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LEGO® Harry Potter™ (Years 1-4)

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LEGO® Harry Potter™ Years 1-4 combines two of the most beloved franchises to deliver a magical, fun-filled adventure. Based on Harry’s first four books and films - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ™, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ - fans can experience Harry’s first four years at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a new an exciting way. Players will build the adventure from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament in an interactive journey that takes them through some of the most detailed and expansive environments ever created for a LEGO game. Featuring potion-making, spellcasting, puzzle-solving, and more, players of all ages can relive the adventures like never before with the humour and creative customisation that is unique to LEGO videogames.

  
LEGO® Harry Potter™ - Status Update
  Highlights this week include a cover feature on Nitro, previews in 360 Magazine, Megaton Online, Club LEGO andMinisetz, video placements on GameSpot UK and the Primary Times and a competition on MTV Online. Warwick in action
  Yesterday we recorded our50-station syndicated radio feature with Warwick Davis, who plays both Professor Flitwick and the Head Goblin in Gringotts in the films.
  The interview went really well and Warwick mentioned that he was getting a suit fitted to go on the Jonathan Ross Show tonight to promote a new TV show with Ricky Gervais and his new book. We gave Warwick a full game demo and, of course,asked that he brings up the subject of the game in his interview. The show was recorded yesterday and there's always the chance that the BBC may edit out any mentions other than the preagreed interview subjects.
  That said, we're in with a chance, so fingers crossed!
     
  Nitro on sale 26th May (47,000)  
  Cover and feature, “Harry’s world gets the LEGO treatment – magic!”  
 
     
     
  360 Magazine (14,116 circulation)   Readers Digest (465,028) ¼ page Preview news story.
  Preview “They expertly use the Lego licence to distil the iconography and plot of its inspirations into the narrative and gameworld... Lego Potter carries this tradition on in fine style. JK Rowling's world has been fantastically well adapted.”   “It’s aimed at the six to 12 year old in all of us!... Plastic fantastic”
   
       
     
  Gamespot.co.uk (3,411,000 Unique Users)  
  Inclusion in Gamespot’s Crosshairs Vidcast – LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 preview  
   
     
     
  Megaton Online (Unique users TBA – no publisher statement available)  
  “We can't wait for the new LEGO game, especially since it's based on Harry Potter” www.megaton.co.uk/game/lego-harry-potter-years-1-4/lowdown  
  www.megaton.co.uk  
     
       
  Club LEGO (2.7 million unique users globally)   Primary Times (15,000)
  Behind the scenes video placement: “Go behind the bricks of the new LEGO Harry Potter video game”   Gameplay footage #2 video placement
  Visit Club Lego website   Primary Times
       
       
 

MiniSetz - LEGO Fan Page, 3,300 Unique Users (Claimed)

 
  MiniSetz  
     
     
  MTV.co.uk (150,000 Unique Users per month)  
 

Approved competition (going live for 6 weeks from 14th June 2010)

  
  MTV.co.uk  
     

 

     

Two and a half minute preview and interview with Jo Whiley’s son.

 

“A big thumbs up. I’d give it a 9/10”
(6,000,000)  

Dandy Xtreme

(18,938)

Exclusive front cover and one-page preview/competition (comp clipping to follow).

 

Preview rating: 5/5
 

Behind the scenes trailer 2 placement on main Virgin Media Homepage over the weekend of 16th – 18th April

“Why LEGO Harry Potter may be the best kids game ever”
(5,600,600)
 

   CBBC Newsround (120,000)

 
   Behind the scenes trailer 2 placement

   MSN UK (6,818,00)

 

   ITN.co,uk (440,000)

 

   Behind the scenes trailer #2 placement

   Match Magazine (72,881)

 

   Easter Special: LEGO Harry Potter preview “WHY IT ROCKS”

  

   “After Star Wars, Indy and Batman, Hogwarts gets a LEGO game!”

  

 

   

 

   Play Gamer (35,000)

 

   “"We can see great potential in what we saw. With an emphasis on the puzzle-solving there's absolutely loads to do in every environment."

 

   "A fresh and absorbing LEGO experience"

  

   DPS - Hands on preview from tour to Bournemouth

  

 

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   GameSpot (3,00,000)

 

   “Could you imagine what it was like to be a wizard and going to school...Hogwarts?”

  

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

  

 

 

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   Videogamer (1,000,000)

 

   LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.

 

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   Games Radar (1,000,000)

 

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

  

 

 

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   Gamesxtreme (100,000)

 

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

  

 

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   Nintendo Life (500,000)

   “Nothing gets us more excited about a game than a passionate testimonial from its creators”

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

 

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   Play TM (100,000)

   “Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have released a new behind-the-scenes video for the highly-anticipated LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4”

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

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   Nxt Gamer (50,000)

  “Traveller’s Tales have released another video for LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4, this time it’s a talk with the developers. They explain just how they managed to convert   the magical Harry Potter universe into LEGO bricks.”

