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{{Infobox company
| name = LEGO Media International Limited
| logo = LEGO Media logo (black text).svg
| logo_size = 255
| logo_caption = LEGO Media logo used until 2000
| former_name = 
| type = [[Wikipedia:Subsidiary|Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Wikipedia:Video game industry|Video games]]
| parent = [[LEGO A/S]]{{R|Annual 2004|p=53}}
| key_people = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| defunct = {{End date|2004}}
| hq_location = 100 Hammersmith Road
| hq_location_city = [[Wikipedia:London|London]]
| hq_location_country = England
| website = {{ubl|[http://web.archive.org/web/20000301053119/http://www.legomedia.com legomedia.com] | [http://web.archive.org/web/20011024070156/http://www.lego.com/software/default.asp lego.com/software] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20050104010633/http://www.lego.com:80/eng/interactive/default.asp lego.com/interactive]}}
}}

'''LEGO Media International Limited''' was a British publishing company that was part of the [[LEGO Group]]. It published media, primarily video games, under several different names: first '''LEGO Media''', then '''LEGO Software''', and finally '''LEGO Interactive'''; under the third label the company worked with Electronic Arts and THQ.

== History ==
LEGO Media International was established in 1996 in [[Wikipedia:London|London]].{{R|BNB 43|p=7}}

On 10 February 1999 LEGO Media announced four new titles: [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']], [[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|''LEGO Friends'']], [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], and [[LEGOLAND (video game)|''LEGOLAND'']]. ''Racers'' and ''Rock Raiders'' were to be the first LEGO titles for [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], and ''Racers'' the first (and only) title for [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]].<ref name="cdmag announces"/> In May 1999
LEGO Media presented the four new titles at [[E3 1999]] in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].<ref name="cdmag E3"/><ref name="IGN E3"/>

[[File:LEGO Software logo transparent.png|thumb|left|LEGO Software logo|220px]]
In December 2001 [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] signed an agreement with the LEGO Group to co-publish video games with LEGO Software. Electronic Arts would also provide marketing and support for over thirty LEGO Software titles for the next three years to promote LEGO games to older audiences. The agreement included titles from the ''[[Bionicle]]'', ''[[LEGO Island]]'', and [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']] series, as well as the then-upcoming ''[[Football Mania|LEGO Sports]]'', [[Galidor (video game)|''Galidor'']], and ''[[Academy of Flight]]''.<ref>Ahmed, Shahend (10 December 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20030802112441/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/legoland/news_2831479.html "EA to copublish LEGO games"]. [[Wikipedia:GameSpot|''GameSpot'']]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 August 2003.</ref>

On 16 March 2004 the LEGO Company Leadership Team and [[Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen]] announced a plan to financially stabilise the LEGO Company, following a pre-tax loss on earnings of [[Wikipedia:Danish krone|DKK]] 1.4 billion in 2003. The plan included shifting company focus to the production and sales of construction toys and away from other ventures that were not considered part of the company's "core business". Non-core projects, including the development of films and video games, were to be ended or transferred to licensed partner companies.<ref>Simonsen, Charlotte (16 March 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040410211041/http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=4805&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false "New action plan by LEGO Company will stabilise financial position"]. ''Press Releases''. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004.</ref>{{R|Annual 2004|p=9}} LEGO Interactive was working with [[Traveller’s Tales]] on the development of ''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' when the LEGO Group pulled out of the video game industry. Jonathan Smith and Tom Stone, who had both been part of the senior management at LEGO Interactive, founded [[Giant Interactive Entertainment]] to continue production on ''LEGO Star Wars''.<ref name="Wallis">Wallis, Alistair (November 9, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080227143942/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=8479 "Playing Catch Up: Traveller's Tales' Jon Burton"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]]''. [[Wikipedia:CMP Media LLC|CMP Media LLC]]. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.</ref><ref name="Boyes">Boyes, Emma (9 February 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210095617/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165669.html "Q&A: Lego Star Wars producer Jonathan Smith"]. ''[[Wikipedia:GameSpot UK|GameSpot UK]]''. [[Wikipedia:CNET Networks|CNET Networks, Inc]]. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007.</ref> The new publishing company retained exclusive rights for the production of LEGO video games until 2012.<ref name="Maragos">Maragos, Nich (April 15, 2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612183140/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5308 "Traveller's Tales Acquires Giant Entertainment"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]]''. [[Wikipedia:CMP Media LLC|CMP Media LLC]]. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007.</ref> Traveller's Tales co-founder [[Wikipedia:Jon Burton|Jon Burton]] saw potential in the LEGO license, and discussions were held as to whether the two companies would work well together as a "developer driven publisher".<ref name="Wallis"/> Traveller's Tales acquired Giant in April 2005, and the two teams became divisions of a new company called [[TT Games]].<ref name="Maragos"/> Giant was renamed to TT Games Publishing by 2006.

