In 2024, the UK toy market saw a 3.7% decline in sales to £3.4 billion, although LEGO Group's sales grew in Building Sets with themes like Icons and Botanicals.
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Blocks magazine Issue 120 arrives with The Nightmare Before Christmas cover feature
Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine, celebrates its 120th issue with a The Nightmare Before Christmas cover, along with exclusive interviews. To commemorate, new and renewing subscribers receive a commemorative brick and other gifts. Exclusive features include interviews with the director of Piece by Piece and LEGO Fortnite character designer Crystal Fontan. Additional LEGO content, builds, and reviews are included.
Five awesome LEGO themes for gamers
LEGO and video games have a long history of crossover, with themes like LEGO Fortnite and LEGO Animal Crossing bringing digital worlds to physical form. LEGO Super Mario's lack of minifigures divides fans, while LEGO Sonic provides a more traditional experience. However, LEGO Minecraft remains the long-running stalwart with its relevant sets and enduring appeal.
Do video games work as LEGO sets?
The LEGO Group has collaborated with video game companies for years, creating sets inspired by various games. While LEGO Minecraft has been successful, others like LEGO Super Mario have faced mixed reactions. Display-oriented sets, like LEGO Fortnite, seem to be a good recipe for success, but action RPGs might offer more potential for appealing LEGO models.
Four must-buy LEGO sets for gamers
Five LEGO Super Mario Characters fans need
With the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Super Mario franchise is as popular as ever. Still, there are numerous LEGO Super Mario characters that still need to be made… LEGO Super Mario has been going for a…
Blocks magazine Issue 98 features Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and LEGO Avatar
It’s time for Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine, to wrap up 2022 and the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary year with a bang – Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen discusses his innovations in the 1980s, LEGO Avatar gets a deep dive and LEGO…
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LEGO 10304 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 1969 gets a test drive in Blocks magazine Issue 95
There are some exciting new adult sets reviewed in Issue 95 of Blocks, the LEGO magazine for fans – 10304 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 1969 and 10306 Atari 2600 both go under the spotlight. The latest issue of Blocks, the LEGO…
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Enjoy a LEGO magazine celebration of Friends in Blocks 88
LEGO Friends is celebrating the theme’s 10th anniversary this year and Blocks has a LEGO magazine to mark the occasion that you won’t want to miss. It was 10 years ago that LEGO Friends launched as a new theme for…
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New LEGO Luigi’s Mansion from Super Mario unveiled
A new wave of LEGO Super Mario sets will launch on January 1, focused on Luigi’s Mansion. Now that Luigi has been added to the world of LEGO Super Mario, the theme is focusing on Luigi’s Mansion in three new…
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