Activision's Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Cover Artwork

If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

I thought WayForward was developing while Activision was publishing.

Sabrblade wrote:If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

I'm guessing it's true. I don't think that Galvatron is not an important character in the movie since he's being controlled by humans (and he doesn't look evil at all). Either Galvatron will get a mind of his own or 5 and 6 will have different villains. Right now, Lockdown <I>is</I> getting the most attention.

Sabrblade wrote:If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

I'm guessing it's true. I don't think that Galvatron is not an important character in the movie since he's being controlled by humans (and he doesn't look evil at all). Either Galvatron will get a mind of his own or 5 and 6 will have different villains. Right now, Lockdown is getting the most attention.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

I'm guessing it's true. I don't think that Galvatron is not an important character in the movie since he's being controlled by humans (and he doesn't look evil at all). Either Galvatron will get a mind of his own or 5 and 6 will have different villains. Right now, Lockdown is getting the most attention.

I'm thinking Galvatron won't gain control over his body until the end of AOE. And for the majority of the movie, Lockdown will be the main villain, saving Galvatron for TF5.

In videogame news, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark gets a teaser trailer thanks to games website Game Trailers - and it's a Bumblebee-centric trailer at that, showing off the character in its variety of incarnations from Cybertron and Earth. Check out the video below!

was cybertron bumblebee on earth? looked like he was walking on concrete. guess the universes are colliding

Stealth modes? Again? They're using the same design as in DOTM. I thought that all the characters were redesigned with different vehicle modes. The concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro, so their stealth modes should not look the same. Hasbro knows that the movie games aren't that good, so by putting WFC and FOC into the picture is supposed to make it better? Something tells me that this game is going to suck.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Stealth modes? Again? They're using the same design as in DOTM. I thought that all the characters were redesigned with different vehicle modes. The concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro, so their stealth modes should not look the same. Hasbro knows that the movie games aren't that good, so by putting WFC and FOC into the picture is supposed to make it better? Something tells me that this game is going to suck.

The vehicle modes aren't the same.

SlyTF1 wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Stealth modes? Again? They're using the same design as in DOTM. I thought that all the characters were redesigned with different vehicle modes. The concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro, so their stealth modes should not look the same. Hasbro knows that the movie games aren't that good, so by putting WFC and FOC into the picture is supposed to make it better? Something tells me that this game is going to suck.

The vehicle modes aren't the same.

yeah.. that's definitely the new camaro.

also.. it just doesn't make sense to me that their designs would be so much different.. if the fall of cybertron characters came to earth, i'd think they'd look more G1 like rather than obtaining more complicated designs..

i REALLY hope this doesn't ruin the chance of getting a follow up to FOC where they crash on earth or something.

i mean.. they could do the next one with them crashing to earth and what not.. then the last game could follow the '86 movie story line and you'd have to destroy unicron at the end.

TimothyR wrote:i REALLY hope this doesn't ruin the chance of getting a follow up to FOC where they crash on earth or something.

i mean.. they could do the next one with them crashing to earth and what not.. then the last game could follow the '86 movie story line and you'd have to destroy unicron at the end.

Why would you want them to skip the thousands of years of space exploration that take place after the ending of FOC but before the TFs' arrival on Earth?

SlyTF1 wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Stealth modes? Again? They're using the same design as in DOTM. I thought that all the characters were redesigned with different vehicle modes. The concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro, so their stealth modes should not look the same. Hasbro knows that the movie games aren't that good, so by putting WFC and FOC into the picture is supposed to make it better? Something tells me that this game is going to suck.

The vehicle modes aren't the same.

I know that the vehicle modes aren't the same. Like I said before the concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro. I just don't understand why Bumblebee's stealth mode looks similar to the DOTM Bumblebee. If Transformers: Age of Extinction is supposed to be fresh and new, why not new stealth modes?

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Stealth modes? Again? They're using the same design as in DOTM. I thought that all the characters were redesigned with different vehicle modes. The concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro, so their stealth modes should not look the same. Hasbro knows that the movie games aren't that good, so by putting WFC and FOC into the picture is supposed to make it better? Something tells me that this game is going to suck.

The vehicle modes aren't the same.

I know that the vehicle modes aren't the same. Like I said before the concept Camaro looks a lot different than the 2010 Camaro. I just don't understand why Bumblebee's stealth mode looks similar to the DOTM Bumblebee. If Transformers: Age of Extinction is supposed to be fresh and new, why not new stealth modes?

