, except that we have multiple projects in development and all of them are for a Western market or a worldwide market – none are for China first.— Max Hoberman (@MaxHoberman) August 21, 2019 This is all uncertain though, as the video below still refers to it as a free-to-play MMO, in part based on information from previously leaked design documents. The voiceover also speculates on similarities to Ubisoft's The Division games, based on thos){kind=link}
According to concept art the next Transformers game will be a AAA looter shooter and it may be out surprisingly soon.
Maybe we’re biased, considering we’re big fans of the original Generation 1 toys, but we’ve always felt that Transformers, with the ability to work as both vehicles and humanoid figures, are perfectly suited to video games. And yet very few games have ever come close to realising that potential.
Unfortunately, it’s a technology and budget issue, since you need a big open world and top notch AI to make the most of the transforming gimmick. Now and again, someone does try though and it’s already known that Halo co-developer Certain Affinity, which includes a number of ex-Bungie stuff, is working on something that was previously referred to only as Transformers Online.
Its real name though seems to be Transformers Rise and while no footage has leaked, a number of cut scene storyboards have and they’re good enough to warm the heart of any G1 fan.
The initial assumption was that the game is some kind of MMO aimed at the Chinese market, where Transformers is very popular, but Certain Affinity has repeatedly tried to downplay this, despite the publisher being Tencent subsidiary Leyou, which in turn owns Digital Extremes and Splash Damage.