Brian Crecente of Kotaku writes:
"Online multiplayer game LEGO Universe won't be coming out this year as planned, the LEGO Group told Kotaku this morning.
"Within the company we have made a strategic decision within LEGO to make a delay of LEGO Universe. It will not be coming out in 2009," said Mark Hansen, director of business development for the LEGO Group. "The reason is, we have a luxury right now, the business is going good. We have products launching that are not digital, the physical products, with them going so well we don't want to take focus away from them.""
Often it is asked why Lego hasn’t done Minecraft. After all, the formula fits. You put blocks on to other blocks to create something blocky and wonderful, fresh from your imagination. Surely that just screams Lego.
It seems that they tried with Lego Universe, but how do you make a kid-friendly Lego MMO when almost everybody seems intent on building penises?
Developed by The Lego Group, the app takes the form of an interactive comic book, complete with mini-games and virtual Lego build kits to be unlocked. The Antimatter Missions is broken up into five parts, with five short comics making up the bulk of the title.
Funcom Lead Designer Oscar López Lacalle previews the new MMO LEGO Minifigures Online and discusses The LEGO Movie in this exclusive interview from GDC 2014.
Aww... :(
Anyone really care?
Thought so.
I really like LEGO's though.
When will we get a K'NEX game?
it would overshadow their original product, but it would be far cheaper in the long run. i suspect their making the most of physical lego while the recession allows for it, introducing virtual lego when the profit drops
who really cares?