy Award® nominee Johansson plays ...

LEGO Group have announced two new Sonic the Hedgehog themed play sets that’ll be heading to toy shelves next January… Adventure and fun await video game fans aged 7 and up in this collectible Sonic’s Campfire Clash (77001) building playset. This LEGO® Sonic the Hedgehog™ toy features a campfire area build, speed sphere launcher and speed sphere, plus accessories including a Chaos Emerald and 3 Gold Rings. This video game set also has 4 Sonic character toys: a Sonic minifigure, ’flying’ G.U.N. Beetle robot drone, posable G.U.N. Hunter robot figure and a Tocky. This interactive, feature-packed Sonic toy for boys and girls is a fun playset that encourages kids and fans to create new role-play stories with Sonic and the enemy robots, from relaxing by the campfire to battling the robots to rescue the Tocky and gain the 3 Gold Rings. Creative, fast-action funcan be extended with other LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog toys in the range (sets sold separately). Kids also get to enjoy an intuitive buildi...

It does the Xmas Run in 12 parsecs!  We’re well and truly in the run up to the festive period, and The LEGO Group have jumped onboard to reveal one of their many Christmas sets for this year. The Millennium Falcon Christmas diorama comes complete with Rey, Finn, Chewie, BB-8, and a Prog - complete with Christmas attire - all enjoying a festive moment inside the Falcon, which jumps straight out of this years Disney+ Star Wars special.  Coming out of hyperspace on 1st October, this special set is a modest £25.99.  While we don’t have our hands on a physical preview, you can check out all the pictures below!  ‘Let young fans relive the Christmas party from the LEGO® Star Wars: Holiday Special with this Millennium Falcon Holiday Diorama. A great gift idea for ages 8 and up, it features an instantly recognizable brick-built version of the lounge area and sleeping quarters inside the iconic Millennium Falcon. A buildable Christmas tree, string of colorful Christmas light e...

Get ready to join the fun with other LEGO fans all over the world for the 2nd virtual global LEGO CON event... The LEGO Group have announced that the 2nd annual LEGO CON will be kicking off on June 18th.  This free online event guarantees a sneek peak behind the scenes as to what the Group have been up to, and to showcase the new sets that will be heading to store over the next year. With a strong emphasis on it's community of brick enthusiast's, there's guaranteed to be a lot of passion shown throughout the event.  Audiences can expect everything from jaw-dropping product reveals, to live demos with designers and exciting building challenges for all to join in on. LEGO Group are also celebrating their 90th anniversary this year, so expect plenty of extra special anniversary surprises and celebrations.  Those who take part in LEGO CON will be thrilled to hear more about a brand new theme coming to the LEGO portfolio, and that many fan favorites will also be hi...