Beetlejuice, The Powerpuff Girls and Teen Titans Go! join LEGO Dimensions video game in September

Five new expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions, the LEGO toy and video game hybrid, will be available beginning September 12, 2017.  One of the reasons playing LEGO Dimensions is so fun is because you can mix and match some of your favorite characters from a variety of television, movie, and video game properties within the video game. Soon characters and settings from Teen Titans Go! and The Powerpuff Girls, two popular Cartoon Network animated series, and the '80s era fantasy comedy Beetlejuice will be added into the mix.

The Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of the DC Super Hero team Raven and Beast Boy.  It also features the 3-in-1 T-Car which can also be rebuilt into a forklift and plane.  Players can also transform the Spellbook of Azarath into Raven Wings and the Giant Hand to either take flight or dig through the earth for adventures in the sky as well as under the ground.

 The Teen Titans Go! Fun Pack includes a Starfire LEGO minifigure.  Players can unleash her special abilities to battle enemies and solve puzzles.  Players can also build the 3-in-1 Titan Robot for a roller-coaster fun-filled adventure and then rebuild it into a rocket or robot retriever for more supercharged adventures with the rest of the Titans gang.

Raven, Beast Boy and Starfire each provide access to the Teen Titans Go! Adventure World in Jump City where players can explore several psychedelic areas from the Titans Tower to Wacka Doodles Amusement Park.  Purchasing either of the Teen Titans Go! expansion packs allows access to an exclusive original animated episode of the TV show where viewers discover how the vibrant team of teenage heroes stumbled upon the LEGO Dimensions multiverse.

The Powerpuffs Girls are also joining in the LEGO Dimensions fun with an upcoming Team Pack and Fun Pack coming to store shelves.  The Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of the super-powered sisters, Blossom and Bubbles.  Players can access special abilities through the 3-in-1 Octi which can be rebuilt into a Super Skunk or Sonic Squid.  There is also the PPG Smartphone included in this expansion pack that can be rebuilt into a hotline or mag-net.

The Fun Pack includes a Buttercup LEGO minifigure.  Players can use this character to fight crime with cool superpowers.  She comes along with the 3-in-1 Mega Blast Bot which can be rebuilt into the Ka-Pow Cannon and Slammin' Guitar to rock extra-awesome combat abilities.

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup each provide access to The Powerpuff Girls Adventure World where players can unlock iconic locations like Pokey Oaks elementary, Rainbow Land, and Professor Utonium's lab.  They also unlock a themed Battle Arena where up to 4 players can engage in head-to-head competition against one another in capture the flag style contests.

The Beetlejuice Fun Pack brings some spookiness to LEGO Dimensions with a Beetlejuice LEGO minifigure with supernatural powers.  The character also unlocks its own exclusive Adventure World and Battle Arena.  The minifigure is accompanied by a buildable Saturn's Sandworm which can also be transformed into a haunted vacuum and spooky spider.

Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation 4 / Playstation 3, Xbox One / Xbox 360 and Wii U.  For more information about the video game, please visit www.lego.com/en-us/dimensions

LEGO Dimensions: Hermione Granger Fun Pack

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My daughter has been having a magical time playing as her favorite character from the HARRY POTTER novels and movies in the newly released Hermione Granger Fun Pack for the LEGO Dimensions video game.  Like many kids, and adults too, she loves J.K. Rowling's fantasy stories and is thrilled with this addition to LEGO Dimensions.  The Fun Pack comes with a LEGO mini-figure of the heroine from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry along with a buildable Buckbeak sidekick that can be created from LEGO bricks.  Place either toy figure on the video game's LEGO Toy Pad to incorporate the characters into your LEGO Dimensions experience.

The Hermione Granger LEGO mini-figure provides you the ability to use two two magic spells while playing the game.  Wingadium Leviosa allows players to levitate objects and Lumos can be used to light up dark places.  Buckbeak can be ridden by other characters in the game plus has a Stomp Attack for smashing LEGO bricks.  The griffin can also be rebuilt into either a Giant Owl or a Fierce Falcon which each also have unique in-game abilities.

