Yes, LEGO is developing yet another MMO, this time it is based off of the Legends of Chima series. This makes the second MMO LEGO has in the works, the other being the LEGO Minifigures MMO .
Press Release Below
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE
LEGO® LEGENDS OF CHIMA™
All-New LEGO® Property Makes Videogame Debut in 2013; Three Unique Game Experiences in One Mythical LEGO World to Explore
Burbank, Calif. – January 2, 2013 – Enter and explore the Kingdom of Chima™ in three gameplay experiences, offering something for all types of LEGO® gamers! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and The LEGO Group today announced the LEGO® Legends of Chima™ videogames, scheduled to roar into 2013 for various platforms. The three videogames will each provide an entirely unique and exciting adventure that builds to the next experience and complement the just announced LEGO Legends of Chima™ universe of products, which includes construction sets, vehicles, TV content and more. LEGO Legends of Chima™ is a fantasy adventure set in land inhabited by different magical animal tribes and tells the classic story of good and evil, friendship and family.
“We are doing something innovative with LEGO Legends of Chima™ by making three distinct videogame experiences on a variety of platforms,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “By creating multiple LEGO videogame experiences for one brand, we are catering to today’s diverse gaming community, as well as establish a rewards system for players of all three games.”
LEGO® Legends of Chima™: Speedorz™, a racing mini-game produced by TT Games and 4T2, revs its way on to LEGO.com today and iOS tomorrow, January 3. Players will race against famous Chima™ characters, battle through iconic Chima™ locations, and unleash the power of CHI to boost their Speedorz, all while collecting studs and rewards to unlock more Speedorz and customize characters. The player’s goal is to become the ultimate champion and win Golden CHI, which transforms the world map and opens a new race level.
LEGO® Legends of Chima™: Laval’s Journey, developed by TT Games, is scheduled to be available for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system and for the PS®Vita system in summer 2013 and for the Nintendo DS™ hand-held system in fall 2013. Players will embark on an amazing adventure into the world of Chima™ where the brave warrior Laval and his allies are called upon to fight for justice.
In Fall 2013, LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Online, a free-to-play, online world developed by WB Games Montréal, will provide kids with a safe and incredibly immersive connected game experience. Players will be able to build and customize their kingdom in the world of Chima™, explore massive environments like the Falling Leaves Forest, take on missions to help Laval and his friends, uncover hidden secrets and treasures, earn rewards, and use LEGO bricks to build weapons, gadgets, and more!
The Chima™ Vault, which houses an exclusive reward system, will be accessible to players on LEGO.com/chima. While playing LEGO Legends of Chima™: Speedorz™ and LEGO Legends of Chima™: Laval’s Journey, players will be able to earn points. These points can be redeemed through the Vault for a variety of unique content that players can use to enhance their experience in LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Online.
For more information, please visit: http://www.LEGO.com/chima
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/02/lego-legends-of-chima-builds-a-new-world-across-three-games/
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Boy, that escalated quickly.
Was almost excited there till I read WB production.
Hopefully it has a LU look.
They are liking their Chima a bit too much.
On another note, LEGO, Y U NO HAVE THIS MMO ENTHUSIASM JUST A YEAR AGO?!
@Myletheninja That’s a great question, heh.
INdeed Y??
Chima just isn’t…. LEGO…. IMHO.
Well, it’s not much different from Ninjago. It even has the same creators and such.
I hope that there is a) customization for characters to some degree and b) that I will see a bunch of LU people there 🙂
If its decent I might take a look at it 😛
Couple of thoughts here. First, yea, this has escalated quickly. 😛
Second, the reason this probably came to be was that the Minifig MMO designers designed a game with a 5 to 1 ratio of Chima to different LEGO themed worlds, as it was with NInjago in LU, then just decided to made a whole ‘nother couple of games. That’s logical, right?
Third, the only thing that sounds good about this is the “uncover hidden secrets and treasures, earn rewards, and use LEGO bricks to build weapons, gadgets, and more!” I care extremely little for Ninjago like themes.
Um, this Chima game is being developed by WB Games. The Minifigures MMO is being developed by Funcom. Totally different games, totally different developers, totally different everything.
That was actually a joke. I meant to put a “:P”
I was in Montreal and got an early look at the Chima online game project back in March, and what I saw I found pretty exciting. It looks to provide an engaging play experience with a fun new mechanic for sharing and experiencing player-customized areas.
When comparing probably any two games, they are bound to have a lot in common and a lot of differences, so let’s be clear, it will not be like our beloved and well missed LU property system but still pretty neat if you ask me. Time will tell I suppose, but I for one am looking forward to playing it.
Which brings me to another point.
There is lot of talk about “What will replace LEGO Universe” but In my opinion nothing will, and here is why.
LEGO Universe was many things to many people. A trite saying, but especially true here simply because players in LU could do SO MANY things. Chances are, anyone reading this would have a unique answer to “What was your favorite thing about playing LEGO Universe?”, and so it is impossible for LU to be replaced by anyone…. except it’s players.
We have found our OWN new games and distractions, our own new creative outlets, kart races, epic quests and foes to vanquish, our own replacement treasure hunts, contests, trading markets, rare collectibles, and places to just hang out and be silly.
So really LEGO Universe is both irreplaceable, and already replaced.
Either way, it’s now immortal.
And if that is true, then anticipating Chima Online and FunCom’s new offering the better question would be…
“What will FOLLOW LEGO Universe?”
I’m looking forward to finding out.
Wow! That’s really neat that you got to see it early. Do you know if the game is supposed to be an MMO or have just some real basic multiplayer type gameplay?
Should note, we sort of have a ‘man on the inside’
One of the model builders on the game is a lifelong Canadian AFOL, who was a LUP on the interstellar BrickSnatchers team ( even more illfated that S6 ), and one of the few pre-launch LUPs who actually played the game. He was in Venture faction if memory serves, and he really loved the game too ( as did pretty much anyone who actually played it )
Hmm, you’re going to need to get me in a seat to get around in the LEGO community like you do! 😛
Not a big fan of the idea or aesthetic of the Chima theme… but if the game is fun then that’s great. I don’t want to get my hopes up though.
I hope its graphics and locations are as beautiful as LEGO Universe was.
We get our first glimpse into the new LEGO Legends of Chima Online MMO. Thank Jamesster for bringing this to my attention!
If that doesn’t work, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_6ovvep4FPE and skip to 2:38.
Oh yeah, and it’s in Russian!