At last, I’m free to speak about one of the most exciting things that we’ve been squirreling away on at TT Games for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, outside of everything that already makes the game such a fun and authentic Marvel title (Yes, Squirrel Girl reference intended… sorry!). LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is getting some free DLC content exclusively for all PS4 and PS3 players. What’s even more awesome is that this content is based on the brilliant Marvel’s Ant-Man movie and also one of my most anticipated films of 2016, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War. And yes, believe it or not I’ve managed to keep a lid on this. I’m not quite sure how… but I have. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers already features content from six epic Marvel films (and a plethora of content from the rest of the Marvel Universe, including a ton of characters from Marvel Comics), however, now PlayStation gamers will be able to add content from two more movies to their experience. So, I hear you all asking: what is this content exactly, and what makes it so exciting?
Well, first up we have the Captain America: Civil War Character Pack, which will be available at launch on January 26th and includes nine characters — yes, nine characters — featured in the upcoming movie: Captain America, Iron Man (Mark 46 armor), Black Panther, Winter Soldier, Falcon, War Machine, Scarlet Witch and my personal favorites, Crossbones and Agent 13. It’s a great pack that will hopefully get everyone as excited as I am about the film. Obviously before you ask, yes, you will be able to take all of these characters into the main game, into the various levels or into the eight different open world locations. The second is the Ant-Man Character & Level Pack, of course based on the Ant-Man movie, which will be available later this spring. This pack features an awesome level based on a section of the film. It also has eleven great characters, including Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Ant-Thony (Flying Ant), Cassie Lang, Darren Cross, Scott Lang, Hank Pym, Hope Van Dyne, Luis, The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), and Yellowjacket.
We are really bringing Ant-Man and Yellowjacket to life with all the abilities that you’d expect them to have. The team and I here at TT Games are positive you will really enjoy this DLC offering. But, not only are we bringing you the characters and the level content, the part of this pack I’m most excited about… You’ll be able to fly around on Ant-Thony within the DLC level and then into the main game as well. When I watched the movie with the team, we really enjoyed it, so much so that I went back to watch it again the next day, and then saw the amazing playsets that LEGO created for the film so to now be able to pair those together and bring them to life in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is yet another reason why this game has been an absolute delight to work on. In addition to the movie and comic content in the game, we’re really looking forward to hearing what you all think of the many new features in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, specifically the Avengers Team-Ups. When you think of the Avengers, you think of teamwork, pulling together against adversity as a team.
So, now you can team-up characters to perform incredible combo moves to take down the bad guys. Teaming up core Avengers results in unique moves based on the pairing so we hope you enjoy trying out all of the various combinations to see which is your favorite. For us, it’s yet another reason why LEGO Marvel’s Avengers has been such a pleasure to develop. All of us on the team here are Marvel fans so make sure you look out for the various references and nods we’ve put into the game to make it the most authentic and fun experience. We think that this is our best game yet — more humor, more characters, more features, more open world gameplay, more abilities, and of course, more movie content exclusively for PlayStation fans. On behalf of myself and the team, we hope you have many hours of enjoyment when you play LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, and if you love it as much as we think you will, keep an eye out for the season pass content that we’ll be bringing your way featuring classic comic content as well as content from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As you may know, one of the most amazing LEGO customizers is Christo from South Africa (you can read more about Christo here: Christo’s Custom Bricks & Minifigs – Overview). To satisfy LEGO fans Christo just came out with a number of new custom LEGO minifigures totally worth checking out. Here is what’s new: Just released this week is the new LEGO Ironman, based on the Mark V Ironman suit. This is the fourth custom LEGO Ironman from Christo (you can see other versions here: LEGO Ironman Minifigs by Christo), with truly stunning silver printing on both the body and the helmet. Also note the printing on the arms! (Christo’s uses very high quality machine-printing and the minifigures are ready for both play and display.) Click on pictures for larger view: Another custom LEGO minifig Christo just added is the LEGO Star Wars Death Star gunner. This is actually an older design by Christo, re-released by popular demand. The helmet on this minifigure is spot on, reflecting the menacing job this guy had;
pulling the trigger on the Death Star to blow up entire planets! The LEGO Ironman and LEGO Star Wars gunner are not the only minifigures designs by Christo; these are just the newest additions. You may also want to check out the custom LEGO Captain America, LEGO Spiderman, LEGO Hulk, and other versions of Ironman, all with rich detail. If you are not familiar with Christo’s work I would suggest you check out the introductory post on Christo’s customs so you get a better idea of the custom LEGO minifigures he makes. (See: Christo’s Customs – Overview) Christo’s customs are available through his eBay store: Custom Bricks & Minifigs. Please note that they are usually in auction format, so if you are interested in the minifigs make sure you bid before the auctions close! If you do miss an auction you may want to contact Christo and ask when a new listing will begin. Check out the current listings below: Christo also mentioned to me that he will start adding more new custom minifigures in the upcoming weeks! S