Edge:

A post from the team on the game’s forums reads: “Today we are very sad to announce that Lego Universe will be closing. This was a very difficult decision to make, but unfortunately Lego Universe has not been able to attract the number of members needed to keep the game open.

LEGO Universe debuted in October, 2010 for Mac and PC, but never had the impact on the MMO market that its developers and publisher expected. LEGO Universe had a difficult time attracting players despite an effort to make parts of the game free to play starting this past summer. LEGO Universe shuts down for good in January.