Beginning the Journey There has been quite a few surprises from The LEGO Group this year. From the buy out of Bricklink, the overhaul of the VIP loyalty programme to the LEGO Originals Wooden Minifigure. Now…
Six months ago, I wrote about a mobile LEGO game that has just begun its beta phase: LEGO Tower by NimbleBit. I’ve been playing the game since then, and these days, I’m about to rebuild my…
It’s nearly the end of 2019. That means Thanksgiving, work Christmas parties and Secret Santas, but also that it’s time for 2020 set announcements! We’ve had a few official LEGO Star Wars reveals, lots of rumours…
Welcome To Newbury A brand new LEGO theme released earlier this year: LEGO Hidden Side. I wanted to take a look in to the spooky goings on in a small town called Newbury. And there is…
"Often I ask myself if it could not all have been a pure phantasm[…] I cannot think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and…
I’ve mentioned in my last post that gaming was a huge part of my childhood and I thought I’d touch on that a little bit more. When I was about 8-9 years old, I remember visiting…
Except for producing bricks, during all of these years, the LEGO Group is active in one more domain: The video game industry. Since 1995, the LEGO Group produced 69 video games! You probably heard of some…
In my last article, here on the Firestar Toys blog, I looked at my Top 5 LEGO Dinosaurs. I absolutely love the dinosaur lines and am incredibly passionate about the different characters we’ve received – so…
A few months ago The LEGO Group announced that they were working with NimbleBit, the company who brought us Tiny Tower, to create a LEGO themed idle game: LEGO Tower. While the game is available for…
Gaming in the Old Days I must admit, in the days before mobile phones, I loved playing board games (Dungeons and Dragons was an old favourite). As a fan of LEGO, I love the idea of…