Traveller’s Tales And Lego Systems Extend Partnership To Develop Lego Videogames Until 2016 [Update]

Lego Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group have announced that Traveller’s Tales has the Worldwide Licensee Agreement to develop Lego based games until 2016. So far Lego based videogames have sold close to 50 Million units worldwide. The Next game to be released in the Lego series is Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, which is set for a 2010 release.

[ Update: Had Incorrectly said that it was Telltale Games when it was actually Traveller’s Tales. post has been updated with this change.]

Press Release

BURBANK, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Mar 03, 2010 LEGO Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) announced today a worldwide license agreement for TT Games Publishing to continue developing the highly successful LEGO videogames across multiple platforms.

Operating as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of WBHEG, TT Games is the publisher and developer behind the award winning hit LEGO videogame franchises including, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman: The Videogame and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, which have sold close to 50 million units worldwide.

“The LEGO Group is a brilliant and trusted organization with an extremely loyal fan base,” said Kevin Tsujihara, president, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to containue the successful partnership between this legendary company and the talented TT Games, which will enable us to further expand our slate of widely recognized, family-friendly games.”

“One of the things that sets the LEGO brand apart is that it allows kids to express their creativity, and the games we develop with TT Games are not just great fun but also inspire kids to play with their LEGO bricks, exploring our different play themes more deeply,” said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, vice president of LEGO Digital. “We are very excited to continue to work with TT Games because they take a distinctive approach to making games creative, social and non-violent, which makes them a valuable part of the broader LEGO experience.”

“We look forward to carrying on our excellent collaboration with the LEGO Group in building extraordinary LEGO videogame franchises, with both Warner Bros. and third party IP, that continue to resonate with consumers,” said Tom Stone, managing director of TT Games Publishing. “There is a tremendous future for LEGO games, and we are looking forward to working with all of our partners over the coming years.”

TT Games, which was formed in 2005 with the merger of the developer Traveller's Tales and publisher Giant Interactive Entertainment, continues to manage their existing relationships with other publishers. The next title from TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4in 2010.

About TT Games
TT Games (www.ttgames.com) is the combined publishing and development group behind the hit games LEGO® Star Wars™, LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame, LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures and BIONICLE® Heroes. Incorporating renowned UK developer Traveller’s Tales, TT Games has a distinctive focus on console, handheld, mobile and PC games of the highest quality, aimed at young gamers and their families.

About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group (www.LEGO.com) is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The company is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries. Visit www.LEGO.com

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHEG oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHEG distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through WBShop.com.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

Nintendo Have Released A New Trailer For Metroid: Other M

Nintendo have released a new trailer for Metroid: Other M. the new trailer appears to be made from in-game cutscenes and focuses on a young Samus and her thinking about her early life.

Bungie Have Released A New Multiplayer Trailer For Halo Reach

Microsoft have released a new trailer for Halo Reach. this is a multiplayer trailer that shows all the new features in the game. the trailer is made from in-game footage and shows in-game action.

the HUD is show in in the trailer, as well as new equipment like Jet Packs. Assassination Kills, Game modes like Headhunter and Awe And Shock have also been revealed. The Trailer ends with the final reveal that the Halo Reach beta will start on 3rd May 2010.

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• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16HmAi

• PS3: Sony has trademarked Arc in Japan. speculation is that is the name of the Motion Controller. http://ow.ly/1ddxM

• Activision are looking into “into breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward.” http://ow.ly/1ddKH

• PC: Portal is updated. speculation is that GLaDOS tried to save herself before you killed her, could lead to Portal 2 http://ow.ly/1ddRR

• A Picture has been found that people think is from Portal 2. http://ow.ly/1ddWv

• its been reported that a programmer salary in Japan is low, between ¥130,000-¥180,000 ($1,457-$2,017). http://ow.ly/1de1N

• PS3: The Next Splinter Cell game could appear exclusively on the PS3, Conviction won't. No Deals done yet http://ow.ly/1deaA

• QTE Blog: Sony Announce That The Playstation 3 Clock Bug Is Now Fixed http://ow.ly/16Hrx2

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16Hrx3

• Activision warns its staff and investors thats got preventive measures stopping studios from creating Hot Coffee content. http://ow.ly/1deeT

• Ignition has announced that Blacklight: Tango Down is coming out on PSN and XBLA this summer http://ow.ly/1deiZ

• Street Fighter IV gamers can't play against Super Street Fighter IV Gamers. SSFIV has surprise for SFIV Gamers http://ow.ly/1depk

• Ex DICE boss, Fredrik Liliegrenm, has revealed that Mirror's Edge was in development for 7 years. http://ow.ly/1desx

• Canabalt devs, Adam Saltsman and Danny Baranowsky, have re-released a HD version of their game Gravity Hook. http://ow.ly/1dewb

• 360: A Splinter Cell Conviction Bundle is coming for $399. it has 2 controllers, game, 250 GB HDD, Black Console http://ow.ly/1djWU

• Blur is coming out in the EU on 28th May and May 25th in the USA. http://ow.ly/1djXV

• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce 4 Forza MotorSport 3 Game Add-ons http://ow.ly/16Hvo3

• QTE Blog: Sony Computer Entertainment Announce They Have Acquired Media Molecule http://ow.ly/16Hvo4

• Its rumoured that Infinity Ward has not been paid royalties for Modern Warfare 2. IW could look to work for someone else http://ow.ly/1djZe