Hermione can be incorporated into the game's master story or any of its story or level pack additions.  Plus her LEGO mini-figure can be used to unlock a Wizarding World of Harry Potter adventure area where players can explore locations such as Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and Diagon Alley.  There is also a Hogwarts' quidditch pitch themed Battle Arena that Hermione can access where you can compete with up the three other players in four different capture the flag type competitions.



Team up Hermione with Harry Potter and have them combat Lord Voldemort in the games adventure worlds and battle arenas when you also purchase the Harry Potter Team Pack.  This expansion pack to LEGO Dimensions includes mini-figures of Harry and Voldemort as well as buildable vehicles of the Enchanted Car and Hogwarts Express.   Or team up Hermione with the characters from J.K. Rowling's new wizarding adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them when you purchase the LEGO Dimensions storypack based upon the movie.

Join Newt Scamander find his escaped magical creatures in New York City as you make your way through 6 action packed levels of gameplay.  This storypack also unlocks a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Adventure World and Battle Arena as well.  How do you think Newt would fare teamed up with Hermione?  What is great about LEGO Dimensions is you can recreate your favorite scenes from these wizarding world movies or you can create brand new adventures to embark upon.

While my son and daughter get a lot of enjoyment from playing LEGO Dimensions, my wife and I really like playing it too.  The LEGO Dimensions video game provides is great for spending some family time together having fun.  Hey you guuuys if you're are a fan of HARRY POTTER you definitely aren't going to want to miss out on adding the fun, team and story expansion pack to your gaming experience.  Plus for those of you who grew up in the '80s and love The Goonies, LEGO Dimensions also has a storypack based upon that classic children's movie that is a great way to share its story and characters with your kids.

For more information about the video game and its expansion packs, please visit lego.com/en-us/dimensions

A New Wave of Characters, Levels & Vehicles Expanding LEGO Dimensions Has Arrived

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A new wave of expansion packs for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's popular LEGO Dimensions video game are now on store shelves.  Players can now expand their game playing experience by incorporating new characters and vehicles from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Sonic the Hedgehog, Gremlins, E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial and Adventure Time into their LEGO Dimensions adventures.

In addition to adding new characters, vehicles and locals to LEGO Dimensions, all the expansion packs in this latest wave feature Battle Arenas with competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players. LEGO minifigures included in the expansion packs also come with special golden Toy Tags which unlock a free play Adventure World of the corresponding entertainment brand, as well as a battle arena that can be reached through Vorton. Players can explore Adventure Worlds for Gremlins, and also play four exciting gameplay modes within the battle arenas, including Capture the Flag, Objective, Base Bash, and Tick, Tag, Boom!. Each arena comes with its own traps, defenses, and special powers that make every Battle Arena unique. Battles can be played competitively or cooperatively in multiple player configurations including 2 vs 2, 3 vs 1, and individually against the system AI to create fun for the whole family.

The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack provides a complete movie-based gameplay experience that is full of secrets and surprises. It includes six action-packed levels and new LEGO Gateway bricks to build atop the LEGO Toy Pad.  Players can build the Newt Scamander LEGO minifigure and help him find his escaped magical creatures in New York City using a variety of spells, including and The pack will also come with the Niffler, which can be rebuilt into the Sinister Scorpion and Vicious Vulture. The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack will be the exclusive LEGO construction toy offering this holiday for the exciting expansion of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.

Fans of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world can also add the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fun Pack with a Tina Goldstein LEGO minifigure to their LEGO Dimensions collection. She can cast to help solve puzzles and to keep her safe from enemies. Players in need of rescue can build the Swooping Evil which can be rebuilt into the Brutal Bloom and Crawling Creeper.

Additionally a Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack is now available where players can join Sonic and his friends in an epic battle against Eggman and Chaos. Spin into action speeding through iconic locations including Green Hill, Emerald Coast, and Labyrinth to collect all the Chaos Emeralds. Players can have the Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO minifigure use his Acrobat ability to swing off poles and avoid the Badniks, then use his famous grind rails move to make a quick escape.  The pack also includes a 3-in-1 Sonic Speedster which can be rebuilt into Blue Typhoon and Motobug, and a 3-in-1 The Tornado which can be rebuilt into Crabmeat and Eggcatcher.



