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Lego Batman 2 Will Include Some Super Friends

Owen Good — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

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A sequel to 2009's LEGO Batman has been known since the summer, around the time LEGO and DC Comics (and Marvel) were revealing their plans for more super heroes in the toy line. Now a LEGO fan site says the title will be something like "LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes" if that image is on the level. More »

Should You Buy LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7? Yes.

Brian Crecente — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST

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Traveller's Tales are the masters of the brick. Their LEGO creations deliver not just fun gaming experiences, but those magical sort of games that you can enjoy alone, with friends, or with children. More »

Lego Harry Potter Sequel is Official, Ends List of Obvious Lego Video Games

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:20:00 EDT

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Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, the expected series-closing sequel to last year's delightful Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, will be out late this year, according to a Warner Bros. press release this morning. More »

In 6 1/2 Minutes, We'll Show You Lego Pirates of the Caribbean's Small Twists And Amazing Cut-Scenes

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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Less than two months after the last Lego video game, we've got a new one. More »

LEGO Pirates' Debut Trailer

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:30:00 EST

There will, inevitably, be a LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean game. Here is its debut trailer. More »

This iPhone Game May Make You Forget You're Playing on a Phone

Brian Crecente — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:00:00 EST

LEGO Harry Potter for the iPhone and iPad is a surprisingly deep, surprisingly detailed experience, one that strives to deliver the same level of fun found on the fantastic console versions of the game, it seems. More »

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 Review: The Best LEGO Game to Date

Brian Crecente — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT

As Kotaku's resident LEGO fan and game reviewer I approached LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 with more than a bit of trepidation. It's the first time I have ever been asked to play a LEGO game and didn't really want to. More »

Dammit, We Nearly Had A LEGO Marvel Game!

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT

While Traveller's Tales' LEGO games have already visited the DC comics universe, courtesy of the LEGO Batman game, did you know we almost got a LEGO game based on Marvel's characters as well? More »

Six More Years of LEGO Games

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EST

Warner Bros. & Traveller's Tales - creators of the LEGO series of licensed video games - have announced that there are plenty more games left in the partnership yet. More »

The Saga Continues With LEGO Clone Wars

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:20:00 EST

LucasArts and TT Games continue to tear apart the Star Wars universe and rebuild it brick-by-brick with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. More »

LEGO Rock Band Review: Redefining The Rock Block

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST

The LEGO video game craftsmen at Traveller's Tale set their sights on an entirely new genre with LEGO Rock Band, the ultimate block party for the whole family. More »

LEGO Rock Band Launch Trailer Looks Vaguely Familiar

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The official opening cinematic for LEGO Rock Band looks a great deal like the opening cinematic for the original Rock Band, only with a distinctive LEGO twist. More »

Lego Rock Band Is Amazingly Blurry

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EDT

90's Britpop sensations Blur are the latest musical artists revealed to have undergone the rock block treatment for LEGO Rock Band. More »

Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Dance Party Continues

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

The opening moments of this trailer for Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues portray a dance party concept I find much more intriguing than the actual game. More »

LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Driving Segment Preview: Smash! Crash! Rehash!

AJ Glasser — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

I get apprehensive whenever a developer announces a driving part of their adventure game. It's like, what's their motivation for putting that in there? Do they even know how to design driving levels…? More »

LEGO: Harry Potter Officially Announced

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Having already been revealed earlier this year, Warner Bros. & LEGO have today officially announced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. More »

Harmonix Designer Unwittingly Confirms LEGO Rock Band

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EDT

While Harmonix senior designer Dan Teasdale had intentions of talking about LEGO Rock Band during his GDC talk, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: Design Lessons Learned From Rock Band," that obviously didn't happen. More »

The Next LEGO Games Are Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Maybe Hobbit As Well

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:15:00 EDT

Whoops! According to the curriculum vitae of an animator currently employed at LEGO developers Traveller's Tales, the team is currently working on two games. One a Harry Potter title, the other a second Indiana Jones. More »

LEGO Batman Deemed Oppressive And Destructive To Young Kids

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:20:48 EST

The Boston-based organization Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has given the stink-eye to Warner Bros' LEGO Batman, nominating it as one of the most "oppressive and destructive" toys of 2008. Congratulations, WB! I mean... More »

Next LEGO Game Is...LEGO Rock Band?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:40:00 EST

