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This article about the working relationship between Warner Bros. Interactive/Traveler’s Tales and LEGO appeared last week on kotaku.com. An excerpt below:

The publisher (and developer’s) deal with the Danish toy company has been extended to 2016, meaning we’ve got six more years of LEGO games based on Star Wars, Harry Potter and whatever else can be whipped up over a boardroom table and sold across all platforms.

While this doesn’t necessarily give concrete proof that the LEGO Star Wars license isn’t expiring, it does give us some hint as to its future. Steve Witt has stated in the past that the license isn’t going anywhere, and I’m inclined to believe him. Yet, we still haven’t received any sort of official Press Release about any renewal. Fact of the matter is, it’s a cash cow that I am pretty sure is making both the licensor and licensee stinking rich. Why wouldn’t they want to continue? The only thing that could possibly sever the agreement is… I don’t know… leaked product information, maybe?

I’m just saying.

This week’s Fred Meyer ad shows all LEGO Toy Story and Racers on sale for 20% off. Thanks to Kevin for this tip.

Also, at Aldi stores this week, LEGO MINI Racers and Creator sets are $3.99, MSRP $5.99.

Amazon.com and Walmart.com both still have 8036 Droid Tri-Fighter on sale for $19.00. Amazon has FREE Super Saver shipping on orders over $25 and no tax to most states making it the better deal. They also have 8087 Tie Defender for $44.00, down from $49.99. Not the greatest discount, but every dollar saved counts. Lastly, 5974 Galactic Enforcer is $74.99 with free shipping if you purchase from Legos 4′U’ and apply coupon code FIVOFF75 upon checkout.

If you have any more sales tips, shoot us an email or post in our Finds/Deals forum.

Walmart.com is rolling back its price on 8086 Droid Tri-Fighter from $24.97 down to $19.00. From all the 2010 LEGO Star Wars sets, this set is the best value for the buck, and at $19.00 with free site-to-store shipping, you really can’t lose. I have no idea when this sale ends so snatch it up if you can.

Update: Amazon.com is having the same sale!

Three new magnet sets are now available! For Star Wars, we have a set with Chancellor Palpatine, Nute Gunray, and Onaconda Farr and one with Han Solo, Paploo the Ewok and a Biker Scout!

Finally, making their debut in magnet sets are Woody, Buzz Lightyear and a little green Alien!

Also available from Toy Story are four new key chains:

Stop by your local LEGO store to pick these up, or visit shop.lego.com.

Your best Alternate Separatist Shuttle Model that is!

What did you think we were talking about?

FBTB is getting back into giving stuff away and all you have to do is a little work. Acquire a copy of 8036 Separatist Shuttle or extract one from your collection, add a canopy element of your choice, and build something awesome. Full details can be found on the contest page. You have until March 31 to submit your entry. Good luck!

Please use our contact form to send any and all complaints. Thank you.

If you felt like dishing out $10 bucks for a Chrome Stormtrooper magnet set was highway robbery, you aren’t the only one. Well, there may be another way to obtain one without the magnet bits. Thanks to sstoroe from this forum thread, it points to a Eurobricks thread where a member was given a free Chrome Stormtrooper in a polybag similar to how Chrome Vader was packaged for purchasing a LEGO Star Wars set at a Toys’R'Us shop in Spain. I’ve downloaded and enhanced the image, and rehosted it on our flickr account, shown below. As far as I’ve been able to find out, it’s a Toys’R'Us only promotion, and so far only in Europe. More news as I get it.

Until March 9th, Amazon.com is offering the Xbox 360 holiday bundle, which includes LEGO Batman and Pure, with a FREE $50 Amazon.com gift card. Both items must be added to your cart, and the price of the gift card will be deducted upon checkout. Limit 1 per household.

I got an email today notifying me that LEGO Shop@Home now has a few of their board games available for order. Monster 4, Lava Dragon, Pirate Code, and Minotaurus are listed as “Available” as of this writing, with only Creationary being back ordered for the time being. If you’re looking for the Harry Potter-themed game, Hogwarts, it won’t be available until August. Check out the LEGO Games
section of their site to see the complete listing.

This week from February 28 through March 6, Toys’R'Us stores are having a Buy One Get One 50% off sale on ALL LEGO. To fully maximize your discount, both items should be the same price in order to realize a 25% off overall savings. Sucky thing is is that it excludes electronics, Star Wars, and Toy Story. Still, with a lot of sets at MSRP, it may be worth checking out. And to sweeten the deal for buying online, there is FREE shipping on all orders $100 or more. They don’t specify an end date for the free shipping promotion, it just says ‘offer ends today’ so it may mean today Sunday February 28th. Hit the banner below to check it out.

I just got an email from the nice folks at LEGO saying that 10211 Grand Emporium will be available starting Monday March 1, weeks ahead of schedule through LEGO Shop@Home. The email also had some nice detailed pictures of the minifigs and interior spaces, linked to below. Enjoy!

10211 – Grand Emporium
Ages 16+. 2,182 pieces.
US $149.99 CA $199.99 UK £ 139.99 DE € 149.99

Welcome to the grand opening of the Grand Emporium!

The LEGO® Modular Buildings series continues with this spectacularly detailed 3-story department store, designed in a realistic scale with lots of special building techniques and rare pieces. On the street outside, citizens carry shopping bags, send letters at the mailbox, admire the window mannequins, and cool off at the ice cream stand while a busy window washer works above. Enter through the revolving door to discover a ground-floor clothing department, complete with a cash register, fitting room, hats, jewelry, perfume, and even a selection of spare trousers. A brick-built escalator carries customers to the second floor housewares department with glassware and golden plates for special occasions, and then it’s up to the top floor for the toy department (complete with toy house and push-scooter) and a great big chandelier above the open atrium. Up on the roof are a billboard and skylight. Includes 7 minifigures and measures 15″ (38 cm) high and 10″ (25 cm) wide. Ages 16+. 2,182 pieces.

• Includes 7 minifigures: 1 window cleaner, 1 female shop assistant, 1 genetleman and 1 lady with shopping bags, 1 boy plus 1 male and 1 female mannequin!
• Enter the Grand Emporium through a revolving door that really spins!
• The first floor has a clothing department with cash register, fitting room, hats, jewelery, perfume and more!
• The second floor has a housewares department with glassware and golden plates!
• Take the amazing brick-built escalator to the top floor of these 3-story department store!
• The top floor is a toy department complete with toy house and push-scooter!
• Grand Emporium features a big chandelier above the open atrium and even a skylight!
• Lots of realistic details with a rooftop billboard and shoppers with shopping bags!
• Raise and lower the window washer outside the building!
• Send letters at the mailbox outside the Grand Emporium!
• Admire the window mannequins from the street and stop at the ice cream stand for a treat!
• Includes new inverted arches and rare elements like transparent 1×1 ‘headlight bricks’ and dark green windows!
• Combine with other modular buildings like 10197 Fire Brigade and 10185 Green Grocer!
• Measures 15″ (38 cm) high and 10″ (25 cm) wide!

This week from 2/21 through 2/27, Toys’R'Us is discounting 7754 Home One down 30% to $76.99. This deal is good both in store and online. If you missed out on the multiple Christmas sale bonanzas, now’s your chance to make up for it. FBTB had a role in seeing Home One become a reality when we hosted a live chat with LEGO and TRU reps in helping flesh out ideas for the three sets, so it’ll always have a special place in my heart.