SMART Pokémon, Switch 2 Batman, and McLaren&#039;s thousand races

LEGO Pokémon SMART Play reactions: 'A much better idea,' 'refreshing' and 'I'm terrified'

Brick Fanatics Chris Turner-Wharfe

LEGO Pokémon’s playsets will only launch in six countries

Brick Fanatics Jack Yates

Every Pokémon in the new LEGO sets so far – June 2026

Brick Fanatics Jack Yates

LEGO Pokémon polybags and Ditto GWP details revealed

Brickset Huw

LEGO Pokémon SMART Play sets revealed!

Jay's Brick Blog Jay Ong

LEGO Pokemon Smart Play sets officially unveiled for August 2026 release!

Blocks Magazine Graham

LEGO Pokémon SMART Play sets announced

LEGO Pokémon GWP At The Pokémon Center

LEGO Pokémon Recruitment Bags Revealed

All-new LEGO Pokémon Sets Revealed

LEGO Pokemon Recruitment Bags Revealed

LEGO Pokemon Ditto as Squirtle: Movie Night (40887) Only Available on Pokemon Center

LEGO Pokemon SMART Play Sets Officially Announced

9to5Toys LEGO Reinette LeJeune

LEGO unveils 13 new SMART Play Pokémon sets that you can pre-order ahead of their release

Two LEGO Pokemon paperbags for the August new arrivals wave

First LEGO Pokemon Smart Play GWP presented

LEGO Pokemon Overkill in August: Set pictures, information and prices

StoneWars DE Jens Herwig

LEGO Pokémon Paperbags introduced, new information about the Ditto free accessory

StoneWars DE Philip Erpenbeck

LEGO Pokémon "SMART Play" sets introduced: Starter sets with Pikachu, Glurak and Blitza as well as compatible sets can now be pre-ordered!

LEGO Pokémon: August new arrivals with Smart Play introduced!

Ashnflash

LEGO Pokemon Summer 2026 Sets OFFICIALLY Revealed

New LEGO Pokémon is finally here… and I genuinely think they’ve got it wrong 😬

Hands-on, Pokémon SMART Play surprised me

Here's What SMART Play Pokémon actually sound like

So about LEGO Smart Play Pokémon...

JangBricks

LEGO Pokemon Play sets are official! Will these 12 save the Smart Brick? #NotSponsored

WEIRD CHEAP LEGO Pokemon Sets REVEALED

LEGO Pokémon Smart Brick Sets REVEALED...

WEIRD NEW LEGO Pokemon Sets REVEALED

LEGO Batman on Switch 2 gets launch date and exclusive minifigure

LEGO Pokemon Is Good?

Minty Take

Pokémon is the strongest possible showcase for the SMART Brick: the whole franchise runs on collecting, training, and battling, mapping directly onto what the tech delivers. The six-country ceiling and inconsistent SMART Brick bundling create friction. The IP's pull is extraordinary. Whether it's strong enough to paper over those structural limits is the question August 1 answers.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight — Combat Key Art 16:9 official game artwork

LEGO Batman hits Switch 2 in September with an exclusive retro minifigure

Legacy of the Dark Knight arrives September 18 on Nintendo Switch 2, alongside the Mayhem Collection DLC (Joker and Harley Quinn as playable characters) launching that day across all platforms. The Switch 2 physical Deluxe Edition ($89.99) includes an exclusive Retro Video Game Batman minifigure. Standard Edition lists at $69.99. Pre-orders are open now.

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Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO Batman Dated For Nintendo Switch 2

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Exclusive Switch 2 Retro Video Game Batman Minifigure

Ashnflash

EXCLUSIVE LEGO Batman Retro Minifigure for Switch 2 OFFICIALLY Revealed...

The man behind LEGO Batman's iconic voice

Possibly the BEST LEGO BATMAN Minifigure

Minty Take

An exclusive retro-pixelated Batman minifigure for physical Switch 2 buyers is a template worth watching. It gives platform adopters a reason to choose physical over digital that sits outside the game itself. If it sells, physical-exclusive minifigures could become standard practice wherever LEGO games hit new hardware.

