LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Thor Poster and DLC Pack

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Yet another movie poster for a superhero movie has been recreated in LEGO it seems, with USAToday.com revealing the LEGO-ized version of the teaser poster for the upcoming second Thor film, The Dark World. The movie opens in cinemas on November 8th 2013. The last movie poster that was officially recreated in LEGO was for Iron Man 3 in April.

In other LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and Thor-related news, Warner Brothers have recently announced that they will be releasing a Thor: The Dark World themed DLC pack for the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes game. The pack will include 8 new playable characters from the film and will be available when the game launches.

We can only assume that the 8 characters to be included in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Thor DLC pack will be some of the ones shown on the teaser poster that was revealed by USAToday.com.

The game will be released on PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 and PC near the end of this month (October 22nd to be exact). The LEGO Marvel game comes out at a time when no LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets are being announced or released in the foreseeable future.

Fans are also expecting a bit more LEGO Marvel information to be revealed at the New York Comic Con, where Arthur Parsons, the TT Games game director, will be showing off some new sections of the game, unveiling several playable characters and exclusive announcements.

LEGO Minifigures Online Video Game Details

Funcom, the developers and publishers of the upcoming LEGO Minifigures online MMO game coming out in 2014, have just revealed loads more details and a teaser trailer for the game on their website. These new details and the trailer reveal more about the game, such as the fact that it will let players complete quests to enhance their character and it will take place in many memorable locations including Pirate World, Space World and Medieval World.

LEGO Minifigures Online will be free-to-play and will be available in the second half of 2014 for the PC, Apple iOS, and Android platforms and devices. In addition to being a DirectX 11 PC client, the game will also be playable through the browser with a new technology being developed by Funcom for its DreamWorld platform.

Another thing that is noticeable about the game is that both companies will be working together to allow players who purchase the physical minifigures to be able to use them in the game immediately. You can watch the trailer above, read the press release from Funcom below or take a look at the official screenshots for the game below.

• Explore many wondrous worlds of LEGO each teeming with life, detail and awesome adventure! From lush islands held by swashbuckling pirates to alien worlds where the Galaxy Patrol must battle dangers such as the mind-controlling Pluuvian Brain-Beast!
• Find, collect and play with almost one hundred different minifigures! The Ice Skater, the Chicken Suit Guy, the Roller Derby Girl, The Policeman and many, many more; millions of LEGO fans all over the world have held them in their hands and now they can step into their shoes as they explore the world of LEGO Minifigures Online!
• Interact with the environment around you and use it to your advantage! Smash an enemy turret and re-build it to work for you, destroy a wall to discover a hidden passage and even build machines to help you take down the big bosses! Smashing stuff definitely feels good, but as all LEGO fans will know, building something feels even better!
• Play together with thousands of other players from all over the world! Face the adventure together or engage in awesome player vs. player battles where you must build towers, traps, mines and turrets while taking on the enemy and smashing theirs!
• Discover unique abilities with each minifigure! Take control of the rocked-out DJ and literally drop your beats on unsuspecting enemies, or assume the role of the Aztec Warrior and go to battle making sure no one is spared your mighty spear! Maybe the Plumber is your guy? Sure; unclog those baddies and make a mess of them!
• Gather experience and level up minifigures by smashing your way through enemies, rocks and LEGO blocks! Customize your playstyle by collecting special bricks and put them together in unique shapes to upgrade abilities such as luck and creativity!
• Since 1975, LEGO has made more than 3600 different minifigures available and Funcom will continuously keep adding more and more of these for players to collect in-game! Funcom and LEGO are working closely together to blend the physical world of LEGO with the digital one; for instance players who purchase bags containing real minifigure will immediately be able to jump into the game and play with their virtual counterparts!
• Unravel what is surely an Academy Award Winning* story! Take on quests such as searching for buried treasure in the pirate world, rescuing the kingnapped king in the medieval world, and even helping Zeus himself in the mythology world!

What do you think about Funcom and LEGO’s new online video game? Are you excited for the 2014 release? Were you a loyal LEGO Universe player and, if so, do you think that this game will be as “big” as Universe was? Share your opinion and thoughts on all this in the comments below.