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The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.
The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.


== Timeline of unreleased LEGO games (NOT FINISHED) ==
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| ''[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' creator [[Wikipedia:Markus Persson|Markus Persson]] started work on a ''Minecraft''-like LEGO game, codenamed "Project Rex Kwon Do", in September 2011. LEGO partnered with Mojang, but had numerous demands the latter found frustrating, and Persson cancelled the project by mid-2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltf87fd15a8f67c6fd/bits_n_bricks_s01e01_minecraft_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=Episode 1 – Minecraft |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Daniel Mathiasen, Daniel Kaplan, Danny Bergmann, Paal Smith-Meyer, and Ronny Scherer |date=December 8, 2020 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240701071017/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltf87fd15a8f67c6fd/bits_n_bricks_s01e01_minecraft_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2024 |url-status=live }} [https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ENzmEWIetc Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>
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The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.

Timeline

Year Title(s) Developer Planned platform(s) Notes
1986 Untitled Jim Spaceborn game — Arcade? In 1986 Jakob Stegelmann and Jeffrey James Varab were leading early production on an animated film based on the Jim Spaceborn comics for LEGO Publishing. The two also planned a tie-in LaserDisc game inspired by Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair. The game never left its concept stage, and the film was cancelled due to LEGO Publishing shutting down.[1][2]
1997 LEGO Sea Challenge Mindscape Windows Project cancelled after Mindscape fired LEGO Island development team.[citation needed] There were supposedly three other games that were only in pre-production?
LEGO Dig / LEGO Adventurers Windows
1997? Untitled LEGO Space/Mars? racing game Manic Media Windows? Mentioned in leaked emails.[citation needed]
1998 LEGO Creator: Star Wars Superscape Windows Late in the development of LEGO Creator, LEGO Media asked Superscape to create a demo for a Star Wars-themed version of Creator to pitch to LucasArts. The demo was finished in three days, but LucasArts rejected the pitch.[3]
1999 LEGO Soccer 2000 Data Design Interactive Windows Project was passed to Silicon Dreams and became Football Mania.[citation needed] (which name do we go with? LEGO Football 2000?)
LEGO Fantasy Krisalis Software Windows, PlayStation? Development started in 1998 as a tie-in for a planned animated television series. After the show was cancelled, the game project was reworked into LEGO Island 2. The project was moved to Silicon Dreams later in 1999.[4][5][6]
Untitled LEGO Technic game unknown — The game would have featured vehicles exploring an alien world. Only an early demo was created; LEGO Media lost confidence in its developer due to slow development.[4][5]
2000 LEGO Circus Mudpuppy Studios Windows Some "smart toy" made for Zowie Intertainment's cancelled "KidPad"?[citation needed] [1]
LEGO Creator: Life on Mars Superscape Windows Based on the Life on Mars LEGO theme; it was reworked to be LEGO Creator: Harry Potter early in development.[7]
LEGO My Style: Parade Brainchild Studios Windows A third LEGO My Style game following Preschool and Kindergarten; working title Duplo: Learning 3.[8][9]
2001 LEGO Stunt Rally Intelligent Games, Asylum Entertainment PlayStation Work on the PlayStation port fell behind; Intelligent Games hired additional programmers to compensate, but LEGO Media rejected their work. The project was passed to Asylum Entertainment, where programmer Manel Sort completed it. LEGO Media rejected it again and cancelled the port.[10][11]
LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui Saffire Windows, GameCube Development fell behind over the course of 2001, and there were concerns over the game's compatibility with 3D graphics cards. Additionally, Saffire was facing financial difficulties during later development, and LEGO demanded the removal of any violence in the game following the September 11 attacks. Despite being close to completion, the game was cancelled in October 2001 for uncertain reasons. Two builds of the Windows version surfaced in 2018.[12][13]
2002 Academy of Flight / LEGO Flight Eurocom Entertainment Software GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox Announced in 2001 and planned for release in 2003 alongside a "centenary of flight" LEGO theme. Eurocom cancelled it during its concept stage to focus on 007: Nightfire.[14]
2003 Drome Racers Attention to Detail Xbox An Xbox port of Drome Racers was developed by programmer Rob Baker, based on the enhanced GameCube version released in 2003. Despite being completed, it was never released due to Attention to Detail's closure a few months after its completion.[15][16]
