<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
October	O
2010	O
to	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NetDevil	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
early	O
opening	O
(	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
to-be	O
Lego	B-Language
"	O
Founders	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
from	O
original	O
estimates	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Teasers	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Lego	B-Language
in	O
2007	O
and	O
late	O
November	O
2008	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
one	O
last	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
populated	O
by	O
Lego	B-Language
minifigures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
rocket	O
pad	O
to	O
Frostburgh	O
[	O
valid	O
December	O
-	O
February	O
2010	O
/	O
11 ]	O
near	O
Christmas	O
,	O
the	O
portal	O
to	O
Starbase	O
3001	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Club	O
Door	O
[	O
near	O
Red	O
Blocks ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninjago	O
Monastery	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
world	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
within	O
a	O
new	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
more	O
expansively	O
than	O
Crux	O
Prime	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
theme	O
Ninjago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vendor	O
in	O
the	O
Ninjago	O
Monastery	O
traded	O
a	O
special	O
consumable	O
item	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
common	O
consumable	O
items	O
found	O
around	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninjago	O
Monastery	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
addition	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
brought	O
players	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
together	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Maelstrom	O
and	O
its	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumed	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
minifigure	O
and	O
travelled	O
to	O
various	O
themed	O
worlds	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
enemies	O
and	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
players	O
could	O
collect	O
Lego	B-Language
pieces	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
freely	O
build	O
models	O
on	O
their	O
personal	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
character	O
customization	O
using	O
the	O
traditional	O
Lego	B-Language
method	O
,	O
a	O
workshop	O
where	O
a	O
car	O
is	O
created	O
from	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
,	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
city	O
populated	O
with	O
sets	O
from	O
numerous	O
different	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
theatrical	O
battle	O
between	O
an	O
eye-patched	O
Lego	B-Language
minifigure	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Darkling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
fictional	O
"	O
Bradford-Rant	O
Institute	O
for	O
Cosmic	O
Kinesis	O
"	O
was	O
linked	O
on	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
institute	O
was	O
supposedly	O
tracking	O
seven	O
Lego	B-Language
"	O
Pods	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
landed	O
in	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Pods	O
were	O
found	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
and	O
the	O
tagline	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Answer	O
the	O
Call	O
:	O
Save	O
Imagination	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Bradford	O
Rant	O
promotion	O
then	O
was	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
"	O
The	O
Great	O
Minifig	O
Mission	O
"	O
promotion	O
in	O
which	O
Lego	B-Language
account	O
holders	O
complete	O
missions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
minifigs	O
enter	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
–	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
Team	O
hosted	O
an	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
E3	O
Gaming	O
Expo	O
,	O
where	O
attendees	O
could	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
Beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
during	O
this	O
event	O
that	O
the	O
global	O
distributor	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Kids	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
members	O
before	O
December	O
7	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
the	O
beta	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
people	O
who	O
could	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Lego	B-Language
employees	O
and	O
their	O
friends	O
and	O
families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
announced	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
demonstration	O
and	O
sign-ups	O
for	O
beta	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
February	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
newsletter	O
,	O
released	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
Beta	O
sign	O
up	O
page	O
for	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
wherein	O
subscribers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
Beta	O
Test	O
for	O
PC	O
only	O
(	O
though	O
a	O
Mac	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
on	O
during	O
testing	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
My	O
Lego	B-Language
Network	O
on	O
Lego.com	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
message	O
inviting	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Beta	O
sign	O
ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
website	O
featured	O
a	O
link	O
on	O
an	O
article	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
Beta	O
sign	O
ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
beta	O
invites	O
were	O
sent	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
non-alpha	O
testers	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
;	O
the	O
beta	O
test	O
then	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
at	O
7:59	O
PM	O
EDT	O
(	O
September	O
29	O
at	O
1:00	O
PM	O
EDT	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
German	O
Server	O
)	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Founders	O
"	O
launch	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
subscription	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Game-Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
normal	O
order	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Normal	O
Order	O
shipped	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
DVD	O
and	O
one	O
month	O
of	O
free	O
game	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
promotions	O
did	O
occasionally	O
arise	O
which	O
provided	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
online	O
,	O
through	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
to	O
play	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
ID	O
&	O
password	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
with	O
limited	O
name	O
options	O
,	O
whereas	O
members	O
could	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
made-up	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Monday	O
,	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
precisely	O
at	O
midnight	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesper	O
Vilstrup	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
revenue	O
model	O
in	O
our	O
target	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
,	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
last	O
month	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
players	O
with	O
membership	O
were	O
offered	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
play	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
Thank	O
you	O
 '	O
from	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newly	O
titled	O
'	O
Lego	B-Protocol
Minifigures	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
 '	O
MMORPG	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
game	O
until	O
its	O
closure	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
project	O
is	O
Darkflame	O
Universe	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
had	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
LEGO	B-Language
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Darkflame	O
Universe	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
abandoning	O
their	O
private	O
hosting	O
of	O
a	O
server	O
and	O
going	O
open	O
source	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
legal	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
LEGO	B-Language
Group	O
regarding	O
public	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
70/100	O
and	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
72.44	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
