During NetDevil's 10th anniversary celebration today at the game developer's offices, we got a brief press briefing on LEGO Universe, their recently announced MMO. While we didn't get to see actual gameplay from the title, we did get a PowerPoint presentation on NetDevil's plans for this highly anticipated game.
LEGO Universe is being developed as a game and not just as a 3D social virtual world like Second Life. It's being designed to be child safe but Netdevil added that they hope kids of all ages will be able to play the game. The game will include a way for the player to create custom LEGO minifigures as the game's avatars.
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.
Shaping up to being a decent MMO.