The Gremlins Team Pack includes popular rivals Gizmo and Stripe LEGO minifigures. Each will unlock the Adventure World, where players can explore the Cinema, Clamp Industries, the High School, and so much more. Gizmo’s Combat Roll and Dash Attack abilities can be used to get him out of sticky situations and Stripe uses his claws with his Vine Cut ability. Players can rebuild the 3-in-1 R.C. Racer vehicle into the Gadget-o-matic and Scarlet Scorpion and the 3-in-1 Flash ‘n’ Finish into a Rampage Record Player and Stripe's Throne.

Phone home with the E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Fun Pack! It includes an E.T. LEGO minifigure with Illumination and Fix-It abilities, as well as special Stealth and Telekinesis skills to make his way around the LEGO multiverse.  Players can build E.T.’s iconic Phone Home device, then rebuild it into the Mobile Uplink and Super-Charged Satellite for additional in-game abilities. With the corresponding Adventure World, players can build new experiences at Elliot’s house and in the suburbs, throughout the park and the forest, on the BMX trail, and even in E.T.’s spaceship.

An additional Adventure Time Fun Pack is being added to LEGO Dimensions in this new wave of expansion packs as well featuring a Marceline the Vampire Queen LEGO minifigure. Players can activate her Sonar Smash and Bolt Deflector abilities using the Marceline Axe Guitar to solve puzzles and battle enemies. They can also build and use Marceline’s Lunatic Amp to make some noise, and then rebuild it into the Shadow Scorpion and Heavy Metal Monster for extra in-game powers. This fun pack is being released as a Toys R Us exclusive in North America.

These additions are the seventh wave of expansion pack to enhance the game play experience since the video game was introduced. LEGO Dimensions can be played on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the Wii U system.  For more information, please visit lego.com/en-us/dimensions

A New Wave of LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs Arrived at Stores Today

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Hurrah, hooray, hurray -- a new wave of expansion packs for the LEGO Dimensions video game arrived at stores today!  This is the sixth wave of new characters, levels and vehicles that expand upon the original LEGO Dimensions content.  Now you can incorporate The A-Team, Adventure Time, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible and Ghostbusters into your game play experience.  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment generously sent A GEEK DADDY some of these new expansion packs to play and I can't wait to rip open the boxes to try them out!  Keep an eye out for future blog posts as A GEEK DADDY tests out and reviews the newest additions to the LEGO Dimensions video game multiverse.

This new wave of expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions are the first to include the brand new Battle Arena feature that adds an exciting new dimension to the game playing experience.  For the first time in a LEGO themed video game players can compete with up to four players in split-screen action within special Battle Arenas.  Each Battle Arena has four gameplay modes: Capture the Flag, Objective, Base Bash, and Tick, Tag, Boom! Plus each Battle Arena contains its own traps, defenses, and special powers to make it unique.  Players can compete in the Battle Arena gameplay modes in multiple configurations including 2 vs 2, 3 vs 1, or individually against one another or the video games AI allowing for family and friends to enjoy LEGO Dimensions together at once.  Battle Arenas can be unlocked by obtaining golden tagged LEGO mini-figures that are packaged within LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs beginning with the newly released sixth wave.



Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent the Ghostbusters Story Pack, Harry Potter Team Pack, and Adventure Time Team & Level Packs for A GEEK DADDY to play around with:

A highlight of the new wave of expansion packs is the Ghostbusters Story Pack which allows players to relive the action of last summer's motion picture.  Help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across six new action-packed levels of LEGO Dimensions play.  The Story Pack unlocks "Rip," a new Toy Pad mode allowing players to tear open an alternate universe. In this mirror world, players have the ability to solve puzzles which have an impact on objects and other items in the primary universe.

