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LEGO Universe

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetDevil
Release Date: Oct. 26, 2010

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'LEGO Universe' Dies A Quiet Death, Servers Shut Down

by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2012 @ 4:08 a.m. PST

LEGO Universe is a full-featured MMOG complete with character advancement, expansive social and community features, and will provide a child-safe alternative to other MMOGs on the market. As a player, you'll be able to customize your mini-figs and interact in the universe as any character you choose, providing unique opportunities for players to expand and explore with their creations.

LEGO Universe brings the LEGO play experience online in the first MMOG – massively-multiplayer online game – created for LEGO fans of all ages. In LEGO Universe you will discover a world that sparks the imagination, full of opportunities to build, play and interact with LEGO fans from all over the globe. Build anything you can dream up, and help shape the constantly evolving LEGO Universe through adventure, exploration and battle in an original storyline.

As always, safety for children is the LEGO Group’s top priority. LEGO Universe is a great way for families to play together in a safe online environment, and is designed to foster creativity and social interaction in young children and veteran gamers alike.

LEGO Universe represents a collaboration between the LEGO Group and fans, who have been called upon to help shape the game world - from testing and contributing ideas, to building actual game content alongside professional developers.

As was announced last year, January 31, 2012 was the last day of LEGO Universe. The servers have been shut down due to the lack of a satisfactory number of players to paying subscribers. As a result 115 employees  at the Play Well Studios and the game's marketing function in Denmark had been laid off.

Key Features:

  • In LEGO Universe, players can build, explore, battle, make friends and express their creativity – all in an exciting online world of LEGO past, present and future. The game features several ways to utilize the iconic brick, from simple, gameplay-oriented building challenges to complex creative designs.
    • Customize – Players customize their own Minifigure avatar to explore the LEGO Universe, expressing their personality or becoming someone entirely new. Numerous customization options allow for creativity and individuality.
    • Socialize – Interact with LEGO fans from all over the world through in-depth community and social features, designed with children’s safety in mind.
    • Play – LEGO Universe features a deep original storyline for players to explore, encountering new worlds and collaborating with other players to complete quests and achieve common goals.
    • Build – The physical brick-building experience moves online with LEGO Universe. Exercising their creativity with LEGO bricks, players can bring their wildest creations to life with a user-friendly programming language

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