Reactivation is canceled by splash damage

Summary

  • Transformers: Reactivate was canceled after a long and difficult development period.

  • As a result, some Splash Damage employees may be laid off.

  • The studio is currently working on an open-world survival game built using Unreal Engine 5.

Transformers: Reactivate was officially canceled by Splash Damage. At the Game Awards 2022 Transformers Fans were greeted with a cryptic trailer Transformers: Reactivatean online title for 1-4 players that would have seen the Autobots and Decepticons team up to fend off a new alien threat to Earth. Developer Splash Damage is known for its work on the multiplayer components of popular titles such as Gears 5 And Batman: Arkham Originsand some players were excited to see what the studio would bring to the beloved Transformers Brand.

However, not much has been revealed about it Transformers: Reactivate in the years since its initial announcement, aside from a few leaks and early action figure releases. According to these leaks Transformers: Reactivate There would have been a number of playable Generation 1 characters such as Ironhide, Hot Rod, Starscream and Soundwave, with the toys also giving players an early look at Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Another rumor suggested this Transformers: Reactivate would also be included Beast Wars characters, but now it seems that none of this will happen after all.

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Splash Damage has announced this Transformers: Reactivate was canceled after a long and difficult development period. In a message posted on the Splash Damage Twitter page, the developer explained that the decision to pause development on the game was not an easy one and that it meant that some employees could potentially be let go due to layoffs as the game focuses again on other projects.

Splash damage cancels Transformers: Reactivation after almost three years

In his Transformers: Reactivate Following the cancellation announcement, Splash Damage took the time to thank the team that worked on the ultimately unreleased title for their efforts Transformers Owner Hasbro for his support throughout the game's development. Reactions to the latest Transformers: Reactivation The news is mixed, some fans are disappointed that it won't be released and others have already suspected that the game would be canceled due to the lack of news from Splash Damage after the first TGA 2022 trailer.

In March 2023, Splash Damage announced that it was working with streamers Shroud and Sacriel to develop Project Astrid, a triple-A open-world survival game built using Unreal Engine 5 Transformers: Reactivate has been discontinued, it appears that Splash Damage will shift its resources to “Project Astrid,” but there will still be layoffs among the former's staff given the cancellation. In the meantime, Transformers Fans are still waiting for a new triple-A experience featuring Hasbro's iconic Robots in Disguise.

Transformers

Transformers

Current series

Transformers: EarthSpark

TV show(s)

The Transformers, Transformers: Prime, Transformers: BotBots, Transformers: Cybertron, Beast Wars: Transformers, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Transformers: Robots in Disguise

year of creation

1984

Summary

Produced by Hasbro and Takara Tomy

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