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News Credits: 435 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:02 am

starwarrior1227 wrote:so it is true:you are a human encylcopedia and a genius when it comes to cartoon info.

sucks i had to learn it the hard way.

Aw, pish posh, there are others in a more advanced league than me. I just go seeking the info sources. :oops:

by **OlivusPrime** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:13 pm

Sadly, I really don't feel like getting this game. WFC was good, and at times great, but I can't help but feel that this is going to be the exact same game. But with different characters!

Anyway, I'm putting my bets on the yellow bot being Sunstreaker. He has the toy's yellow, black and red colouration, and has red glowy-bits just like the other WFC Autobots.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:09 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
starwarrior1227 wrote:sabrblade i believe this is supposed to be related to g1
Hasbro says it is not.

Hasbro wrote:The official story of the original 13 and specifically Alpha Trion has not been explored fully in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.
Hasbro wrote:The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward.
Hasbro wrote:The Transformers have lived for millions of years between the War for Cybertron events, and the events seen in PRIME. The Transformer characters have been through a lot in between, battles, new planets, and space journeys etc. As more stories are told, we will reveal exactly how it all connects and that is the fun of the new continuity, no one should feel they know what is coming next. It is a valid point to request that Hasbro helps topline the connections for fans that want to follow the progress of the new continuity.

And, when I did that big analysis of Exodus, I analyzed War for Cybertron as well, revealing that it was just as much in defiance with G1 as Exodus is.

Thats cool that its its own continuity, since it seems to be handled with care and is being done well, but it can't escape being G1 in some way as it trots along its timeline... the guys making the game have G1 videos playing next to their work monitors.. haha. Enough said.

by **SirSoundwaveIV** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:26 pm

I don't think anything transformers can really escape G1 entirely

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:51 pm

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:I don't think anything transformers can really escape G1 entirely

that's because its the most iconic and well remembered version of transformers...plus its the one most of us grew up with...

when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:04 pm

Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

I'd say thats a redeeming quality rather than a flaw. If people were all as disatisfied with nowadays rock music as I am since it didn't measure up to the greats of the 60s and 70s, we might actually have more of the good stuff and less of the garbage. For example.

I wonder if theres going to be another super limited toyline, or a full blown one. And if we'll be getting Voyager Prime and Megs.

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:13 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:
Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

I'd say thats a redeeming quality rather than a flaw. If people were all as disatisfied with nowadays rock music as I am since it didn't measure up to the greats of the 60s and 70s, we might actually have more of the good stuff and less of the garbage. For example.
I wonder if theres going to be another super limited toyline, or a full blown one. And if we'll be getting Voyager Prime and Megs.

grr... :p

since you put it that way, you could argue that it's both redeeming and flawed...simple

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:22 pm

Gamestop has listed pre-orders for the recently unveiled Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The highly anticipated sequel to Transformers: War for Cybertron is priced at $59.99 and scheduled for release December 2012. Pre-orders have been listed for PS3 and Xbox 360. The product description also offers a few additional details regarding some of the characters that will be making appearance, such as the Combaticons and their combined form Bruticus!

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron transports you to the final days of the planet Cybertron where you will experience the darkest hours of the apocalyptic war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey through a wide range of missions and massive environments designed around each character's unique abilities. With the stakes higher than ever before, you play as a variety of Transformers, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Fight through both sides of the Transformers' most epic battles leading to their legendary exodus from their homeworld. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron allows you to go head-to-head as Autobots and Decepticons with its multi-player online mode. Create your own personalized character and weaponry with the most advanced and in-depth customization ever before seen in a Transformers video game.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:23 pm

Baneblade wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:
Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

I'd say thats a redeeming quality rather than a flaw. If people were all as disatisfied with nowadays rock music as I am since it didn't measure up to the greats of the 60s and 70s, we might actually have more of the good stuff and less of the garbage. For example.
I wonder if theres going to be another super limited toyline, or a full blown one. And if we'll be getting Voyager Prime and Megs.

grr... :p

since you put it that way, you could argue that it's both redeeming and flawed...simple

Fair enough. The debate can get pretty complicated and interesting, but i'll save it for a real-life intoxicated conversation ;)^

