Cancelled Transformers Game: Leaked Gameplay Footage Surfaces
Recently cancelled Transformers: Reactivate, a co-op game announced in 2022 by Splash Damage and Hasbro, has seen previously leaked gameplay footage resurface online. The game, which would have featured Generation 1 Autobots and Decepticons uniting against an alien threat ("the Legion"), offered little public gameplay prior to its cancellation. Splash Damage cited a shift in focus to other projects as the reason for the cancellation, hinting at potential job losses.
Shortly after the official cancellation, leaked footage from a 2020 build emerged. This footage showcases Bumblebee navigating a destroyed city, seamlessly transforming between robot and vehicle modes, and utilizing various weapons. The gameplay bears resemblance to Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, but features Bumblebee battling the Legion instead of Decepticons.
Despite some unfinished textures, the leaked footage presents a polished look, even incorporating environmental destruction. The clip concludes with a silent cutscene depicting Bumblebee emerging from a portal in New York City, communicating with an ally named Devin regarding the Legion's attacks.
Numerous other leaks, dating back to 2020, predate the game's official announcement and subsequent cancellation. While Transformers: Reactivate will never be released, the leaked footage offers a glimpse into the potential of this ambitious, ultimately unsuccessful, multiplayer title.
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Developed by Splash Damage in partnership with Hasbro and Takara Tomy.
