LEGO Media International

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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

Software
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
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
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

  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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