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FUNCOM TO DEVELOP MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME BASED ON LEGO®
MINIFIGURES
Published on (2012-06-28)
Funcom signs license agreement with the LEGO® Group to develop MMO game based on
the hugely popular LEGO® Minifigures line of collectible play materials.
Durham, USA - June 28th, 2012 - Funcom, a world leading independent developer
and publisher of online games, is excited to announce that the company has
signed a license agreement with the LEGO Group, one of the world’s most
successful manufacturers of play materials, to develop a massively multiplayer
online game based on the hugely popular LEGO® Minifigures franchise.
LEGO® Minifigures are the inhabitants of an unimaginable number of spectacular
creations put together by both kids and grown-ups over the past several decades.
Whether it is a knight in shining armor, a brave firefighter or just an oddball
in a gorilla suit, these figures breath life into elaborately constructed
cities, castles and even space stations around the world. The LEGO Group
estimates that 340 million minifigures will be produced in 2012 (including
minifigures not part of the LEGO® Minifigures collectibles).
The massively multiplayer online game that Funcom will develop based on the
LEGO® Minifigures franchise will focus on maximum accessibility. Funcom and the
LEGO Group will work together to make the game available to consumers in their
online channels and will be coordinating activities to provide a broad and
enhanced experience for the product line. The game will be a prominent part of
the LEGO® Minifigures online experience which already has millions of unique
visitors per month.
“The market for family-friendly online experiences intended for children and
youngsters is brimming with potential,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “Being
able to work with a world-renowned brand such as the LEGO® brand to develop an
MMO for this audience is incredibly exciting to us as game developers and for
Funcom as a company. This is source material we all know and love and we simply
cannot wait to get started working with the LEGO Group on realizing this
exciting project.”
For more information about Funcom please visit http://www.funcom.com. More
information about LEGO® Minifigures can be found on the official website.
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ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online
games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since
1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released
games. Recent titles include ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’, ‘The Longest
Journey’, ‘Anarchy Online’ and ‘Dreamfall: The Longest Journey’. For corporate
information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games
visit www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.thesecretworld.com or
www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker
FUNCOM.
ABOUT THE LEGO GROUP: The LEGO Group is a privately held company based in
Billund, Denmark. The company is still owned by the Kirk Kristiansen family who
founded it in 1932.
The LEGO Group is engaged in the development of children’s creativity through
playing and learning. Based on the world-famous LEGO® brick, the company today
provides toys, experiences and teaching materials for children in more than 130
countries. The LEGO Group has approximately 10,000 employees, and it is the
world’s third largest manufacturer of play materials.
Our head office is in Billund, Denmark but we have subsidiaries and branches
throughout the world, and LEGO products are sold in more than 130 countries.
Funcom.com
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