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NoobFeed.com reports about the current going ons at Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The WBIE will be releasing a ninja expansion to their LEGO Universe MMO, have set a release date for Harry Potter 5-7, but will unfortunately delay the PC version of Batman Arkham City. No worries for the console version though.
"It’s been announced that LEGO Universe, the massively-multiplayer online game based on the brick-building toy, will be going free-to-play. This is a welcome piece of news to fans that have been hesitant to try the game. Come August, the game will be available free to download, allowing more gamers to play with those iconic blocks, online."
"“Kids don’t usually get new computers; they get their parents’ old computers. So our target market may be playing on computers that were manufactured three, four or five years ago. We are also able to run well on netbooks,” he says. “We’ve made that a priority because they are starting to come to a price point that is very affordable for families.”"
GameZone's Raychul gets to ask some questions about the upcoming Lego themed MMO called Lego Universe. Even though the age demographic is quite young, there are promises for something for lego fans of any age.
LEGO Universe will be available to founders on October 12, 2010. Founders are customers that purchase the game via the LEGO Online Shop or LEGOLAND. The MMO will be available at standard retail outlets on October 26, 2010.
"Players will be able to head to the "pet-taming world" to start their companion journey. You'll have the choice of over 20 pets to tame, and once you've picked one it's time to start training it. For example, you'll be able to teach your pet to "speak," bow, or follow you around."
"The pre-order details and date have been announced for LEGO Universe, the casual MMORPG from the LEGO Group.
Pre-orders will begin on Friday, May 14th. Players who pre-order LEGO Universe will receive an exclusive, LEGO Universe mini-figure (aka "mini-fig"), worth approximately $3, and a special code to unlock the related in-game accessory."
"With Traveller's Tales and Warner Bros locking down the rights to create Lego-based video games at least until 2016 and a stable of instant hits released and upcoming titles like Harry Potter on the way, we wanted to look at the licenses we'd most like to see teleported into the popular Lego Universe."
LEGO is showing off their upcoming MMO "LEGO Universe" at CES 2010. Icrontic got a private demo of the game and came away extremely impressed with the attention to detail, fan service, and surprisingly complex level of depth to what is sure to be a major hit.
"LEGO Universe is coming to life at CES 2010 with hands-on demos, beta sign ups, and the debut game trailer. Booth visitors can also meet LEGO fans helping to co-create the game alongside the professional development team. The first Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) based on the LEGO play experience, LEGO Universe will launch on the PC during the second half of 2010."
Everyone's favorite building blocks are looking to build more than just houses and spacecrafts -- Microsoft and LEGO announced a LEGO MMO, massively multiplayer online LEGO game, referred to as "LEGO Universe" for the PC.
LEGO Universe encourages creativity, in a world where players literally create and collaborate as they go. Players are free to carouse in the LEGO world with others, defeat baddies to earn bricks (which function as your building supplies), and take up cooperative quests ...
The first trailer for the new up and coming Lego Universe is on kotaku. It shows character creation, workshop, the city (which looks awesome), and a darkling battle.
I hope this is going to be out for the PC, and isn't one of those pay to play games.
