January 24, 2021
How Mario, Zelda, Pac Man Became Game Watches
Handheld gaming has been around for about 40 years, but wrist gaming has been around nearly as long. As far…
Author: Brian Crecente
January 22, 2021
LLB: The Dark and the Wicked
The latest from writer and director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers, The Monster) takes place across a week on a secluded…
January 20, 2021
LEGO Friends and Gendered Play
LEGO® Friends stands as one of the LEGO Group’s most successful themes to date. The construction toys theme was designed primarily…
January 15, 2021
LLB: His House
On its surface, His House is a taut tale of terror in a house haunted by enraged spirits. But scratch…
January 13, 2021
The Builders’ Journeys
A personal journey of discovery and family values underlies the power and poignancy of LEGO® Builder’s Journey. Released on Apple Arcade in…
January 8, 2021
LLB: Spiral (2019)
In this season two premiere of Long Legged Beasties, we dive into 2019 Canadian horror-thriller flick Spiral. Director Kurtis David…
January 8, 2021
“I’m really excited about the future.”
Wearing a sharkskin sportcoat over dark jeans and an untucked shirt, Marc Whitten strode onto center stage inside a massive…
January 6, 2021
Rise of the LEGO Digital Creator
While you’ve always been able to build your own physical creations with a bucket of LEGO® bricks, the route to the same level…
December 30, 2020
LEGO Island: Birth of a LEGO Video Game
It may not have been the first LEGO® video game, but it was arguably the most impactful. LEGO Island released in September 1997…
December 23, 2020
How Gaming Helped Shape the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
The LEGO® Star Wars™ Holiday Special was — in some ways — shaped by the upcoming game LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and other LEGO…