Drome Racers 2 / LEGO Racers 4 — A project that experimented in streaming the game's entire world from a DVD, allowing for much larger environments. It was cancelled during pre-production, prior to Attention to Detail's closure.[15][16]
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Asylum Entertainment Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2 Originally planned for release in early 2003, it was pushed back to September 2003 at E3 2003. Despite being close to completion, it was cancelled during the following months due to the failure of the toys and television series. The unfinished Windows version ended up being released in budget packs with re-releases of other LEGO games.[17][18]
LEGO Soccer Adventure / Football Mania 2 Blitz Games PlayStation 2 Also called Football Mania 2[citation needed]
2004 LEGO Racers CC Bizarre Creations PlayStation 2, Xbox Advertised in 2004 catalogues with December release planned.[citation needed]
Bionicle: City of Legends Argonaut Games PlayStation 2, Xbox A sequel to the 2003 Bionicle game based on the 2004 Metru Nui Bionicle sets.[19] It was cancelled due to Argonaut's closure in 2004,[20][21] which was partially caused by the 2003 game's poor sales.[22]
2005 Untitled James Bond game Traveller's Tales — Traveller's Tales secured the approval of the James Bond franchise's rights holders; however, after the release of Casino Royale in 2006, LEGO felt the franchise was too violent for younger audiences.[23]
Untitled Tomb Raider game/crossover — Traveller's Tales approached Lucasfilm to propose a crossover game starring both Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Lucasfilm shot the idea down, believing that Tomb Raider had stolen ideas from Indiana Jones.[23]
2008 LEGO Castle: The Videogame Hellbent Games Nintendo DS The two titles were advertised on LEGO set boxes in 2009, the former on LEGO Castle sets and the latter on Space Police sets. Both games, as well as a LEGO Pirates game that was not advertised, were ultimately merged into LEGO Battles.[24][25]
LEGO Space: The Videogame
2009 LEGO Racers: The Video Game Firebrand Games Nintendo DS, Wii The DS version was advertised on LEGO Racers set boxes in 2009, alongside the aforementioned LEGO Space and LEGO Castle video games. Unlike the other two, LEGO Racers was never released in any form.[24]
2012 Brickcraft Mojang Windows, OS X, Linux? Minecraft creator Markus Persson started work on a Minecraft-like LEGO game, codenamed "Project Rex Kwon Do", in September 2011. LEGO partnered with Mojang, but had numerous demands the latter found frustrating, and Persson cancelled the project by mid-2012.[26]
2014 LEGO The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies DLC Traveller's Tales Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS DLC for the third entry in The Hobbit film series, The Battle of the Five Armies, was announced in January 2014 for release by the end of that year.[27] Although no cancellation was ever announced, Warner Bros. stated in March 2015 that there were no plans for any DLC or sequel based on the third The Hobbit film.[28]
2017 LEGO Civilization Nexon Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Cancelled early in development for unknown reasons, and was never publicly announced. [citation needed]
2018 LEGO Worlds Survivor DLC Traveller's Tales Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Announced at E3 2017 as free DLC to be released in autumn 2017.[29] In April 2018 TT Games announced that Survivor was on hold while the developers "focused on enhancing the LEGO Worlds experience in other areas."[30][31] The final update for LEGO Worlds was released in July 2019, with Survivor having been quietly cancelled.[32]
2021 LEGO Star Wars Battles TT Games Brighton[33] Android Beta testing for iOS and Android ran from 2020 to July 2021, shutting down after publisher Playdemic was acquired by Electronic Arts.[34] The full game released later in 2021 as an Apple Arcade exclusive.[35]
2022 Untitled LEGO Disney game Traveller's Tales — Internally named "Project Marley", it was planned to feature multiple media franchises owned by the Walt Disney Company.[36] The developers struggled with the direction of the project, and the early-access launch of Disney Dreamlight Valley in September 2022 led to its cancellation after four years of development.[37]
2023 Untitled Guardians of the Galaxy game — Developed under the name "Project Cosmic". It was in development for 18 months before being cancelled. Its cancellation was announced in March 2023.[37]
LEGO Worlds Playdemic, TT Games Mobile A mobile port of LEGO Worlds was being developed by Playdemic under the name "Project Lego X".[37] In June 2021, WarnerMedia sold Playdemic to Electronic Arts for US$1.4 billion.[38] The project was moved to TT Games; its cancellation was revealed in March 2023.[37]

