Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 2:24PM CST
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It's official, the live service game Transformers Reactivate has been cancelled. This comes to us from Splash Damage, the developers, who say the game is no longer being developed. You can read their whole statement below, which they posted on Twitter. We thank Sabrblade for letting us know of this unfortunate development. While a coincidence, this does happen at the same time that Hasbro will be doing games based on their properties themselves rather than licensing it out to third party companies. We will be giving you more info on this shift in Hasbro's business strategies in an upcoming editorial.
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Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187396)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 8th, 2025 @ 5:19pm CST
After the DOA Concord, and the failure of so many hero shooters, INCLUDING OVERWATCH, plus having to compete with Fortnite and the Marvel Rivals juggernaut, it's no wonder that it was pointless spending more ressources on that TF themed hero shooter.
Too bad the whole thing will be buried for a tax return instead of being redirected into a kick-ass single player game like the Activision classics.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 8th, 2025 @ 5:19pm CST
After the DOA Concord, and the failure of so many hero shooters, INCLUDING OVERWATCH, plus having to compete with Fortnite and the Marvel Rivals juggernaut, it's no wonder that it was pointless spending more ressources on that TF themed hero shooter.
Too bad the whole thing will be buried for a tax return instead of being redirected into a kick-ass single player game like the Activision classics.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187397)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on January 8th, 2025 @ 5:21pm CST
Called it!
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on January 8th, 2025 @ 5:21pm CST
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:The game was announced in December 2022 with a cinematic trailer and promises of a beta that never happened. Their next social media update was a full year later promising "exciting updates" in 2024. Here we are another full year later with nothing. But oh hey look, leaked gameplay from nearly FIVE YEARS ago. lol this game is never happening.
Called it!
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187405)
Posted by First-Aid on January 9th, 2025 @ 10:02am CST
Posted by First-Aid on January 9th, 2025 @ 10:02am CST
This makes me sad.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187421)
Posted by DeathReviews on January 10th, 2025 @ 8:01am CST
Posted by DeathReviews on January 10th, 2025 @ 8:01am CST
Sometimes, I must reap things untimely - even games...
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187428)
Posted by cloudballoon on January 10th, 2025 @ 8:38pm CST
Posted by cloudballoon on January 10th, 2025 @ 8:38pm CST
I never needed a AAA Transformers video game with all the fancy shmancy (read: modern greedy crap) live-service, endless DLCs, pay-to-win crap. Just wanted a good single player TPS with decent graphics (WFC/FOC is still serviceable to this day) that moves the franchise forward. Cut the multiplayer aspect to save on development & support costs. A good game with awesome designs drives toy sales and franchise exposure to the general public. We had a winning formula with WFC/FOC/Davastation, is it so hard to get back to that basics?
I doubt I'll play Deactivate, er, I mean Reactivate even if it comes out because of its live-service focus. But I was interested to know how story driven it will be - even if the premise of human & Transformers banding together to fight some space snakes sound stupid/wasted potential on the outset. We are starved for more mature stories outside of Skybound comics.
Now it's all for naught. Oh well, I MIGHT get the two 2-packs as memoriam for what it could be... if they're on sale.
I doubt I'll play Deactivate, er, I mean Reactivate even if it comes out because of its live-service focus. But I was interested to know how story driven it will be - even if the premise of human & Transformers banding together to fight some space snakes sound stupid/wasted potential on the outset. We are starved for more mature stories outside of Skybound comics.
Now it's all for naught. Oh well, I MIGHT get the two 2-packs as memoriam for what it could be... if they're on sale.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187436)
Posted by PerfectVision on January 11th, 2025 @ 3:07am CST
Posted by PerfectVision on January 11th, 2025 @ 3:07am CST
"a winning formula"?Not in the eyes of the games publisher.
You said they spend too much money on the wrong thing about TF:ONE,it happens since PRIME at least (the actors),the ambitious failure that started it all before EARTHSPARK that is mainly remembered for a few things only.
Go back to replay these games if they are that great,as tyrannical as it sounds.The multiplayer rather than the playable cutscenes i suppose.
You said they spend too much money on the wrong thing about TF:ONE,it happens since PRIME at least (the actors),the ambitious failure that started it all before EARTHSPARK that is mainly remembered for a few things only.
Go back to replay these games if they are that great,as tyrannical as it sounds.The multiplayer rather than the playable cutscenes i suppose.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187458)
Posted by noctorro on January 12th, 2025 @ 5:14am CST
Posted by noctorro on January 12th, 2025 @ 5:14am CST
Tripple Dripple called it.
That thing was never gonna fly and if it did it would've been Concord.
Game dev managers need to start realizing, just make a good small single player game and then just finish the game and sell it on consoles for 30/40 euro's. Not the whole hero shooter live service crap. That won't work and over budget games also won't work. 10 guys can make a cool single player TF game in a year part time.
That thing was never gonna fly and if it did it would've been Concord.
Game dev managers need to start realizing, just make a good small single player game and then just finish the game and sell it on consoles for 30/40 euro's. Not the whole hero shooter live service crap. That won't work and over budget games also won't work. 10 guys can make a cool single player TF game in a year part time.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187468)
Posted by First-Aid on January 12th, 2025 @ 1:40pm CST
Its administration that's the issue, not the devs. The admins are trying to maximize profit with minimal work, but simple story games don't do that. I'd live to see something along the lines of Horizon Zero Dawn for TF, or Jedi Fallen Order. Both had excellent storyline and were standbalone games.
Posted by First-Aid on January 12th, 2025 @ 1:40pm CST
noctorro wrote:Tripple Dripple called it.
That thing was never gonna fly and if it did it would've been Concord.
Game dev managers need to start realizing, just make a good small single player game and then just finish the game and sell it on consoles for 30/40 euro's. Not the whole hero shooter live service crap. That won't work and over budget games also won't work. 10 guys can make a cool single player TF game in a year part time.
Its administration that's the issue, not the devs. The admins are trying to maximize profit with minimal work, but simple story games don't do that. I'd live to see something along the lines of Horizon Zero Dawn for TF, or Jedi Fallen Order. Both had excellent storyline and were standbalone games.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187534)
Posted by noctorro on January 14th, 2025 @ 12:28pm CST
Posted by noctorro on January 14th, 2025 @ 12:28pm CST
Yes agree. High Moon got it right. A solid third person shooter, the auto-unique factor is you can Transform from a third person shooter to a racing / flying game so it's actually cheating.
And a story, you can write any sci fi war story you want and put Transformers in it. And it has a built in fanbase which is pretty strong I think. So a decent TF game not too high budget in making should be a pretty easy gig.
Those producers/managers are the problem.
And a story, you can write any sci fi war story you want and put Transformers in it. And it has a built in fanbase which is pretty strong I think. So a decent TF game not too high budget in making should be a pretty easy gig.
Those producers/managers are the problem.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187564)
Posted by Blastback on January 14th, 2025 @ 7:53pm CST
Posted by Blastback on January 14th, 2025 @ 7:53pm CST
Disapointing, but yeah, not shocking. Hopefully someone will pick up the IP and do something great.
Still enjoy the trailer.
Still enjoy the trailer.
Re: Transformers Reactivate Game is Cancelled (2187713)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2025 @ 7:41pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2025 @ 7:41pm CST
At least we got 4 cool toys out of it before it died
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