Greg Miller
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Um, and they translate, I think over time, even better and better to video games. And, uh, you know, once I, what was it like early two thousands when Lego finally did the, not finally when they first did the star Wars, uh, like episode one, like that was the game changer for Lego.
Where all of a sudden it was no longer just, you know, the spaceman and the pirates and the more generic or just like Lego specific things. And then it turned into License City. Thank you so much for this, Kevin. My God, this brings me back. I played this on your PC. I didn't have a PC. So I had to play it at Kevin's house. Demo. Kevin, do you like it?
Where all of a sudden it was no longer just, you know, the spaceman and the pirates and the more generic or just like Lego specific things. And then it turned into License City. Thank you so much for this, Kevin. My God, this brings me back. I played this on your PC. I didn't have a PC. So I had to play it at Kevin's house. Demo. Kevin, do you like it?
Really? Oh, man. Well, I do. Anyways, the Star Wars was such a success that they eventually got the Harry Potter and then so on and so forth. And I think to this day now have the entire world. But that then translated to the video game so well. Yeah, of course. And we were talking about this in the WB conversation, but
Really? Oh, man. Well, I do. Anyways, the Star Wars was such a success that they eventually got the Harry Potter and then so on and so forth. And I think to this day now have the entire world. But that then translated to the video game so well. Yeah, of course. And we were talking about this in the WB conversation, but
you know the best way i think to kind of like tell roger made a really good point about like they should make a superman game lego game based on the james gunn superman movie to allow that movie and the lore of that movie in the world of that movie to live and breathe with children in a different way so that it's ingrained in them you know what i mean yeah stories and characters to to to matter and the themes and morals and all that stuff um i'm going on a big tangent here
you know the best way i think to kind of like tell roger made a really good point about like they should make a superman game lego game based on the james gunn superman movie to allow that movie and the lore of that movie in the world of that movie to live and breathe with children in a different way so that it's ingrained in them you know what i mean yeah stories and characters to to to matter and the themes and morals and all that stuff um i'm going on a big tangent here
My point is, Lego's very important to video games, and this seems like a bad move to me because starting fresh is very difficult. We've seen it in Marvel games. Partnering seems to be, like, the right move. Yes.
My point is, Lego's very important to video games, and this seems like a bad move to me because starting fresh is very difficult. We've seen it in Marvel games. Partnering seems to be, like, the right move. Yes.
No, but I don't know, though. Look at Horizon, right? Maybe that is evidence that it doesn't work.
No, but I don't know, though. Look at Horizon, right? Maybe that is evidence that it doesn't work.
But it wasn't, though. That is a different take. That is going to a studio.
But it wasn't, though. That is a different take. That is going to a studio.
Well, Lego Fortnite, right? Isn't that a great example? Yes. Of, like, the building stuff? Yeah, yeah.
Well, Lego Fortnite, right? Isn't that a great example? Yes. Of, like, the building stuff? Yeah, yeah.
Brick by brick. I'm bricked up just thinking about it now.
Brick by brick. I'm bricked up just thinking about it now.
Lego is interesting, though, too, because of the licensing and how complicated that must be.
Lego is interesting, though, too, because of the licensing and how complicated that must be.
like all right cool so they have lego and then they have batman but it's like so they can make a lego batman game but i'm sure they need to pay dc and like what's that all look like and what well honestly probably is the other way right where it's probably they have to pay lego dc has to pay lego yeah well i mean no it's wb has to pay yeah wb who owns dc who has to do this yeah i think they have to pay lego more than lego has to pay them