Cancelled Transformers Game: Leaked Gameplay Footage Surfaces
Recently cancelled by Splash Damage, gameplay footage of the co-op Transformers: Reactivate has re-emerged online. Announced in 2022, the game was a collaboration between Splash Damage and Hasbro, promising a multiplayer experience featuring Generation 1 Autobots and Decepticons uniting against an alien threat to Earth.
Despite the 2022 announcement at The Game Awards, little official gameplay was shown, leading to fan speculation before the eventual cancellation. Splash Damage cited a shift in focus to other projects, with potential job losses resulting from redundancies.
Following the cancellation, leaked footage from a 2020 build has resurfaced. This footage showcases Bumblebee navigating a destroyed city, seamlessly transforming between robot and vehicle modes, and utilizing various weapons. The gameplay bears a resemblance to Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, but pits Bumblebee against "the Legion," the game's alien antagonists, instead of the Decepticons.
Leaked Transformers: Reactivate Gameplay Footage
Despite some missing textures, the leaked footage appears polished, even demonstrating environmental destruction. The clip concludes with a silent cutscene showing Bumblebee emerging from a portal in a ruined New York City, contacting an ally named Devin regarding the Legion's attacks.
Numerous other leaks from 2020, predating the official announcement and cancellation, further illustrate the game's development. While Transformers: Reactivate will remain unplayed, the leaked footage offers a glimpse into the ambitious, albeit ultimately unsuccessful, project.
Summary
- Developed by: Splash Damage
- Published by: Hasbro and Takara Tomy (implied)
