A new MMO based on the Transformers film is scheduled for release in 2023 – will be based on Destiny 2

A new MMO based on the Transformers film is scheduled for release in 2023 – will be based on Destiny 2

An MMO based on Transformers, the film with the car robots, was announced in 2019. However, the development is said to have been bumpy. Now a new studio is to continue the work, as industry insider Tom Henderson reports. He also knows new details about the game.

What game is this going to be? The Transformers MMO is said to be a Free2Play game that you play in third-person view. At the core of the gameplay, the game should be based primarily on Destiny 2, as Henderson’s source reports:

  • There will be 3 classes, similar to the Hunter, Warlock, and Titan in Destiny 2. They should be able to fulfill a Holy Trinity of Tank, DD, and Support.
  • The game is designed to focus on team play.
  • According to the story, a new enemy threatens the earth – “The Legion”. These are enemies that can be both organic and inorganic.
  • You will meet familiar characters from the movies like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

The Transformers MMO is being developed in Unreal Engine 4 and is scheduled for release in 2023. The platforms are not known.

Where does the information come from? Tom Henderson has good contacts in the gaming industry and often brings new, exclusive information. He shared the info on the Website insider gaming. There he also revealed that a new studio has taken over the MMO.

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How did the development of the game go? An MMO for Transformers was announced at China Joy in 2019. The development should take over the US studio Certain Affinity, which has already worked on Halo and Call of Duty.

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Publisher and client was the studio “Leyou Technologies”, which in the meantime had also worked on the MMORPG for Lord of the Rings with Amazon. 10 million dollars are said to have flowed into the new Transformers MMO in advance.

Then, in a 2021 podcast, senior producer Aaron Hamilton revealed the name of the new game: Transformers Rise (via Apple). But no further details were forthcoming.

Who is developing the game now? According to Henderson, the project was handed over to the Splash Damage studio because Certain Affinity had problems with the implementation.

Splash Damage is based in London and has worked on Batman: Arkham Origins and Gears of War 4, among others. However, there is no official confirmation. Henderson has already contacted the studio, but they declined to comment on the speculation.

We may learn more details about the game at the Game Awards on December 8th. There will be some new trailers and information there.

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