Those great little plastic blocks that kept us all busy with ideas are under fire from the “Maelstrom” in a new Massive Multiplayer Online game from NetDevil.

With a creative and building focus, LEGO Universe invites players to explore, battle, make friends, and flex their imaginations with the brick in a vibrant online world. Developed by The LEGO Group and NetDevil, LEGO Universe is a family-friendly online game, appropriate for players aged eight and above.  The LEGO brick lies at the center of the experience, and several levels of building are available, from simple gameplay-oriented challenges all the way up to sophisticated brick-by-brick building.

The game itself looks like pretty standard MMO fare: Help NPC, earn “Plastic”, use “Plastic” to buy blocks and weapons, repeat.  Unlike other MMO’s, however, it uses the entire Lego brand so that you can fight in medieval castles, space stations, formula 1 race cars, and more.  Watch the trailer above first, then go check out their website.