The Story Pack also includes a 3-in-1 buildable Ecto-1 car which can also be rebuilt into the Ectozer and PerfEcto.  Additionally, the Zhu's Chinese Restaurant gateway can be built upon the LEGO Dimensions Toy Pad to customize it.  Players can also access the new Ghostbusters free play Adventure World with its own unique Battle Arena by utilizing the gold tagged Abby Yates mini-figure included with the Story Pack.

The Harry Potter Team Pack allows players to pit the boy wizard against he who shall not be named.  Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort LEGO min-figures bring the Wizarding World to LEGO Dimensions.  Players can use Harry to cast magical spells such as Wingardium Leviosa, Stupefy, and Expelliarmus to solve puzzles and fight off Death Eaters or play as Lord Voldemort to utilize the power of Dark magic.  Players can also explore the Harry Potter themed Adventure World by jumping aboard the included buildable 3-in-1 vehicles of the Hogwarts Express (Steam Warrior / Soaring Steam Plane) or Enchanted Car (Shark Sub / Monstrous Mouth).  Players can also use this Team Pack to engage in battles of good vs evil in the Harry Potter Battle Arena.

In the Adventure Time Level Pack, based on Cartoon Network's animated television series, players can help Finn the Human on his mission to find the Enchidrion and prove to Princess Bubblegum that he's a hero.  Players can use on of Finn's many special swords to cut vines, grapple and even deflect lasers as they battle foes and travel through the Forest of Mount Cragdor, the Dark Magician's Brain World and more in this exclusive level available through this expansion pack.  It also comes with a 3-in-1 buildable Jalemobile (Snail Dude Jake / Hover Jake) and 3-in-1 buildable Ancient War Elephant (Cosmic Squid / Psychic Submarine).  Plus the pack allows players to unlock an Adventure Time themed Battle Arena.

Fans of "Land of Ooo" can also pick up an Adventure Time Team Pack which includes LEGO min-figures of Lumpy the Space Princess and Jake the Dog that can be used as playable characters within the game.  It also comes with a 3-in-1 buildable Lumpy Car that can also be transformed into a Lumpy Truck or a Lumpy Land Whale and BMO that can also be turned into DOGMO and SNAKEMO.  It also provides access to the Adventure Time Battle Arena.

LEGO Dimensions is available for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the Wii U video game consoles.  For more information, visit www.lego.com/dimensions. You can also follow the LEGO Dimensions through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for tips on playing the game and updates about upcoming additions to it.

E.T. Will Soon Be Calling LEGO Dimensions Home

Supergirl, the newest addition to the LEGO Dimensions video game, recently took a few moments out of her busy schedule of battling dastardly villains to introduce another friendly alien who will be joining her within the LEGO Dimensions Multiverse soon -- E.T.!!!  Check out this great introduction video featuring Supergirl and E.T. along with a special appearance by another do-gooding alien friend:



The E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial Fun Pack coming out later this fall includes an E.T. LEGO minifigure with Illumination and Fix-It abilities, as well as special Stealth and Telekinesis skills to make his way around the LEGO multiverse. Players can also build E.T.’s iconic Phone Home device, then rebuild it into a Mobile Uplink or Super-Charged Satellite for additional in-game abilities.

Supergirl will be available this fall for a limited time within LEGO Dimensions Starter Packs for Sony PlayStation 4 computer entertainment systems as an exclusive, bonus playable LEGO minifigure within the video game.  The Supergirl LEGO minifigure will have a number of extraordinary in-game abilities to help solve puzzles and battle enemies, including Super Strength, Flying, X-Ray Vision, and Beam Attacks which enable her to shoot heat beams out of her eyes.  She can also transform into Supergirl Red Lantern with additional abilities such as firing powerful Red Lantern energy bolts and energy beams from her Red Lantern Ring.



If you aren't able to obtain the Supergirl minifigure through this limited edition PS4 Starter Pack, the character will also become available in the near future as a "Hire-a-Hero" option for all consoles.  This is a feature in LEGO Dimensions that allows players to sample characters using studs collected in the game.  Players can select the hologram minifigure near certain hint stones to unlock characters for a limited time to try out their special abilities to solve problems and complete puzzles.

