Gamestop have updated their preorder page for Transformers: War for Cybertron to add details of an exclusive downloadable content / multiplayer unlock. On pre-ordering War for Cybertron with Gamestop either online or in stores, you will receive a code that will unlock Shockwave as a playable character in the Escalation mode of the game's multiplayer mode. Check out the preorder page here for more details.
Does the inclusion of Shockwave as an exclusive for preordering the game with Gamestop make you want to preorder the game there? Does this open the door for other characters being exclusive multiplayer unlocks for preordering at other stores? Talk about all of this, and all things War for Cybertron, in our War for Cybertron discussion forum.
TouchArcade has revealed that Transformers G1 Awakening, which was released in 2008 on mobile phones, is making its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The turn-based-strategy game, from Glu Mobile, features 23 playable characters, such as Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Starscream and more, all from the G1 era.
Based on the original story of Transformers, use the strengths of each Autobot to defeat the Decepticons in turn-based strategic battles. Capture sources of Energon power to reactivate, repair or upgrade your Transformers. Featuring up to 23 playable characters and a skirmish mode to play friends as Autobots or Deceptions, there is more to Transformers G1: Awakening than meets the eye.
The new Transformers: War for Cybertron trailer has gone up on IGN! This awesome two minute long trailer does not show any in game footage yet, but provides a lead-in to the game's story, giving us our first glimpses of Megatron (with Energon Mace / Scepter weapon!), Bumblebee, Omega Supreme and Starscream in action, as well as extended footage of Optimus Prime. Those who have been following the various podcasts and interviews might remember a promise that certain characters who have not been used since Generation 1 will get some love and attention this time around, and the trailer delivers, with the return of the Decepticon mobile battlebase, Trypticon!
IGN has posted a blurb talking about the new Transformers War for Cybertron game. They state that a new full trailer will be released next week. They also posted a couple screens to tease the fact, including a new one of Megatron in action.
Gameinformer concludes their month long coverage of Transformers War for Cybertron today with a special edition podcast. The podcast kicks off with a piece of music from the game itself, and then leaps into a full hands-on first impressions preview of the game. Key points from the podcast include:
* The game is a 3rd person shooter, with gameplay like Gears of War. * Cover can be destroyed, fully destructable environments. * The backgrounds and backdrops will not be static. (Things will happen in the NPC world, such as energon being transported, machinery working, maybe even cameos). * Story missions and Co-op are confirmed--a team of at least three other characters is confirmed. There will also be both multiplayer and single player modes. * Three vehicle classes: Tanks, Jets and another unmentioned class. Depending on the classes and your abilities, the levels will be multi-tiered and have different paths. For jets, this means multiple vertical levels to explore. * All characters have two different time-based skills (e.g. Shield, invisibility, teleport, etc.). * Storyline is one story broken into two interlocking parts, Decepticon Campaign (first half) and the Autobot Campaign(last half). It is an origin story. * Second level is set to explain Starscream and Megatron's relationship. (The first level was previously confirmed as being the tale of the first meeting of Megatron and Starscream). * Many of the G1 actors are coming back to reprise their original roles. A formal announcement will be made at a later date in 2010; however, Peter Cullen is confirmed as Optimus Prime. * Hasbro has said this game is canon.
There is also a spoiler in the podcast revealing the nature of the final battle for the Decepticon side of the campaign. If you have been following the coverage so far you should have an idea of what this means, but we won't spoil it for you here.
In other news, the official Transformers War for Cybertron homepage has been updated with a new batch of clips. The clips show off the usual fleeting glimpses of the game - however one of the new clips gives us our first clear look at War for Cybertron Ironhide! Check out the still from the video, taken by Mr knightmare of our 2005 Boards, by clicking on the thumbnail image above.
Credit: Prowl, Opticron Primal, Transformed, KAGE, Mr knightmare of the 2005 Boards!
