LEGO Universe switches off forever

The MMO of plastic that was LEGO Universe has switched off and packed up its colourful bricks for good, as the one year old game got "nowhere near" the users it needed to survive.

Ever after they trialled free-to-play they couldn't get a "satisfactory revenue" going, and decided to call it a day. LEGO Universe switched off at midnight EST (5am GMT).

"After one year the game has nowhere near as many subscribers as we needed to be able to keep it running," read the LEGO Universe FAQ. It launched October 2010.