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

 

 

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   G4TV (250,000)

   “Go behind the scenes of building blocks meeting witchcraft and wizardry in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. “

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

 

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   Rock Paper Shotgun (50,000)

  “The lovely Jon Smith…informs us that this is the most detailed Lego world they’ve built so far. The footage does look very much like the format is being followed, which     is by no means a bad thing.”

   (LEGO Harry Potter Behind the Scenes video placement.)

 

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Legendary Band QUEEN to appear in LEGO® Rock Band™

 

Freddy Mercury

 

 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announced that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi-platinum selling group Queen. Appearing in the game as LEGO minifigures, front man Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor will be seen jamming to their hit anthems “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions.”

Guitarist Brian May said: “This is IT!  I wanna play!  When do I get my toy LEGO man?”

Today also marks the release of the Queen pack for the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content, featuring 10 of the band’s most loved songs including “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.” In addition, Queen will release Absolute Greatest on Nov. 17, featuring 20 of the band’s biggest hits. See gameplay video below.

LEGO Rock Band puts the power of rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to stardom as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.”  The game is developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS™ is co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio.  All versions are scheduled for release holiday 2009.

 

  
David Bowie to appear in LEGO® Rock Band™

 

David Bowie

David Bowie - LEGO version

 

 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today revealed that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of David Bowie, pop music icon and best-selling music artist, as a LEGO minifigure. 

Fans can play as Bowie while singing his song “Let’s Dance,” which will be included in the play list. 

 

LEGO Rock Band puts the power of Rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to rock stardom to “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.” 

Developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS™ is co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio.  All versions are scheduled for release in the UK in November 2009.

 

 

  

BLUR to appear in LEGO® Rock Band™

 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announce that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of chart-topping UK band, Blur.  Singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree will be shown in the game as LEGO mini figures as players perform the group’s hit track, “Song 2.”

 

LEGO Rock Band puts the power of rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to stardom as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.”  The game is developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS™ is co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio.  All versions are scheduled for release in November 2009.

 

  
    Super Scribblenauts Update
    Official Nintendo Magazine (51,271)
    Six-page lead feature and developer interview.
    “Grab your dictionaries everyone – Maxwell is back for another bout of wordplay”
    “The emphasis seems to be on streamlining the experience and ironing out the kinks.”
    

    

 

    

 

 
    EDGE (29,007)
    “Who would win if you could summon Thor, a bear and an accountant for a fight? Answer: everyone.”

    “We wonder how great a difference adjectives will make? Was not the aim of the original’s hulking word bank to force players to embrace the     defining characteristics of any individual item they could imagine?”
    

 

    Lord of the Rings: War in the North
 
    Official Xbox 360 Magazine (60,834)
  “Whilst it’s extremely early days for the game, War in the North looks like it’s well on course to tick all the right boxes.”
  “If Snowblind manages to hit the right combination of cooperative action and immersive story, this might just be the title that Lord of the Rings fans have been waiting for.”
    Play Magazine (24,062)
    Four-page first look feature and developer interview.
    “Play One to Watch” award.

    

 

 

 
    Xbox 360 World (25,874)
    “Tolkien gets a reboot courtesy of Warner Bros…”
    “Let’s hope this is the perfect (well, perfectly gory) companion piece.”
    Anticip-o-meter: 3/5
    
 
  PC Gamer (26,487)
   “WiTN’s computer characters will need to be on their game: the overlap between mage, warrior and scout will provide its most compelling aspect, the careful management of abilities and steel yielding those precious decapitations.”
 

  PC Zone (11,357)
  “Enter Lord of the Rings: War in the North, an action-RPG set in the seldom-explored northern areas of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. It’s a crowded marketplace the game will be coming into, but with the strength of the Tolkien license behind it and, hopefully, some honest appraisals of the mistakes made by other studios with their games, Snowblind and Warner could be onto a winner.”
   
   

 

LEGO ROCK BAND video game (excluding LEGO assets) © 2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.  Nintendo DS sku developed by Backbone Entertainment.  Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii skus developed by TT Games Publishing Ltd.  Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.  Produced by TT Games under license from the LEGO Group.  Uses Bink video.  Copyright © 1997-2009 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.  Development tools and related technology provided under license from CRI Middleware, Inc.  © 2009 CRI Middleware, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Harmonix, Rock Band and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company.  MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.  LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and the Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©   2009 The LEGO Group.  Backbone and the Backbone logo are trademarks of Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment company. .” ” and “PLAYSTATION” are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.  Trademarks are property of their respective owners. Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo.  LEGO® Rock Band™ is compatible with all Rock Band™ controllers and most Guitar Hero® and authorised third party instrument controllers and microphones. “Guitar Hero” is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.  All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.  All rights reserved.   All rights reserved.   WBIE Logo, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.