It seems to me like they're trying to do this cheaply in time for the movie. Of course they're going to try to design as little as they have to and reuse as many assets as possible in order to put out this product. I just hope that they don't change the mechanics between this and foc. God forbid we have to deal with a cover system

Sabrblade wrote:If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

Thats what I dont get. Why are the films using random characters that were made up last year. Lockdown? Really? From TF Animated?
Why dont they use from the bible of iconic characters that have been written in stone and time already.
Theres a whole slew of G1 comics and cartoon characters to use and that must be used first.
Thats what irks me about when ever we get a new Superman or Batman movie they all pretty much stick to the main-roster of characters and they pretty much stay within their iconic looks and appearances. When we get a TF movie we get a mix mash of new made up characters while the while other main characters hold little to no resemblance of their iconic look.
Sorry if this is off topic but Im sorry when I think of the next Transformers movie I dont think of the Lockdown character.

budmaloney wrote:I'm confused. Is this the sequel to FOC? I may have missed the news bit, but why isn't High Moon involved?

Good question. Who knows.
My feeling is that maybe they wanted to go a different route in terms of mechanics.
WFC mechanics were very tight and clean but then of course there were the infamous glitches that took place and I think High Moon decided to switch up their style of mechanics. So then we got to FOC and the mechanics were very loose and all over the place. At least the Destroyer role was and the Dinobot forms were very slippery.
Not to mention their MP menus and matchmaking system were not the best. You spend half your time starring at loading screens and not knowing if anyone is actually online playing or not. Then you get put into a empty lobby that you never asked to be in or a match thats nearly over and then everyone quits and leaves.
Story aside though (stories have been spectacular), there just hasn't been a decent consistency with the gameplay mechanics and functions and with the glitch debacle maybe Hasbro decided to try to go with manufacturer.
But just my theory.

NiteStar wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If Lockdown's on the cover instead of Galvatron, would this imply Lockdown being the movie's main big-bad if Galvatron really is just a manmade robot?

Thats what I dont get. Why are the films using random characters that were made up last year. Lockdown? Really? From TF Animated?

This has nothing to do with Sabrblade's question.

Why dont they use from the bible of iconic characters that have been written in stone and time already.

Lockdown is one of them.

Official YouTube version of the Bumblebee trailer:

There's gunna be a vignette of Starscream... right? A guy can dream, right?

Sabrblade wrote:Official YouTube version of the Bumblebee trailer:

I don't like how Age of Extinction Bumblebee got more of a spotlight than War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron Bumblebee. Maybe I'm just bitter from all the waves of Bumblebees from the live-action toy lines, I dunno.

Thanks to Gamefly we have the covers for the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark video game for all the majoring gaming consoles. The worlds of Fall for Cybergron and Age of Extinction collide on June 24th. Check out the various covers below:

I can't wait for ps4 transformers

BERSEKAEL wrote:I can't wait for ps4 transformers

Me toooooooo

My doubts on the developers abilities aside, that looks like a pretty good cover.

The Facebook page Transformers Game has uploaded an image of Bumblebee in his Transformers: Age of Extinction incarnation, taken from the upcoming videogame Rise of the Dark Spark. Check it out in the image below, mirrored for those of you without Facebook access.

Is that a yellow version of the gun Generations FOC Starscream's toy came with?

Sabrblade wrote:Is that a yellow version of the gun Generations FOC Starscream's toy came with?

yes it is. im not sure how i feel about this game. the mix of the movieverse and the FOC style is a bit forced and does not look right.

Doubledealer93 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Is that a yellow version of the gun Generations FOC Starscream's toy came with?

yes it is. im not sure how i feel about this game. the mix of the movieverse and the FOC style is a bit forced and does not look right.

It looks like the game is going to keep the two worlds separate, but the titular Dark Spark will act as portals that will enable the characters to jump back and forth between worlds as part of the level gameplay.

Just a generic neutron assault rifle, usually what the scout class characters have in the game.

Wow, so this game is literally just a reskin of FOC game engine to be movieverse? It's like repaints in videogames...in that case the gamep might actually be pretty good but don't expect me to pay full price.

Gaming website TrueAchievements has posted a trio of screenshots from the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark video game, two of which are new. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will be coming to all major gaming consoles this June. Check out the images mirrored below:







Additionally, Walmart.com has updated their pre-order with a store exclusive. Fans who purchase the game from them will receive a free code to unlock Stinger, a character from this summer's Transformers: Age of Extinction.

