Warner Bros. Interactive has just announced LEGO Dimensions, a new toys-to-life game that will bring together a whole bunch of major franchises - that is if you're willing to fork out for all the sets.

In a similar set-up to Activision's Skylanders series, LEGO Dimensions will ship as a 'Starter Pack' which includes the LEGO Toy Pad - the device which will let you beam a wide variety of characters into the game world. The Starter Pack comes with the Toy Pad (which you build yourself), three LEGO Minifigures - Gandalf, Batman, and Wyldstyle from The Lego Movie - and the Batmobile.

Check out the announcement trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBvr289G3w8

Lego Dimensions launches on consoles including Wii U later this year - a date of September 27th has been confirmed for North America.

The starter pack will set you back just shy of ninety pounds (on Wii U). Additional packs planned for this year which will work with the game are:

• A Back to the Future Level Pack with a Lego Marty McFly minifigure
• A Lego Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures
• Three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures
• Two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures
• Three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with Lego Gollum, Lego Gimli and Lego Legolas minifigures
• Four The Lego Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters
• A The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a Lego Wicked Witch of the West minifigure

The game itself is being developed by Traveller's Tales - the studio behind the vast majority of the hugely successful LEGO games.