You may remember the LEGO survey of VIP members in July (see this article): Everyone could choose their favorite minifig among the 48 minifigs of series 1, 2 and 3. (see an example of the email received at the time of the vote)

Well the result of the vote has fallen and LEGO reveals it in the latest VIP newsletter.

And there is something to ask questions ... Either the majority of voters really wanted to get these minifigs and in this case I give up ... Either LEGO takes us for fools.

These five minifigs are, coincidentally, all from Series 3, and LEGO promises that one element will be in a unique color for each of them: The scorpion for the mummy, the fish and the fisherman's hat, the leg of the wood of space pirateEtc. ...

That the elf is in this set which will be exclusively sold to VIP customers (register, it's free anyway ...), I obviously find that rather logical. But for the 4 other minifigs, I wonder what they are doing there ... Of the 3 sets of 16 minifigs each, or 48 minifigs in total, all the voters would have chosen these ... I am doubtful. No Zombie (series 1), no Spartan warrior (series 2) or Robot (series 1) ?

In short, as shown in the picture this set will be available mid 2012 and by then LEGO will tell VIP customers how to buy this not-so-collector's pack via the newsletter.

The 2012 novelties have just appeared for pre-order at Amazon.fr. Sets DC Universe are announced for delivery within 6 to 9 weeks, but, strangely enough, the sets in the range Marvel planned for June 2012 are also ... Have your pre-orders ...

Note that the delivery times indicated at Amazon are often pessimistic. We should therefore expect to see these sets available more quickly than stated on the sheet for each set.

System DC Universe range

6858 - Catwoman Catcycle City Chasee 14.00€
6860 - The Batcave 83.30€
6862 - Superman vs. Power Armor Lex  26.30€
6863 - Batwing Battle Over Gotham City 38.20€
6864 - Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase 57.70€

System Marvel range

6866 - Wolverine Chopper  26.30€
6867 - Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape 26.30€ 
6868 - Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout 57.70€   
6869 - Quinjet Aerial Battle 83.30€ 

Ultrabuild range

4526 - Batman Ultrabuild  14.50€
4527 - Ultrabuild The Joker 14.50€
4528 - Green Lantern Ultrabuild 14.50€
4529 - Iron Man Ultrabuild 14.50€
4530 - Ultrabuild Hulk 14.50€
4597 - Captain America Ultrabuild 14.50€

You can use the Brick Heroes store to follow the evolution of the prices and the availability of these sets that I referenced on the first page. At a glance you have access to the prices of the moment. 

The series 1 of the Planet Series sets is finally displayed at Amazon.fr, with a price of 11.90 € which will not please everyone ...

The announced delivery time is 6-9 weeks for now, but we can expect, as usual with Amazon, faster availability.

The price should not decrease until the actual availability, so you can pre-order these sets without delay ...

All Products Planet Series 1 

9674 - Naboo Starfighter and Naboo 11.90€
9675 - Sebulba's Podracer and Tatooine 11.90€ 
9676 - TIE Interceptor and Death Star 11.90€ 

As announced a few weeks ago when the space dedicated to the Super Heroes DC Universe range went online, the latter has just been update.

There is now a list of sets in the range, but also a space gathering the biographies of each character. Everything is well done but lacks a little content. We can bet that new sections will be added over the weeks with why not small games and animations featuring the different characters, such as the one on the home page of the space in question.

Logically, LEGO should soon put the same type of mini-site dedicated to the Marvel range online ...

LEGO has just officially announced the release of the LEGO Batman ™ 2: DC Super Heroes video game for the summer of 2012. Like the other games in the LEGO range, this one is developed by TT Games and produced by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The game is clearly announced as the sequel to the previous game, LEGO Batman, sold over 11 million copies.

It will be available on all market platforms: Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Nintendo Wii ™, PC, Nintendo DS ™, Nintendo 3DS ™ and PlayStation®Vita.

On the program: Gotham City and a slew of DC super heroes with Batman and Robin joined by Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to face Lex Luthor and the Joker among others. We will find the vehicles seen in the sets of the Super Heroes DC Universe range such as the Batmobile or the Batwing. The press release also mentions the possibility of using new gadgets like the Batman's Power Suit or Robin's Hazard Cannon and new abilities like the ability to fly, super-breathing (super breath) and thermal vision.

In short, a classic announcement for a game awaited by fans but which should remain in line with the previous games that made the concept so successful. I would be sure to play it with my son, as split-screen play is especially enjoyable with LEGO products.

You can find all the latest news on LEGO video games on the dedicated space at http://videogames.lego.com.