Only at Walmart: Free code inside to unlock Stinger Character. While supplies last.

Where two worlds collide! Explore two unique worlds as your favorite Transformers characters from both the movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Cybertron universes in a battle to secure an ancient and powerful relic, the Dark Spark!

Go Beyond the Movie: For the first time ever, fight your way through both Earth and Cybertron universes in an unforgettable battle to secure the Dark Spark.
Over 40 Playable Characters: Including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron!
Change Form Anytime: Switch between robot and vehicle form on the fly!
Epic Multiplayer Battles: Expanded four-player co-op online escalation mode with new upgradeable defenses and challenging Power Foes!
New Unlock System: Leveling system spans campaigns and escalation, allowing players to unlock rewards that will aid progression in both modes!
ESRB Rating: TEEN

Well Wall-Fart were i come Stinger will be mine!

(Singer is my fave character for the film so far.)

Wait, what's going on here? Why is FOC Optimus in a Movieverse game? Or is movieverse Bumblebee in a FOC Sequel?

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Wait, what's going on here? Why is FOC Optimus in a Movieverse game? Or is movieverse Bumblebee in a FOC Sequel?

Where've you been? Rise of the Dark Spark is a crossover game between AOE and FOC.

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Wait, what's going on here? Why is FOC Optimus in a Movieverse game? Or is movieverse Bumblebee in a FOC Sequel?

Where've you been? Rise of the Dark Spark is a crossover game between AOE and FOC.

I wasn't really paying attention because it's another movie game. Wasn't really interested. But I am Now! :O

Great, so now can we see characters that aren't Optimus Prime and/or Bumblebee? >:oP

How does the game compare to FOC? Graphics? Weapons? Levels? Playability?

Stormrider wrote:How does the game compare to FOC? Graphics? Weapons? Levels? Playability?

We literally don't know. The new guys in charge don't want to share much of anything, but they sure do love their images of Optimi and Bees. >:oP

Gamestop just updated their pre-order for ROTDS with the Weathered Warrior pack

Mindmaster wrote:Great, so now can we see characters that aren't Optimus Prime and/or Bumblebee? >:oP

Not only that but we can probably expect to see the Generations product line littered with lazy repaints and half-assed retools of shelf warmers with one or two obligatory new molds. Basically pick up any peg warming DotM/Prime/Generations figures now and start mixing and matching parts and you'll be ahead of the "new" RotDS product releases and likely get better versions than Hasbro comes out with. That's IF they decide to put any figures out for the game.

Personally, after FoC I have no desire whatsoever to see the games or the product lines tainted with any kind of "movie" crossover. The Bayverse should be it's own separate entity and NEVER touch the rest of the TF continuity as far as I'm concerned. These idiots trying to align it into the regular continuity should have their asses kicked. It's like trying to promote an incestuous relationship with that creepy relative everyone tries to avoid at family gatherings.

T-Macksimus wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Great, so now can we see characters that aren't Optimus Prime and/or Bumblebee? >:oP

Not only that but we can probably expect to see the Generations product line littered with lazy repaints and half-assed retools of shelf warmers with one or two obligatory new molds. Basically pick up any peg warming DotM/Prime/Generations figures now and start mixing and matching parts and you'll be ahead of the "new" RotDS product releases and likely get better versions than Hasbro comes out with. That's IF they decide to put any figures out for the game.

Personally, after FoC I have no desire whatsoever to see the games or the product lines tainted with any kind of "movie" crossover. The Bayverse should be it's own separate entity and NEVER touch the rest of the TF continuity as far as I'm concerned. These idiots trying to align it into the regular continuity should have their asses kicked. It's like trying to promote an incestuous relationship with that creepy relative everyone tries to avoid at family gatherings.

Please, just... just don't.

So, wait, is it a FOC game where they turn into the movie characters? Or are they separate universes that are crossing over? It can't be the first one, because the FoC and WfC games tie into the Prime universe, not the movie universe.

still not sold on this, and the pre-order bonuses seem lame so far. im sure the writing will be good but i have the feeling everything else is going to suck, just like FoC & Deadpool. Great stories in those but horrible graphics & uninspired gameplay.

Megatron Wolf wrote:still not sold on this, and the pre-order bonuses seem lame so far. im sure the writing will be good but i have the feeling everything else is going to suck, just like FoC & Deadpool. Great stories in those but horrible graphics & uninspired gameplay.

FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Megatron Wolf wrote:just like FoC & Deadpool. Great stories in those but horrible graphics & uninspired gameplay.

