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Posted Mar 05, 2007 by
LEGO selects NetDevil to develop new MMO.
The LEGO(R) Group today announced it has commenced a working relationship with NetDevil(R) to develop a massively multiplayer online gaming experience to further engage its dedicated and active community.
"As children around the world continue to spend more time online, we are developing new and engaging ways for them to interact with our brand," said Lisbeth Valther Pallesen, Executive Vice President, Community, Education and Direct Division LEGO Group. "The LEGO brand represents construction, creativity and problem solving -- values that complement the MMOG market. By merging the online world of social interaction with physical play, the LEGO brand is providing new experiences for children, as well as fans. NetDevil's technological capability, openness to work with a large community, and enthusiasm for the LEGO brand make them a natural partner."
"Playing with LEGO bricks and developing online worlds are both creative activities. To bring them together is deeply professionally satisfying and we look forward to working with the LEGO team," said Scott Brown, president of NetDevil.
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...then a friend informed me of the inherent ability to ItemMall this game. Buying "Buckets of Legos" as the items, and making the game F2P.
Now I'm much more wary. But still pretty stoked.
I can: "Legos."
Arg you all fail! It is "LEGO".. no "s"! arg die you brandname butchers. *STAB*STAB*STAB*
and that's all I have to say about that.
This is one of the more original ideas I've seen crop up in the MMORPG genre recently.
It's amazing how LEGOs is marketing itself but it is one of those toys that really gets kids imaginations going. It will be interesting to see where this game goes!
Hopefully they include all from the start and not do some rubbish expansion system. Should be pretty cool regardless and as it's aimed at younger people (ie kids), I wouldn't expect too many leet idiots with Daddy's credit card causing problems.
It depends on whether it's old school Lego or the new Lego. Old school Lego, all you had were different sized bricks, different colors, and a few odd shaped corners and such. That was sandbox.
Now you have the more popular preconfigured Lego kits. Sure it's still fun to construct them, but the boundaries of creativity have shrunk in my opinion.
I hope it's Old School Lego. Then again, I'm too old for such things
Cheers.
lol ...
Click craft ... then ... look if you got enough block to make your thing .. then try to do it !!!
Ta daa !!!
ROFL, so true...
Wonder if this new MMO will have different area's you can go to within the Lego Universe... so there would be a Star Wars area. Now that would rock. Always wanted the console versions of Lego star wars to be an MMO.
Now I hope they peruse the forums and figure out they need a new PVP MMO for all those folks at www.brickshelf.com
for more on this find my posts in
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