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As much as I enjoy Star Wars, I was never a big enough fan to buy fan goodies, until the LEGO game came out. Then, well, I spent hours making things out of LEGO pieces and trying to use the force to lift and arrange things. It was awesome to not only have the iconic characters to mess around with, but also to explore the environment of the movie. Now we've got Indiana Jones, but there's another big summer movie that is getting its shot in the LEGOverse -- that sweet, dark knight known as Batman.

Entertainment Weekly has posted an awesome new teaser video for the game, which showcases Poison Ivy fooling with Mother Nature, and Bruce Wayne laying the smackdown with his suitcase. If you love the movies, or the source material, you really should check it out. The best thing -- there's a character for everyone. This game showcases peeps like Batman, Robin, and Commissioner Gordon, as well as The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, The Scarecrow...

I see a whole lot of time wasting in my future. How about you?

Ah, to be a kid again. Now that I'm pushing towards a milestone age (I won't say which) I sometimes get nostalgic for the "good old days" when my toys were far simpler -- and much less expensive. One toy that I always enjoyed as a kid was my enormous bunch of Legos. These things were great and I had many adventures with my Legos long into the night after fashioning them into various configurations like moon bases, vehicles and many different kinds of space ships -- including a rather impressive (IMHO) rendition of the Millennium Falcon -- complete with yellow-faced Han Solo and a certain fledgling Jedi.

This was all during a time before the good folks at Lego decided they wanted to make sets specifically from various movies like Star Wars and their other themed packs based on Bionicle, Exoforce and Batman. I loved my Legos and to this day, still think they are one of the greatest toys ever invented. So, what's got me nostalgic for those "good old days" today? Well, Lego recently announced, according to an article over at IGN, some new sets of their Battle Packs based on the Star Wars universe.

Some of these packs feature characters and vehicles from Star Wars: Episode III, including Droids and Clone Troopers, and will be available for $9.99 each. Such a small price to pay for so much fun. Sure, they're simple and maybe even a little on the lame side given the high-tech state of kid's toys today. But sometimes, simpler is better and I often do wish for the days when the simple things were all I needed. Oh well, even if I don't play with Legos anymore, I guess I'll console myself by playing a little Call of Duty 3 on my XBox 360. That's a pretty cool toy too.