In the game, Batman and Robin join other super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from Lex Luthor and the Joker.

It contains an original story along with new areas of Gotham City to explore, and the utilization of a variety of vehicles including the Batmobile and Batwing.

In addition, players will use new gadgets and suits, such as Batman’s Power Suit and Robins’ Hazard Cannon to fight crime, along with all-new abilities such as flight, super-breath and heat vision.

LEGO Batman 2′s announcement has been imminent since it was first mentioned in passing during an LA Times interview with WBIE head Martin Tremblay in October.

Inserts on the sequel began showing up near the end of the year as well, with one showing Superman and Green Lantern.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes will be released this summer for 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, and Xbox 360.

The original LEGO Batman launched in late 2008 and went on to sell 11 million copies worldwide.

The game will launch on PS3, 360, Wii, PSP, PC, DS and 3DS. Warner’s also confirmed that an NGP version is in development.

Years 5-7 will be based on the final three books, or four movies, in the series: Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and the Deathly Hallows.

“LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 offers Harry Potter and LEGO fans an immersive experience that is fun and accessible for players of all ages,” said SVP of production and development at WBIE, Samantha Ryan. “With this game, TT Games captures everything fans love about the Harry Potter universe – and adds a distinct LEGO twist.”

“In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, we are giving gamers a truly epic conclusion to the most successful movie franchise in history with delightful gameplay for fans of all ages,” said managing director of developer TT Games, Tom Stone.

“We have built upon the first game and are giving fans even more magical abilities, puzzle solving and exploration, in addition to our distinctive brand of hilarious LEGO humour and charm.”

Years 1-4, which focused on the first four parts of the Harry Potter series, released last summer for PS3, 360, Wii and more.

The game features storylines, locations and characters from the films, as well as the fourth in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Players can take on the roles of more than 70 characters and explore the many different environments in more than 20 levels.

LEGO PotC also features two-player co-op, in which players each control a character to experience the story together, and also Freeplay mode, which lets players return to levels to discover new items.

The game is slated for release alongside the film in May for DS, PC, PSP, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

Gaze into Lego Jack Sparrow’s soulless (yet somehow still dreamy) eyes below.

Activision’s announced Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for a release this autumn for PS3, 360, Wii, PSP and DS.

The game takes place during the first seasons of the animated series, with characters from both series’ and the previous LSW titles.

“The LEGO Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humour and fun players expect from this award winning franchise,” said Darell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts.

“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO Star Wars series continues to be a great experience,” said director at TT, Tom Stone.

Full PR below.

*LucasArts and TT Games Bring Back the Award-Winning LEGO^® /Star Wars™/ Series with LEGO^® /Star Wars/^™ / III The Clone Wars/^™ / /*

LONDON, UK – 8^th February, 2010 – LucasArts and TT Games today announced the development of LEGO^® / Star Wars/™/ III: The Clone Wars/^™ /./ The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO^® / Star Wars/ videogame franchise, LEGO^® / Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ will combine the best elements of all previous LEGO^® games while adding brand new gameplay to make it the most action-packed LEGO^® videogame to date. Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the critically acclaimed LEGO^® / Star Wars/ and/ /LEGO^® / Indiana Jones™ /series, the game will ship on the Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Xbox 360^® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows in the Autumn of 2010.

“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “The LEGO^® / Star Wars/ franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO^® / Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, /delivering the humour and fun players expect from this award winning franchise.”

“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO^® / Star Wars/ series continues to be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. “The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO^® game ever with all new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO^® game.”

LEGO^® / Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, /Star Wars: The Clone Wars,/ as well as some fan-favourite characters from the beloved theatrical /Star Wars/ Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

For more information on LEGO^® / Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ please visit www.legostarwars.com <http://www.legostarwars.com/>_.

Warner’s just put out the first bits of in-game footage from Lego Harry Potter, and very cute it looks too. After the break.

The game’s actually called “LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4″. It’s out next year for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, PSP and PC.

Warner’s given VG247 a flat “no comment” on the subject of a Harry Potter Lego game, which has been rumoured yet again by CVG this morning.

Our offline sources indicate there may finally be truth to the project.

A Lego Potter title’s been rumoured for years, but licensing issues prevented any go ahead. Warner owns the Lego rights and TT Games, the developer behind all the major Lego games, while EA owns the rights to make Potter games.

It’s been mooted this morning that the twain may have finally met as the last Potter film-game tie-in will release next year, meaning the way would essentially be clear for an EA-sanctioned, non-competitive Potter product to release in its wake.

And everybody involved would rather have pots of extra money than not, clearly.

More on this soon.

“We’ve gotten started doing some LEGO games on the Warner IP,” Burton said when asked what was next for the studio. As far as release goes, he would only be as vague as saying we would see the titles, “down the line.”

The developer added that he’s keen to get into TV and movies as well as continuing the stupidly successful Lego series.

“I think further in the future we’re making a kids’ TV show,” Burton said, “using some of the tech we’ve developed for games.

“In the mid-distance, personally, to be able to dabble around in CG and film would be interesting, and Warner allows me to push in those directions without ‘quitting the day job,’ so to speak. So for me, to look to the future and think, ‘I wouldn’t mind [doing a film]…’ And Warner allows me to take a step in that direction, and if I suck? Great, I’ll make games.”

Full thing through the link.