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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/25/09

    In reply to Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
    And Pod #2 can pretty much be pegged to the Orlando LEGO Store.
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever
      #legouniverse
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    Image of sentroshi sentroshi
    11/12/09

    @Altima NEO: Wow. 2:05 had me cracking up! #legouniverse
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    Altima NEO promoted this comment sentroshi was starred sentroshi was unstarred
    Image of dbzispimpin dbzispimpin
    11/12/09

    @Altima NEO: OMFG That just made my DAY!!! LMFAO #legouniverse
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    Altima NEO promoted this comment dbzispimpin was starred dbzispimpin was unstarred
    Image of laser beams laser beams
    11/12/09

    @Altima NEO: i love this wacky video :D #legouniverse
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    Image of glardchia glardchia
    11/12/09

    @Altima NEO: KAADO KURASHAAA #legouniverse
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    Altima NEO promoted this comment glardchia was starred glardchia was unstarred
    Image of IronicallyMaiden IronicallyMaiden
    11/13/09

    @Altima NEO: WTF?! Hilarious #legouniverse
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    Altima NEO promoted this comment IronicallyMaiden was starred IronicallyMaiden was unstarred
    Image of Kyle Kulakowski Kyle Kulakowski
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever

    No legos, but here is my card: #legouniverse
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    D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment Kyle Kulakowski was starred Kyle Kulakowski was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/12/09

    @Kyle Kulakowski: So you're the one who took "sockpuppets@..."
    At last.. we meet.

    Have at you! #legouniverse
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    Image of csanders984 csanders984
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever

    thats better.. that's a redesign of my identity, so my website doesn't match yet lol
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    TheOmnitron promoted this comment Edited by csanders984 at 11/12/09 2:36 PM csanders984 was starred csanders984 was unstarred
    Image of TheOmnitron TheOmnitron
    11/12/09

    @csanders984: The only problem with the black one is that its harder to write notes about you on the back. For big networking events like Game Developers Conference, you meet so many people you have to write notes about the person else youll completely forget.

    Unless of course its both the front and the back of said card, in which case its impossible to write notes. Otherwise, neat design and cool card! #legouniverse
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    Image of csanders984 csanders984
    11/12/09

    @TheOmnitron: yeah it's a front and back card, but I always try to keep one of those small note books with me anyway because I journal a lot. But thanks! #legouniverse
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    Image of Clarke Clarke
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever

    Any other Kotakuites have business cards? Here are mine. #legouniverse
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    Image of Clarke Clarke
    11/12/09


    @Clarke: I like to keep it simple. #legouniverse
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    Erwin promoted this comment Clarke was starred Clarke was unstarred
    Image of Erwin Erwin
    11/12/09

    @Clarke: Your business is a Doug reference? #legouniverse
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    Image of wheelis wheelis
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever
    Look at that subtle off-white colouring.
    The tasteful thickness of it.
    Oh my God, it even has a watermark!
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    liquid_kore promoted this comment Edited by wheelis at 11/12/09 1:30 PM wheelis was starred wheelis was unstarred
    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever
    Wait, the whole thing is the business card, or just the minifig? #legouniverse
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    Image of Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh
    11/12/09

    In reply to Coolest Gaming Biz Card Ever
    Ok I guess I'll be the first to say it.

    What exactly are we looking at here. Some legos, I got that much. The lego guy has netdevil and a name printed on him, so I'm going to guess...that the entire lego display is not this chaps business card, but the little lego fellow is, correct? Yay? Nay? #legouniverse
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    Image of WhiteMåge is in fact a boy, damnit WhiteMÃ¥ge is in fact a boy, damnit
    11/12/09

    @Sobersean: That's correct. Most Lego office workers have them.

    I don't get it. It's...lame.
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    Edited by WhiteMÃ¥ge is in fact a boy, damnit at 11/12/09 1:05 PM WhiteMÃ¥ge is in fact a boy, damnit was starred WhiteMÃ¥ge is in fact a boy, damnit was unstarred
    Image of Foggles Foggles
    11/12/09

    @Sobersean: Check out the comments for each picture. He clarifies that it is the lego guy, not the whole scene. #legouniverse
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    Image of Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh
    11/12/09

    @Foggles: Gotcha, I never noticed those comments that pop up on the right hand side. The more you know. #legouniverse
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    Image of Reldaw Reldaw
    11/12/09

    @WhiteMage says fix the comments grr: In the business world, having a unique card makes you stand out and helps you be memorable. Gotta say, you can't be any more memorable than giving someone a minifig with your name on it. #legouniverse
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    Sobersean promoted this comment Reldaw was starred Reldaw was unstarred
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/12/09

    @Sobersean:
    That's pretty much it. LEGO employees have been known to produce LEGO minifigs with their names/e-mail addresses printed on them in lieu of more standard business cards (though every LEGO business card I've ever been given is of the paper variety). Apparently working on a licensed LEGO project comes with the ability to acquire the minifig variety as well.

