The Force is strong in Las Vegas! LEGO and "Star Wars" light up the Sphere with the Death Star celebrating LEGO SMART Play.

At CES this week, Lego announced Smart Play, a new interactive way to play with Lego builds. Here's how it works and when you can get it.

As I detailed yesterday, the Smart Play system contains three elements. The Smart Brick is packed with technology like ...

LEGO said they didn't even want a power switch on the brick or even a reset button, and the SMART Bricks all recharge ...

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I worked at a large brick-and-mortar Lego store ages ago, long before I was reviewing fitness trackers and headphones for NBC Select. Near the end of the year, most of the customers walking through ...

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The LEGO Game Boy set immediately sparked my interest when it was first announced. It combines two of my very favorite things: LEGO and video games. By every metric we have at IGN, it’s been an ...

Malcolm loves games. Be they trading card games like Magic: the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, or tabletop wargames like Heroscape and Warhammer 40K, Malcolm's got a firm passion for all things interactive.

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