VGB writes: "Lego Universe is an upcoming MMO from NetDevil that will allow you to take on the life of a Minifigure, those little Lego men that children and adults of all ages know and love.
The game is unique in that, for the first time, you get to build your own Lego person and play in a full-fledged Massively Multiplayer Online game that's set in an unlicensed, unrestricted world of Lego. Unlike the hugely successful Lego games from Traveler's Tales which use other licenses such as Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones and Batman. This game is all the way Lego."
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.
