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== History ==
== History ==
LEGO Media International was established in 1996 in [[Wikipedia:London|London]].{{R|BNB 43|p=7}}
They were initially connected with [[SPU Darwin]].
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 [[Wikipedia:E3 1999|E3 1999]] in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].<ref name="cdmag E3"/><ref name="IGN E3"/>
<!--In May 1999 all four titles were displayed for demonstration at , at the LEGO Media booth #1524 in the South Hall. A large LEGO model of the ''Rock Raiders'' character [[Jet]] driving a [[Hover Scout]] was built by model designers from [[LEGO Systems]] during the event. Models of [[Rocket Racer|Rocket Racer's]] car from ''LEGO Racers'' and of [[Wikipedia:PlayStation controller|PlayStation]] and [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64 controller|Nintendo 64]] controllers were also displayed at the LEGO Media booth; the controller models were given to the winners of a contest involving the car model.<ref name="cdmag E3"/><ref name="IGN E3"/> -->
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 ''LEGO Sports'', [[Galidor (video game)|''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>
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 ''LEGO Sports'', [[Galidor (video game)|''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>


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| ''[[LEGO Chess]]''
| ''[[LEGO Chess]]''
| [[Krisalis Software]]
| [[Krisalis Software]]
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| [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']]
| [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']]
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| ''[[LEGO Loco]]''
| ''[[LEGO Loco]]''
| [[Intelligent Games]]
| [[Intelligent Games]]
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| [[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|''LEGO Friends'']]
| [[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|''LEGO Friends'']]
| [[Ivanoff Interactive]]
| [[Ivanoff Interactive]]
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']]
| [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']]
| [[High Voltage Software]]<br>[[Climax Studios]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| [[High Voltage Software]]<br>[[Climax Studios]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]], [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]], [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]]
| [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]]
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| [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]
| [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]
| [[Data Design Interactive]]
| [[Data Design Interactive]]
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| PlayStation
| PlayStation
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| [[LEGOLAND (video game)|''LEGOLAND'']]
| [[LEGOLAND (video game)|''LEGOLAND'']]
| Krisalis Software
| Krisalis Software
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| [[LEGO Alpha Team (video game)|''LEGO Alpha Team'']]
| [[LEGO Alpha Team (video game)|''LEGO Alpha Team'']]
| [[Digital Domain]]<br>Climax Studios <small>(GBC)</small>
| [[Digital Domain]]<br>Climax Studios <small>(GBC)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| Game Boy Color
| Game Boy Color
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| ''[[LEGO My Style: Preschool]]''
| ''[[LEGO My Style: Preschool]]''
|rowspan="2" | [[Stormfront Studios]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Stormfront Studios]]
| Microsoft Windows, [[Wikipedia:Classic Mac OS|Macintosh]]
| Windows, [[Wikipedia:Classic Mac OS|Macintosh]]
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| ''[[LEGO My Style: Kindergarten]]''
| ''[[LEGO My Style: Kindergarten]]''
| Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
| Windows, Macintosh
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| ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]''
| ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]''
| Intelligent Games<br>[[Graphic State]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| Intelligent Games<br>[[Graphic State]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| Game Boy Color
| Game Boy Color
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| ''[[LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom]]''
| ''[[LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom]]''
| Superscape
| Superscape
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| ''[[LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge]]''
| ''[[LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge]]''
| [[Silicon Dreams Studio]]<br>[[Crawfish Interactive]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| [[Silicon Dreams Studio]]<br>[[Crawfish Interactive]] <small>(GBC)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| PlayStation
| PlayStation
| Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color
| Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color
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| ''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]''
| ''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]''
| Superscape
| Superscape
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| ''[[LEGO Racers 2]]''
| ''[[LEGO Racers 2]]''
| [[Attention to Detail]]<br>[[Pocket Studios]] <small>(GBA)</small>
| [[Attention to Detail]]<br>[[Pocket Studios]] <small>(GBA)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]
| [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]
| Game Boy Advance
| Game Boy Advance
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| ''[[Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
| ''[[Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
| [[Qube Software]]
| [[Qube Software]]
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
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| ''[[Drome Racers]]''
| ''[[Drome Racers]]''
| Attention to Detail
| Attention to Detail
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| [[Wikipedia:GameCube|GameCube]], PlayStation 2
| [[Wikipedia:GameCube|GameCube]], PlayStation 2
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| ''[[Football Mania]]''
| ''[[Football Mania]]''
| Silicon Dreams Studio<br>Tiertex Design Studios <small>(GBA)</small>
| Silicon Dreams Studio<br>Tiertex Design Studios <small>(GBA)</small>
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| PlayStation 2
| PlayStation 2
| Game Boy Advance
| Game Boy Advance
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| ''[[Island Xtreme Stunts]]''
| ''[[Island Xtreme Stunts]]''
| Silicon Dreams Studio
| Silicon Dreams Studio
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| PlayStation 2
| PlayStation 2
| Game Boy Advance
| Game Boy Advance
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| [[Bionicle (video game)|''Bionicle'']]
| [[Bionicle (video game)|''Bionicle'']]
| Argonaut Games
| Argonaut Games
| Microsoft Windows
| Windows
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, [[Wikipedia:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, [[Wikipedia:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
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|}
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== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<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 "Inside one of the most important LEGO games ever made"]. ''[[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.</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>
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[[Category:Video game companies]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]

