Videogame Pieces Together Two of the World\u2019s Most Recognizable Brands to Introduce New Harry Potter Game Experience\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney, Australia. \u2013 June 2, 2009 \u2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with the LEGO Group, to merge two of the world\u2019s most popular brands with the creation of LEGO\u00ae Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies that tell the story of Harry\u2019s first four years at Hogwarts\u2122 School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, LEGO\u00ae Harry Potter: Years 1-4 offers an engaging mix of magical gameplay and light-hearted humour. LEGO\u00ae 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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LEGO\u00ae Harry Potter: Years 1-4 will give gamers the chance to experience the magic and adventure of Harry Potter in a new and uniquely LEGO way. Playing as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley\u2122 and Hermione Granger\u2122, as well as other favourite characters, gamers will have the opportunity to attend lessons, cast spells, mix potions, fly on broomsticks and complete tasks to earn house points.\u00a0 Throughout the game, players will also have the freedom to explore iconic settings from the wizarding world including Hogwarts castle, Diagon Alley\u2122, the Forbidden Forest and the village of Hogsmeade\u2122!<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith LEGO\u00ae Harry Potter: Years 1-4 we are creating an open, wide-ranging experience within Hogwarts that is full of fun and LEGO magic,\u201d said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games.\u00a0 \u201cHarry 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\u2019 great humour and exploration.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cHarry Potter is one of the world\u2019s most popular and inspirational heroes, and LEGO\u00ae 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,\u201d said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Development and Production, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce this gaming experience based on the amazing Harry Potter universe,\u201d said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Vice President, New Business Development,\u00a0 the LEGO Group. \u201cLEGO 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 deliverering new elements of exploration and depth that we believe will engage children in imaginative play both virtually and physically.\u201d<\/p>\n
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About TT Games<\/p>\n
TT Games (www.ttgames.com<\/a>) is the combined publishing and development group behind the hit games LEGO\u00ae Star Wars\u2122, LEGO\u00ae Batman\u2122: The Videogame, LEGO\u00ae Indiana Jones\u2122: The Original Adventures and BIONICLE\u00ae Heroes. Incorporating renowned UK developer Traveller\u2019s Tales, TT Games has a distinctive focus on console, handheld, mobile and PC games of the highest quality, aimed at young gamers and their families.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About the LEGO Group<\/p>\n The LEGO Group (www.LEGO.com<\/a>) 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.\u00a0 The company is committed to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries. Visit www.LEGO.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment<\/p>\n Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 software \u00a9 2010 TT Games Publishing Ltd. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. \u00a9 2010 The LEGO Group. Produced by TT Games under license from the LEGO Group All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.\u00a0 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and \u00a9 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.\u00a0 Harry Potter Publishing Rights \u00a9 JKR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Videogame Pieces Together Two of the World\u2019s Most Recognizable Brands to Introduce New Harry Potter Game Experience\u00a0 Sydney, Australia. \u2013 June 2, 2009 \u2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with the LEGO Group, to merge two of the world\u2019s most popular brands with the creation of LEGO\u00ae Harry Potter: Years<\/p>\n