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'''''Transformers: Reactivate''''' is an upcoming online multiplayer game developed by [[Splash Damage]]. | '''''Transformers: Reactivate''''' is ''allegedly'' an upcoming online multiplayer game developed by [[Splash Damage]]. | ||
It was announced on [[December 8]], 2022 at The Game Awards via a teaser trailer that doesn't tell us a whole lot about the play style. A closed beta is planned to happen [[soon]]. Like some of the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|previous]] [[Transformers: Battle Tactics|games]], ''Reactivate'' will also utilize microtransactions for in-game purchases. However, due to an infamously troubled development cycle, nothing of the game has been shown outside of that teaser for (at current tally) {{#expr: ({{ #time: U }} - {{ #time: U |December 8, 2022}})/86400 round 0}} days, leaving many to question the state of the project. | It was announced on [[December 8]], 2022 at The Game Awards via a teaser trailer that doesn't tell us a whole lot about the play style. A closed beta is planned to happen [[soon]]. Like some of the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|previous]] [[Transformers: Battle Tactics|games]], ''Reactivate'' will also utilize microtransactions for in-game purchases. However, due to an infamously troubled development cycle, nothing of the game has been shown outside of that teaser for (at current tally) {{#expr: ({{ #time: U }} - {{ #time: U |December 8, 2022}})/86400 round 0}} days, leaving many to question the state of the project. | ||
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[[File: Transformers Reactivate screenshot20220812 06.jpeg|upright=1.4|thumb|You are a Transformer!]] | |||
''Transformers: Reactivate'' has been in development in some form or another since 2017, shortly after the end of [[Activision]]'s exclusivity deal with [[Hasbro]], though the process has been...''tumultuous'', let's say. Reports of the game's existence first emerged way back in 2018, when it was announced that Certain Affinity was working on a new ''Transformers'' game (tentatively known as ''Transformers: Impact'' and ''Transformers Online''). In 2021, it was confirmed through members of the development team that the game had been retitled ''Transformers: Rise''. It wasn't until the game's official trailer reveal in December 2022 that the current title was revealed, along with the shift in developer. | |||
After another full year of radio silence, it was then announced in December 2023 that any further news on the game was delayed until some unspecified time in 2024, due to the project being migrated to Unreal Engine 5.<ref>[https://x.com/PlayTFR/status/1732437280944505315 Engine change announcement on Twitter]</ref> As of writing, this remains the last official word on the game – although a hubbub was caused in June 2024 when the game's trailer was silently delisted from the game's official accounts, likely as a result of the license for the trailer's music expiring. | |||
==Toyline== | |||
Standing testament to the game's interminable development cycle is the troubled tale of its tie-in toys from [[Hasbro]]. The first public evidence of these products surfaced in early 2021, when store listings under the codename "Shine" (as in "rise and shine") for a pair of two-packs were first discovered.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/im-drunk-and-from-leak-squad-i-quit-it-and-here-it-is-on-a-throwaway.1205827/page-597#post-19019847 TFW2005 post from Jtprime17]</ref> The packs' Hasbro product numbers (which are broadly assigned in numerical order) suggested they were developed around the same time as 2021's ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' toyline, and a confidential slide leaked years later indeed confirmed that, at one stage, these figures were intended to hit shelves late that year.<ref>[https://x.com/TFU_INFO/status/1714670388246978948 Leaked slide shared on Twitter by TFU.info]</ref> | |||
The packs were delayed from that planned 2021 launch, no doubt in the hope of still aligning with the release of ''Reactivate'' itself, but with the game's development continuing to stretch on, it seems Hasbro eventually grew tired of waiting and officially launched both packs in November 2023—although some retailers inadvertently listed the Starscream/Bumblebee pack a month early, complete with an out-of-date set of [[stock photography]] which depicted the products in a ''Transformers: Rise''-branded box.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/10/18/first-look-at-transformers-rise-starscream-bumblebee-2-pack-496772 ''Rise'' stock photos on TFW2005]</ref> | |||
The next year, and once again not in connection with any news or update on the game itself, Hasbro re-released the Bumblebee figure by itself in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline's Deluxe Class assortment, as part of the line's "Gamer Edition" sub-branding. | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Reactivate'''''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Soundwave]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Starscream]] / [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Bumblebee]]}} | |||
</ul> | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Studio Series'''''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1|+10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SSReactivate|Gamer Edition Bumblebee]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RiseBumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px]] | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * The game's now-deleted teaser trailer featured a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9uyAVi9wWc song cover] of {{w|Bon Jovi}}'s "{{w|Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)|Wanted Dead or Alive}}", performed by [[Empara Mi]] and [[dreamchild]]. | ||
* The game's cover art features the head of the [[Statue of Liberty]] with the text [[The New Order|"ARE ALL DEAD?"]] scratched into it. | * The game's cover art features the head of the [[Statue of Liberty]] with the text [[The New Order|"ARE ALL DEAD?"]] scratched into it. | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 11 December 2024
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| Developer | Splash Damage | ||||||
| Platform | PC, consoles | ||||||
| Release date | TBA | ||||||
Transformers: Reactivate is allegedly an upcoming online multiplayer game developed by Splash Damage.
