Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games
Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games
Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games
By Dean Takahashi
November 03, 2020
Summary
The Lego Group's investment arm, Lego Ventures, has spun out a new game venture called Light Brick Studio as an independent company.
The spinout is the first such move for Lego and will allow the new startup to further explore the future of digital play.
Family-owned venture firm Lego Ventures is separate from the Lego Group and has invested $1 million in the studio as part of its plan to look "Beyond the brick," Lego Ventures marketing head Rob Lowe said in an interview with GamesBeat.
As Light Brick Studio, it previously created the Apple Arcade title Builder's Journey, released in December 2019 under the Lego banner.
For Light Brick Studio, that means looking at social play on other platforms, like digital games.
Light Brick Studio does not expect to make triple-A games for consoles.
Studio that makes Lego video games under a license from The Lego Group.
The spinout allows Light Brick Studio to work with an array of gaming projects and partners, including the Lego Group itself.
Lego Ventures was founded two years ago and is a venture capital arm of the Lego brand.
Lego Ventures previously invested in Berlin-based Klang, which is making a massively multiplayer online space colony simulation called Seed.
Reference
Takahashi, D. (2020, November 03). Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games. Retrieved November 03, 2020, from https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/03/lego-ventures-spins-out-light-brick-studio-to-make-digital-learning-games/