Splash Damage Cancels Transformers: Reactivate
After a prolonged and difficult development, Splash Damage has officially canceled Transformers: Reactivate. This news follows a cryptic trailer reveal at The Game Awards 2022, showcasing a 1-4 player online game featuring Autobots and Decepticons uniting against a new alien threat. While leaks suggested a Generation 1 roster (Ironhide, Hot Rod, Starscream, Soundwave, Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee), and even hinted at Beast Wars characters, the project has ultimately been scrapped.
The studio's announcement on Twitter acknowledged the difficult decision and the potential for staff layoffs due to redundancies as they refocus efforts. Splash Damage expressed gratitude to the development team and Hasbro for their support.
Fan reaction has been varied, with some expressing disappointment while others anticipated the cancellation given the lack of updates since the 2022 trailer.
The studio's shift in focus is towards "Project Astrid," a AAA open-world survival game utilizing Unreal Engine 5, announced in March 2023 and developed in collaboration with streamers Shroud and Sacriel. Resources will now be dedicated to this new project, but unfortunately, job losses within Splash Damage are expected as a consequence of Transformers: Reactivate's cancellation. This leaves Transformers fans still awaiting a high-quality game based on Hasbro's iconic franchise.
Key Points:
- Transformers: Reactivate is canceled.
- Potential layoffs at Splash Damage.
- Studio now focusing on the open-world survival game, "Project Astrid," built with Unreal Engine 5.
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