It was announced on December 8, 2022 at The Game Awards via a teaser trailer that doesn't tell us a whole lot about the play style. A closed beta is planned to happen soon. Like some of the previous games, Reactivate will also utilize microtransactions for in-game purchases. However, due to an infamously troubled development cycle, nothing of the game has been shown outside of that teaser for (at current tally) 1384 days, leaving many to question the state of the project.
Plot
Per the official site, "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."
Social media pages for the game tell fans to "fight back against the Legion", indicating the name of the game's alien occupiers.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
|---|---|
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Development history
Transformers: Reactivate has been in development in some form or another since 2017, shortly after the end of Activision's exclusivity deal with Hasbro, though the process has been...tumultuous, let's say. Reports of the game's existence first emerged way back in 2018, when it was announced that Certain Affinity was working on a new Transformers game (tentatively known as Transformers: Impact and Transformers Online). In 2021, it was confirmed through members of the development team that the game had been retitled Transformers: Rise. It wasn't until the game's official trailer reveal in December 2022 that the current title was revealed, along with the shift in developer.
After another full year of radio silence, it was then announced in December 2023 that any further news on the game was delayed until some unspecified time in 2024, due to the project being migrated to Unreal Engine 5.[1] As of writing, this remains the last official word on the game – although a hubbub was caused in June 2024 when the game's trailer was silently delisted from the game's official accounts, likely as a result of the license for the trailer's music expiring.
Toyline
Standing testament to the game's interminable development cycle is the troubled tale of its tie-in toys from Hasbro. The first public evidence of these products surfaced in early 2021, when store listings under the codename "Shine" (as in "rise and shine") for a pair of two-packs were first discovered.[2] The packs' Hasbro product numbers (which are broadly assigned in numerical order) suggested they were developed around the same time as 2021's War for Cybertron: Kingdom toyline, and a confidential slide leaked years later indeed confirmed that, at one stage, these figures were intended to hit shelves late that year.[3]
The packs were delayed from that planned 2021 launch, no doubt in the hope of still aligning with the release of Reactivate itself, but with the game's development continuing to stretch on, it seems Hasbro eventually grew tired of waiting and officially launched both packs in November 2023—although some retailers inadvertently listed the Starscream/Bumblebee pack a month early, complete with an out-of-date set of stock photography which depicted the products in a Transformers: Rise-branded box.[4]
The next year, and once again not in connection with any news or update on the game itself, Hasbro re-released the Bumblebee figure by itself in the Studio Series toyline's Deluxe Class assortment, as part of the line's "Gamer Edition" sub-branding.
| Reactivate | Studio Series |  |
Notes
- The game's now-deleted teaser trailer featured a song cover of Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive", performed by Empara Mi and dreamchild.
- The game's cover art features the head of the Statue of Liberty with the text "ARE ALL DEAD?" scratched into it.
