LEGO Media International
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
The following tables list the software and books published by the company under each of its three names. 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.
As LEGO Media International
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2002 | LEGO Print Creator | The Bending Spoon | Windows | — | — |
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fudge, James (11 May 1999). "Lego Media at E3". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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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