UPDATE 2! LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game In-Development. Trailer Hits!

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Hot off the heels of the recent release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, a recent leak on Amazon suggests that a LEGO video game adaptation of The Force Awakens will be coming soon from TT Games. But what’s more interesting is that the game will apparently “bridge the gap” between Return Of The Jedi and TFA.

 

From Amazon Italy (rough translation):

The best-selling LEGO video game franchise makes its triumphant return with a journey full of action and humor based on the blockbuster movie. The game will also feature exclusive content playable that bridge the gap between the story of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Play as Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren, Han Solo and many others in LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens! The Force is strong here – in LEGO Star Wars: The Awakening of the Force, players will relive the action of the movie as told through the witty lens of LEGO. LEGO Star Wars: The Awakening of the Force also introduces Multi-buildings and Battles with the Blaster universe of LEGO videogames. With Multi-buildings, use LEGO bricks available to open new paths, and then destroy and reconstruct these bricks to open others! During the battles with the blaster, use the environment as protection to address the First Order.

The thing that seems odd about this is that the release date (May 31, 2016) is so soon. Usually, announcements for TT’s LEGO games occur at least half a year before the games themselves are released. Maybe such an announcement could happen in the very near future, but it seems like a small delay may be in order. It also interests me to see how exactly the adventures shown in the game will affect the canon, given the numerous liberties these games take with the movies. This is, of course, presuming this leak is real at all.

 

Thanks to NintendoEverything for bringing this story to our attention. Presuming the leak is real, more information will likely be imminent.

 

UPDATE!

 

That sure didn’t take long. What appears to be part of the announcement trailer is now up online playing as an ad on certain YouTube videos. The full trailer has arrived!

 

So it looks like this is real after all. The release date seems to be pushed back a bit to June 28, 2016, though. On another note, here are a few new screenshots to chew on (thanks to Rieekan for finding these):

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Legobb8

There Has Been An Awakening

Ithorian Fishing

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

54 thoughts on “UPDATE 2! LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game In-Development. Trailer Hits!

  • February 2, 2016 at 7:37 am
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    I quite liked the Lego Star Wars games for the most part, and this was somewhat inevitable. The only surprise is that is going to cover the gap years. I wonder if this is canon lol.

    • February 2, 2016 at 8:49 am
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      LOL!!

    • February 2, 2016 at 8:54 am
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      I can’t imagine them being allowed to cover the gap years. I’d say a level based on The Battle of Jakku at best.

      • February 2, 2016 at 2:22 pm
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        I want a level where you have to attack starkiller base but make it harder then the death star one in The Complete Saga

        • February 2, 2016 at 6:56 pm
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          I want a series of TFA levels that are just reskins of Lego the OT levels, but where you care way, way less about what’s happening or which characters are on screen.

          • February 2, 2016 at 10:29 pm
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            I just love how your meaningless hate adds to this conversation. Thanks for being so calm and substantive!

    • February 2, 2016 at 11:12 am
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      It is canon, including the part where that Ithorian snags Luke’s lost lightsaber while fishing.

  • February 2, 2016 at 7:54 am
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    The homepage of Youtube teases a new trailer dropping tomorrow at 9am EST and it uses ITC Serif Gothic – the same typeface as TFA.

  • February 2, 2016 at 8:29 am
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    Please yes. When Lego games are good, they’re really good. My wife and I loved Lego LOTR and Marvel Super Heroes, and Avengers is in the mail. The Lego Star Wars games were great, but haven’t aged well. I’d love a good new one.

    • February 2, 2016 at 3:38 pm
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      I know what you mean, they set the template for the subsequent games – but the ability to change characters mid level, bigger free-roam worlds, the side-builds and crafting etc that developed with Marvel, Batman 3, Hobbit and Jurassic World does make the SW and Indiana Jones games feel more confining now… they’re still brilliant though!

    • February 2, 2016 at 7:30 pm
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      The Harry Potter ones are worth a go as well – my daughters play ’em w/ me…

  • February 2, 2016 at 8:54 am
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    I’ve been collecting lego star wars sets and games for about 13 years and
    I think this will be a great addition to my collection. = )

  • February 2, 2016 at 11:16 am
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    I LOVE the Lego SW series. The first one was a revelation, and the “Original trilogy” edition is simply one of the best SW games ever made. I like “The Clone Wars” too, but if this one will have some original contents to fill the 30-years-gap, then I would love it way and way more!

  • February 2, 2016 at 11:45 am
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    LOL at Kylo lightsabers.

  • February 2, 2016 at 1:43 pm
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    I farted when I was laughing at BB-8 it has now turnt into a shart!

    • February 2, 2016 at 2:37 pm
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      tmi, dude.

  • February 2, 2016 at 2:31 pm
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    Han’s death while he is talking to ben he falls off the platform

  • February 2, 2016 at 3:35 pm
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    I wondered whether Tt Games would be producing another Lego SW title. I hoped they would as they’re always fun, but figured they’d at least wait until after Ep VIII to have 2/3rds of the story to play with.

    The LOTR and previous SW titles came after the movies, meaning you could play whole trilogies – which worked well, whereas jumping in on The Hobbit after the second film and then never releasing a full game or even DLC to cover the third part felt like the game never really concluded.

