These are the very first images of the upcoming video game just announced and developed by TT Games: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

And I have to admit, I'm much more excited to be able to lead the characters of Iron Man, Hulk or Captain America in this game than I was when I announced LEGO Batman 2 or LEGO. Lord of the Rings.

Be careful, however, not to draw too hasty conclusions on the basis of these images which are only renderings from the development phase. We'll have to wait a little longer to get a real trailer.

The LEGO Store in Euralille has been open since December 7, but we will have to wait to attend the official inauguration of this second French store.

It is therefore from January 30 to February 2, 2013 that it will be possible to benefit from the generosity of the manufacturer, provided that you are among the first 300 to spend more than 30 €.  

The exclusive gift announced should be the set 3300003-1 LEGO Brand Store as was the case during the opening of the store at the SO Ouest shopping center in Levallois in mid-December 2012.

If you are in the area and want to take advantage of this promotion, which is valid as usual while stocks last, you will need to plan ahead ... and early on.

In view of the price at which to resell the exclusive set 3300003-1 on eBayThere is no doubt that the crowd will be there long before the Store opens.

I remind you that the LEGO Store is open from 10 a.m. to 00 p.m. and that it is located on level 20 of the Euralille shopping center on the site of the former Celio Club store.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, LEGO and Marvel have officially announced the release in fall 2013 of a video game called LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

This game will be available on all current platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita and PC.

La storyline of the game will revolve around Nick Fury who will bring together super heroes from the Marvel team like Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and a few others to fight against Loki and Galactus and incidentally save the world.

Marvel's Vice President of Games, TQ Jefferson, says to our mouth watering: “If you're a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you."

The game, obviously developed by TT Games, will feature over 100 unlockable characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus.

To read the official press release (in English), it's over there.

Steven "Mr. Macgyver" presents us with a very successful Ent. The mix of colors corresponds perfectly to what LEGO usually offers us when it comes to vegetation and diverse and varied trees in the Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit or even Star Wars ranges.

Fully articulated (Neck, arms, forearms, waist, knees and legs), this inhabitant of the forest of Fangorn on his way to hide the orcs of Saruman, corresponds perfectly to my eyes to what LEGO should hasten to offer us in the Lord of the Rings range: a box with a few orcs and two or three of these giant trees would perfectly accompany the next set 10237 The Tower of Orthanc which is, let us remember, confirmed.

To see more, it's on Mr. Macgyver's flickr gallery that it happens.

LEGO launched its Mindstorms range 15 years ago.

Today, LEGO unveils at CES in Las Vegas the new evolution of this programmable-intelligent-robot toy: Mindstorms EV3.

On the menu, a faster Arm9 processor, 16 MB of onboard flash memory, 64 MB of RAM memory, an SD expansion slot, a Linux OS, USB 2.0, 4 input ports and 4 output ports allowing 'interconnection of several "intelligent" EV3 bricks between them, a speaker, Bluetooth 2.1, 3 interactive servo-motors, two sensory sensors, an IR sensor, an improved color sensor (detection of 6 colors and the absence of color) and programming possible directly on the screen of the "intelligent" EV3 brick. Everything will be compatible with iOS and Android.

Backward compatibility with LEGO Mindstorms NXT products is assured and the kit will come with 594 LEGO Technic pieces. The instructions supplied with the set will allow you to create 17 different robots.

The programming software will be MAC and PC compatible. The programming interface will be drag-and-drop "and based on icons.

The retail price announced by LEGO is $ 349 and € 349 (obviously ...) with availability scheduled for the second half of 2013.

You can discover all the elements of the range and some application examples on this flickr gallery.