Many people have made the link between Lego bricks and Minecraft since the two share a similar "blocky" look. Some people are rallying together to suggest a Minecraft-branded line of Lego products on the LEGO CUUSOO site, and the project actually has a chance of making it to market if it gains enough support (at least 10 000 people).

If you'd like to see that, be sure to head over to the site, register, and pledge your support to the proposal!

New link!

An official project page by Mojang is now available, that's the one you should vote on if you want this to become a reality!

Success!

The project received enough support, and it was announced today that it passed the review stage. This means they are now entering product development!

It's now OUT!

Anyone else getting this?

I've got the feeling I'm the only one who cares about this, but whatever.

I got the chance today to visit one of the elusive physical Lego Stores, and they happened to have the Minecraft set in stock. I immediately grabbed a box and didn't let go until it was paid! The salesperson I talked to confirmed that it sells out all the time, and even their stores often don't have it on their shelves.

As timing would have it, the two new sets based on the Nether and a Village have been released today! They'll be available online only for the time being.

I dropped by a store during my lunch break today and noticed that a new set is out, for The End! It comes complete with obsidian towers, mini-Endermen and the Enderdragon.

Amusingly enough, I can't find it on Lego's online store yet, but Toys'R'Us has it listed.

If you weren't a fan of the smaller scale, with micromobs, Mojang and Lego have got something new for you...

Six new sets will be released soon, in a new series. This one has the standard Lego size and playability format, probably making it much more interesting for some people! I guess we shouldn't be surprised at this: I spoke to a Lego store employee last year, and he confirmed that the previous sets sold with hot cakes. People do love their blocks!

I love how the Crafting Box version actually looks like a crafting table instead of sticking to the standard creeper theme of the others. Nice touch.