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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Gets Announced for 2010
« on: June 15, 2009, 08:50:53 PM »
Enter the world of Hogwarts once more through the eyes of LEGO Blocks.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18888

 Announced last week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with the LEGO group to create LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.    


Based on Harry's first four years at Hogwarts, the game will give players the chance to experience all the magic and adventure of the world. Players can control Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and a slew of other favorite characters and have the opportunity to attend lessons, cast spells, mix potions, fly on broomsticks, and complete tasks to earn house points. Players will also be able to explore all the iconic locales such as Hogwarts Castle and Diagon Alley, all with their own Lego twist.    


"With LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 we are creating an open, wide-ranging experience within Hogwarts that is full of fun and LEGO magic," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games.  "Harry Potter is one of the most beloved and well-respected characters, and we look forward to bringing gamers a new way of interacting in the universe with the LEGO games' great humor and exploration."    


It wasn't announced for any specific system, but due to the LEGO series' past history, we can assume it will be out on Wii and DS when releases sometime in 2010.    


  WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® HARRY POTTER™: YEARS 1-4    


Videogame Pieces Together Two of the WorldÂ’s Most Recognizable Brands to Introduce New Harry Potter Game Experience    


 Burbank, Calif. – June 1, 2009 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with the LEGO Group, to merge two of the worldÂ’s most popular brands with the creation of LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies that tell the story of HarryÂ’s first four years at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 offers an engaging mix of magical gameplay and light-hearted humor. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is scheduled for release in 2010.    


LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 will give gamers the chance to experience the magic and adventure of Harry Potter in a uniquely LEGO way. Playing as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley™ and Hermione Granger™, as well as other favorite characters, gamers will have the opportunity to attend lessons, cast spells, mix potions, fly on broomsticks and complete tasks to earn house points.  Throughout the game, players will also have the freedom to explore iconic settings from the wizarding world including Hogwarts castle, Diagon Alley™, the Forbidden Forest and the village of Hogsmeade™!    


"With LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 we are creating an open, wide-ranging experience within Hogwarts that is full of fun and LEGO magic," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games.  "Harry Potter is one of the most beloved and well-respected characters, and we look forward to bringing gamers a new way of interacting in the universe with the LEGO games' great humor and exploration."    


"Harry Potter is one of the worldÂ’s most popular and inspirational heroes, and LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 will appeal to a generation of gamers who grew up immersed in the Harry Potter books and films, and also loved playing with LEGO toys," said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Development and Production, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "The game is geared for players to experience a good mix of puzzle solving gameplay with exploration and battle in some of the most beloved Harry Potter environments, plus a few other surprises."    


"WeÂ’re excited to announce this gaming experience based on the amazing Harry Potter universe," said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Vice President, New Business Development, the LEGO Group. "LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is built around the same values of family-friendly creative game play that are present in other LEGO videogames, while delivering new elements of exploration and depth that we believe will engage children in imaginative play both virtually and physically."

Chuck Jose
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Nintendo World Report

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Re: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Gets Announced for 2010
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 01:11:30 PM »
So the leak is confirmed. Hopefully this means the rumored Hobbit one is real too.

I wondered how they would break up the different books. 1-4 and 5-7 makes sense to me.
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Re: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Gets Announced for 2010
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 02:36:00 PM »
They're really overdoing this Lego X deal, it was novel back when it started but now it's just another movie tie-in series.

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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 02:38:48 PM »
I'm hoping they change it up for this one. Being in a school with classes I can think of a lot of potential for changing it from the typical "run-around-detroying-and-building-Lego-things-while-collecting-Lego-studs".
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Re: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Gets Announced for 2010
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 02:39:44 PM »
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Re: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Gets Announced for 2010
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 02:52:29 PM »
I want a Lego FPS for some reason.
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