That's according to Matt Palmer, head of animation at TT Fusion, during a speaking at the inaugural conference at Develop in Liverpool.

"We were approached 13 months ago by publisher TT Games, who were in turn approached by Harmonix about LEGO Rock Band. And I'd say about 50 per cent of our studio were for the idea, and about 50 per cent were against it."

"I know people were saying, 'Oh they're flogging a LEGO licence again'."

"Many of us started realizing that we weren't just skinning one franchise on another, he said."

Source: develop-online.net