Hopefully, you already know that 2008 will see the return of the great Indiana Jones to the big screen, as the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones movie franchise arrives next Memorial Day. This weekend at Comic-Con in San Diego, it was also finally (officiall) revealed that Indy would be headed to game consoles… in Lego form!
Players will get to play through all three movies – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – during the course of the single game. No specific platforms were mentioned for the game’s release sometime next year, but it’s safe to assume the game will come ahead of the movie, and to the most successful platforms. Traveller’s Tales will be in charge of the game, as it will be developed by the same teams that brought you Lego Star Wars.
In other Indiana Jones news, Lego Indiana Jones play sets will be in stores starting January. As for the movie, actress Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood, Raiders) has been confirmed as returning to the cast of the fourth Indiana Jones, along with a cast already including Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, and Ray Winstone.
Full press release after the break.
If Family Adventure Has a Name, It Must Be LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Videogame
LucasArts and TT Games Don Their Fedoras for the Next Great LEGO Gaming ExperienceSAN DIEGO, Calif. — July 27, 2007 — LucasArts and TT Games today announced that LEGO® Indiana Jones®: The Videogame [working title] will whip onto game consoles everywhere in summer 2008. Developed by the same team at Traveller’s 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 culture’s 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 favorite movies, and their kids get some rousing action/adventure gameplay that may also introduce them to Indy’s 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.