Also keep an eye out for additional expansion packs coming to LEGO Dimensions just in time for the holiday shopping season which will include Sonic the Hedgehog, Gremlins, and characters from the upcoming Harry Potter prequel  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  In addition to providing some new great characters and special abilities to the LEGO Dimensions multiverse all of these new expansion packs will include golden Toy Tags which unlock special, all new Battle Arenas.  These Battle Arenas will offer first-to-LEGO video games competitive split-screen gameplay for up to four players at once!  Each will have four gameplay modes and come with its own traps, special powers and interactive environments that make every Battle Arena unique.

LEGO Dimensions is developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. For more information about the video game, visit lego.com/en-us/dimensions

LEGO Dimensions Announces New Wave of Exciting Expansion Packs

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced several new expansion packs for its popular LEGO Dimensions video game will be arriving at stores on November 18, 2016 just in time for the holiday shopping season.  For those of you who already own the LEGO Dimensions starter pack you'll be pleased to know that no updated master game software or new toy pad hardware will be needed to incorporate these expansion packs into your existing game play.  When you purchase the new expansion packs you'll find your new characters, accessories, and environments are fully compatible to mix-and-match with all those previously released for use within the LEGO Dimensions which utilizes LEGO toys to create a hybrid video game experience.

The upcoming expansion packs will introduce my son's favorite video game character, Sonic The Hedgehog, to LEGO Dimensions.  Characters from two iconic movies of my youth, E.T. and Gremlins, will also be joining the LEGO Dimensions cast of characters.  For those of you looking forward to the upcoming Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them you'll be excited that LEGO Dimensions will be incorporating elements of the movie into the video game as well.  Plus all of these new expansion packs will include golden Toy Tags which unlock special, all new Battle Arenas.  These Battle Arenas will offer first-to-LEGO video games competitive split-screen gameplay for up to four players.  Each will have four gameplay modes and come with its own traps, special powers and interactive environments that make every Battle Arena unique.

The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack will be the largest of the new expansion packs providing a complete movie-based gameplay experience with 6 levels and comes with new LEGO Gateway bricks to build the Magical Congress of the United States of America on top of the LEGO toy pad. Players can build a Newt Scamander LEGO minifigure and help him find his escaped magical creatures in New York City and use a variety of spells, including Diffindo, Reparo, and Lumos.  The pack will also come with a 3-in-1 Niffler which can be rebuilt into two other creatures from the movie, the Sinister Scorpion and Vicious Vulture.  A Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fun Pack will also be available which will include a Tina Goldstein LEGO minifigure and a 3-in-1 Swooping Evil which can also be rebuilt into the Brutal Bloom and Crawling Creeper creatures from the movie.

The Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack will allow players to race as the Blue Blur at lightening speeds through favorite locations from his previous SEGA video games including Green Hill, Emerald Coast, and Labyrinth.  The pack will include a Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO minifigure, a 3-in-1 Sonic Speedster, which can be rebuilt into the Blue Typhoon or Motobug, and a 3-in-1 The Tornado, which can also be rebuilt into Crabmeat or Eggcatcher.

The Gremlins Team Pack includes LEGO minifigures of Gizmo and Stripe. Gizmo's Combat Roll and Dash Attack abilities can be used to get him out of sticky situations and Stripe uses his claws and his Vine Cut ability.  Players can also rebuild the included 3-in-1 R.C. Racer vehicle into the Gadget-o-matic or Scarlet Scorpion and the 3-in-1 Flash 'n' Finish into a Rampage Record Player and Stripe's Throne.

Phone home with the E.T.: Extra-Terrestrial Fun Pack that includes an E.T. LEGO minifigure with Illumination and Fix-It abilities, as well as special Stealth and Telekinesis skills that can be used throughout the LEGO Dimensions multiverse.  Players can also build E.T.'s iconic Phone Home device, then rebuild it into the Mobile Uplink and Super-Charged Satellite for additional in-game abilities.

These all look to be great additions to the LEGO Dimensions video game! Which one is your favorite?  LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii U.