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LEGO Media International was established in the spring of 1996 in [[Wikipedia:London|London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/press/issue27/progress.html |title=Progress in North America, Great Britain, Benelux and Russia |date=28 April 1997 |work=The LEGO Group Annual Report 1996 |publisher=[[LEGO.com]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970615101143/http://www.lego.com/press/issue27/progress.html |archive-date=1997-06-15}}</ref>{{R| | LEGO Media International was established in the spring of 1996 in [[Wikipedia:London|London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/press/issue27/progress.html |title=Progress in North America, Great Britain, Benelux and Russia |date=28 April 1997 |work=The LEGO Group Annual Report 1996 |publisher=[[LEGO.com]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970615101143/http://www.lego.com/press/issue27/progress.html |archive-date=1997-06-15}}</ref>{{R|BnB43|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 | 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"/> | 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]] | [[File:LEGO Software logo transparent.png|thumb|left|LEGO Software logo (2000–2002)|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> | 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 | 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><<cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=4805&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false |title=New action plan by LEGO Company will stabilise financial position |first=Charlotte |last=Simonsen |date=16 March 2004 |website=[[LEGO.com]] Press Releases |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040410211041/http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=4805&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false |archive-date=10 April 2004 |url-status=dead}}</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">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=8479 |title=Playing Catch Up: Traveller's Tales' Jon Burton |first=Alistair |last=Wallis |date=November 9, 2006 |website=[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:CMP Media LLC|CMP Media LLC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227143942/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=8479 |archive-date=27 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Boyes">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165669.html |title=Q&A: Lego Star Wars producer Jonathan Smith |first=Emma |last=Boyes |date=9 February 2007 |website=[[Wikipedia:GameSpot UK|GameSpot UK]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:CNET Networks|CNET Networks, Inc]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210095617/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165669.html |archive-date=11 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The new publishing company retained exclusive rights for the production of LEGO video games until 2012.<ref name="Maragos">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5308 |title=Traveller's Tales Acquires Giant Entertainment |first=Nich |last=Maragos |date=April 15, 2005 |website=[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:CMP Media LLC|CMP Media LLC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612183140/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5308 |archive-date=12 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</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. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="Annual 2004">{{cite book | <ref name="Annual 2004">{{cite book |date=14 March 2005 |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf |title=Annual Report 2004 – LEGO Group |publisher=Stakeholder Relations |p=53 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311135352/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|date=14 March 2005 |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf |title=Annual Report 2004 – LEGO Group |publisher=Stakeholder Relations |p=53 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311135352/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt07abb4b8a3da3f39/Annual_Report_2004_ENG.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> | <ref name="BnB43">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Rob Smith, Servan Keondjian, Ronny Scherer |date=8 December 2021 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |series=Episode 43 |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231024000231/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2023 |url-status=live }} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W92a0b_quU Audio version] via YouTube.</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="cdmag announces">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/017/161/lego_games.html |title=LEGO Announces 4 New Titles |first=James |last=Fudge |date=February 10, 1999 |website=[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021129091950/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/017/161/lego_games.html |archive-date=November 29, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="cdmag announces"> | <ref name="cdmag E3">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/136/lego_e3.html |title=Lego Media at E3 |first=James |last=Fudge |date=May 11, 1999 |website=[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021129092135/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/019/136/lego_e3.html |archive-date=November 29, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="cdmag E3"> | <ref name="IGN E3">{{cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/news/8022.html |title=Lego Media's E3 Lineup |author=IGN Staff |date=May 11, 1999 |website=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN64]] |publisher=Snowball.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000309014635/http://ign64.ign.com/news/8022.html |archive-date=March 9, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="IGN E3"> | <ref name="IGN Snap">{{cite web |url=http://psx.ign.com/news/6879.html |title=It's a Snap |website=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN PSX]] |publisher=Snowball.com |author=IGN Staff |date=February 11, 1999 |archive-url=ttps://web.archive.org/web/20000901014827/http://psx.ign.com/news/6879.html |archive-date=September 1, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="IGN Snap"> | <ref name="Ultimate Media">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse/page/26/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Ultimate LEGO Book |chapter=Media Magic |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |editor-first1=David |editor-last1=Pickering |editor-first2=Nick |editor-last2=Turpin |editor-first3=Caryn |editor-last3=Jenner |pages=26-27 |year=1999 |ISBN=0-7513-5948-3}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Ultimate Media"> | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 11 May 2024
.svg){kind=logo} LEGO Media logo used until 2000 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Headquarters | 100 Hammersmith Road, , England |
| Parent | LEGO A/S[1]: 53 |
| Website | |
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 the spring of 1996 in London.[2][3]: 7
On 10 February 1999 LEGO Media announced four new titles: LEGO Racers, LEGO Friends, LEGO Rock Raiders, and LEGOLAND. Racers and Rock Raiders were to be the first LEGO titles for PlayStation, and Racers the first (and only) title for Nintendo 64.[4] In May 1999 LEGO Media presented the four new titles at E3 1999 in Los Angeles.[5][6]
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 the then-upcoming LEGO Sports, Galidor, and Academy of Flight.[7]
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 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.[8][1]: 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.[9][10] The new publishing company retained exclusive rights for the production of LEGO video games until 2012.[11] Traveller's Tales co-founder 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".[9] Traveller's Tales acquired Giant in April 2005, and the two teams became divisions of a new company called TT Games.[11] Giant was renamed to TT Games Publishing by 2006.
