The project lead on "LEGO Universe" talked about the company's plans on developing the game for consoles. He also said that although the LEGO MMO won't be out this year, gamers can expect other LEGO titles in the interim.
Today, the LEGO Group announced their "strategic decision" to delay their LEGO MMO until after 2009 so as to not conflict with the release of other LEGO toy products. MTV Multiplayer also got a chance to speak with LEGO's Director of Business Development and "LEGO Universe" Project Lead Mark Hansen about console development and what other things the company has up its sleeve. Here's the rest of their interview from earlier today.
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.
