“The development of our digital offerings continues to be a very important element in our strategy,” said Mads Nipper, Executive Vice President, LEGO Group. A further expansion in the digital area will mainly be based on similar partnerships. Interactive Entertainment to create digital LEGO experiences within video games. The LEGO Group has a strong and continuing partnership with TT Games Warner Bros. In future, it is the intention to further pursue cooperation with partners. Unfortunately, we have not been able to build a satisfactory revenue model in our target group, and therefore, have decided to close the game.”ĭespite the change, the ambition to develop and run a digital business remains. “Right now, we have almost 2 million players in LEGO Universe, and we get extremely positive feedback from players. “The LEGO Universe team can take pride in having developed and launched a great LEGO experience that many players will miss,” said Jesper Vilstrup, Vice President, LEGO Universe. It has therefore been decided to close the game as of January 31, 2012.
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In spite of very positive player feedback and a large number of players in the free play zone, it has not been possible to convert a satisfactory number of players to paying subscribers. Novem– The LEGO Group today announced that it will close LEGO® Universe, an MMOG (massively-multiplayer online game) that has been in operation since the autumn of 2010. The LEGO Group’s digital offerings will continue to develop over the coming years. Online game will close on January 31, 2012.
Here’s the press release: LEGO Universe to close in 2012 My heart goes out to all those who will be losing their jobs. It appears that LEGO Universe will be shutting down at the start of the new year.