Machinima begins process of closing down
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Feb 5, 2019 at 10:44pm CST
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Apparently this has been a long time in coming. In 2016 Machinima was bought by Warner Bros. Digital Networks which was in turn bought by AT&T in 2018. This past December AT&T began a restructuring process that reorganized many of their media outlets under their own Otter Media (Crunchyroll, VRV, Rooster Teeth, Fullscreen Media, Gunpowder & Sky, and Hello Sunshine) while Machinima is being absorbed into Fullscreen. As a result 81 of Machinima's 100 employees have been laid off as part of an overall 10% reduction in AT&T staff.
Fullscreen calls their work "high-intensity marketing for the social-first generation" which probably does describe the Transformers Prime Wars animations fairly accurately. Most likely once they've ironed out new license agreements we'll see Machinima's videos return online in one way or another, but for now everything is up in the air. Whether or not we see a War for Cybertron animated trilogy has yet to be seen.
So what do you think? Is this a crushing blow to Transformers animations or no great loss in disposable media? Sound off in the Energon Pub forums below!
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Comment by Colt
Feb 5, 2019
Sad to hear about this. Hope those people who lost their jobs are able to find new ones soon.
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Comment by Nemesis Maximo
Feb 5, 2019
I figured something like this was coming after they privatized all their YouTube videos.
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Comment by Sarahthecutevixen
Mar 8, 2019
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Comment by o.supreme
Mar 8, 2019
https://gfycat.com/discreteglisteningdamselfly
seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not. Still holding out hope that one of the special retailer releases of BB will have TR & PotP as an extra feature.
seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not. Still holding out hope that one of the special retailer releases of BB will have TR & PotP as an extra feature.
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Oh good you went with a futurama reference also
Comment by Sarahthecutevixen
Mar 8, 2019
o.supreme wrote:https://gfycat.com/discreteglisteningdamselfly
seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not. Still holding out hope that one of the special retailer releases of BB will have TR & PotP as an extra feature.
Oh good you went with a futurama reference also
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Comment by Sabrblade
Mar 8, 2019
I mean, as far as online accessibility goes, it's not like all three aren't readily findable and easily watchable on the likes of KimCartoon, WatchCartoonOnline, and others of their ilk. Sure, they're unofficial sources, but the shows are still out there for anyone to find and watch in this Internet day and age.o.supreme wrote:seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not.
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I prefer official sources
Comment by Sarahthecutevixen
Mar 8, 2019
Sabrblade wrote:I mean, as far as online accessibility goes, it's not like all three aren't readily findable and easily watchable on the likes of KimCartoon, WatchCartoonOnline, and others of their ilk. Sure, they're unofficial sources, but the shows are still out there for anyone to find and watch in this Internet day and age.o.supreme wrote:seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not.
I prefer official sources
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Comment by Sabrblade
Mar 8, 2019
Sure, but sometimes one must make do with what's available.TrypticonCarne wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I mean, as far as online accessibility goes, it's not like all three aren't readily findable and easily watchable on the likes of KimCartoon, WatchCartoonOnline, and others of their ilk. Sure, they're unofficial sources, but the shows are still out there for anyone to find and watch in this Internet day and age.o.supreme wrote:seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not.
I prefer official sources
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you think they will make a news story about this being available now or let it fade out?
Comment by Sarahthecutevixen
Mar 8, 2019
Sabrblade wrote:Sure, but sometimes one must make do with what's available.TrypticonCarne wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I mean, as far as online accessibility goes, it's not like all three aren't readily findable and easily watchable on the likes of KimCartoon, WatchCartoonOnline, and others of their ilk. Sure, they're unofficial sources, but the shows are still out there for anyone to find and watch in this Internet day and age.o.supreme wrote:seriously though...I am glad, as terrible as this is, i'd rather have it accessible than not.
I prefer official sources
you think they will make a news story about this being available now or let it fade out?
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Mar 9, 2019
Thanks to a heads up from several Seibertronians, we have word that, after Machinima privatized all the Prime Wars cartoons and then began to shut down, there is now a place where you can still go and watch the series!
With the Machinima closedown, it looked as though the only way to watch any part of the cartoon was to order the Bonus version of The Last Knight and watch Combiner Wars there. But now, Rooster Teeth has picked up the reins and is now airing the entire trilogy. The trilogy encompasses the Combiner Wars, Titans Return, and Power of the Primes cartoons, and features the main characters of Windblade, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, and more. Rooster Teeth even includes all the preludes to Combiner Wars as well.
If you are a member of Rooster Teeth, you can watch the entire series unhindered by adds. And even if you are a casual viewer, you can still watch the series, albeit with some ads thrown in there too.
It is also worth noting that Rooster Teeth is the company where the upcoming new Netflix series is being produced.
Let us know what you think of this new Prime Wars series development below!
With the Machinima closedown, it looked as though the only way to watch any part of the cartoon was to order the Bonus version of The Last Knight and watch Combiner Wars there. But now, Rooster Teeth has picked up the reins and is now airing the entire trilogy. The trilogy encompasses the Combiner Wars, Titans Return, and Power of the Primes cartoons, and features the main characters of Windblade, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, and more. Rooster Teeth even includes all the preludes to Combiner Wars as well.
If you are a member of Rooster Teeth, you can watch the entire series unhindered by adds. And even if you are a casual viewer, you can still watch the series, albeit with some ads thrown in there too.
It is also worth noting that Rooster Teeth is the company where the upcoming new Netflix series is being produced.
Let us know what you think of this new Prime Wars series development below!
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Comment by Randomhero
Mar 9, 2019
As much as I feel rooster teeth has lost what made them who they are and feel they’re just a dumpster I have been wanting to rewatch Power of the Primes again
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Of course they are a dumpster! They got the Prime Wars Trilogy dumped on them.
Comment by Nexus Knight
Mar 9, 2019
Randomhero wrote:As much as I feel rooster teeth has lost what made them who they are and feel they’re just a dumpster I have been wanting to rewatch Power of the Primes again
Of course they are a dumpster! They got the Prime Wars Trilogy dumped on them.
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Comment by Emperor Omega
Mar 14, 2019
That's odd.
I've tried to watch several episodes of the Prime War Trilogy on Rooster Teeth & it won't play.
Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?
I've tried to watch several episodes of the Prime War Trilogy on Rooster Teeth & it won't play.
Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?
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Comment by Sabrblade
Mar 14, 2019
For me, I tried playing Starscream's CW Prelude (arguably the best thing to come out of this trilogy) awhile back, and only the first bit of it would load and play.Emperor Omega wrote:That's odd.
I've tried to watch several episodes of the Prime War Trilogy on Rooster Teeth & it won't play.
Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?
