“We said ‘let’s plan for something in 2027’ and they did it in one year.”
How did these changes and new features come about?
And what does the future have in store for Lego andFortnite’s popular crossover?
How did you come up with the new name for Lego Fortnite Odyssey?
Marcelli:Finding new brands is always a bit of a challenge for The Lego Group.
Lego Fortnite is those two brands coming together, but it’s not specific to a genre.
Odyssey came about because that’s what players love the most - the adventures.
We wanted to just see to it people understood it was an adventure game.
And with Brick Life, hopefully it’s self-explanatory - it says social roleplay.
Did you always know you wanted the Storm King in there?
Winterbottom:We had a vision of what this game could become.
We always wanted to have the big, scary, difficult, challenging thing you could aspire to accomplish.
We always had in mind it would be something like this.
It’s a lot of fun and we expect players will play with it for years to come.
The last thing I’ll say is - everything we’ve added into Odyssey has stayed in it.
But we’re really happy with how it’s turned out.
How have you managed to do that?
Winterbottom:It’s difficult technical work.
We’ve been working on this technology challenge for a while.
We can’t betray that - their work, their investment.
That’s how we approached it.
What will 2025 look like for Lego Fortnite Odyssey?
Can players expect the same mix of licensed and original content additions?
Winterbottom:We just met up and talked about exactly this!
There will definitely be, maybe, some more licensed stuff - there’s fun things to do there.
But we’re more focused on how we continue to make the game fun.
We’re pretty excited about our 2025 plans.
It sounds like a game you’re not expecting to finish up anytime soon.
Will it ever be finished, or are you planning to keep building it indefinitely?
Marcelli:I hope it’s a game that will never be finished.
I hope it will never be done, always kept fresh and updated.
We said ‘let’s plan for something in 2027’ and they did it in one year.
How did you do it in one year?
Marcelli:The technical work that went into building Lego Fortnite in the first place was long and deep.
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Winterbottom:Have you noticed the word Lego is literally embossed on every brick?!
Marcelli:We wanted that Lego love, fidelity and everything.
