Splash Damage Cancels Transformers: Reactivate

After a prolonged and challenging development cycle, Splash Damage has officially cancelled its Transformers: Reactivate project. This news follows a cryptic trailer reveal at The Game Awards 2022, which generated anticipation for a 1-4 player online game featuring Autobots and Decepticons uniting against a new alien threat. While leaks suggested a roster including classic characters like Ironhide, Hot Rod, Starscream, and Soundwave, and even hinted at Beast Wars inclusions, the game will not be released.

The cancellation announcement on Splash Damage's Twitter page expressed the difficult nature of the decision and acknowledged potential staff redundancies as the studio redirects its focus. The team expressed gratitude to both the development team and Hasbro for their support. Fan reaction has been mixed, with some expressing disappointment while others anticipated the cancellation given the lack of updates since the initial trailer.

Splash Damage is now concentrating its efforts on "Project Astrid," a AAA open-world survival game utilizing Unreal Engine 5, a project announced in March 2023 in collaboration with streamers Shroud and Sacriel. The shift in resources to "Project Astrid" unfortunately necessitates layoffs within Splash Damage. The cancellation leaves Transformers fans awaiting a new high-quality game featuring the beloved franchise.

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Key Points:

• Transformers: Reactivate cancelled.
• Potential layoffs at Splash Damage.
• Studio focusing on Unreal Engine 5 open-world survival game ("Project Astrid").
• Hasbro and Takara Tomy involved in the original project.