Lego Star Wars News Archive

LEGO Harry Potter Not Coming in 2009

Fans of co-op are likely fans of Traveller's Tales LEGO series of games.  The titles, based on famous series like Batman, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones, feature two player co-op.  LEGO games are, unsurprisingly, quite kid and spouse friendly, but at the same time enjoyable by your more typical gamer.

Several rumors about the next game in the LEGO series have been floating around.  The most popular rumor was that LEGO Harry Potter would be next, what with the release of the next movie in the series this summer.  A LEGO version of Potter's wild wizarding world would seem both a natural fit for the franchise, and a way to pretty much print money.

It seems 2009 will not see the release of LEGO Harry Potter, though, according to a senior source from Eurogamer.  But a new LEGO game in an old series may be an option.

"You never know," he (TT producer Loz Doyle) replied. "There's always the possibility that we would revisit a franchise. And you never know, it might not be the end of Star Wars, it might not be the end of Indy - we keep our options open."

Producer Nick Ricks added: "There will be a LEGO game in 2009. And I think it's okay to say that you'll be a bit surprised."

The fourth Indy movie wasn't part of the first LEGO Indy title, so perhaps that is a possibility.  As far as Star Wars goes, there's plenty of source material to consider.  Personally, my money is on LEGO Clone Wars sometime this year.  Which is too bad, because LEGO Harry Potter would be far better.  The series is getting somewhat stale at this point, and revisiting old franchises would seem to be more of the same, wouldn't it?  What new series of LEGO games would you like to see?

Co-Op Deals This Week

Got any spending money left after Christmas? If you're a gamer or you have kids, then probably not. Which is why several retailers have provided some relief this week in the form of low game prices on select titles.

Xbox 360 Fanboy brings us a list of markdowns starting...well, today. Among them are Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (4 out of 5 Co-Op Review) for $30 at Target and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga(This Week In Co-Op: Lego Star Wars) for $15 at Circuit City. Both are two-player co-op games, and both are great deals.

Also, Best Buy is showing some co-op zombie-killing love by knocking $10 off of each Left 4 Dead (5 out of 5 Co-Op Review) and Call of Duty: World at War (4 out of 5 Co-Op Review).

LEGO Batman Co-Op Review

The caped crusader and boy wonder join forces to battle the evil blocky villains of Gotham City.  Grab two controllers, a coke and get ready to do battle.   Does LEGO Batman hold up as well as it's predecessors like LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Star Wars?  Read our review to find out.

Co-Op Couples: Let the Wookie Win

Our latest Co-Op Couples feature takes a look at working together as a team, and how sometimes (just sometimes) you need to remember you are playing as a team.  Perhaps Jim calling his wife a wookie is not the best way to get her into co-op gaming, but letting her have a piece of the action while playing LEGO Star Wars is a good start.