A "source" has told VG247 that Traveller's Tales' next LEGO game won't be Star Wars. Won't be Indiana Jones, either. Won't be Robocop, won't be Predator, won't be Halo. It'll be LEGO Rock Band. More »

Next Lego Game? Try Harry Potter

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:30:00 EST

Having heard from "sources", CVG are reporting that the next franchise to be given the Lego game treatment will be...well, whaddya know, Harry Potter. More »

Traveller's Tales Resists Urge To Milk Lego Success

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:40:00 EDT

If a lesser developer had had the success with the Lego Star Wars series that Traveller's Tales did, we'd be buried up to our necks in bullshit by now. As much as I desire to see every major film property made into a Lego-based video game, I'm quite pleased that a more responsible company than I would run is handling the property. Speaking to Eurogamer, Lego Batman producer Rich Earl reaffirms the company's commitment to quality. More »

Lego Batman Descends Upon Your Happy Meals

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:30:00 EDT

And the Warner Bros/Traveller's Tales/Lego marketing juggernaut rolls on! Not content with cashing in on the current Batman fever with a Lego game, based upon their Lego Batman Lego, Warner Bros. have signed on with McDonalds to bring us Lego Batman Happy Meal toys, complete with "Lego Batman: The Videogame" branding. No idea what they'll actually be, but if they're not straight-up Batman minifigs, we'll be frowning all the way through our cheeseburgers. Expect them in a McDonalds near you once the current Clone Wars deal runs dry. More »

Lego Batman Cartoon In The Works

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Batman has been the subject of plenty of cartoons over the years. There have been cartoons based on the comics, cartoons based on the movies, so why not cartoons based on a Batman video game? Speaking to GI.biz at the Games Convention last week, Traveller's Tales producer Rich Earl revealed that a TV show based on their latest Lego project is indeed in the works. The show is being produced by a separate studio in the states, using TT's assets to bring classic Batman characters to life. More »

Was There A Better Way To Pitch A Lego: Transformers Game?

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Failure was my middle name when I recently spoke to head of Traveller's Tales, Jonathan Smith. More »

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Review: Whip it, Whip it Good

Brian Crecente — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Star Wars and LEGO. They're as natural and tasty a combination as peanut butter and chocolate, but what about Indiana Jones and LEGO? LucasArts and Traveller's Tales felt they could recapture the magic of the LEGO Star Wars games by mining another cult classic. And why not? The first three Indiana Jones movies are nearly as iconic as the first three Star Wars movies. LEGO are LEGO and who wouldn't love to see an Indiana Jones mini-fig in action? More »

Hold Onto Your Potatoes, Lego Indy Has 60 Playable Characters

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:40:00 EDT

A new fact sheet for the upcoming Lego Indiana Jones has been released today. Anything of note? Let's see here..."Tongue-in-cheek humor presents The Original Adventures in a manner only LEGO can whip up"....no. "Explore the globe and solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO world". No, no no. "Cooperative gameplay encourages parents to share the legacy of Indiana Jones with their children in a fun and humorous way". Boring. AH. Here we are! "Unlock more than 60 playable characters, including villains and supporting characters (Marion Ravenwood, Short Round, Rene Belloq, Willie Scott, Marcus Brody, Jones Senior and Mola Ram)". Sixty characters, eh? Not super-surprising, since the Star Wars games had a big playable cast as well, but then Short Round was never in Star Wars, either, so this is much more exciting. More »

Narnian Prince Of War

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDT

No no, I'm not calling Disney's Prince Caspian game a God of War ripoff. Merely pointing out that Kratos would be quite at home in any one of the battle scenes in this clip for the game of the movie of the book. In fact, I'm looking forward to the game. Having been dipped in Narnia from a very early age might have something to do with it, but I actually enjoyed playing through Traveller's Tales' The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe back in 2005. With TT behind this one as well, perhaps lightning could strike twice? More »

Harley Quinn In Lego Batman

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:40:59 EST

When the character of Arkham Asylum psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel first appeared in Batman the Animated Series back in 1992, no one knew she would eventually become one of comicdom's most popular female villains. Sixteen years later the Joker's on again, off again love interest has been absorbed into comic cannon, appeared in multiple animated series, and even had a role in the short-lived live-action series Birds of Prey. Hell, Clerks director Kevin Smith even named his daughter after the character, so it's really a no-brainer that she'd be showing up in Traveller's Tales Lego Batman: The Video Game. Here's Lego Harley Quinn in all her stocky, blocky glory. More »

