Lego's exclusive cooperation agreement with Warner's TT Games is about to expire, and some insiders broke the news that Lego does not plan to continue this exclusive agreement, but hopes to cooperate with 2K to expand the output of related games. The 2K side is also trying to expand its sports games for younger player groups, and Lego is a good choice.
According to people familiar with the matter, the agreement with 2K involves a number of Lego games, the first will be a football game developed by Sumo Digital, which is scheduled to be announced later this year in conjunction with the World Cup hotspot; then an open world racing game, led by Visual Concepts, which developed the WWE series, which is expected to be launched in 2023; in addition, there is a third work in development, which sources say is based on a "well-known sports series".
According to sources, this series of LEGO sports games may introduce some characters with LEGO cross-licensing, such as Marvel, DC and Harry Potter related characters.
Warner's TT Games Studios is currently working on LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Legends, a new title scheduled for release on April 5 this year. According to people familiar with the matter, the studio has another unpublished LEGO game in the plan, but because Lego no longer continues the exclusive agreement, it is unclear whether the studio will continue to develop Lego games, if it continues to develop that unpublished project, then TT Games will not have exclusive rights.
According to the report, industry insiders believe that the reason why Lego decided not to extend the exclusive agreement with Warner is partly due to the decline in sales of lego series games, young players are more inclined to social games such as "Robles" or "Fortnite", and Warner's future in the game business is also uncertain.
2K and Sumo Digital did not respond to VGC's requests for comment, while a LEGO spokesperson said it would "not comment on speculation about future products or partners.".