Brickipedia News:Dimensions revealed!

by Soupperson1
April 9, 2015

LEGO Dimensions a "new toys to life" video game, unlike others you build the toy. The theme features several sets of various different builds and characters from different themes like Ninjago and Super Heroes. The official announcement was revealed soon after the leak from reddit. They will be available for: PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U. The Starter Pack will retail for $99.99.

Press Release

This is a description taken from LEGO.com. Please do not modify it. The Creativity of LEGO Building Meets the Epic Story-Telling of LEGO Videogames for Multi-Dimensional Fun Fan-Favourite Worlds Converge in One Thrilling Adventure — A Dark Knight, a Wizard, and a Master Builder Travelling Down the Yellow Brick Road is Just the Beginning!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO® Dimensions, an all-new entertainment experience that breaks the rules of traditional gaming to merge physical LEGO brick building with interactive console gameplay in a manner only imaginable in the world of LEGO games. Launching 29th September, 2015, the game will fuse many fan-favourite universes together, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future, and many more still to be announced.

Watch our LEGO® Dimensions announcement trailer on the WB Games UK Youtube Channel at https://youtu.be/fBvr289G3w8

LEGO Dimensions, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will be available for Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo´s Wii™ U system.

For the first time in any LEGO videogame, characters from iconic entertainment franchises join forces and battle in worlds outside of their own. In addition to the game, the LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack will include the LEGO Toy Pad, which allows players to transport special LEGO minifigures and other LEGO objects into the game, bricks to build the LEGO Gateway, three LEGO Minifigures, including LEGO BatmanTM from DC Comics, LEGO Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie, plus the LEGO BatmobileTM.

“When kids play with LEGO bricks, they build beyond the singular brands, intermixing all of their favourite characters and universes, and we have come up with a way for players to experience that in games,” said Jon Burton, Founder and Creative Director, TT Games. “Now for the first time in a videogame, LEGO fans can play in the virtual world and in the real world – combining everything without restrictions. Imagine putting LEGO Gollum from The Lord of the Rings behind the wheel of the LEGO Delorean in New Ninjago City – the creative play is endless.”

“Building on TT Games’ track record for exceptionally popular, engaging games, LEGO Dimensions expands our LEGO videogame franchise with a breakthrough, immersive interactive entertainment experience that will redefine the toys to life games category,” said Jeff Junge, Senior Vice President, LEGO Franchise and TT Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment. “LEGO Dimensions will bring fans innovative and joyful gameplay with an amazing mash-up of huge brands in both the physical and digital worlds.”

“LEGO Dimensions is unlike anything that we have ever done. It further extends the LEGO play experience into the digital world with all of the characters, humour and action of LEGO videogames now combined with the fun of LEGO minifigure and model building,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with TT Games to explore ways in which physical and digital LEGO play can merge in meaningful ways for children.”

In addition to the three minifigure heroes used to start the experience, LEGO Dimensions will allow gamers to customize their experience with additional expansion packs. Highly collectible Level Packs, Team Packs and Fun Packs will provide new buildable characters, vehicles, tools and gadgets, as well as compelling game content with new mission-based levels and unique in-game abilities. All expansion packs will feature well-known properties and provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game – with no limitations.

A small sample of packs available in 2015 include the Back to the Future Level Pack with a LEGO Marty McFly minifigure, a LEGO Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures, three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures, two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures, three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with LEGO Gollum, LEGO Gimli and LEGO Legolas minifigures, four The LEGO Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters, and a The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a LEGO Wicked Witch of the West minifigure. Additional packs to round out the 2015 assortment will be announced in the months leading to launch. Further waves of expansion packs will be released regularly following the launch of the game and into 2016.

LEGO Dimensions not only offers a bridge between digital and physical LEGO play, but also introduces a digital system of play with great long-term value for LEGO gaming. One LEGO Toy Pad, LEGO Gateway and the videogame found in the initial Starter Pack will offer endless opportunities to customize a player’s experience for years to come. Future expansion pack purchases will continue to work with the Starter Pack, even in the fall of next year. No compatibility chart necessary.

Along with the press release LEGO released the pictures if the first wave of sets.

Sets

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Image	#	Set	Pieces	Figures	Price	Released
	71174	Starter Pack	269	Batman, Wyldstyle, Gandalf	$99.99	2015
	71201	Level Pack	94	Marty McFly	$29.99	2015
	71209	Fun Pack	41	Wonder Woman	$14.99	2015
	71210	Fun Pack	50	Cyborg	$14.99	2015
	71212	Fun Pack	55	Emmet	$14.99	2015
	71213	Fun Pack	62	Bad Cop/Good Cop	$14.99	2015
	71214	Fun Pack	46	Benny	$14.99	2015
	71215	Fun Pack	48	Jay	$14.99	2015
	71216	Fun Pack	59	Nya	$14.99	2015
	71217	Fun Pack	45	Zane	$14.99	2015
	71218	Fun Pack	39	Gollum	$14.99	2015
	71219	Fun Pack	36	Legolas	$14.99	2015
	71220	Fun Pack	56	Gimli	$14.99	2015
	71221	Fun Pack	38	Wicked Witch of the West	$14.99	2015
	71207	Team Pack	97	Cole, Kai	$24.99 / €24,99	2015
	71231	Fun Pack	57	UniKitty	$14.99	2015

What do you think about this development? Are you excited for LEGO moving into a completely different genre? Which characters do you want them to make for the game? Do you like the sets? Let us know in the comments!

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