LEGO Wants To Build A Safer Metaverse With Epic Games
An exciting partnership will see The LEGO Group and Epic Games work together to create a family-friendly metaverse experience. Titles like Second Life and Horizon Worlds allow adults to enter immersive and engaging digital worlds, but they have failed to create an accessible landscape for all gamers. Epic Games is the creator of the Unreal Engine 5 game engine, and this technology will no doubt pair nicely with LEGO's emphasis on creativity.
Alongside real-world building bricks, LEGO has also made a name for itself through a line of beloved video games. The popular LEGO game series has adapted iconic franchises, like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, while injecting them with humor and a family-friendly tone. These titles are essentially action-adventure games, but the LEGO aesthetic is always present and mechanics typically allow players to build structures to progress. While thesegame adaptations are widely beloved, The LEGO Group has also created more unique titles which reflect core values of creativity and construction. The upcoming LEGO Bricktales features puzzle-solving and building, for example, creating an authentic and unique virtual experience.
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A team-up between The LEGO Group and Epic Games has been announced by the game development juggernaut, with the two companies working together to build a family-friendly metaverse. This long-term partnership will work to build an "immersive, creatively inspiring and engaging" digital experience for both children and adults to enjoy. The LEGO Group pledges to protect young gamers as they delve into this virtual world, while Epic Games will use its creative tools to bring the new
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