The lesson here is Lego Media was run by idiots, Mindscape was run by scumbags, and Electronic Arts ruins everything

References

  1. ↑ Sadie Meowsalot (16 February 2014). "Retro LEGO Comics/Storybooks/Animated Cartoons General Discussion". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Varab, Jeffrey (16 February 2014). "We had planned the comics a series, feature film and game. The experimental Lego unit we worked with was really off the corporate grid." (comment on forum topic "Retro LEGO Comics/Storybooks/Animated Cartoons General Discussion"). Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by Sadie Meowsalot. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Meacock, Simon. "LEGO Creator - Star Wars demo". Oddmags Graphics. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Upchurch, David (17 February 2013). "I had an email conversation with Dave back in December, he's a really nice guy and had lots of cool stuff to share" (comment on forum topic "LEGO Interactive producer located"). Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by jamesster. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Upchurch, David; Ward, Anthony (26 August 2017). "Hm, apparently I left a few small bits out when posting that..." (comment on forum topic "LEGO Interactive producer located"). Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by jamesster. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Upchurch, David (2014). "LEGO Island 2 (Various)". DUpchurch.com. Archived from the oriignal on 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Williams, Martin (15 February 2022). "LEGO Media Journal 3: Martin Williams". Journal of Mysteries (interview). Interviewed by Max. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ed Konyha, Creative Director". FuriousEntertainment.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2002.
  9. ↑ Dorney, Rob (27 June 2013). "1996 – 2004 Artworld Animations". Rob Dorney's bio and portfolio (robdorney.wordpress.com). Archived from the original on 16 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Mansfield, Dylan (July 15, 2020). "Lego Stunt Rally (PSX, Unreleased)". Gaming Alexandria. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lego Stunt Rally". Manel Sort Online Portfolio. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Gerencser, Aron (September 15, 2018). "The 17 Year Long Story Behind Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui’s Creation, Cancellation And Revival". Quillstreak. Archived from the orignal on September 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ Vincent, Ethan; Crecente, Brian (hosts); Hunt, Darvell; James, Jeff (guests) (23 June 2021). "Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The Bioncle Saga". Bits N' Bricks. Episode 25. The LEGO Group. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Matthews, Rob (25 March 2019). "Information about Academy of Flight". Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by Brickome. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Goodwin, Simon (September 2010). "Drome Racers, GameCube, ATD/Lego/EA 2002". Simon N Goodwin's commercial softography (simon.mooli.org.uk). Archived from the original on 24 March 2024.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Baker, Rob (27 May 2020). "I worked at ATD during this period, on all the published Lego games." (comment on forum topic " Canceled LEGO Racers... 4?"). Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Vincent, Ethan; Crecente, Brian (hosts); Ferguson, Nick (guest) (13 October 2001). "The Surreal History of LEGO Galidor". Bits N' Bricks. The LEGO Group. pp. 28–37. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Slater, Mark (21 March 2022). "Mark Slater, Asylum and the Outer Dimension!" Journal of Mysteries (interview). Interviewed by Max. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022.
  19. ↑ Hexadecimal Mantis (April 30, 2020). Pitch document and yet another PS2 build of Bionicle 2: City of Legends!". BioMedia Project. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
  20. ↑ Vahkiti (February 2, 2014). "BIONICLE 2: City of Legends (Xbox Beta) ISO Release". BioMedia Project. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
  21. ↑ Jenkins, David (November 3, 2004). "Remaining Argonaut Development Staff Laid Off". Gamasutra. CMP Media LLC. Archived from the original on July 16, 2007.
  22. ↑ Fahey, Rob (11 March 2004). "Argonaut losses mount as sales of Christmas releases disappoint". GamesIndustry.biz. Eurogamer Network Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Burton, Jon (16 April 2019). " LEGO Games that nearly got made". GameHut (via YouTube). Archived from the original on 25 December 2023.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 U64 Staff (23 May 2018). "LEGO Racers: The Video Game (DS, Wii – Cancelled)". Unseen64. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  25. ↑ jamesster (20 June 2014). "The LEGO Battles Merge". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
  26. ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (December 8, 2020). "Episode 1 – Minecraft" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Participants: Daniel Mathiasen, Daniel Kaplan, Danny Bergmann, Paal Smith-Meyer, and Ronny Scherer. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
  27. ↑ White, Adam (22 January 2014). "LEGO Hobbit Videogame to get There & Back Again DLC". Brick Fanatics. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  28. ↑ Crossley, Rob (March 13, 2015). "No Plans to Release LEGO The Hobbit's Five Armies DLC". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
  29. ↑ Balanza, Albert (June 14, 2017). "LEGO Worlds Will Get A New Free Survivor DLC Update". The Brick Show. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024.
  30. ↑ "LEGO Worlds Mini Update". TT Games. 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018.
  31. ↑ Brian (April 21, 2018). "LEGO Worlds' Survivor DLC put on hold, dev planning many 'enhancements and features'". Nintendo Everything. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023.
  32. ↑ White, Adam (July 22, 2019). "LEGO Worlds Comes To End With Final DLC Content". Brick Fanatics. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024.
  33. ↑ Partleton, Kayleigh (September 3, 2019). "TT Games Brighton developing a new LEGO Star Wars game for mobile devices". Pocket Gamer.biz. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03.
  34. ↑ Forde, Matthew (July 21, 2021). "LEGO Star Wars Battles cancelled and shut down following beta". Pocket Gamer.biz. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03.
  35. ↑ Dellosa, Catherine (August 31, 2021). "LEGO Star Wars Battles will return as an Apple Arcade exclusive after shutting down in July". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03.
  36. ↑ Yeo, Matt (29 August 2022). "TT Games’ next title rumoured to be LEGO Disney Mickey Mouse". Brick Fanatics. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Reynolds, Ollie; Yarwood, Jack (8 March 2023). "Report: LEGO Disney And Guardians Of The Galaxy Projects Among Multiple Cancellations At TT Games". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
  38. ↑ "Electronic Arts Acquires Playdemic, Makers of the Highly Successful Golf Clash Mobile Game, From Warner Bros. Games and AT&T". EA. June 23, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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