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LONDON, UK – 8th February, 2010 –
LucasArts and TT Games today announced the development of LEGO®
Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars™. The next chapter in
the award-winning LEGO® Star Wars videogame franchise,
LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will combine the best
elements of all previous LEGO® games while adding brand new
gameplay to make it the most action-packed LEGO® videogame to
date. Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that
created the critically acclaimed LEGO® Star Wars and LEGO®
Indiana Jones™ series, the game will ship on the Wii™,
Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment
system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Xbox
360®videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and
Windows in the Autumn of 2010.
“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation
family entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of
LucasArts. “The LEGO® Star Wars franchise is a massive
hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units
worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to
LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humour and
fun players expect from this award winning franchise.”
“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on
the next iteration of the LEGO® Star Wars series continues to
be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games.
“The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the
best LEGO® game ever with all new gameplay and features never
before seen in a LEGO® game.”
LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the
characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated
television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some
fan-favourite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars
Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players
unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing
the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play
either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities,
such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long
distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new,
easy-to-navigate hub.
For more information on LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
please visit
www.legostarwars.com.
About LucasArts
LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.,
is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and
the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the
Internet at
www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982
by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of
a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.
About TT Games
TT Games aims to become a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment for young gamers and their families.
Based in the UK, the Group incorporates the TT Games Publishing
organisation with world-renowned developer Traveller’s Tales,
and subsidiary studio TT Fusion. The first title to come from the
TT Games partnership was the award winning LEGO Star Wars: The
Videogame, which won over audiences both young and old alike,
achieving critical acclaim rarely matched for a title aimed at
children. For more information, visit
www.ttgames.com
About The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group (
www.LEGO.com) is a privately held, family-owned
company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and
today the group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play
materials for children. The LEGO Group is committed to the
development of children's creative and imaginative abilities
through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130
countries.
LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of
Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2010 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or
Lucasfilm Ltd. and ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved.
LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of The LEGO
Group. © 2010 The LEGO Group.
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