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Having pillaged all six films for its first two LEGO Star Wars titles, LucasArts has confirmed that animated TV series The Clone Wars will provide the setting for the freshly confirmed LEGO Star Wars III. The game will again be developed by UK studio Traveller’s Tales though it does promise …
Read More »Warner dates LEGO Harry Potter
Growing games publisher Warner Bros Interactive has put a tentative May 2010 release date on the latest brand of the popular brick-building games series, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Focusing on the happening in J. K. Rowling’s first four Potter novels – The Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The …
Read More »LEGO Batman hits 1m in the UK
Over a million copies of LEGO Batman have been sold in the UK since the game’s launch in late 2008, publisher Warner Bros. has this morning confirmed. The 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP and PC game has been a staple of the charts, boosted most recently by its part …
Read More »Batman bundle boosts Warner
Warner Bros is delighted that LEGO Batman is enjoying a new lease of life, racking up sales that put it head to head with the likes of Forza 3, GTA and Mario & Sonic. Despite being released back in September 2008, the game has seen renewed success thanks to its …
Read More »‘Around 50%’ of TT Fusion were against LEGO Rock Band
DEVELOP LIVERPOOL: â??I know people were saying â??oh theyâ??re flogging a LEGO licence againâ??â? says TT Fusionâ??s Palmer
Read More »Unity powers Lego Star Wars browser game
Prosumer engine chosen for its web player functionality
Read More »LEGO Rock Band dated
Warner Bros has revealed LEGO Rock Band will be released in the UK on November 27th. The joint venture between LEGO Star Wars developers Traveller’s Tales and Rock Band studio Harmonix has been developed for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and DS. The game was rumoured for a long time, before …
Read More »Lego dev: User-gen content â??needs friendsâ??
Develop â??09: Travellers Tales reveal more on Indiana Jonesâ?? 3D level editor
Read More »Warner Bros targets DS success
Publisher Warner hopes to achieve big sales on DS this year with new IP Lego Battles and Scribblenauts. For Lego Battles, the publisher is giving away free entry tickets for Legoland Windsor. The vouchers indicate that kids can get into Legoland for free for every full-paying adult, and Warner hopes …
Read More »Warner announces LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Warner has announced it will be releasing LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 in 2010. The latest Traveller’s Tales game will be based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies, allowing players to take on the role of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and a wealth of other …
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