This week’s video of the week is aptly titled “Great Ball Contraption“
Caption: Lego Great Ball Contraption (GBC) in my house.
My own 17 modules, tracking the blue and red balls.
It’s from akiyuky (YouTube Channel and Blog) and I’m not sure what else to say, so just watch the video!
Warner Brothers is running a $0.99 sale on several of its games, including the two Harry Potter LEGO games, as well as the iPhone/iPod touch LEGO Batman Gotham City Games.
Both of the Harry Potter games are compatible with iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads (check the requirements at the links below).
LEGO / Warner Brothers Apps on Sale
- iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – iTunes
- iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – iTunes
- iPhone/iPod Touch: LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games – iTunes
There is no information on how long these will run or if they are available in all areas. My guess is through at least July 4 or July 5, 2012, as there are several July 4 sales going on.
Earlier today, Feral Interactive released LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for Apple’s Mac OS X computers.
Obviously it covers the last three Harry Potter books, and the last four Harry Potter movies – Order of the Phoenix, the Half Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.
If you’ve played the previous LEGO Harry Potter games on computer or iPhone/iPad, you’ll recognize the humor that’s present.
Details:
- 150 playable characters (when unlocked) including Bellatrix LeStrange and Fenrir Greyback (Werewolf)
- Co-Operative mode that allows you to play with two players on the same side
- Learn through both Hogwarts and through Dumbledore’s Army
- New locations include: Godric’s Hollow, Grimmauld Place, Ministry of Magic, Muggle London
Requirements:
NOTE – These graphics cards are NOT SUPPORTED: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series, and Intel GMA series
- These cards require 4GB of System Memory: NVIDIA 320M, NVIDIA 9400, INtel HD 3000
- Requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
- Download size: 7.32 GB
Links
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – Apple Mac App Store $29.99
- LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 – Apple Mac App Store $29.99
Amazon is running a couple of really good deals on Disney’s LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean games for mobile gaming systems.
The Nintendo DS sale seems to be running all day. It features over 20 levels and 70+ characters.
The Sony PSP version also features over 20 levels and 70+ characters, and it features two-player cooperative play.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean – Nintendo DS
- Amazon.com – $14.99 (50% off)
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean – Sony Playstation PSP
- Amazon.com – $19.96 (33% off)
Note: The PSP deal is just for a few hours this morning, and expires before or at Noon CST.
For how long, I don’t know, but LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 for iOS Universal (iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone) is only $0.99 US, down from a normal price of $4.99.
LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 lets you participate in events from the first four Harry Potter books – Quidditch games, the Chamber of Secrets, the Tri-Wizard tournament and others. You can visit Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and a lot of other places, and you can do so as various Harry Potter characters (over 100).
I’ve got it, paid full-price for it, and it’s definitely worth the $0.99.
iPod touch and iPhone iOS Version at the Apple iTunes App Store:
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Warner Bros.
iPad iOS Version at the Apple iTunes App Store:
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Warner Bros.
It does require iOS 4.1 or later.
The LEGO Group has released LEGO Digital Designer 4.2.5 for both Macs and PCs. There are no changes listed for now. If you have LDD installed already, it should allow you to automatically update from within the software.
LEGO Digital Designer is what it sounds like, a piece of software that allows you to create LEGO models/MOCs of your own.
Unfortunately, Design By Me, LEGO’s service that allowed you to take models that you created with LDD and order the actual LEGO bricks necessary to make them, closed nearly a month ago to the day. You can still share your LDD creations though and the software is still being updated. There are hints that Design By Me may come back in some form. For now, it’s easiest to use LDD and then go up to a website like Brick Link and order from there.
Mac Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher
* Intel Processor
* NVIDIA GeForce 5200/ATI Radeon 7500 or better
* Memory/RAM: 1 GB
* Hard drive space: 1 GB
Windows/PC Requirements:
* Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
* 1 GHz processor or faster processors
* 128 MB graphics card (OpenGL 1.1 or higher compatible)
* Memory/RAM: 512 MB or higher
* Hard drive space: 1 GB
Download (for Mac and PC)
* LDD.LEGO.com (Downloads)
* LDD.LEGO.com – main page
