2K is working alongside famous toy brand Lego on a series of sports titles, VGC has reported.
VGC's sources claim that the publisher has signed a new multi-game partnership as Lego looks to maintain its video game line after its exclusivity deal with the Warner-owned TT Games ends.
The line-up is expected to start with a football (soccer if you're in the US) title created by UK studio Sumo Digital. The next title will be an open-world racer, which VGC understands is currently in development at Visual Concepts. The football title is expected to launch later this year to capitalise on the forthcoming FIFA World Cup, while the racing game is earmarked for launch in 2023.
A third Lego sports title – based on a major sports franchise – is also in active development.
One of VGC's sources – who claims to have knowledge of 2K’s plans – has even suggested that these titles could potentially include characters from some of Lego's popular crossover licences, which include Marvel, DC Comics and Harry Potter.
TT Games has been making Lego titles since 2005, but VGC has been told that Lego does not intend to extend the terms of its exclusivity deal with the UK studio. It is not known if TT Games will continue to make Lego titles when the period of exclusivity ends.
Recent reports of poor management at TT Games could well have contributed to Lego's decision.
A spokesperson for Lego told VGC that "we do not comment on speculation about future products or partnerships".
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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I would love a new Lego Racing game. The old ones slapped
Racing could be cool, but I don’t know about soccer.
Well that was unexpected. I could've sworn I'd heard rumours about a Lego Doctor Who game but maybe those weren't true after all?
Needs Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond.
I wonder if they will be able to get away with adding their slot machines to a Lego game.. 2K need those manipulative dimes.
Open world racing game?, Ok, interesting ^^, then, waiting for the official announcement.
Aww, I was hoping that the Lego Doctor Who was true!
Coming from 2K? Worst case scenario, we get only the minifigure pieces via lootboxes instead of complete minifigures.
Football sounds nice but not sure if I'm already fed up with Mario later this year (fun fact the picture is the German team). A Lego racer sounds very nice. The old racer was a lot of fun and I would love more of that.
An open world Lego racing game would slap
A F1 Lego racing game would make me happy
I don't have high hopes for these, but i would love to be proven wrong
OH MY GOD YES!! Give me Lego games without any franchise attached to it that i have no interest in!! Especially since the gameplay in most of those is really just the same. (Happy for anyone who enjoys them though, i do like them still, they're just often rather samey)
I never liked Football but played a lot of the old Lego Football (or maybe it was called Lego Soccer, i don't remember haha)! It's kinda morbid that they're trying to build off of the World Cup hype since Lego is toys and FIFA is...well scandalous to say the least, in regards to the upcoming world cup :/. Kinda leaves a bitter taste
Lego football seems fun
I keep hoping for a lego game where every thing is legos, instead of realistic textures mixed in. Driving around -or exploring on foot- a fully lego city in first person mode would be awesome.
Open world Lego racing game sounds fun, but ONLY if it's fully destructible!
I could be excited for a Lego Soccer game, but I feel fully served with Mario League. Thanks anyway.
@TMG44 yes I immediately clocked it was the Germany squad. The Joachim Löw figure isn't very realistic though, he is neither scratching his knackers nor sniffing his fingers.
@StefanN I respect your ethics there, and you're entirely right. I don't like we've given Qatar the World Cup at all, the voting was rigged and bought, sold by officials since convicted of corruption, there's also their appalling human rights record, draconian laws regarding everything, not to mention the numerous Asian slaves used to build the stadiums who have died to barely a shrug of the shoulders from FIFA, etc etc...
But then again, there's potentially a couple of million dollars to be made, so, you know.....ehhhhhhh, what you gonna do??? 🤷
Ughh.... Soccer again ? 😒
I never like soccer.
Open world racing ?
Not so interesting I guess.... 🤔
Why don't try other sports for LEGO (Boxing, Jet Ski, Judo, Archery, Tennis, Figure Skating, etc) just for once ?
It'll he interesting to see if TT will start making non Lego games again if they're not able to keep making them. I can see them probably going the Marvel/Star Wars route and allowing multiple publishers to use the IP, but if not, Lego Skywalker Saga will hopefully be a great send off - and basically bookends an era that began with Star Wars.
@Fizza
We need completely different LEGO games with something different things.
Let's see...
LEGO Boxing / Kickboxing
LEGO Winter Sports
LEGO Water Sports
LEGO Secret Agent
LEGO Doctor (I like your idea)
LEGO Fantasy Race
LEGO Fashion Boutique (using LEGO Friends characters)
LEGO Cyber World
LEGO Dance
The Lego video game team is always making good games, both soccer and racing sound like good potential concepts
It better not be pay to win games
I'm amazed at whatever contract negotiation skills Lego has to use its licensed set themes in Lego branded movies and video games. Did Nintendo agree to the same terms? Does that mean there could be a Lego Mario game on PS5 someday?
Must have been painful for the UK based writer of this article to write "soccer"
Lego ROCK BAND 2 BABEEY
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