    • February 2, 2016 at 6:13 pm
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      Very true. I think I’ll wait till I can have all three, or none at all. I had hoped for a DLC for The Hobbit as you mentioned. I believe it was talked about at one stage, so glad I missed out on having an incomplete game.

  • February 2, 2016 at 3:54 pm
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    But… where is it written the
    at it fills the gap between ROTJ and TFA?

  • February 2, 2016 at 3:55 pm
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    00:14 see BB on board sticker on Rey’s speeder ROFL!!!

  • February 2, 2016 at 4:44 pm
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    I wish I could bring myself to care.

    • February 2, 2016 at 6:53 pm
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      Thanks for coming out. To express how little you care. About the thing you just had to comment about. Sure, yeah,no, that makes perfect sense.

      • February 2, 2016 at 7:14 pm
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        Yup, makes sense. Comments section is not just for people who like watching shows about Legos. Now run along and play young man.

        • February 2, 2016 at 7:33 pm
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          Yes, it also (apparently) functions as an open forum for sad cries for attention from those who need us to know how clearly intelligent they are, since they’d never stoop to enjoy such plebian pastimes as Lego SW! Bravo to you, sir…

          • February 2, 2016 at 7:58 pm
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            Nothing sad on my end. And no cry for attention. I will accept however that you feel I am intelligent, thanks.

          • February 2, 2016 at 8:14 pm
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            Making a point of posting, not that you love, not that you hate, but that you are indifferent to something. Nope, nothing sad and lonely about that I can see, Mensa giant.

          • February 2, 2016 at 8:42 pm
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            I’m glad you see my point. Have a good one, friend.

        • February 2, 2016 at 8:13 pm
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          No, I’m deadly serious – I literally COULD NOT have survived another minute without knowing if “random internet guy” cared about a lego game or not. Thank YOU sir, my day is now worth living.

          • February 2, 2016 at 8:42 pm
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            You’re welcome.

    • February 2, 2016 at 10:26 pm
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      You took the time to read and comment. Doesn’t that mean that you care?

  • February 2, 2016 at 4:49 pm
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    HD teaser is out on SW youtube.

  • February 2, 2016 at 5:30 pm
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    I heard that there will be a golden deluxe edition for the game by pre-ordering it. It comes with a Finn Lego minifigure, alongside a Droid character pack and a “Phantom Limb” Level pack. JJ must really love Kojima right?

    • February 2, 2016 at 6:52 pm
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      Phantom Limb? Are you sure he’s not a Venture Bros. fan instead?

  • February 2, 2016 at 6:55 pm
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    Shame there’s no way Disney is going to give Infinity any competition by allowing Lego to use SW in Dimensions.

  • February 2, 2016 at 7:07 pm
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    Sweet! And in June already! Awesome!

  • February 2, 2016 at 8:36 pm
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    Oh man, I can hardly wait! I remember playing the first one on my ps2. Good times…

  • February 2, 2016 at 10:29 pm
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    WAH? Slave Leia? But . . . but . . . but . . . I thought we had all agreed to be offended by that.

    • February 3, 2016 at 1:57 am
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      Lol it’s just the old cover 😛

      Here are the official covers

  • February 3, 2016 at 1:17 am
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    I’d like to see a Rebels game too.

    • February 3, 2016 at 1:18 am
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      I’m pretty surprised none exist period.

    • February 3, 2016 at 1:59 am
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      I wouldn’t be surprised if they made a Rebels DLC pack. Bet we get Rogue One DLC…

      • February 3, 2016 at 3:47 am
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        Not sure why a scene from Jedi is in the screenshots above though?

        • February 3, 2016 at 4:24 am
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          Maybe it’s part of that content that “bridges the gap” between VI and VII.

          • February 4, 2016 at 7:08 am
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            Bonus level?

        • February 3, 2016 at 5:11 am
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          Yeah, the game will probably start on the battle of Endor, then battle of Jakku and whatever other big events there are leading to TFA. They said they are “bridging the gap” so yeah, guess we’ll have to see. Maybe it’l have the whole original trilogy, that would make my day.

          • February 3, 2016 at 6:48 pm
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            Why would it make your day if it had the whole original trilogy? We already have two LEGO Star Wars games featuring it, one of which is literally called “LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy”. All I need to see is a reference.

          • February 3, 2016 at 11:12 pm
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            Lol I know, I meant if they remade those levels. Maybe that’s not a good idea?

          • February 4, 2016 at 7:10 am
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            Long as it’s not a repeat of the one from the original game then that could work. Have a different mission instead where you have to be the Ewoks or are part of the space battle.

        • February 3, 2016 at 6:52 pm
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          • February 4, 2016 at 7:12 am
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            Maybe it’s from an animatic of IX…..

          • February 4, 2016 at 7:31 am
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            Right? I’m pretty sure they did…

      • February 3, 2016 at 6:54 pm
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        As far as I recall, Lego games never get DLC though. Can’t think of a single example.

        • February 4, 2016 at 5:48 am
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          Um what? Lego Marvel Super Heros did, Lego Batman 3 did, Lego Marvel avengers did. All newer Lego games have DLC now 😛

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