No Nazis For Lego Indiana Jones

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:20:00 EST

The upcoming Lego Indiana Jones will, of course, feature cute, adorable little Indiana Jones. And - fingers crossed - a cute, adorable little Sallah, with a clicky little red fez. What won't be featured in the game are Nazis. While the characters themselves will still feature (yes, Toht is still in it, and yes, he's still going to melt), all references to Nazism have been scrubbed, Traveller's Tales telling Edge:

Lego [have] already replaced them with an anonymous genocidal, occultist, trenchcoat-wearing master-race.

On the one hand, understandable. Lego's for kids. But on the other...how many five year-olds know who the fuck Indiana Jones is? Surely the target demographic for this game is the 20+ market. More »

LEGO Batman Trailer Nothing But A Tease

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:40:14 EST

I want to see the in-game action in LEGO Batman: The Videogame as much as the next guy, so this slow media drip isn't helping quell the shakes induced by a combination of three of my younger nerd pursuits mashed into one product. This all-too-brief teaser for the Traveller's Tales is more cruel than satisfying and I want to share my pain with you. More »

GameCity Hosts Wii Lightsaber Premier

Mike Fahey — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:20:08 EDT

England's second GameCity festival is happening in Nottingham from October 24th to the 28th, and attendees will be the first to try out the Nintendo Wiimote used as a lightsaber in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Not only that, but October 26th is Star Wars day at the festival, featuring Jonathan Smith of Travellers Tales discussing the Lego Star Wars series' creation and success, a Physics of the Force demonstration featuring Natural Motion's Euphoria engine, and a special discussion on What Makes a Brilliant Star Wars game, featuring sci-fi expert Jonathan Hamblin and our own occasional contributor, Wonderland scribe Alice Taylor, who kicks several different varieties of ass. For tickets to the festival, visit GameCity.org. Hit the jump for full details on all of the Star Wars gaming goodness. More »

Transformers 360 Impressions

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:20:02 EDT

The Transformers saga in all of its different forms has always been a story of conflict, so it stands to reason that the Transformers movie video game developed by Travellers Tales would follow suit. I just hoped it be a conflict between Autobots and Decepticons on my television screen instead of the conflict between critical gamer and drooling TF fan inside of me. Unfortunately that is what it comes to. As I come down off of my initial "OMG is Optimus Prime," high I am left feeling strangely unfulfilled. More »

Clip: Transformers - Behind The Game

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:20:56 EDT

I know I am setting myself up for heartbreak here, but every new bit of Transformers game and movie footage I catch adds a little bit of hope to this 20+ year fan that they aren't completely cocking this up. The new toys are just hitting shelves, the latest trailers are screening very well, and now Traveller's Tales and Activision have released a behind the scenes look at the folks working on the game, and their passion for the series really shines through. More »

Lego Batman Confirmed For 2008

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:20:06 EDT

While word that LEGO Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales was working on a blocky version of the dark knight as early as last September, confirmation now comes in the form of an official agreement between Warner Bros. and LEGO to bring LEGO Batman to multiple platforms. TT Games (duh) will be developing, with Warner Bros. Interactive providing the publishing, distributing, and financing. More »

Red Noses on Your Legos

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:20:57 EDT

It's Red Nose Day in the UK, a semi-holiday centered around raising money for the disadvantaged through the Comic Relief charity. Traveller's Tales is urging folks to donate cash money to the enterprise, and in exchange they are offering up a code that unlocks red noses for all of your Lego Star Wars II characters on the Xbox 360, PS2, PC, and Gamecube. More »

Traveller's Tales Acquires Embryonic

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:40:49 EST

Traveller's Tales have announced the purchase of fellow UK developers Embryonic Studios. Traveller's Tales is responsible for what could arguably be called the most successful use of a movie license ever, the Lego Star Wars series, the second of which is included on countless best of 2006 polls. Incidentally they also developed my favorite Amiga game ever, Leander. More »

LEGO Batman, Fanboys Coming

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 14:33:56 EDT

Traveller's Tales knows when they've got a goldmine on their hands. After the successful double licensing cash cow that was LEGO Star Wars, they're moving onto the next LEGO block fanboy love-in, Batman. More »