MinikitSophie

16 years ago today, LEGO Universe launched. Since the early 2000s, the LEGO Group had wanted to create a digital experience featuring LEGO bricks. Early concepts were pitched to the company multiple times with little success...

13 years ago today, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes released. When it came to making sure all characters were accurately represented, TT Games created a spreadsheet listing all of their abilities, which would then go through Disney's legal and creative team.

Four years ago today, LEGO Bricktales released. At the time, developer ClockStone was known for their Bridge Constructor series. However, when the LEGO Group reached out, they didn't just want a LEGO Bridge Constructor game, leading to the creation of an original title.

23 years ago today, BIONICLE released. Originally, the team focused on making recreations of the physical sets, but those ended up being scrapped due to not looking like video game characters. Instead, new designs were made with inspiration taken from the films, sets and comics.

Seven years ago today, LEGO DUPLO World released. When the LEGO Group first reached out to developer StoryToys, they had a hard challenge: to create a play experience based on a blurry image of an unannounced set within six weeks. They thankfully succeeded.

It's official: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are merging into a single entity named "Skydance".

We're still very early into this merger and any news of cancellations, layoffs or closures are likely to be weeks if not months away, though I am hopeful about TT Games' future following the success of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

It's official: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are merging into a single entity named "Skydance".

Did you know that not all versions of LEGO City Undercover are the same?  Originally, the game was an exclusive for the Nintendo Wii U. Because of this, it was filled with tons of easter eggs and references to various Nintendo franchises.

27 years ago this month, LEGO Friends released. The game was created out of an attempt by the LEGO Group to research if there was a market for video games aimed at teenage girls.

One year ago today, LEGO Party! released. Around 250 minigames were prototyped during its development, with the ones able to have a title featuring a pun usually being selected.

11 years ago today, LEGO Dimensions released. TT Games had always struggled with getting license-holders to agree to a game mixing multiple IPs, especially with the lack of paid DLCs at the time. However, the success of The LEGO Movie as well as the arrival of toys-to-life changed this.

29 years ago today, LEGO Island released. The game is actually heavily based on the multiple intelligence theory, with players being able to switch between characters that embody unique abilities like mathematics, music and coordination.

26 years ago today, LEGO Stunt Rally released. Originally, the game offered free-roam racing, but young players frequently getting lost after going off-road lead to the vehicles being put on rails, though this functionality can still be re-enabled using console commands.

18 years ago today, LEGO Batman: The Video Game released. Due to the 90s films and Dark Knight Trilogy being considered too dark for the target audience, TT Games instead opted to create an original story with a focus on which environments to portray, like abandoned fairgrounds.

Nine years ago today, The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game released. As it was the first LEGO game to not release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, several improvements were made to its graphics, lightning and performance, like allowing for more enemies to be on the screen at once.

26 years ago today, LEGO Alpha Team released. The earliest concept for the game was that basic household objects, like dog bowls and toasters, were actually secretly powered by incredibly complicated contraptions controlled by minifigures.