Gotta build ’em all! LEGO Pokémon takes over Blocks Issue 138

Blocks magazine celebrates LEGO Pokémon’s launch and the franchise's 30th anniversary in its Issue 138. The edition features an exclusive interview with Model Designer Peter Carmichael, insights on Pokémon sets, a feature on the creation of LEGO Masters Academy, the origins of Castle Forestmen and more. Special subscription deals, including a free LEGO polybag and a chance to win a Pokémon set, are available for a limited time.

LEGO SMART Play Star Wars demo with the designers

The LEGO Group has introduced SMART Play and the SMART Brick in new Star Wars sets, enhancing play through interactive features like battles and character actions. Key designers demonstrate the technology, which integrates with models to create engaging experiences. Eight new sets have launched, with three including the SMART Brick, enriching play for children who want to explore the Star Wars galaxy.

Are LEGO SMART Play Star Wars sets too expensive?

LEGO SMART Play is coming on March 1, 2026, adding lights and sounds to LEGO sets like never before. But do the sets' prices exclude their younger target audience?

LEGO Star Wars SMART Play Millennium Falcon, Mos Eisley, more teased

Three more LEGO Star Wars SMART Play sets were teased at the LEGO Group's CES presentation in Las Vegas: a Millennium Falcon, Mos Eisley Cantina and Landspeeder. Glimpses of these sets were shared in a promotional video and demonstrations of SMART Bricks in action.

Everything you need to know about the new LEGO SMART Brick

How exactly does a LEGO brick that can sense its own position work? Go inside the new LEGO SMART Brick and find out how its brand-new tech allows it to bring LEGO sets to life like never before as part of the LEGO SMART Play system.

See the three tech-powered LEGO Star Wars SMART Play sets

LEGO SMART Play has been revealed, promising to fuse physical and digital play together. And there's no better partner to launch SMART Play with than LEGO Star Wars. Three new tech-infused sets will be launching on March 1.