BRUTICUS!!!!! KILLER
Such a long wait, gaawwdddddd

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:53 pm

Hate the fact that it's coming out the same month as Halo 4. Now I won't be able to decide which I want first. :-(

by **slugfest200x** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:02 pm

on a side note, my local toys r us has gotten a 3 pack of war for cybertron figures. it includes megatron( with a new purple paint job) opitums( with some new added paint apps) and from the looks of it the same old bumblebee figure. havent heard anything about this yet figure i would drop a line about em'

News Credits: 1 · by **Pontimax 01** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:08 pm

Any word on PC availability? Will be a no-go if it isn't for me. I don't do consoles.

by **SirSoundwaveIV** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:09 pm

Yeah, I've heard of it. TFwiki mentions it on Optimus Prime's article.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:21 pm

slugfest200x wrote:on a side note, my local toys r us has gotten a 3 pack of war for cybertron figures. it includes megatron( with a new purple paint job) opitums( with some new added paint apps) and from the looks of it the same old bumblebee figure. havent heard anything about this yet figure i would drop a line about em'

That's the Rage Over Cybertron set:

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... sed/22770/

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ges/22609/

News Credits: 1 · by **Atomatron** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:41 pm

pre=order for Dec 2012??? lick my....

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:46 pm

I was just thinking how awesome it would be to play as a combiner. They've appeared in previous games but I don't think you've been able to play as one.

I was thinking about playing a giant Transformer when you controlled Metal Gear Rex in Metal Gear Solid 4.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:09 pm

Do PC users get @#$%@%@# on this too?

News Credits: 3 · by **NatsumeRyu** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:47 pm

yellow bot concept = dragstrip?

Very happy to see where this is going so far. I hope we hear that they've kept co-op and escalation, and at least all the mp game types. I loved them all, and am sad it can be hard to find games for anything but tdm and conquest anymore. Ahh, well, tat's what friends are for, right?!

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:27 pm

Blackstreak wrote:Do PC users get @#$%@%@# on this too?

Yea, it seems so. The sad part, is that even with all its lack of support for PC, WFC still kicked ass since people could make fps unlockers... On the 360, your just effed if the game is.

News Credits: 435 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:45 pm

Cool, Bruticus (Maximus). One of Shockwave's great accomplishments. I wonder if Brawl and/or Onslaught will be a part of him.

MINDVVIPE wrote:Thats cool that its its own continuity, since it seems to be handled with care and is being done well, but it can't escape being G1 in some way as it trots along its timeline... the guys making the game have G1 videos playing next to their work monitors.. haha. Enough said.

They have the videos playing for design inspiration. The story itself may make some callbacks to G1, but so does every other non-G1 series. A few homages do not equate to a canon connection.

Besides, take note of this line from Hasbro:

Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:53 pm

Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

by **Screamfleet** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:49 pm

Supreme Convoy wrote:I was just thinking how awesome it would be to play as a combiner. They've appeared in previous games but I don't think you've been able to play as one.

I was thinking about playing a giant Transformer when you controlled Metal Gear Rex in Metal Gear Solid 4.

I'm really curious about how you'll play as a combiner, and if they'll have them online as well.

I mean, will it take a full 5 members to combine, who does what? I know traditionally it's 5 members, the combaticons included. Though, maybe they'll "toy"(LOL!) around with things. What if it's only 3 people?
I guess it would be cool if it was like, in other games, a multi-manned vehicle with, different turrets, a driver or what have you. I'm excited, but I don't want to get my hopes up, for something that could really just end up looking cool, and offering not so much gameplay wise.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:10 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

No. Activision fails at marketing.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:A few homages do not equate to a canon connection.

Didn't say that it did. But there are definitely more than a few homages in WFC.

Blurrz wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

No. Activision fails at marketing.

How is that? Marketing this early really doesn't cost them anything other than online costs. If anything, its good for them to market this early, since the movie just hit dvd and blu ray, and more people will remember Transformers now than in a year. I don't think many people are going to bother pre-ordering this early, but being before the christmas season, its a chance for high ROI sales.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:10 am

Blurrz wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

No. Activision fails at marketing.

-nods head approvingly- Hasbro as well.