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Later LEGO Software, later LEGO Interactive (pick which name to go with? Interactive was the most recent name but Media is the better known one and they published non-game stuff back then too). | Later LEGO Software, later LEGO Interactive (pick which name to go with? Interactive was the most recent name but Media is the better known one and they published non-game stuff back then too). | ||
It was later shut down and people from it formed Giant Interactive Entertainment, which later merged into Traveller's Tales. | It was later shut down and people from it formed Giant Interactive Entertainment, which later merged into Traveller's Tales. | ||
== History == | |||
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'' series, as well as ''LEGO Sports, ''Galidor'', and the unreleased ''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> | |||
== Media published == | == Media published == | ||
Revision as of 05:16, 2 September 2023
LEGO Media International was a publishing company division of the LEGO Group. Later LEGO Software, later LEGO Interactive (pick which name to go with? Interactive was the most recent name but Media is the better known one and they published non-game stuff back then too). It was later shut down and people from it formed Giant Interactive Entertainment, which later merged into Traveller's Tales.
History
In December 2001 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 series, as well as LEGO Sports, Galidor, and the unreleased Academy of Flight.[1]
Media published
As LEGO Media
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Console | Handheld | |||
| 1998 | LEGO Chess | Krisalis Software | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Creator | Superscape | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| LEGO Loco | Intelligent Games | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 1999 | LEGO Friends | Ivanoff Interactive | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Racers | High Voltage Software Climax Studios (GBC) |
Microsoft Windows | Nintendo 64, PlayStation | Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO Rock Raiders | Data Design Interactive | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation | — | |
| 2000 | LEGOLAND | Krisalis Software | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Alpha Team | Digital Domain Climax Studios (GBC) |
Microsoft Windows | — | Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO My Style: Preschool | Stormfront Studios | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | — | — | |
| LEGO My Style: Kindergarten | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | — | — | ||
| LEGO Stunt Rally | Intelligent Games Graphic State (GBC) |
Microsoft Windows | — | Game Boy Color | |
While many books at the time were published by DK, LEGO Media published some books:
(add more)
As LEGO Software
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Console | Handheld | |||
| 2000 | LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom | Superscape | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| 2001 | LEGO Bionicle | Saffire | — | — | Game Boy Advance |
| LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge | Silicon Dreams Studio Crawfish Interactive (GBC) |
Microsoft Windows | PlayStation | Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO Creator: Harry Potter | Superscape | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| LEGO Racers 2 | Attention to Detail Pocket Studios (GBA) |
Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
As LEGO Interactive
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Console | Handheld | |||
| 2002 | Bionicle: Matoran Adventures | Argonaut Games | — | — | Game Boy Advance |
| Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Qube Software | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| Drome Racers | Attention to Detail | Microsoft Windows | GameCube, PlayStation | — | |
| Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension | Tiertex Design Studios | — | — | Game Boy Advance | |
| Football Mania | Silicon Dreams Studio Tiertex Design Studios (GBA) |
Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Island Xtreme Stunts | Silicon Dreams Studio | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Bionicle | Argonaut Games | Microsoft Windows | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | — |
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahend (10 December 2001). "EA to copublish LEGO games". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 August 2003.
