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Tabletop & Merch Editor @GamesRadar. Enthusiastic board game/D&D/TTRPG guy. Bylines include @TechRadar, @PCGamer, @SFXmagazine, @Metro_Tech, and @CreativeBloq.

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How this $20,000 Lego Star Wars collection ignited a dramatic internet meltdown involving everything from the Mormon church to alleged police corruption

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Lego UCS X-Wing Starfighter, hand placing R2D2 in the astromech socket . I don't think it's an understatement to say that the Bricks and Minifigs controversy has set the community on fire. Actually, a better description might be "poured gasoline over the whole lot before taking a flamethrower to what's left." Usually, fans are kept busy chatting over new kits or the best Lego sets.
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Lego reveals its biggest ever set, and it's even more massive than Lego Minas Tirith

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A woman looks at the Lego Sagrada Familia as she places the final tower on top of it. Lego has produced many massive kits over the years, but now it's outdone them all with its largest ever set. The Lego Sagrada Família, due to launch on November 1, is an eye-watering 12,000+ pieces strong. That officially makes it 1,000 pieces larger than the previous record holder, the now-retired Lego Art World Map, and bigger than most of the best Lego sets combined.
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The Pixel Pikachu plush fans fell in love with is now available, so consider this fair warning if you want one

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Pixel Pikachu plush against a tropical beach background. The pixel Pikachu plush that we collectively lost our minds over earlier this year is now available to buy. I expect nothing less than a stampede to grab one, so brace yourself - or join the queue before it's gone, I guess. Look out, a wild Pikachu appeared! Recreating the electric mouse as it appeared back in the original Pokemon Game Boy games, it's a dead ringer for how the pocket monster appeared when you'd find it in Viridian Forest.
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