• PS3: ARM Syscon CPU blamed for Clock Bug, it had previous issues in other devices. 8/11 Fat PS3 SKUs effected http://ow.ly/1dlXq

• QTE Blog: Sports Interactive Announce Football Manager 2010 Update 10.3.0 Is Out Now http://ow.ly/16HwEI

• QTE Blog: Disney Interactive Studios Release Alice In Wonderland Boxart For The Nintendo Wii And DS http://ow.ly/16HwEH

• PS3: Sony is set to reveal a surprise sequel on GTTV this week. no hints as to what it could be http://ow.ly/1dqwk

• Sledgehammer Games have been confirmed as working on a Call Of Duty game set for a 2011 release. its a action title http://ow.ly/1dqBW

• 360: Ska Studios have announced that I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1. has sold over 200k units on Xbox Indie Games http://ow.ly/1dqDf

• American McGee has shown concept art for a Little Red Riding Hood game, hoping to get a publisher for it http://ow.ly/1dqEz

• Mac: TellTale have announced that Sam & Max, Wallace & Gromit, and Strong Bad are coming to mac's this year http://ow.ly/1dqG2

• THQ Have confirmed that Universomo, a THQ Wireless studio, has closed and gone into liquidation. http://ow.ly/1dqHa

• 360: GameStop has a listing for the 250GB HDD as a standalone. it has a price of $129.99 http://ow.ly/1drQ5

Disney Interactive Studios Release Alice In Wonderland Boxart For The Nintendo Wii And DS

Disney Interactive Studios have released the boxart for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS version of Alice In Wonderland. The Boxart also reveal that the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS versions are different styles of games. The Nintendo DS version of the game is aimed more towards kids and has a style designed for them. The game has DSi only features, like the ability to use the DSi camera to detect colours and unlock game content. A iPhone and iPod Touch Alice In Wonderland game is already out now.


Press Release

BURBANK, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Mar 02, 2010 Disney Interactive Studios today announced Alice in Wonderland is now available for Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Windows PC. Ten years after falling into Wonderland, the teenage Alice has fallen again. Now fans of this classic tale can join her in video games inspired by the highly anticipated Tim Burton film.

In the games, Alice and friends embark on a journey to save Underland, which has been taken over by the Red Queen’s army. Full of imagination, creativity, and good vs. evil, Alice in Wonderland is a fun-filled adventure for everyone. Players explore multiple environments, including the Mushroom Forest and the Red Queen’s castle filled with strange doors, passageways, false perspectives, and objects that come to life to enhance the journey.

“As we started developing the games, we wanted to give fans a chance to experience the beauty of Underland and explore this fantastical world,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “We also wanted to give kids a unique experience on the DS so we created two very different games.”

Alice in Wonderland introduces fans to an entirely new style of innovative gameplay that will challenge the puzzle solving skills of experienced players, while making the adventures accessible and enjoyable for Underland’s newest visitors. Along the way are lessons about the importance of friendships and loyalty, as well as self discovery. A variety of combat, puzzles and exploration will give all audiences something to enjoy and replay. In addition, Underland is famous for its familiar cast of characters and in the games, Disney Interactive Studios developers have followed suit, giving each “cast member” unique abilities to aid player in evading traps and solving puzzles.

The Wii and PC versions also feature an upgradeable combat system, in which players collect “impossible ideas” to unlock Underland’s secrets. Players must carefully select the supporting characters and their abilities to defeat the many enemies set forth by the Red Queen and her army of cards.

The DS version introduces a new twist as players control a cast of Alice’s diverse and enduring friends to guide her and combat the legions of the Red Queen’s army. Creating their own path through Underland using the oraculum map, players lead, protect and help Alice on her quest. The DS version features an innovative art style and unique character abilities similar to those of the Wii and PC versions. Nintendo DSi players will use the system’s camera to detect colors mapped to unlockable content when tasks are completed. Also included in the DS version is DGamer, the online community exclusive to Disney gamers on Nintendo DS, allowing players to connect with others and unlock additional items in their DS game.

Alice in Wonderland was developed by France’s Etranges Libellules and is rated E 10+. For more information, please log onto www.alicevideogame.com.

Also now available from Disney Interactive Studios is “Alice in Wonderland – An Adventure Beyond the Mirror” for the Apple iPhone® and iPod touch® priced at $4.99. Inspired by the highly anticipated Disney film from Tim Burton, the game lets users play as Alice through 10 multi-level environments, hundreds of puzzles and curious challenges. Players will be able to freeze time with the White Rabbit, make objects appear or disappear with the Cheshire Cat, use the power of Telekinesis with the March Hare or transform objects from one world to another with the help of the Mad Hatter. In addition, players can utilize a GPS, camera, photo library or simply play the game to unlock Hidden Objects in Alice’s Journal.

About the Movie
From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll’s beloved “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking-Glass” (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ on March 5, 2010.

About Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on tohttp://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

© Disney. Release dates, platform availability, and/or visuals shown are of product currently in development and may be subject to change.

Sports Interactive Announce Football Manager 2010 Update 10.3.0 Is Out Now

Sports Interactive have announced that patch 10.3.0 is out now for the PC version of Football Manager 2010. The patch includes all the transfer and management changes upto the end of the January transfer window. There have also been bug fixes and improvements. Sports Interactive say that this is the last patch for Football Manager 2010.

The Patch will automatically be downloaded for those who play the game via steam, for those who have a retail (boxed) copy of the game, you can download either the Windows or Mac patch from the Football Manager website.

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