FoC had horrible graphics? If you only play games like Battlefield 4 and Planetside 2 I guess they're terrible, but the graphics were pretty good compared to most games.

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Why would you waste your time playing a game you thought was boring?

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Why would you waste your time playing a game you thought was boring?

It was an easy Plat on PS3 lol.

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Why would you waste your time playing a game you thought was boring?

It was an easy Plat on PS3 lol.

Dude. There are sooooo many easier plats than FOC lol! Getting 100 levels in multiplayer... no wonder you were bored.

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Why would you waste your time playing a game you thought was boring?

It was an easy Plat on PS3 lol.

Dude. There are sooooo many easier plats than FOC lol! Getting 100 levels in multiplayer... no wonder you were bored.

Ya there's Sly 2 that was super easy. 100 levels in MP wasn't that hard probably like 14 hours or so.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:So, wait, is it a FOC game where they turn into the movie characters? Or are they separate universes that are crossing over? It can't be the first one, because the FoC and WfC games tie into the Prime universe, not the movie universe.

It's the latter. The titular "Dark Spark" will act as a portal between universes that lets the playable characters crossover back and forth per the level gameplay.

For more info, I'd suggest backtracking through this thread to see more videos, trailers, images, press releases, etc., as it all seems to be within this thread.

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:So, wait, is it a FOC game where they turn into the movie characters? Or are they separate universes that are crossing over? It can't be the first one, because the FoC and WfC games tie into the Prime universe, not the movie universe.

It's the latter. The titular "Dark Spark" will act as a portal between universes that lets the playable characters crossover back and forth per the level gameplay.

For more info, I'd suggest backtracking through this thread to see more videos, trailers, images, press releases, etc., as it all seems to be within this thread.

Wasn't the Aligned universe meant to be separate from all the other Transformers multiversal streams? I thought they weren't meant to interact with the larger collection of continuities, so Hasbro could come up with a new mythology and not deal with multiversal singularities or Rarified Energon or any of the other McGuffins floating around that allow for these crossovers in the first place.

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

viruscarnage wrote:

It Is Him wrote:FOC sucked? You're fired. Get out.

It wasn't a very good game, very boring. I still played the hell out of it, but it was still a boring game.

Why would you waste your time playing a game you thought was boring?

It was an easy Plat on PS3 lol.

Dude. There are sooooo many easier plats than FOC lol! Getting 100 levels in multiplayer... no wonder you were bored.

Ya there's Sly 2 that was super easy. 100 levels in MP wasn't that hard probably like 14 hours or so.

For 14 hours I could play another game and a half to completion. These days, I really only go for trophies if they aren't a total grind fest. 14 hours for trophies? No thank you.

Henry921 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:So, wait, is it a FOC game where they turn into the movie characters? Or are they separate universes that are crossing over? It can't be the first one, because the FoC and WfC games tie into the Prime universe, not the movie universe.

It's the latter. The titular "Dark Spark" will act as a portal between universes that lets the playable characters crossover back and forth per the level gameplay.

For more info, I'd suggest backtracking through this thread to see more videos, trailers, images, press releases, etc., as it all seems to be within this thread.

Wasn't the Aligned universe meant to be separate from all the other Transformers multiversal streams? I thought they weren't meant to interact with the larger collection of continuities, so Hasbro could come up with a new mythology and not deal with multiversal singularities or Rarified Energon or any of the other McGuffins floating around that allow for these crossovers in the first place.

Well, it's too late, now, since we've already had cases with Aligned Slipstream winding up in Axiom Nexus and BWII Lio Convoy going into the Aligned continuity as Leo Prime.

Though the Aligned continuity remains outside of the mutliverse, travel between the two is still possible (but perhaps a lot harder to do).

Not to mention that the guys who came up with the Aligned continuity's rules that set outside of the mutliverse are no longer with Hasbro, so the new team is free to do what they wish with the previous team's works.

Still, though, with Alpha Trion and Optimus Prime being among the original Thirteen in the Aligned continuity, there's no way on Earth that the Aligned continuity can be a part of the multiverse, so that still keeps it separate.

And, depending on how this game plays out, it's possible that the WFC/FOC parts of the game might not be the actual, main Aligned universe that we've been seeing in the main games, cartoons, comics, and novels, as it could possibly be an alternate universe only based on WFC/FOC, like how "Tales of the Beast Hunters" and Transformers Go! are separate from the main Aligned timeline.