Some MMO's make it big or carry on as free-to-play, unfortunately the Lego Universe team will be shutting down their MMO January 31st as found on the Lego Universe site, unfortunately they were unable to gain the numbers of users that would keep the MMO going, while it's bad news for subscribers of the game the Lego Universe team are offering an extra month free before closing.
'We are thankful to have had the opportunity to share this adventure wiith an amazing community of players. We hope you will continue to enjoy LEGO Universe for the last few months. As a thank you, if you are a paying subscriber on December 31, 2011, we will provide you the full game for the final month for free.'