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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
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Console | Handheld | |||
| as LEGO Media | |||||
| 1998 | LEGO Chess | Krisalis Software | Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Creator | Superscape | Windows | — | — | |
| LEGO Loco | Intelligent Games | Windows | — | — | |
| 1999 | LEGO Friends | Ivanoff Interactive | Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Racers (GBC) | High Voltage Software Climax Studios (GBC) |
Windows | Nintendo 64, PlayStation | Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO Rock Raiders (PS) | Data Design Interactive | Windows | PlayStation | — | |
| 2000 | LEGOLAND | Krisalis Software | Windows | — | — |
| LEGO Alpha Team (GBC) | Digital Domain Climax Studios (GBC) |
Windows | — | Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO My Style: Preschool | Stormfront Studios | Windows, Macintosh | — | — | |
| LEGO My Style: Kindergarten | Windows, Macintosh | — | — | ||
| LEGO Stunt Rally (GBC) | Intelligent Games Graphic State (GBC) |
Windows | — | Game Boy Color | |
| as LEGO Software | |||||
| 2000 | LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom | Superscape | Windows | — | — |
| 2001 | LEGO Bionicle | Saffire | — | — | Game Boy Advance |
| LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (GBA, GBC) | Silicon Dreams Studio Crawfish Interactive (GBC) |
Windows | PlayStation | Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color | |
| LEGO Creator: Harry Potter | Superscape | Windows | — | — | |
| LEGO Racers 2 (GBA) | Attention to Detail Pocket Studios (GBA) |
Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| LEGO Print Creator | The Bending Spoon | Windows | — | — | |
| LEGO Software Demo CDs | Enigma Interactive | Windows | — | — | |
| as LEGO Interactive, with Electronic Arts | |||||
| 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 | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | — | |
| Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension | Tiertex Design Studios | — | — | Game Boy Advance | |
| Football Mania (GBA) | Silicon Dreams Studio Tiertex Design Studios (GBA) |
Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Island Xtreme Stunts (GBA) | Silicon Dreams Studio | Windows | PlayStation 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Bionicle | Argonaut Games | Windows | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | — |
| as LEGO Interactive, with THQ | |||||
| 2003 | Bionicle | Möbius Entertainment | — | — | Game Boy Advance |
| Drome Racers | — | — | Game Boy Advance | ||
| 2004 | LEGO Knights' Kingdom | Razorback Developments | — | — | Game Boy Advance |
Books
| Year | Title | Author | Illustrator | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Knights' Kingdom: Medieval Mischief and Mayhem | Alan Grant | Artworld UK | comic strip storybook |
| Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground | Robin Smith, LEGO Media International | |||
| Busy City | Anne Marie Ryan (ed.) | Lester Troughton | Masterbuilders | |
| Create N' Race | Davey Moore | Alexander Tomlinson, Sebastian Quigley, Jason Edwards | ||
| Mars Mission | Anne Marie Ryan (ed.) | Sebastian Quigley | ||
| Cool Cars | ? | ? | Brick Tricks | |
| Fantastic Fliers | ? | ? |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Annual Report 2004 – LEGO Group (PDF). Stakeholder Relations. 14 March 2005. p. 53. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Progress in North America, Great Britain, Benelux and Russia". The LEGO Group Annual Report 1996. LEGO.com. 28 April 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-06-15.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Episode 43. Participants: Rob Smith, Servan Keondjian, Ronny Scherer. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2023. Audio version via YouTube.
- ↑ Fudge, James (February 10, 1999). "LEGO Announces 4 New Titles". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2002.
- ↑ Fudge, James (May 11, 1999). "Lego Media at E3". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2002.
- ↑ IGN Staff (May 11, 1999). "Lego Media's E3 Lineup". IGN64. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahend (10 December 2001). "EA to copublish LEGO games". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 August 2003.
- ↑ <<cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=4805&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false |title=New action plan by LEGO Company will stabilise financial position |first=Charlotte |last=Simonsen |date=16 March 2004 |website=LEGO.com Press Releases |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040410211041/http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=pressdetail&contentid=4805&countrycode=2057&yearcode=&archive=false |archive-date=10 April 2004 |url-status=dead}}
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wallis, Alistair (November 9, 2006). "Playing Catch Up: Traveller's Tales' Jon Burton". Gamasutra. CMP Media LLC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.
- ↑ Boyes, Emma (9 February 2007). "Q&A: Lego Star Wars producer Jonathan Smith". GameSpot UK. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 10 February 2007 suggested (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Maragos, Nich (April 15, 2005). "Traveller's Tales Acquires Giant Entertainment". Gamasutra. CMP Media LLC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007.
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