LEGO Indiana Jones is unveiled – First Trailer

LucasArts have revealed to the crowd at Comic-Con 2007 that next year another LEGO game will be coming out, this time based on Indiana Jones. Joining the Star Wars and Batman franchises and developed by Traveller’s Tales the game will allow you to crack you plastic whip on the first three movies and probably all the consoles but none have been confirmed as of yet. A Summer 2008 (middle of next year) release date has been announced. More Inside

SYDNEY, Australia 30 July, 2007 LucasArts and TT Games today announced that LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame [working title] will whip onto game consoles everywhere in winter 2008. Developed by the same team at Travellers Tales that created the LEGO Star Wars series, LEGO Indiana Jones presents a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop cultures most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

LucasArts and TT Games are setting the bar for next-generation family entertainment with the LEGO Star Wars franchise, and our incredible relationship continues with LEGO Indiana Jones, said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. In addition to providing the quality bonding time inspired by any good family game, LEGO Indiana Jones delivers something a little different for everyone. Parents will enjoy the humorous take on some of their favourite movies, and their kids get some rousing action/adventure gameplay that may also introduce them to Indys original adventures for the first time.

It has been a real joy to work with LucasArts on the LEGO Star Wars games. Indiana Jones is the perfect character for the next LEGO-based videogame adventure, said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. Indy also presents us with wonderful and memorable cinematic moments. The boulder scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark in LEGO is hilarious!

Lucasfilm Ltd. recently announced that the LEGO Group will begin releasing LEGO Indiana Jones playsets in January 2008. Meanwhile, LucasArts remains hard at work on its revolutionary, internally developed Indiana Jones videogame, which takes place a year after The Last Crusade in an original story overseen by George Lucas.