We continue to talk about the video game LEGO The Hobbit which is scheduled for release on April 4, 2014 with a "special Edition"uploaded by amazon.de.

There is no information on the product sheet that allows to know if this special edition offered on Sony platforms (PS Vita, PS3 and PS4) has only a possible DLC included or if an exclusive minifigure will be delivered with.

Even the visuals for the game's cover are ultra-preliminary, however we do know the visual that will be used on the final version of the case.

To be continued ...

This is a technical development that should interest LEGO fans who own iPads or tablets running Android Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 "and Nexus 7: LEGO offers a really successful free application that brings a real dose of interactivity in the use of assembly instructions.

The currently online version of the application only allows the assembly of the Hot Rod Technic and the alternative version of the model set 42022 (Sports car), but it is clearly intended to serve as a life-size test to then extend the principle to other sets in the LEGO range.

Animated assembly sequences, possibility of zooming in on each step, 360 ° rotation of the model during assembly, consulting these instructions is a real visual pleasure, accessible to all thanks to the use of very easy to understand pictograms and to the total absence of text.

Although not free from flaws, LEGO instructions in paper format are unquestionably among the best in the toy industry today. The transition to digital format seems successful to me, judging by this application which transforms the instructions into a real discovery of the model and the techniques used in 3D.

In a published interview on the official Blog dedicated to the Technic range, the designers of this application promise to take into account the experience that users can share on the official LEGO forum and the extension of the concept to other LEGO ranges.

Early studies of groups of children found that those who built the model using these interactive digital instructions took longer to assemble the final model but made fewer errors than they did. their counterparts equipped with conventional instructions in paper format.

The iOS version for iPad is downloadable on the App Store and Android version for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 "and Google Nexus 7 is available on Google Play.

Fans of the Legends of Chima range, here is an opportunity to win a set of books (in French) published by Huginn and Muninn with this contest organized on the website of the Gulli youth channel.

The winners will be determined by drawing lots among the participants who answered the question correctly.

The draw will be made between January 23, 2014 and January 30, 2014 and will determine 5 winners who will win the lot of books below:

1 x Legends of Chima sticker album worth € 14,90 incl.
1 x book "the book of Chi" worth € 19,95 incl.
1 x book "the book of origins" worth € 6,95 incl.
1 x book "lions against crocodiles" worth € 8,50 incl.
1 x book "attack of the crocodiles" worth 8,50 € incl.
1 x book “eagles against wolves” worth € 8,50 incl.
1 x book “gorillas against crows” worth € 8,50 incl.

The list of winners will be published on the website www.gulli.fr at the end of the draw.

For facebook users, you can find all the news from the publisher Huginn and Munnin on the dedicated facebook page to LEGO books.

The set 71006 The Simpsons House is now online on the LEGO Shop with availability confirmed for February 1st and a price of 199.99 €.

It is not yet possible to order or pre-order this set.

If blurry photos don't give you a headache, go quickly to the forum pockyland.net on which were posted many photos of the 2014 dealer catalog. (Update: See here)

On the menu, the Arctic range with its orange gear and sled dogs, City, Super Heroes in the Duplo range, the next trains, friends, teasing for the 12 series of minifigs in sachets, etc. and the photo opposite of set 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina which confirms the presence of Obi-Wan, a bar in the Cantina and a third figurine with the head of squidward provisional design.

Do not drag too much, because even if we do not see any watermark with the mention "Confidential"Or"Preliminary"in these photos, it is obvious that they come from the 2014 retailer catalog and LEGO should request their withdrawal very quickly ... Unless ...