Intro

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!

Updates

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 special. So break out your microphone and let's hear what you have to say!

Last week I said there were two things I was hoping to do over the weekend, and I did them both! Check out the new list of LEGO Ambassadors there's even more than there have been in the past, and I look forward to talking to them all and representing BZPower. If there's anything you'd like to hear about from LEGO just let me know and I'll see what I can do. In addition, go look at BZPower's Recommended Builders. I have no idea what LEGO might have in store for them, but they have their info should they need it.

As of late we've been reviewing the Hero Factory 2.0 sets. This weekend we switched things up and I reviewed Thunder. For all of the reviews on BZP that have my name on them, this is the first I've done in it's entirety. I hope you all enjoyed it. I may be doing more once I get a brighter light for taking pictures with.

But hey, back to Hero Factory 2.0. You don't need to wait for our reviews anymore, if you don't want to. The sets are available now! If you've liked what you've seen so far, go pick them up or put them on your wish list.

Speaking of wish lists, if you've been wondering what to get for your friends and family for the holidays, check out the BZPower Staff's gift recommendations. There's still a whole week to shop before Christmas is here!

Mailbag

#1: What genre of music is your favourite?

#2: Who's your favourite band?

#3: Favourite song?

 

-JB

#1: Classic rock.

#2: Too many to pick from. My top five are Harry Chapin, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, and Billy Joel.

#3: See above. Here's some top picks: Stranger with the Melodies, Hotel California, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Revolution, Twist and Shout, I've Got a Feeling, Journey of the Sorcerer, Good Vibrations, Kokomo, Oh, Pretty Woman, A Better Place to Be, Bittersweet Symphony, Piano Man, Life in the Fast Lane, and oh so many others.

1. What is the dumbest gamer tag that you've seen on Xbox Live? (YUMYUMCOOKIE is up there for me...)

 

2. What is the strangest gamer tag that you've seen on Xbox Live?

 

3. Have you ever played Portal?

 

4. Is this somehow related to your user name? (See Product Code)

 

5. You want one don't you?

 

6. Are you in the Military?

 

7. If so, what part of it?

 

8. What is your take on LEGO's new Hero Factory brand?

1. There have been so many it's impossible to keep track of them all. Excessive use of 'x's and punctuation is pretty dumb in my opinion though.

2. Same as above. Some people are very... creative.

3. Yes, but I've yet to play it all the way through. I finally picked it up during Xbox Live's Black Friday sale.

4. Nope.

5. Not really. I have no huge interest in owning a gun.

6. I'm a civilian working for the US Army, so I'm not a soldier, but I do work for the government.

7. See above.

8. I like what they're doing with it. I think all the new parts in the 2011 sets are great and I'm sure they'll be put to good use.

Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update.

Conclusion

That's it for tonight. (What, was it not enough?) Have a good weekend everyone, stay warm and enjoy the holiday season. Oh, and leave any questions and comments below if you would.