LEGO Minifigures Online Series 14 Brings Monsters, Challenge

Seems that the sale on LEGO Minifigures Online that happened yesterday is actually related to the release of LEGO's 14th series of collectible minifigures. Funcom sent out a press release today noting that players can now play each of these minifigures—all monster-themed!—in-game, each with their own personality. You can also purchase each actual minifigure in stores to get a code to unlock that minifigure in-game.

These new minifigures have a variety of interesting special abilities. The Monster Scientist can summon a massive pink Gigantuan. The Gargoyle can turn into a stone statue. The Monster Rocker can sent out powerful monster bass lines to "shred opponents around them." You can see the full list here.

If you don't want to get the actual minifigures in stores, you can also unlock these new minifigures through in-game "monster trials." To do so, you have to do battle in each of the trials, earning individual parts to assemble as you go.