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So I missed last week, sorry everyone. Company and all that. I'm back in 2011 though, and it's time to get the updates back on the rails.
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We've been laying on the reviews thick and heavy. We wrapped up the 2010 heroes with a Breez review by ToM Dracone and a look at Surge by Shannara. McSmeag finally put together the remains of several reviews that were never quite finished. I had to drag him to my house and sit him down in front of a computer before he would even do that. On
So, I didn't get a chance to post an update this week. It was New Years Eve, and I had a bunch of people visiting, including McSmeag and LehvakLah, who aren't as cool as people make them out to be. (Just kidding guys - love you both.) They're still here in fact, which has limited my online time a bit. Once the week starts everything should even out a bit.
Until then, I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays!
Readers of the popular webcomic xkcd will know that Randall Munroe posted a revised 'Map of Online Communities,' today. I'm not going to link to it because there's lots of things on there that we can't talk about on BZPower. There is one thing, however, that we can:
It's not quite as awesome as if BZPower was on there, but it's still pretty sweet.
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It's Christmas Eve, so short update today.
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Go vote in RPG Contest #20! This isn't a shameless self-promotion at all!
We've really been churning out the reviews this past week: I reviewed Furno Bike, Nuju Metru reviewed Angler Attack, and DeeVee reviewed Nex 2.0. Hopefully we'll have even more before the end of the year!
More 2011 set info keeps cropping up. Check out the new NASA sets and the next wave of LEGO board games. They look pretty interesting!
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Every week I tell myself I'm going to blog about something other than a Weekly Update. Then the next thing I know it's Friday and time for me to look back at the week on BZPower. Enjoy!
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Don't forget about RPG Contest 20. I'm going to keep reminding you about it because I want to get more people to enter.
Speaking of things you can enter, go check out this story on the BZPowercast - we want you to submit your own sound clips and answers to a question for our end-of-the-year
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The holiday season is in full swing. I would love this time of year if I was in Australia, where it's warm. But since I'm not - here's a weekly update.
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Let's start things off with a shameless plug: RPG Contest 20 is underway. If you like controlling other people as an all-powerful GM, go enter. Or if you're a nice person who likes to cooperate with people as a benevolent GM you should enter too. If you have no interest in being a GM, you should read all the entries so you're r
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It's a December to remember! Maybe. At least until January rolls around? Well, you'll always be able to come back and read this update.
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This past weekend we saw the first official images of the 2011 Hero Factory sets. Reaction was mixed, to say the least.
Shortly afterward, however, we revealed that LEGO had sent us some of next years sets. We kicked things off with DeeVee's review of Furno 2.0, quickly followed by Sisen's thoughts on Evo 2.0. You can rest assured there wil
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I'm not sure that this week's update will be much longer than last week's but we'll see!
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First off, I hope everyone who celebrates had a happy Thanksgiving. My celebration was small but enjoyable, and of course long weekends are always nice.
I finally got around to talking about that other Ambassador thing I'd been meaning to talk about: Recommended Builders. I still have to contact people on the list that the staff has come up with, but at least the word is out there. Hope
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Quick and dirty update this week. There's lots of fun to be had elsewhere!
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Go vote for who you think would best represent BZPower as a LEGO Ambassador. Be sure to read the entire first post before voting. Also remember that this is the first round and that the staff will choose the final candidate.
Go congratulate our newest Forum Assistant, Mysterious Minifig! I know he'll do a great job once we figure out what forums to put him in.
So the Ambassador announcement was on
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Welcome, one and all, to this week's update. As per usual I have no plans for what I'm going to write, so let's see what happens.
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First and foremost (in my mind) BrickFest 2011 was canceled. I know a bunch of people were planning on going and this is a real disappointment. Look for some smaller BZPower gatherings to be planned at BrickWorld and/or BrickMagic now, two events that have not traditionally had a large Bionicle presence. BrickFair is still the go-to event for BZPowe
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It's November already? Well, it's Friday, so that means it's time for a weekly update. Here we go!
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October is done, that means a new episode of the Powercast! Go listen to us have all sorts of fun. It actually wasn't as crazy as some have been, but I think the topics were pretty interesting and hopefully informative. Also, Taped Headphones is awesome!
LEGO recently announced a partnership with NASA. I look forward to seeing these sets, and I know some of you are too, based
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Welcome back everyone, to the Weekly Update. I'm not sure what's in store for you guys this week, I'm just kind of making this up as I go!
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We had a new set review this week when Gatanui shared his thoughts on Dunkan Bulk. We're still working on churning out some more reviews. And I recently got word of some exciting news pertaining to the future of our review program. I can't say anything else though!
