LEGO® Ninjago Spins into LEGO Universe MMOG with Crux Prime Release

The LEGO Group today announced the release of Crux Prime, the largest content zone ever to be discovered in LEGO® Universe. The popular LEGO brick-based MMOG will officially open Crux Prime on February 8 for the most exciting in-game battle yet! The new zone delivers fresh challenges within a LEGO original Ninjago storyline for players to discover. The LEGO Ninjago toy line was just released last month, so now players can experience the fun of spinning ninjas, both offline with new LEGO bricks and Minifigures, as well as online in LEGO Universe.

The incredibly rich Ninjago storyline will unfold throughout the year and beyond in LEGO Universe, while the LEGO Ninjago toy line brings new ninja-themed products to store shelves. In-game, players must search the Ninjago Monastery Ruins on Crux Prime to meet Sensei Wu, who knows the secrets to the powerful skill of Spinjitzu, the only skill that can destroy the nefarious Skeleton enemies. Masters of Spinjitzu can twirl and whirl into a tornado of pure Imagination that destroys the bony villains once and for all. Players will also uncover new Ninjago treasures, such as the Skeleton Fort Model Set, Skeleton Rockets, Fright Speed Skeleton Car, and a cute but creepy Skeleton Dragon Pet.

The LEGO Group is calling on LEGO Universe fans to fly to Crux Prime, and join in an epic battle to protect the very core of Imagination! By popular demand from the game community, players can take advantage of multiplayer team functionality for the very first time in Crux Prime. Assemble teams of up to four friends, then gear up and clash with powerful Maelstrom enemies on the battlefield. Only your efforts will prevent the sea of Maelstrom from overwhelming Nexus Tower and the Imagination Nexus which it protects!

Within the vast Crux Prime zone, players will be treated to over 100 new missions and achievements to complete, and over 100 new pieces of gear, decals and weapons to collect and share. Players can search the battlefield to discover four rare new armor sets like the Bat Lord and Explorien Bot; and can also gear up with alternate-color Faction Kits, like the Black Knight, Red Sorcerer or Silver Samurai!

Finally, builders will be excited to hear that Avant Grove, a large new Property World is now open near Avant Gardens. Players can defeat the Maelstrom and build freely to their heart’s content, dreaming up elaborate and never-before-seen creations with virtual LEGO bricks. Learn more about how you can explore LEGO Universe at www.LEGOuniverse.com!

Magicka Officially Released, Launch Trailer and Demo Now Available

Calling all wizards, the time has come for you and up to three others to save the world! The mages of Paradox Interactive today announced that action-adventure game Magicka is now available for download on all major digital distribution channels. The self-deprecating title, which pokes fun of other games just to feel better about itself, is available for the modest price of two newt legs and a vial of unicorn blood. Or $9.99 Actually, thinking about it now, just $9.99 will do.

Developed by Arrowhead studios, Magicka throws players into a realm filled with hordes of ogres, goblins, and other monsters you’ve seen countless times in games and movies throughout the last 50 years. Explore the land alone or cooperatively as you and your “friends” battle through the masses to save the world and be mocked incessantly by the entire population when you perish trying to do so. Put your robe on and get ready to do lots of prancing around in the forest!

A launch trailer for Magicka has been conjured and can be viewed through your closest crystal ball, pool of shimmering water, or by clicking on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXdnuvT01c
Or, just play the demo: http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/

The developers of Magicka, after being hounded for narrowly making deadlines, have included the following features:

• Innovative and dynamic spellcasting system with thousands of possible combinations
• Up to four-player co-op in all game modes, as well as a single-player option
• Fight your way through 13 different levels in the campaign
• Explore an expansive realm of adventure to defeat the evil wizard
• Find and unlock achievements, items, and powerful Magicks
• Experience the parody and satire of a clichéd fantasy world

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