Six waves of content already have launch dates

Sep 28, 2015 09:34 GMT  ·  By

LEGO Dimensions might be coming to an already crowded field, but it seems that developer TT Games and publisher Warner Bros. have plans to make the game attractive in the long-term by planning to deliver addition content and support until at least 2018.

The game needs to take on a number of high-profile rivals, including Skylanders and Disney Infinity, both of which have a solid foothold in the market, and Nintendo is also targeting the same space with its line of Amiibo figurines.

Mark Warburton, an associate producer working on LEGO Dimensions, tells Eurogamer that, "We've created the technology to the degree that we're happy it meets our needs for the future. We've created the toy pad so that it shouldn't need to be updated. And we can just create new level and character packs to keep expanding that."

The two companies are clearly not aiming to get all the fun packs and the figures in the hands of all gamers, but they do hope that each player will find clear favorites that they will stick to for a longer period.

Warburton says that the core game set allows those who get it to get a 100 percent completion rate and to explore some alternate routes through the various adventures.

LEGO Dimensions offers value despite the bigger price

Some gamers have questioned the higher than expected cost of the core package but for TT Games and Warner Bros. maintain that the amount of content included justifies the price point.

For Warburton the very fact that players get the toy pad and a wide range of bricks means that they can try out some of the main features and then decide which of the additional content they are interested in.

LEGO Dimensions features Fun Packs based on Doctor Who, Ninjago, Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Jurassic World, Lord of the Rings and Portal.

The two companies already have plans for five waves of extra content that will be launched before the end of spring 2016.

It's unclear whether they are also aiming to deliver a price cut in order to make LEGO Dimensions more attractive in the run up to the very important Christmas shopping season.