Transformers: Reactivate General Discussion

Discussion in 'Transformers Video Game Discussion' started by Fox13, Jan 6, 2019.

  1. Fox13

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    At a guess, I don't think it would have any effect at all as the terms of the contract between Leyou and Hasbro would predate it.
     
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  2. McGiggles IV

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    Honestly, I could see the bid by Sony more as a means to more easily do business in China rather than having to rely purely on partnering with Tencent in order to overcome any legal obstacles in China.
     
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    Leyou Technologies further invests into Certain Affinity.

    Their first investment which began with the shared contract in 2017 was 10$ million.

    In January 2019, they increased this to 33$ million.

    Now they’ve added an additional 9-10$ million which brings their total investment in Certain Affinity to 43$ million.

    “Leyou Technology Holdings (01089) further increased the ceiling for loans to Certain Affinity to $43 million Source: Zhitong Finance Network

    Zhitong Finance APP News, Leyou Technology Holdings (01089) issued an announcement to increase the ceiling for the loan to Certain Affinity to 33 million US dollars. On July 6, 2020, the company entered into a second amendment agreement with Certain Affinity.

    According to the second revised agreement, the company has agreed to increase the maximum principal amount of the loan from US$33 million to approximately US$43 million, an increase of nearly US$10 million.“

    乐游科技控股(01089)向Certain Affinity提供贷款上限进一步增至4300万美元
     
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  4. octobotimus

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    Hm... that budget keeps going up. This better be good (please don’t be a overwatch/csgo clone).
     
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    God I hope it isn't. I'm done with Overwatch anyway, haha.
     
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  6. McGiggles IV

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    I'd be fine with a Doom 2016/Eternal Clone lol.
     
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    Given this is a multiplayer game, I really hope they don’t copy that multiplayer.
     
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    Okay guys, so we’ve got some fairly interesting news. Following the news of Leyou increasing investments in Certain Affinity’s game, I managed to find the documentation.

    In it, it says that Certain Affinity’s Transformers game is preparing to go into the open beta stage; "start volume production towards a higher-quality Open Beta version of the Game".

    Additionally, it also seems like 70% of the core gameplay for the beta has been completed. More from the excerpt below:

    On 6 July 2020, the Company entered into the Second Amendment Agreement with Certain Affinity. Pursuant to the Second Amendment Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, to increase the maximum principal amount of the Loan from US$33,000,000 to approximately US$43,000,000, representing an increase of nearly US$10 million. Save as disclosed herein, all other terms of the Loan shall remain in full force and effect. The Loan will continue to be interest-free and be granted on a non-recourse basis and solely recoupable by the Company from its share of the revenues derived from exploitation of the Game. The Company’s equity position in Certain Affinity and the Company’s percentage ownership in Certain Affinity remain unchanged.

    ...The Game Development is progressing well with approximately 70% of the core gameplay of the Open Beta version completed. With the increase in the principal amount of the Loan, which is essentially the development budget for the Game, Certain Affinity will be able to start volume production towards a higher-quality Open Beta version of the Game. The increase in the principal amount of the Loan is in the ordinary course of business of the Company, on normal commercial terms and arrived after arm’s length negotiations. Taking into consideration that the Game is expected to bring significant revenue to the Group upon its commercial launch, the Directors consider that the increase in the principal amount of the Loan is fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.


    Another thing to note is that Certain Affinity’s other original IP, “Last Expedition”, looks to have been either shelved or cancelled due to the abandoned trademark June 8, 2020. So, I guess @McGiggles IV was right to an extent :D 

    http://northeurope.blob.euroland.co...ments/1236288/HKEX-EPS_20200706_9346969-0.PDF


     
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    It’s a shame that they weren’t able to get their other game off the ground, but I’m glad that they are continuing their work on the transformers game. At this point, Certain Affinity is the only hope we have... Unless Transformers Battlegrounds somehow turns out to be good...
     
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    So do you think we might get a trailer for the game before the year is out?
     
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    Probably. It looks like they want to release the beta sometime this year. They’re more than halfway finished so it’s a good sign.
     
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    Excellent, that definitely puts a smile on my face. Also, what's the open beta stage?
     
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    Open beta usually means that it’ll allow people to get their hands on the game and test it out before it fully releases. That’s mainly why this news is pretty exciting.
     
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    I'm betting sometime during November or December for the beta stage
     
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    If there's any chance that they could add in a feature that'll allow you to play our favourite iterations of the Transformers that we've all seen over the years then that'll be absolute heaven :D 
     
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    That would be awesome. In the document, it seems that they only own the licence of characters from the G1 era and Generations. But this also includes Beast Wars, so it makes me wonder if they’ll be adding in characters from there, especially since Beast Wars’ anniversary is coming up.
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    Ah okay, but what do you mean by Generations?
     
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    Generations is a toyline/branding by Hasbro which celebrates the history of Transformers by creating homages and stylized versions of characters from previous eras (G1, Beast Wars, Bay’s films, etc).

    Although it includes the movies, I don’t think they will be making an appearance in the game. It’s a safe bet to assume we’ll only be seeing G1 characters for the first little while.
     
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    Ah okay, fair enough :) 
     
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    If they go with G1-inspired original designs, I hope they take the design in a direction similar to High Moon's games. Those are some of my favorite transformers designs...
     
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