LEGO Media International
.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 1996 in London.[2]: 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.[3] In May 1999 LEGO Media presented the four new titles at E3 1999 in Los Angeles.[4][5]
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.[6]
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.[7][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.[8][9] The new publishing company retained exclusive rights for the production of LEGO video games until 2012.[10] 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".[8] Traveller's Tales acquired Giant in April 2005, and the two teams became divisions of a new company called TT Games.[10] Giant was renamed to TT Games Publishing by 2006.
Websites
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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 | various | 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 LEGO Group (14 March 2005). Annual Report 2004. Stakeholder Relations. p. 53. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation". Bits N' Bricks. Episode 43. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Audio version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Simonsen, Charlotte (16 March 2004). "New action plan by LEGO Company will stabilise financial position". Press Releases. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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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