Gameloft and The LEGO Group have announced the upcoming release of a new mobile game which will celebrate 40 years of the LEGO Minifigure.
The game will offer LEGO fans of all ages an epic adventure celebrating iconic LEGO collections and allowing gamers the chance to play with some of the all-time favorite LEGO minifigures and sets including 1978’s Red Classic Spaceman, 1989’s Captain Red Beard and 2015’s Hot Dog Man.
“We are proud to be the partner of the LEGO Group to build the LEGO game that mobile players have been calling for,” said Stephane Roussel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Gameloft. “Our companies have a lot in common, including how we put the values of creativity and imagination at the core of the worlds we create. Partnering with such an iconic brand to pay homage to its heritage is a privilege. We have been working with the LEGO Group for several years on this tremendous project, and we are putting all our efforts, art and craft into this game to get it right, as any player and LEGO fan deserve.”
“The LEGO Group has more than 20 years of experience in creating fun and creative games that extend and amplify LEGO play,” added Sean McEvoy, Vice President of LEGO Games at The LEGO Group. “We are excited to bring the LEGO universe into the hands of LEGO fans and mobile players alike in partnership with Gameloft.”
The as yet untitled game will be released in 2019.
