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The upcomingTransformers: Reactivatemight feature guest appearances from the cast of the belovedBeast Warscontinuity. Splash Damage, the studio that worked on the multiplayer components for games likeGears 5andBatman: Arkham Origins,officially revealedTransformers: Reactivateduring last December’s Game Awards 2022 livestream with a chilling CGI trailer that showed a band of humans discovering and awakening an unidentified Transformer to help in a battle against an alien threat to Earth and Cybertron alike.
Details aboutTransformers: Reactivateare still sparse as of this writing, but it appears to be a departure from pastTransformersgames in many ways. Instead of the usual action-adventure format in which players take control of their favorite Generation 1 characters and reenact the timeless war between the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons,Reactivatewill instead see the two enemy factions uniteagainst the aforementioned alien invaders. While previous leaks have hinted at classic characters like Bumblebee and Starscream being playable inTransformers: Reactivate, the gamemay include robots from the franchise’s later years as well.
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A few days ago, Twitter leaker DpzLuna shared an enticing piece of information aboutTransformers: Reactivate- namely that it will includeBeast Warscharacters in addition tothe expected Autobots and Decepticons. While they didn’t specify which Maximals or Predacons would be playable, DpzLuna promised that said robots will bring with them an array of special powers and abilities that will allow for more diverse strategies on the battlefield. They also hinted at other characters from the vastTransformersuniverse like the Quintessons and teased at moreTransformers: Reactivatereveals in the future.
Beast Warsstarted as a drastic relaunch of the agedTransformersbrand in the 1990s that included a toy line, two CGI animated cartoons, and ahandful ofTransformersvideo games. While hardcore fans initially scoffed at the idea of replacing the franchise’s vehicle forms with animals,Beast Warsultimately became a beloved staple in its own right, largely due to the cartoon’s strong storytelling and revolutionary-for-the-time animation. Just this summer, manyBeast Warscharacters were introduced into the live-actionTransformersuniverse inRise of the Beasts, where they aided the Autobots in defending Earth.
WithBeast Warsand its characters getting a renewed focus across variousTransformersmedia, it would make perfect sense to include them in the upcomingTransformers: Reactivate. It isn’t clear exactly which Maximals and Predacons could be playable if this rumor is true, but staples like Optimus Primal and Cheetor are almost a sure bet. As DpzLuna stated in their post, more information aboutTransformers: Reactivatewill surely come in the build-up to its eventual launch.
Transformers: Reactivateis currently in development for PC and consoles.
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