After being revealed in December for a February 2022 release, LEGO have decided to pause the launch of the upcoming Overwatch 2 Titan set, as it reviews its partnership with Activision Blizzard, following sexual harassment and workplace allegations at the embattled video game developer. Here is LEGO’s official statement: We are currently reviewing our partnership…
Review: LEGO 75975 Watchpoint Gibraltar
Continuing my series of LEGO Overwatch reviews is the largest set from the theme – 75975 Watchpoint: Gibraltar, named after the Escort map of the same name. The set’s cornerstone is the Overwatch rocket, placed amidst the launch complex, and launch tower. Naturally, there’s a lot of expectation placed on the largest set of the theme, which…
Review: LEGO 75972 Dorado Showdown
Following on from my review of 75973 D.Va and Reinhardt, the next Overwatch review off the assembly line is 75973 Dorado Showdown. This is a medium-sized set featuring 3 Overwatch heroes – Soldier 76, Reaper and McCree – all three are aggressive offensive-type characters in game and are all relatively popular, with McCree and Soldier…
Review: LEGO 75973 D.va and Reinhardt
Two months ago, LEGO officially unveiled a brand new theme for 2019 – LEGO Overwatch, which caught many LEGO fans and industry observers by surprise. It was quite a bold move by LEGO, to produce sets from the online first-person shooter game, especially since LEGO rarely dabbles in video game licenses. For the unaware, Overwatch is…
First impressions of the new LEGO Overwatch sets
Last week Target USA gave us our very first look at the new LEGO Overwatch theme that has a release date of 2019. For the uninitiated, Overwatch is an online first-person shooter (FPS) game from Blizzard (creators of Starcraft and Warcraft) that’s a bit of a mix of traditional FPS games and a Dota 2/League…