=== Websites ===
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<gallery>
File:LEGO Media website Mar2000 Mania.jpg | March 2000
LEGO Interactive website 20050104.png | January 2005
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== Media published ==
The following tables list the software and books published by LEGO Media International. The list only includes the initial releases of each product; many were re-released at various points by this company, as well as by third-party distributors.

=== Software ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! colspan="3" | Platform(s)
|-
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Personal computer|Computer]]
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Video game console|Console]]
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Handheld game console|Handheld]]
|-
! colspan="6" | as LEGO Media
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''[[LEGO Chess]]''
| [[Krisalis Software]]
| [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| —
| —
|-
| [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']]
| [[Superscape]]
| Windows
| —
| —
|-
| ''[[LEGO Loco]]''
| [[Intelligent Games]]
|  Windows
| —
| —
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1999
| [[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|''LEGO Friends'']]
| [[Ivanoff Interactive]]
|  Windows
| —
| —
|-
| [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']] <small>([[LEGO Racers (Game Boy Color video game)|GBC]])</small>
| [[High Voltage Software]]<br>[[Climax Studios]] <small>(GBC)</small>
|  Windows
| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]], [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]]
|-
| [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']] <small>([[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)|PS]])</small>
| [[Data Design Interactive]]
|  Windows
| PlayStation
| —
|-
|rowspan="5" | 2000
| [[LEGOLAND (video game)|''LEGOLAND'']]
| Krisalis Software
|  Windows
| —
| —
|-
| [[LEGO Alpha Team (video game)|''LEGO Alpha Team'']] <small>([[LEGO Alpha Team (Game Boy Color video game)|GBC]])</small>
| [[Digital Domain]]<br>Climax Studios <small>(GBC)</small>
|  Windows
| —
| Game Boy Color
|-
| ''[[LEGO My Style: Preschool]]''
|rowspan="2" | [[Stormfront Studios]]
|  Windows, [[Wikipedia:Classic Mac OS|Macintosh]]
| —
| —
|-
| ''[[LEGO My Style: Kindergarten]]''
|  Windows, Macintosh
| —
| —
|-
| ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]'' <small>([[LEGO Stunt Rally (Game Boy Color video game)|GBC]])</small>
| Intelligent Games<br>[[Graphic State]] <small>(GBC)</small>
|  Windows
| —
| Game Boy Color
|-
! colspan="6" | as LEGO Software
|-
| 2000
| ''[[LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom]]''
| Superscape
| Windows
| —
| —
|-
|rowspan="6" | 2001
| [[LEGO Bionicle (video game)|''LEGO Bionicle'']]
| [[Saffire]]
| —
| —
| [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]
|-
| ''[[LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge]]'' <small>([[LEGO Island 2 (Game Boy Advance video game)|GBA]], [[LEGO Island 2 (Game Boy Color video game)|GBC]])</small>
| [[Silicon Dreams Studio]]<br>[[Crawfish Interactive]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| Windows
| PlayStation
| Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color
|-
| ''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]''
| Superscape
| Windows
| —
| —
|-
| ''[[LEGO Racers 2]]'' <small>([[LEGO Racers 2 (Game Boy Advance video game)|GBA]])</small>
| [[Attention to Detail]]<br>[[Pocket Studios]] <small>(GBA)</small>
| Windows
| [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| [[LEGO Print Creator]]
| The Bending Spoon
| Windows
| —
| —
|-
| [[LEGO Software Demo CD]]s
| Enigma Interactive
| Windows
| —
| —
|-
! colspan="6" | as LEGO Interactive, with Electronic Arts
|-
|rowspan="6" | 2002
| ''[[Bionicle: Matoran Adventures]]''
| [[Argonaut Games]]
| —
| —
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''[[Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
| [[Qube Software]]
|  Windows
| —
| —
|-
| ''[[Drome Racers]]''
| Attention to Detail
|  Windows
| [[Wikipedia:GameCube|GameCube]], PlayStation 2
| —
|-
| [[Galidor (video game)|''Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension'']]
| [[Tiertex Design Studios]]
| —
| —
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''[[Football Mania]]'' <small>([[Football Mania (Game Boy Advance video game)|GBA]])</small>
| Silicon Dreams Studio<br>Tiertex Design Studios <small>(GBA)</small>
|  Windows
| PlayStation 2
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''[[Island Xtreme Stunts]]'' <small>([[Island Xtreme Stunts (Game Boy Advance video game)|GBA]])</small>
| Silicon Dreams Studio
|  Windows
| PlayStation 2
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| 2003
| [[Bionicle (video game)|''Bionicle'']]
| Argonaut Games
|  Windows
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, [[Wikipedia:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| —
|-
! colspan="6" | as LEGO Interactive, with THQ
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2003
| [[Bionicle (Game Boy Advance video game)|''Bionicle'']]
| rowspan="2" | Möbius Entertainment
| —
| —
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| [[Drome Racers (Game Boy Advance video game)|''Drome Racers'']]
| —
| —
| Game Boy Advance
|-
| 2004
| ''[[LEGO Knights' Kingdom (video game)|LEGO Knights' Kingdom]]''
| Razorback Developments
| —
| —
| Game Boy Advance
|}

