As of today, Funcom, the developer of The Secret World has signed a license agreement with Lego Group in order to produce a LEGO Minifigures MMO game. Funcom has said that the main focus of this franchise will be maximum accessibility. These two powerhouses will work together to make the game available to consumers and will be co-orindating activities to provide a broad and enhanced experience for the product line.
It looks like LEGO has been really busy with everything that they have been doing, from the release of the LEGO Batman 2 to the recent announcement that an in-development film featuring the LEGO characters, including Batman and Superman, will be coming out in the future.
Here is the full release:
Durham, USA ? June 28th, 2012 ? Funcom, a world leading independent developer and publisher of online games, is excited to announce that the company has signed a license agreement with the LEGO Group, one of the world?s most successful manufacturers of play materials, to develop a massively multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular LEGO? Minifigures franchise.
LEGO? Minifigures are the inhabitants of an unimaginable number of spectacular creations put together by both kids and grown-ups over the past several decades. Whether it is a knight in shining armor, a brave firefighter or just an oddball in a gorilla suit, these figures breath life into elaborately constructed cities, castles and even space stations around the world. The LEGO Group estimates that 340 million minifigures will be produced in 2012 (including minifigures not part of the LEGO? Minifigures collectibles).
The massively multiplayer online game that Funcom will develop based on the LEGO? Minifigures franchise will focus on maximum accessibility. Funcom and the LEGO Group will work together to make the game available to consumers in their online channels and will be coordinating activities to provide a broad and enhanced experience for the product line. The game will be a prominent part of the LEGO? Minifigures online experience which already has millions of unique visitors per month.
?The market for family-friendly online experiences intended for children and youngsters is brimming with potential,? says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. ?Being able to work with a world-renowned brand such as the LEGO? brand to develop an MMO for this audience is incredibly exciting to us as game developers and for Funcom as a company. This is source material we all know and love and we simply cannot wait to get started working with the LEGO Group on realizing this exciting project.?
For more information about Funcom please visit http://www.funcom.com. More information about LEGO? Minifigures can be found on the official website.