Lego Dimensions Announced, TT & WB Games Take On Skylanders-Esq Fanfare

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Posted April 9, 2015 by Richard Lee Breslin in Announcements, Gaming News, PS3, PS4, Screenshots, Trailers, WiiU, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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Update: You can check out the Start Pack and various Fun Packs, Team Packs, Level Packs and more over at Game.co.uk.  But I must add that there are other places where you can pre-order some Lego Dimensions goodness.

Original: Warner Bros. and TT Games have announced Lego Dimensions, which will release September 29th for the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.  Lego Dimensions it seems will their version of the Skylanders/Disney Infinity/Amiibo fanfare.  As expected you will be able to buy various packs from within the vast Lego universe, from Lego Batman, Lego The Movie, Lord or the Rings, even Back to the Future and much, much more.  Each set will come with their own kits and characters which will then be implemented into the game, even giving you the opportunity to cross various franchises into your experience.  I’ll be honest, I’ve never been into Disney Infinity, Amiibo’s and Skylanders, but with a 4 year old son that loves Lego as much as I do, I can see my household spending a mini-fortune on this awesomeness.

To help get you started, you will be able to purchase the Lego Dimensions Starter Pack upon release, which will include the game (obviously) and the Lego Toy Pad (allowing you to transport Lego minifigures and objects into the game).  As detailed in the trailer below, the Starter Pack will also include three minifigures; Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle.  If you wish, you can find an extended version of the announcement trailer, also found below.

 

 

Following the release of the game, Lego Dimensions will be supported by DLC expansion packs and sample packs that will feature many of your Lego favourites.  You will be able to purchase Level Packs, Team Packs and Fun Packs, each with a variety of characters, vehicles, tools and many gadgets to explore.  Much like Nintendo’s extremely popular Amiibo figures, Lego Dimensions packs will be released in waves.  Below is a sample of what you can look forward to seeing in this new Lego franchise:

A small sample of packs available in 2015 include the Back to the Future Level Pack with a LEGO Marty McFly minifigure, a LEGO Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures, three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures, two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures, three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with LEGO Gollum, LEGO Gimli and LEGO Legolas minifigures, four The LEGO Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters, and a The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a LEGO Wicked Witch of the West minifigure.

Additional packs to round out the 2015 assortment will be announced in the months leading to launch.  Further waves of expansion packs will be released regularly following the launch of the game and into 2016.

You can also checkout the various screenshots and product images below, as well as words from Founder and Creative Director at TT Games, John Burton.

 

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It’s certainly going to be a busy year for TT Games and their Lego series, as we already have Lego Jurassic World (releasing this June) and Lego Marvel Avengers (to release later in the year) to look forward too.

Lego Dimensions will release September 29th for the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

When kids play with LEGO bricks, they build beyond the singular brands, intermixing all of their favourite characters and universes, and we have come up with a way for players to experience that in games,” said Jon Burton, Founder and Creative Director, TT Games. “Now for the first time in a videogame, LEGO fans can play in the virtual world and in the real world – combining everything without restrictions. Imagine putting LEGO Gollum from The Lord of the Rings behind the wheel of the LEGO Delorean in New Ninjago City – the creative play is endless.”

“Building on TT Games’ track record for exceptionally popular, engaging games, LEGO Dimensions expands our LEGO videogame franchise with a breakthrough, immersive interactive entertainment experience that will redefine the toys to life games category,” said Jeff Junge, Senior Vice President, LEGO Franchise and TT Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment.  “LEGO Dimensions will bring fans innovative and joyful gameplay with an amazing mash-up of huge brands in both the physical and digital worlds.”

“LEGO Dimensions is unlike anything that we have ever done. It further extends the LEGO play experience into the digital world with all of the characters, humour and action of LEGO videogames now combined with the fun of LEGO minifigure and model building,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with TT Games to explore ways in which physical and digital LEGO play can merge in meaningful ways for children.


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