=== Books ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Illustrator !! Series
|-
|rowspan="7" | 2000
| ''[[Knights' Kingdom: Medieval Mischief and Mayhem]]''
|rowspan="2" | [[Alan Grant]]
| [[Artworld UK]]
|rowspan="2" | comic strip storybook
|-
| ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]''
| Robin Smith, LEGO Media International
|-
| ''Busy City''
| Anne Marie Ryan (ed.)
| Lester Troughton
|rowspan="3" | Masterbuilders
|-
| ''Create N' Race''
| Davey Moore
| Alexander Tomlinson, [[Sebastian Quigley]], Jason Edwards
|-
| ''Mars Mission''
| Anne Marie Ryan (ed.)
| Sebastian Quigley
|-
| ''Cool Cars''
| ?
| ?
|rowspan="2" | Brick Tricks
|-
| ''Fantastic Fliers''
| ?
| ?
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Annual 2004">LEGO Group (14 March 2005). [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf ''Annual Report 2004'']. Stakeholder Relations. p. 53. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240311135352/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf Archived] from the original on 11 March 2024.</ref>
<ref name="BNB 43">Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation"]. ''[[Bits N' Bricks]]''. Episode 43. The LEGO Group. [http://web.archive.org/web/20231024000231/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf Archived] from the original on 24 October 2023. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W92a0b_quU Audio version].</ref>
<ref name="cdmag announces">Fudge, James (10 February 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20021129091950/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/017/161/lego_games.html "LEGO Announces 4 New Titles"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]]''. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.</ref>
<ref name="cdmag E3">Fudge, James (11 May 1999). [https://web.archive.org/web/20021129092135/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/019/136/lego_e3.html "Lego Media at E3"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]]''. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.</ref>
<ref name="IGN E3">IGN Staff (11 May 1999). [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/lego-medias-e3-lineup "Lego Media's E3 Lineup"]. [[Wikipedia:IGN|''IGN'']]. Ziff Davis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131244/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/lego-medias-e3-lineup Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000309014635/http://ign64.ign.com/news/8022.html Older archive] from 9 March 2000).</ref>
<ref name="IGN Snap">IGN Staff (11 February 1999). [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/12/its-a-snap "It's a Snap"]. [[Wikipedia:IGN|''IGN'']]. Ziff Davis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131241/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/12/its-a-snap Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000901014827/http://psx.ign.com/news/6879.html Older archive] from 1 September 2000).</ref>
<ref name="Ultimate Media">Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn (eds.) (1999). [https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse/page/26/mode/2up?view=theater "Media Magic"]. ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''. [[Dorling Kindersley]]. pp. 26–27. {{ISBN|0-7513-5984-3}}.</ref>
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