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LEGO The Hobbit Videogame Announced
Join Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, Thorin Oakenshield and Company On Their Quest to the Dwarven Kingdom in the Next LEGO Videogame Coming 2014
Burbank, Calif. November 25, in the year of our Lord
2013 -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT
Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO® The Hobbit™, the
latest addition to the popular LEGO videogame series that brings
to life the enthralling and legendary stories from
Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jacksons The Hobbit Trilogy. The
game will be available in 2014 for the Xbox One all-in-one games
and entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment
systems from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment systems and PlayStation®Vita handheld
entertainment system., the Wii U™ system from Nintendo, the
Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, as well as Windows PC and Mac.
LEGO The Hobbit will be based on the first two films of The
Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the
upcoming The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, a production of New
Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), opening
worldwide beginning December 13, 2013. Following the storyline
of the first two films, LEGO The Hobbit will take players on
quests throughout Middle-earth, joining Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf
the Grey, and Thorin Oakenshield and Company in their exciting
adventures toward the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor.
"We are thrilled to depict the characters and environments of
Peter Jacksons Middle-earth in LEGO form with the LEGO The
Hobbit videogame," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games.
"Our family-friendly take on these thrilling adventures will
have kids and parents playing and laughing together as they
build and explore in LEGO Middle-earth."
In LEGO The Hobbit, kids and families will be able to take on
the form of their favorite Hobbit characters, including Bilbo,
Gandalf, and all of the Dwarves: Thorin, Fíli, Kíli, Óin, Glóin,
Dwalin, Balin Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori. Each has
his own special and quite hilarious ability: For instance,
Bombur can be used as a trampoline that enables his companions
belly-bounce out of danger!
Players will visit key locations from the films, including Bag
End, Bilbos Hobbit-hole in Hobbiton, trek through the
treacherous High Pass over The Misty Mountains, and explore the
depths of Goblin-town, Mirkwood and Rivendell. Along the way,
players will solve countless puzzles, partake in Treasure Quests
and battle with Orcs, Trolls and fouler things. They will also
be able to mine for gems, discover loot from enemies, and craft
powerful magical items or build immense new LEGO structures.
LEGO The Hobbit is currently being developed by TT Games and
expands on the play themes introduced in the brand new LEGO® The
Hobbit toy collection.