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SPLASH DAMAGE ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE
World Exclusive Reveal at The Game Awards Offers a First Look at a Brand-New TRANSFORMERS Video Game

London, United Kingdom (December 8, 2022) – Splash Damage, the developers behind Dirty Bomb, Gears Tactics, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, today announced TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE, a 1-4 player online action game, being developed in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc. This PC & Console co-op game will offer players an opportunity to explore a fresh, new story within the TRANSFORMERS universe.
 
The Game Awards saw the World Exclusive Reveal of TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE, offering fans a glimpse of what they can expect with a cinematic trailer. The gravest threat to humanity has arrived. And it’s already won. Earth is no longer ours; it belongs to them. All we have left is our hope for the Autobots, as we salvage them from the rubble left behind.
 
TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE will offer players a chance to immerse themselves in the TRANSFORMERS universe like never before. They will get to play as some of their favourite characters; unique, weighty, and powerful, seamlessly converting between vehicle and bot form as they battle The Legion; the greatest threat the Autobots have ever faced.
 
Richard Jolly, CEO of Splash Damage, says, “Growing up with G1 TRANSFORMERS in the ’80s means it'll always hold a special place in my heart, it's both an honour and a privilege to work with such a beloved franchise. We know fans have been waiting a long time for a new TRANSFORMERS game on consoles and pc, and we're going to give them the experience they deserve.”
 
TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE marks a new era for Splash Damage and is being developed & published exclusively by the London-based group. As part of this new era, Splash Damage recently acquired BULKHEAD and have been developing TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE in collaboration with the Derby-based studio. The 500+ people strong development & publishing teams at Splash Damage and BULKHEAD are expanding rapidly and TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE is one of several original titles currently in development at the studios.
 
Eugene Evans, SVP of Business Development & Digital Licensing, at Hasbro, says, “Fans have been eagerly awaiting a new game that immerses them into our iconic TRANSFORMERS universe. We’re thrilled to share a first look on one of gaming’s biggest nights. Splash Damage has an amazing track record with some of the world’s most famous IP’s and have a strong creative passion for the TRANSFORMERS brand. We’re confident that TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE will be hugely popular with the TRANSFORMERS community and continues the Hasbro Blueprint 2.0 strategy of creating first-class branded entertainment across diverse categories and platforms including video games.”
 
TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE will be available for PC and consoles. With the Closed Beta planned for 2023, players can sign up right now at http://www.playTFR.com for future updates.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:What would work best would be a hybrid approach where you go third person for vehicle mode

I'd love the option to change (hehe) the camera - based on the trailer I'm inclined to think it's at least first-person.

Mind you it's all moot for me as my PC likely won't run it and my wife and I are still on the last gen of console!

bluecatcinema wrote:Those graphics are fantastic.

SykDealer wrote:I wonder if this "Legion" is something new or if they're a different take on the Quintessons.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

SykDealer wrote:I wonder if this "Legion" is something new or if they're a different take on the Quintessons.

If these leaked cutscenes are from Reactivate then no. These narrative clips suggest Legion is almost a virus.

Starscream (Steve Blum with Jon Bailey as Prime): https://youtu.be/3SNPV8wbDGE

Ratchet (anyone recognise his voice?): https://youtu.be/wr7GbdumzyU

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

SykDealer wrote:I wonder if this "Legion" is something new or if they're a different take on the Quintessons.

If these leaked cutscenes are from Reactivate then no. These narrative clips suggest Legion is almost a virus.

Starscream (Steve Blum with Jon Bailey as Prime): https://youtu.be/3SNPV8wbDGE

Ratchet (anyone recognise his voice?): https://youtu.be/wr7GbdumzyU

Oh God, so the and must band together with the humans to fight against "The Borgs" or something. The story looks EPIC! But it will be all for naught if the game is online multiplayer only that consist of either deathmatches, or mowing waves of ennemies à la Wireframe or something.

Please, game, have at least an epic 20 hours single player campaign with heavy story elements!

ZeroWolf wrote:I'm not saying no, just don't get your hopes up. I too want epic single player action but best to play it safe.

SykDealer wrote:I wonder if this "Legion" is something new or if they're a different take on the Quintessons. Some of those aliens looked a lot like the tantacly Quintesson things from Cyberverse. Either way, it's nice to see the Transformers and humans together in darker, grounded scenarios. It annoys me so much when the human characters don't or can't join in when the action starts. Hate on the live action films all you want, but those scenes where the military and the Autobots fight together in DOTM kick ass!

MaximalNui wrote:Also, anyone else notice this?

SpaceEagle wrote:These designs look very slick, very excited to see more of this game.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:These designs look very slick, very excited to see more of this game.

I'm not exited at all for the game itself. But if they ever make Generations toys out of these designs, I'd be all over them.

First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....

First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....

RotorstormNZ wrote:

First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....

The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.

I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.

First-Aid wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....

The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.

I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.

Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.

First-Aid wrote:Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.

In his video RoboGaming1HD explicitly states several times that material he has seen from as far back as 2017 consistently describes this as a third-person shooter. "Anyone claiming the game is an FPS is very much wrong. The game is in third-person perspective very similar to the looks of Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron by High Moon Studios."

First-Aid wrote:I love you

-Kanrabat- wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....

The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.

I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.

Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.

I bet a buck that you'll barf using a VR set.