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Link Roundup: X Box, Animatronic Dinosaurs, Jenga, and more

BY Todd Coopee July 18, 2020 Filed to: Link Roundup

8 things we wanted to share this week:

Microsoft has pulled the XBox One X off the market.

CNN

Time to build your own Jurassic Park because someone is auctioning 50+ life-size animatronic dinos.

Gizmodo

Additional details on the planned Animaniacs reboot are starting to emerge.

Anime Superhero

Check out this build of a world record Jenga tower.

Geekologie

Lego and Nintendo are making a 2,646 piece Lego NES, complete with a TV, console, and game cartridge.

Polygon

With a glug of potion and a new translation, ‘Asterix’ aims to conquer America.

NPR

To celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, Hasbro has released themed Monopoly and Jenga games.

Nintendo Life

BrickCon 2020 is moving online in October with a full virtual convention for AFOLs.

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