LEGO Dimensions


LEGO Dimensions is an upcoming game, due for release on September 27th in America and September 29th in Europe. It's due for release on Playstation 3 and 4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The plot of the game follows a variety of LEGO franchise characters who have to deal with the results of a masked villain breaking into their world. What's of particular interest for both game and traditional model fans is that LEGO Dimensions uses the "Toys to Life" format. This format, used in popular games like Skylanders and Disney Infinity requires the player to buy real toys, miniatures or other products, which can then be connected to their game to unlock new features - think DLC, but with figurines.

 While this obviously makes for an expensive hobby (and a lucrative trade), it does have one huge benefit for LEGO fans: the range of miniatures coming to LEGO Dimensions.
LEGO Dimensions boasts fourteen different franchises that will be included in the game. These are:  DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The Lego Movie, The Wizard of Oz, The Simpsons, Lego Ninjago, Doctor Who, Back to the Future, Portal 2, Ghostbusters, Midway Arcade, Scooby-Doo, Lego Chima and Jurassic World
 Now, as any keen-eyed LEGO fan will note, a lot of those ranges are new to LEGO, or only feature a handful of figures. This means a lot of new LEGO sets for popular ranges, plus figures for new sets like Wizard of Oz, Portal and Doctor Who. Both Ghostbusters and Back to the Future are almost-new, given that they've only appeared in one set each as well.














There are still LEGO kits to be confirmed -  and we haven't seen what's coming from Midway Arcade - so keep your eyes peeled, as more sets will probably appear before the release date. Edit: info on the Midway Arcade set has been release:

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