    If you want your own, and you don't mind bleeding money, you could always have minifigs custom engraved/printed through BrickEngraver.com. 200 engraved torsos (you'll need to supply the rest of the parts, which Bricklink might be helpful with) will run you $400 plus shipping. Dunno if the price is any different for printed torsos. #legouniverse
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    Image of godisanarc godisanarc
    11/12/09

    @Sobersean: Couldn't agree more, I had no clue those comments were on the left, thank you Foggles! #legouniverse
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    Sobersean promoted this comment godisanarc was starred godisanarc was unstarred
    Image of Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh
    11/12/09

    @Reldaw: Back before the turn of the century I use to print out my own "Transparent" business cards for my little design business. I would print a sort of "Bladerunneresque" ID card style print with my pertinent info onto transparencies and then have those transparencies clear laminated to give it a thickness, then cut them out by hand and hand them out to people. They were always a conversation starter for sure. #legouniverse
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    Image of SouthernerISuppose SouthernerISuppose
    11/12/09

    @Purple Dave: I thought the point of the LEGO employees using minifigs was so they could also have them look similar to the way they do i real life. Hair style, beard, etc. #legouniverse
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/13/09

    @SouthernerISuppose:
    That's part of it, though there are clearly some limits in terms of hair choices (no male ponytail hair, no bald-on-top-but-hair-on-the-side unless you want to use Alfred heads, very limited color selection on certain hairstyles, and equally limited hairstyles for certain colors). But paper business cards are still a lot simpler to deal with, and a lot less expensive to hand out when you know you're going to be burning through your business cards (like at Toy Fair, which is where I think I got all of mine). I don't think all LEGO employees get personized business-minifigs, and I think that those who do probably save them for special occassions. For all the LEGO contacts I've had over the years, I've never even seen one of these in person (and yes, I'm a bit jealous about that), and I've had LEGO employees give me both a sterling silver LEGO part and a prototype LEGO part. #legouniverse
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/13/09

    @Sobersean:
    Coolest business card I've seen in person was a very thin piece of metal (stainless steel, I think), and the acid-etching company that the card was for had acid-etched all the text/designs either into the surface of the metal or completely through the "cardstock". It was unusual, it was cool, and it was a very clear advertisement for their services. It was also a lot cheaper to produce and easier to carry around than business-minifigs. Not as much fun to play with, though... #legouniverse
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
    If anyone finds this pod, I want LDraw plans posted ASAP. #legouniverse
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    Image of Joshua Bell Joshua Bell
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
    Shouldn't this have the tag #maximumrisky? After all, those lego people are naked.

    [en.wikipedia.org] #legouniverse
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
    I've got bins full of alternate reality then. #legouniverse
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/12/09

    In reply to Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
    Lego MMO alternate reality tie-in game? #legouniverse
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    Image of Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
    08/20/09

    In reply to LEGO Universe Creation, In-Game Screenshots
    Blue-haired guy is hilarious. AWESOME.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/20/09

    In reply to LEGO Universe Creation, In-Game Screenshots
    If I can build my own vehicles. I'm sold.
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    Image of Squiffy Squiffy
    08/20/09

    In reply to LEGO Universe Creation, In-Game Screenshots
    I did some reading up on this a while ago when it was in early development, so this info may've changed since then. I was interested in getting it for the kids and possibly myself to play with them.

    They will have some form of "package deals" on multiple-account subscribtions to allow kids to play with their parents or each other or whatnot.

    It will be kid-centric, so it will have the typical (and optional) censorship controls on various levels (parents get their own password for the account to alter these I imagine.) No text, preset phrases only, partial text (only allows words in its dictionary) or full text.

    Yes, you can build stuff, though I wasn't able to find the limitations on this. From my understanding you could only do it in certain areas. So you couldn't walk into a fighting area and build yourself a little fort or something.

    You will be able to mark your creation as changeable by others on a public scale or set individuals. Bricks they add still belong to them, so if you tear down the item after they've contributed, they get their bricks back.

    Gameplay isn't all about fighting things, they said it'll be possible to level just by building things (presumably specific things for quests a la crafting?)

    Sounds interesting for a family to play, to be honest. I've yet to find a kids' MMO that isn't either way too young for my kids, or horribly lacking in content and can be "finished" in a couple weeks.
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