Revision as of 02:21, 24 October 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

LEGO Media International was established in 1996 in London.[1]: 7 

They were initially connected with SPU Darwin.

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.[2] In May 1999 LEGO Media presented the four new titles at E3 1999 in Los Angeles.[3][4]


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.[5]

Media published

As LEGO Media

Year Title Developer Platform(s)
Computer Console Handheld
1998 LEGO Chess Krisalis Software Windows — —
LEGO Creator Superscape Windows — —
LEGO Loco Intelligent Games Windows — —
1999 LEGO Friends Ivanoff Interactive Windows — —
LEGO Racers High Voltage Software
Climax Studios (GBC) 		Windows Nintendo 64, PlayStation Game Boy Color
LEGO Rock Raiders Data Design Interactive Windows PlayStation —
2000 LEGOLAND Krisalis Software Windows — —
LEGO Alpha Team 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 Intelligent Games
Graphic State (GBC) 		Windows — Game Boy Color

While many books at the time were published by DK, LEGO Media published some books in October 2000:

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 ? ?

As LEGO Software

Year Title Developer Platform(s)
Computer Console Handheld
2000 LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom Superscape Windows — —
2001 LEGO Bionicle Saffire — — Game Boy Advance
LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge Silicon Dreams Studio
Crawfish Interactive (GBC) 		Windows PlayStation Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color
LEGO Creator: Harry Potter Superscape Windows — —
LEGO Racers 2 Attention to Detail
Pocket Studios (GBA) 		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 Windows — —
Drome Racers Attention to Detail Windows GameCube, PlayStation 2 —
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Tiertex Design Studios — — Game Boy Advance
Football Mania Silicon Dreams Studio
Tiertex Design Studios (GBA) 		Windows PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance
Island Xtreme Stunts Silicon Dreams Studio Windows PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance
2003 Bionicle Argonaut Games Windows GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox —

References

  1. ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "Inside one of the most important LEGO games ever made". Bits N' Bricks. Episode 43. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Fudge, James (10 February 2009). "LEGO Announces 4 New Titles". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.
  3. ↑ Fudge, James (11 May 1999). "Lego Media at E3". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.
  4. ↑ IGN Staff (11 May 1999). "Lego Media's E3 Lineup". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023 (Older archive from 9 March 2000).
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Shahend (10 December 2001). "EA to copublish LEGO games". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 August 2003.
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