The second chapter of The Powers That Be also went live. The story keeps
Intro It has been a long week over here. I hope it's treated you guys better. But anyway, I guess I need to update you guys. Updates People found some teaser sites for some upcoming LEGO themes: Ninjago and Pharaoh's Quest. They both look like really interesting revamps of older themes. I can't wait to see the sets themselves. In other news, LEGO has asked the Ambassadors to get some feedback from the AFOLs and TFOLs of the LEGO community. Tell them what you think! They appreciate you sharin
So for the past week and a half or so, I've been in the process of moving from New Jersey to Maryland. I'm down here now (as opposed to up there), but there's still a lot of unpacking and organizing to be done.
I also recently purchased a diffuser for my camera flash to hopefully take some better pictures at BrickFair and other events in the future. Big props to Digi Acc.com - I ordered it from them on Wednesday (through Amazon) and it was here on Friday. Now that's service!
Anyway, despit
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It's still Thursday as I'm writing this, but Friday is going to be super-busy so I'm starting early. Don't expect much this week.
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If you preordered the game, LEGO Universe is live right now! Everyone else still has to wait a bit. Personally I've barely had enough time these past few months to play Xbox, let alone an MMO, so I'm passing for the time being. I hope it does well though!
You might have noticed that LEGO.com got overhauled earlier this week. It's a brand new desi
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Welcome back, one and all, to another fun-filled installment of our weekly update! Well, 'fun-filled' might be stretching it.
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BBCC #60 started up last week. I think the theme is amazing - I wonder where they got such an awesome idea. Also you should build something! Just not a horseshoe crab, please.
A lot of 'Brick Events' have been announced for 2011 and beyond. I personally hope to attend BrickFest and BrickFair. If you're looking for events with a large BZPower presence
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Man, weekends are so great. I can relax, be a little bit productive, and write Weekly Updates! Guess which part of that I'm on right now.
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Don't post or discuss leaked images. 'Nuff said.
Jason went off and reviewed Xplode, one of the larger Hero Factory sets. Go see what he thought of it.
Speaking of Jason, he's off right now having a lot of fun at BrickCon, and you could be too. I'm sure it'll be a fun weekend.
Since it's now October, we of course recently released a
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Welcome back, one and all, to this week's wonderful update. In the spirit of mixing things up I think we're going to have a little chat tonight.
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So Gatanui continued to provide information about the Hero Factory TV series as it aired in Germany. I have more that I need to post, but it's been a busy week.
We also had another set review, courtesy of ChocolateFrogs. Those Atlantis sets sure seem to be pretty popular.
The there was that new chapter of Yesterday Quest, with i
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Sorry guys, no guest updaters this time around - it's just me, you, and the Weekly Update!
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Umm... I got nothing...
Wait!
McSmeag reviewed Meltdown, and it was fun! We're slowly getting through those Hero Factory sets. I don't know that well have any reviews this weekend, but soon I hope.
We also had another member creation spotlight on the front page, Toa Cehk's Final Ownage. Be sure to check it out, and watch for more member creations - yours could be next!
So, w
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Man, so what even happened this week? I don't even know, so I think I'm going to let some other people talk for a change instead. (Like Keanu, who is here and says HI!)
Hey guys. This is totes DeeVee and Nukaya Cloud Fire. We are totes tag-teaming this entry for Mandrew. Why? Because we have the touch! We have the poweeeerr!
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First things first, there's this awesome topic you should post in. Don't look at me like that.
Gatanui did a review of Hero Factory's TV series, e
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Man, it's been a crazy week trying to juggle all of my priorities, but I think my true colors have finally been revealed. Man, there's about thirty other people who would probably find that statement hilarious, but none of them are here. So instead, a Weekly Update!
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I should call this week the week of Pat, because he's been on a roll. He tore through a Corroder review earlier in the week, once again showing off his fantastic photography skills. Then he showed up in the most re
For reference: Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3. I probably should have had a Round 4 before now, but I guess I skipped it.
Today I spent a bunch of time at Office Depot and the USPS. You're welcome. Here's who I'm saying that too: All the BBC Contest #59 winners except for Brickthing - Smeag still has your MOC and prize and will be shipping that out to you at some point. Everyone else, your MOCs are on their way home, with prizes too. Except for the CDs, I don't have those and have to get in to
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I am back again, no big stories this week, but I'm going to try to make things more interesting, since that definitely seemed to interest everyone a lot more.
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The BrickFair coverage has begun! (Slow though it may be.) If you haven't already you MUST watch the Safari. Nukaya was amazing, and of course cameraman Pat was rock solid. We also started posting some pics (of Space and Castle stuff) - hopefully we'll have more soon. In some of the pics floating around from the event yo
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Yay, the weekend is here once again. That means so much more when you're a working stiff. I think I'm going to try something different this week.
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So, I have a story for you all, hope you like.
Many years ago, almost a decade, in fact, a pretty cool guy who used to really love LEGO discovered Bionicle, and thought it was cool enough that he should make a community site for it. A year later, it merged with a big Bionicle news site, and BZPower was born. During that first year
