Sign in to follow this 21304 - Doctor Who , February 26, 2014 Please sign in or register to vote in this poll. Page 1 of 28 Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account Already have an account? Sign in to follow thisEl título de la página solicitada contiene caracteres no válidos: "%C3".One is a Time Lord and the other the world’s biggest toy brand and together they plan to face down the evils of the galaxy – even the Daleks.Lego has signed a deal with the BBC to create a Dr Who set with mini-figures, the Tardis and representations of many of the enemies he has taken on and defeated.The partnership is a huge deal for the BBC and could – in financial terms alone – be the biggest shot in the arm for its commercial subsidiary since the success of the Teletubbies in the 1990s. How the new Dr Who lego could look after it was designed by fan of the programme Andrew Clarke.
It features the Dr Who played by David Tennant, and Billie Piper as his assistant, as well as a Dalek and a Cyberman Many a child has sat down with his Lego bricks to create his own Tardis since Dr Who first appeared on screens in 1963, however they will now get their own themed sets to create adventures.Just this week Lego was named at the top of a list of the 50 greatest toys of all time by a survey of industry executives.The Danish-owned company overtook Mattel to be the world’s largest toy maker last year, not least because of an increasingly number of commercial tie-ups with successful film franchises, such as Batman and Frozen.It posted a 12 per cent increase in halfyear operating profit to £380million on sales up 11 per cent to £1.2billion.The Lego Movie also sold more tickets in the UK than any other in 2014, amassing takings of £34.3m to put it ahead of the likes of The Hobbit, Guardians of the Galaxy and the Hunger Games. Mr Clark, a professional artist and designer in the games industry, also built his own version of the Tardis from Lego bricks, which can be opened out to form part of a larger play set
The partnership between Lego and the BBC will see the toys developed and be on sale in time for Christmas The BBC already has a vast array of toy deals around Dr Who, offering everything from voice changing Cyberman helmets to various incarnations of the all-powerful Sonic Screwdriver.However, the partnership with Lego could generate huge sales around the globe, given the BBC series has attracted a large and growing overseas audience since it returned to the screen in 2005.The concept for a Doctor Who set came from the Lego Ideas website where fans can submit suggestions, which are then put to the vote.The winning design created by Dr Who fan, Andrew Clark, featured a mock-up of various doctors, including David Tennant and Tom Baker, alongside Billie Piper, K9 the robot dog, and versions of the Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.Mr Clark, a professional artist and designer in the games industry, also built his own version of the Tardis from Lego bricks, which can be opened out to form part of a larger play set.
The final line-up of the toys has not yet been decided, however, Mr Clark’s designs will serve as the inspiration for sets that are certain to include mini-figures of the current doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, and his companion Jenna Coleman. The deal is thought to be one of the biggest for the BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide, which also made millions through Teletubbies, pictured, merchandise A licensing agreement between BBC Worldwide, which is the corporation’s commercial arm, and Lego will see the new set available in all company’s key markets before the end of the year.The managing director of BBC Worldwide, Marcus Arthur, said: ‘Both Doctor Who and Lego enjoy a particularly close relationship with their fans and I can’t wait to see what Lego produce.’Lego has also decided to create sets that tie in to the children’s film WALL-E film, which featured a robot and was a big hit in 2008, following a vote among customers.Emma Owen, the UK spokesman for Lego, said: ‘We’re extremely excited to announce that a Doctor Who and a WALL-E set will be released as our next Lego Ideas fan based sets, congratulations to the designers.‘
After receiving over 10,000 votes from the online community and having gone through rigorous toy testing from our expert panel, these awesome sets are on track to be on shelves later this year’She said the final set designs, pricing and availability are still to be decided.Step 1: Round Up The Materials.Show All ItemsCorporate synergy has been the name of the game for LEGO in recent years. Integrating brands across different mediums, such as toys, video games, and even theatrical films has been key to growing the company beyond just a traditional building-block set creator, into something much bigger. Video games specifically have been responsible for a huge portion of LEGO’s growth. Over 5o LEGO video games have been released, usually coinciding with an ongoing theme in the company’s toy line. However, most of their games have followed the same general format; that is, until now. Later this year, LEGO will be making the jump to the “toy to life” format with LEGO Dimensions.
Taking inspiration from Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Nintendo’s amiibo, LEGO Dimensions will use actual toy figures that can also be played digitally in the game. Because of that, a number of different brands LEGO has collaborated with in the past will be playable in the game, including (but not limited to) Back to the Future, Doctor Who, The Simpsons and DC Comics. Fans will be able to learn more of what’s ahead in the future of Doctor Who at International Comic-Con later this week. In the meantime, they can now get a look at the Doctor’s presence in LEGO Dimensions, which can be seen in the trailer above. Doctor Who, featured in the trailer above, will be getting its own level pack with the 12th Doctor, a Tardis and K9 all available to purchase. Once fans buy the pack, they will be able to play the Doctor Who portion of the game, which based off of the trailer above looks like a blast. Gamers will be able to play as all twelve doctors in the game, while it has also been confirmed that Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Michelle Gomez will be voicing their characters from the series as well.
Gamers will be able to play as the Doctor in Dimensions, where they will have the opportunity to explore several elements from the series. Not only that, but LEGO has also found an ingenious way of crossing the franchises over in a method that not only works, but is fresh and exciting. It’s not often that Doctor Who, Batman, Gandalf, Wyldstyle and Doc Brown are all featured in the same game together. With several level packs still to be announced, there is also the opportunity for LEGO to expand the game outside of the brands available on its release date. That’s not saying there are not already plenty of packs to begin with. Outside of the aforementioned properties available in LEGO Dimensions, there also will be packs for Scooby-Doo, The Lego Movie, The Lord of the Rings and more. Considering the sheer amount of figures that will be playable in the game, gamers will likely be busy for many weeks following the game’s launch in September. LEGO Dimensions is set for release on September 27, 2015 for Playstation 3, Playstation 4, XBox 360, XBox One and Wii U.