Check out Game Informer's latest updates for the upcoming Transformers War for Cybertron game! All month long Game Informer has been running a Transformers portal with information, sneak peeks, and interviews pertaining to the upcoming title by High Moon. TFW2005 has been keeping track of these items and collecting them in one handy thread on our forums for discussion. You can find that thread here: The War for Cybertron - Discussion and Web Round Up.
Everything that Game Informer has provided is linked in the first post of that thread, and most recently Game Informer has treated us to two videos. The first is a time lapse video allowing viewers the special opportunity to watch the creation of some Optimus Prime concept art. You can watch this here: Optimus Primed: A Time Lapse Look at an Autobot's Creation.
The most recent item is a short discussion with game director Matt Tieger about his enthusiasm for the project and we also get some shots at some concept art during the interview. You can watch this here: Tackling The Transformers Homeworld.
Stay tuned for the final Game Informer update which is listed for tomorrow, and make sure to take part in the ongoing discussion in our forums!
Gameinformer has updated with the latest information on Transformers: War for Cybertron. The latest update focuses on Starscream, Megatron's lieutenant and Decepticon Air Commander. Gameinformer reports that the game will cover Starscream's motivation for seeking power among the Decepticons, and Megatron keeping such a blatantly treacherous character around. The article boasts that the Decepticon campaign's first mission will chronicle the first meeting between Starscream and Megatron, and that Starscream believes that neither Optimus Prime nor Megatron are keeping Cybertron's best interests in mind.
Check out the full list of updates by clicking on the link above!
TFW2005 had the chance to speak briefly with Hasbro's Aaron Archer and representatives for Activision and High Moon Studios earlier this week regarding the upcoming Transformers: War For Cybertron game. The focus of the conversation was more on story development and the interaction between Hasbro and High Moon in developing the deep mythology for the game. Read on to check out the full interview and some high res images.
TFW2005 has received a new press release concerning the upcoming Transformers: War On Cybertron video game. The game, due for release in 2010, will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and Nintendo DS.
Transformers: War for Cybertron features two distinct storylines: the AUTOBOT campaign tells a story of heroism to save their home planet against overwhelming odds, and the DECEPTICON campaign tells a story of an unquenchable thirst for power to control the universe. For the first time in a TRANSFORMERS title, fans will be able to play the game with their friends through team-based online co-op, or go head to head in a variety of intense, online multiplayer game modes. The game features a sci-fi art style that introduces to fans the entire living, metallic world of CYBERTRON, as well as all-new visualizations of the iconic TRANSFORMERS characters in their original Cybertronian forms.
Check out some screen caps from the High Res version of the new Transformers game trailer, War For Cybertron.
Nothing confirmed, but a lot of video game stuff is being released or hyped this week because the annual Video Game Awards airs live on Spike TV tonight. Make sure to tune in and let's see if this new Transformers piece gets some air time. Until then, enjoy the images.
Word is spreading around the internetz about a new off-year video game based on the Transformers license, tentatively called Transformers: The War For Cybertron. The game is not based on any one generation or version of Transformers that has come before, however, from early concept art it looks like it has a very "War Within" style, with many pre-Earth Cybertronian modes of Generation 1 characters making an appearance.
The game is said to be a first-person over the shoulder shooter with Transformations included, along with a wide inter-changable weapon array and supporting cast members in each mission.
The game will be released by Activision, and they have let us know that a trailer will be up on GameTrailers later in the week, with more details to the various fan sites after that.
VideoGamer.com reports that our UK friends can expect to see a couple of new Xbox 360 bundles on their way to store shelves.
Of interest is a Transformers bundle which includes an Xbox 360 Elite, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen the game, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen the movie on a Bumblebee-styled USB stick, and an additional black Xbox controller.
There is no news on pricing, hard drive size, or whether this bundle will cross the shores to the U.S.
TFW2005 staff members Boardwise and Vangelus have reviewed the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Character and Map Pack Plus for the Xbox360. You can check out their thoughts by reading on.
The Revenge of the Fallen Character and Map Pack Plus is available for download now for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
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