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.

Are you a child of the '70s or '80s? Okay, then be honest with me now (part 1) ... how many Star Wars action figures do you own? Come on, you know you've got em, unless you were one of those losers whose mom gave away all their stuff. Now dig out the old plastic containers and start counting. Does it number in triple digits? I know it does for at least a few of you out there. And I'll bet (for you '70s and '80s kids), nearly all of them are from the classic trilogy. If you are reading this and thinking, "oh no, I only have the cereal box Han Solo in Stormtrooper costume and a broken C3PO, I feel so inadequate," you've now got (yet another) chance to shore up your collection. Hasbro, like they have done before, will be releasing a new round of action figures to accompany the re-release of the classic trilogy. It'll come in the form of collector's triple packs, and you can catch a peek at some here.

Right-o, kids, time for be honest with me now (part two) for you aging generations ... how many Legos do you own? Those suckers used to be everywhere, remember? Again, plastic boxes just full of the suckers exist in the backs of our closets. While Legos might not be as popular as they once were, they do still exist, and they really enjoy a good movie tie-in. Today's nifty Lego collection is an 860 piece set of the Arkham Asylum, which you can view here. Doesn't Batman look great in Lego?