LEGO Oscar Piastri McLaren F1 Helmet 43017 lifestyle build-in-progress shot

McLaren's thousandth race earns LEGO's next two F1 helmets

43017 Oscar Piastri and 43023 Lando Norris are on sale now at $89.99 each, both at 793 pieces with all decorations printed (visor excepted). The release is timed to McLaren's 1000th race. They join Hamilton and Leclerc's Ferrari helmets from May as the second driver pair in what's shaping into a full-season collecting line.

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Brickset Huw

Two more Formula 1 Helmets revealed

Blocks Magazine Graham

Two more LEGO Formula 1 Helmets for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris

New LEGO Editions F1 McLaren Helmets Revealed

LEGO Editions Formula 1 McLaren Helmets Revealed

New sets for the LEGO F1 Helmet Collection

StoneWars DE Philip Erpenbeck

LEGO helmets of Lando Norris (43023) and Oscar Piastri (43017) with minifigures are already available in stores: Two LEGO Edition helmet sets in June

LEGO is burning the helmet: F1 helmets from Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are appearing today!

Minty Take

Printed decorations throughout (the visor excepted) is the design choice that makes the LEGO Editions helmets worth taking seriously as display pieces. At $89.99 for 793 pieces, the price is considered but not outlandish for adult collectibles timed to real-world milestones. McLaren gets to mark a legitimate achievement; collectors get a shelf piece that holds up to scrutiny.

Also Happening

Over 700 Pick a Brick parts retiring; 115 new ones arrive

More than 700 elements are retiring from Pick a Brick in the coming weeks, including Lion Knight minifigures, Wolfpack Bandits, orcas, and orange air tanks. Acting fast is the play if you want them.

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More than 700 LEGO pieces leaving Pick a Brick soon, including Lion Knight minifigures

New Elementary New Elementary

What are the new LEGO® parts in June 2026 sets?

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LEGO® Pick a Brick: mid-2026 element removal

StoneWars DE Jonas Kramm

LEGO Pick a Brick End of Life (EOL): Over 700 individual parts, Orcas and Lion Knight minifigures will soon be discontinued from the range

StoneWars DE Jonas Kramm

New at LEGO Pick a Brick in June: Dark red leaves and many colorful stones from the LEGO Pokémon sets

LEGO Pick a Brick EOL list 1st half of 2026: Over 770 elements are retiring!

LEGO Pick a Brick June update: 115 new parts appear!

BrickLink Series 8 University of Science: walkthrough livestream date confirmed

Brick Fanatics published an inside look at the BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 University of Science ahead of its release and confirmed a walkthrough livestream date.

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Inside the gigantic LEGO BrickLink Series 8 University of Science

LEGO BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 walkthrough livestream date confirmed

Technic's next F1 car: Aston Martin Aramco AMR25 arrives July 1

42240 Aston Martin Aramco AMR25 arrives July 1, officially confirmed this week.

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LEGO’s latest Formula 1 set misses two easy wins

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Bricks & Minifigs franchise accused of stealing $200k Star Wars collection

A story gaining traction on YouTube: a Bricks & Minifigs franchise owner allegedly stole a customer's $200,000 LEGO Star Wars collection.

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Bricksie

Thoughts on the Bricks & Minifigs 200k Scandal

MandRproductions

This Might END Bricks & Minifigs! | ASK MandR 407

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New Reviews

BrickLink Series 8 University of Science: early reviews are in

Bricksie and Stud City have both published early reviews of the BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 University of Science by King Creations: 3,991 pieces, 18 minifigures, $360.

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Bricksie

LEGO University of Science Review | Bricklink Designer Program Series 8

LEGO University of Science EARLY Review

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76356 Venom Bust reviews: the Marvel Bust Collection's third entry

The Venom Bust (76356) is the third in LEGO Marvel's Bust Collection, following Iron Man MK4 and Spider-Man Iron variant.

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