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A Visit to NetDevil
Posted by Brian Crecente at 5:00 AM on September 30, 2008
Adam and I had a chance to run over to NetDevil's office last week to talk with them about their work on the upcoming LEGO massively multiplayer online game LEGO Universe. We also got a tour of their place, including the fabled LEGO library and got some more hands on time with an up-to-the-minute build of Jumpgate Evolution.
In the coming weeks (blame TGS) we'll be posting some in-game videos, hands-on impressions, interviews and tour videos on the site. While LEGO Universe isn't quite playable(by me) yet, producer Ryan Seabury took some time to talk to us about where the game was headed and what we could expect to see. He also showed off his totally kick-arse real-world Starcraft LEGO diorama. Look for that one a bit later today.
In the meantime amuse yourself at my expense:
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sqoon
Posted 5:29 AM 30/9/08
@Lazlo: scripted?
i rue the day kotaku falls foul of that put on impromptu bullshit the 1up show parades.
sqoon
Galivanting
Posted 5:29 AM 30/9/08
man i cant wait for lego universe... even if its kiddy as all hell
Galivanting
SeaCreation
Posted 5:25 AM 30/9/08
nice Zelda music from the marketplace area in 'Ocarina of Time'.
one thing you can say about NetDevil from that video is that they ain't actors.
SeaCreation
MikeWTFpwns
Posted 5:24 AM 30/9/08
is that entire studio made from particle board?
MikeWTFpwns
Badassiousness
Posted 5:21 AM 30/9/08
oh nvm it was legos watched it again lol
Badassiousness
homernoy
Posted 5:21 AM 30/9/08
Funny stuff; I'll have to check out the rest this afternoon. I really like the Kotaku graphic at the end of the video. Neat effects.
homernoy
TwinkyC
Posted 5:21 AM 30/9/08
That was a GREAT video. It actually left me wanting to see what happened after.
TwinkyC
Badassiousness
Posted 5:21 AM 30/9/08
was that a salad??
Badassiousness
LSX
Posted 5:17 AM 30/9/08
Amazing video! I can't wait to have more juicy details about Jumpgate too.
LSX
Lazlo
Posted 5:15 AM 30/9/08
@Crecente:
That was a funny vid, but how much of that was real, and how much was scripted?
Also, it's funny that the video was about you guys going to get some hands on with Jumpgate, and just bringing it up was as much airtime as that game got. :)
Lazlo
SkyOtic
Posted 5:12 AM 30/9/08
so we will see other video's later today/this week? that would be great!
at the beginning we see that Auto Assault sticker, poorly its servers went down last year :( i bought on that day :S
SkyOtic
Poffy
Posted 5:08 AM 30/9/08
"Brian, that's a really bad idea."
I lol'd.
Poffy
SpiritBoy
Posted 5:08 AM 30/9/08
Oh lawd.
I can't wait to see what you have in store. I'm very eager to see where this game is heading.
LEGO rawks.
SpiritBoy
Brian Crecente
Posted 5:55 AM 30/9/08
@CasualGeek: No. it was a total set up. Just me being goofy. Actually at the end I was playing with a bowl full of LEGOs.
Brian Crecente
Ruisu
Posted 5:53 AM 30/9/08
More please.
Ruisu
CasualGeek
Posted 5:49 AM 30/9/08
Dood! You are sooooo busted. That was hilarious. So, did you actually get any footage of Jumpgate or Lego U?
LOL or did you really get kicked out?
CasualGeek
stutte
Posted 5:34 AM 30/9/08
@MikeWTFpwns: Why yes it is.
stutte
heddtrauma
Posted 5:57 AM 30/9/08
@MikeWTFpwns: no kidding. studio or clubhouse?
heddtrauma
Sandldan
Posted 6:40 AM 30/9/08
hahaha, this is why i love kotaku
Sandldan
Spenze
Posted 6:39 AM 30/9/08
@CapnSpank: auto assault was totally underrated. Sure it had its problems, but I had way more fun with it than any other MMO on the market.
That said, the art direction was brutal, and the relative lack of players made it a whole lot less fun that it could have been.
Spenze
CapnSpank
Posted 6:34 AM 30/9/08
Two words: "Auto Assault"
CapnSpank
everybest
Posted 7:21 AM 30/9/08
I can never replay the videos, it always gets forwarded to another one. In this case, a 9 minute interview with one of the LEGO guys.
everybest
BeneG
Posted 8:39 AM 30/9/08
I must say I like the new kotaku video player and this video had some good laughs thanks
BeneG
tkshredder
Posted 11:45 AM 30/9/08
Brian and Adam:
i'm really glad to see the videos kotaku is putting out now. getting behind the scenes of the place really delivers the experience.
this particular one hits close to home, as i got stuck in denver airport this past feb. en route to GDC. i ended up picking a seat and waiting a good an and a half for a delayed flight with 5 or 6 developers from Net Devil - they were in fact, the first real-deal game developers i ever swapped my new business cards with. you never forget those first times, and seeing where they work now brings it full swing.
kudos for the entertaining report. looking forward for more!
tkshredder
TheGuero
Posted 12:26 PM 30/9/08
You're a cool guy Brian. The video is made of win, although it could focus a little more on, you know, your visit to Netdevil and games and stuff....instead of a sitcom starring you.
Don't get me wrong though, Sitcoms starring you are awesome!!!1!1
TheGuero
Cosmitzian
Posted 5:55 AM 30/9/08
@SpiritBoy: That's easy.. it's heading to:
"WTB GREEN BLOK +12 TO FINISH DEATHGLIDER"
"LFG FARM LEGO CASTLE FOR 4 TILE BLOCKS!"
and ofc:
"U NUB! YOU NEED 5 6x4'S AT 45 DEGREES TO ESCAPE AGGRO..."
Sadly.. :(
Cosmitzian
Defoliantonthemoneytree
Posted 5:31 AM 30/9/08
Great Ocarina of Time audio...
You should have lit the place on fire, that gets people's attention.
Defoliantonthemoneytree
spats
Posted 3:35 PM 30/9/08
Awesome video, loved it.
spats