Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Deadpool listed for Wii U by Amazon Canada [Update: Activision responds]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/deadpool-listed-for-wii-u-by-amazon-canada/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/deadpool-listed-for-wii-u-by-amazon-canada/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/deadpool-listed-for-wii-u-by-amazon-canada/#comments Irreverent Marvel antihero Deadpool may be gracing the Wii U, at least according to a listing by Amazon Canada. Spotted by NeoGAF over the weekend, the retailer has High Moon Studios' madcap action game pinned for the Nintendo console.

Unlike other platforms listed by the retailer, the release date is apparently a placeholder (December 31 2013) and the listing is minus details and box art. Even if a Wii U version is on the way, given the timing it seems unlikely it'll launch alongside the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC ones on June 25.

We've reached out to Deadpool himself (and Activision) to clear things up. Update: Activision reps got back to us and have said, "There are currently no plans for DEADPOOL to come to Wii-U."

JoystiqDeadpool listed for Wii U by Amazon Canada [Update: Activision responds] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisionactivision-blizzarddeadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmarvelnintendowii-uMon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[High Moon Studios lays off 40 from the Deadpool team]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/high-moon-studios-lays-off-40-from-the-deadpool-team/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/high-moon-studios-lays-off-40-from-the-deadpool-team/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/high-moon-studios-lays-off-40-from-the-deadpool-team/#comments High Moon Studios lays off 40 from the Deadpool teamForty full-time employees from Activision's High Moon Studios were laid off today after completing their work on Deadpool, an Activision spokesperson tells Joystiq.

"Activision Publishing consistently works to align its costs with its revenues - this is an ongoing process," Activision says. "With the completion of development on Deadpool, we are taking a reduction in staff at High Moon Studios to better align our development talent against our slate. Approximately, 40 full-time employees will be impacted globally. We are offering those employees who are impacted outplacement counseling services."

Deadpool is slated for a launch this summer on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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Wade Wilson is a simple man with simple tastes. He likes two things in particular, and you can probably figure out what those are by watching the latest trailer for High Moon's Deadpool game. Check it out here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>deadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxThu, 07 Mar 2013 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Deadpool sneaks in a summer 2013 launch window [Update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/deadpool-sneaks-in-a-summer-2013-launch-window/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/deadpool-sneaks-in-a-summer-2013-launch-window/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/deadpool-sneaks-in-a-summer-2013-launch-window/#comments Deadpool sneaks in a summer 2013 launch windowThe Deadpool game from High Moon Studios and Activision is creeping up on us, now with an official release mention of "summer 2013." The Deadpool Bugle spotted an ad for Deadpool in some comics last week, complete with the launch window right in everyone's faces. We previously heard half of that - the "2013" part - so it looks like things are narrowing down.

We've contacted Activision to clarify the launch window for Deadpool.

Update: Activision confirmed to Joystiq Deadpool's "summer 2013" release window.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisiondeadpoolhigh-moon-studioslaunch-windowmicrosoftplaystationps3summer-2013xboxTue, 12 Feb 2013 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Get a good look at Deadpool's huge gun]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/get-a-good-look-at-deadpools-huge-gun/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/get-a-good-look-at-deadpools-huge-gun/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/get-a-good-look-at-deadpools-huge-gun/#comments Get a good look at Deadpool's huge gunWe know Deadpool is joined by Cable, Death and Domino in the High Moon Studios game set to launch this year, but he's bringing along some more friends, as shown in the gallery below. We don't know their names, but we'd wager they're something like "Swordy One", "Swordy Two" and "Super Blammo-Maker."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisiondeadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxTue, 05 Feb 2013 23:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron review - Heir to mobility]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-review-heir-to-mobility/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-review-heir-to-mobility/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-review-heir-to-mobility/#comments Any fun-loving game that goes out of its way to explain the grim origin of a Tyrannosaurus robot - which I'd consider a kind of self-evident narrative atom - deserves a hug. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, you are adorable.

That adjective should slide right off the metallic war machines that inhabit and eventually disintegrate their home planet of Cybertron, but it sticks somehow. Developer High Moon Studios exhibits earnestness in its depiction of a civilization-turning-scrapheap, alongside a mastery of what Unreal Engine 3 is best at: huge, vivid, shiny, exploding stuff. You could probably nitpick the adherence to Transformers canon if it weren't for the distracting fact that most of the characters, err, transform into cannons.

Gallery: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (8/24/12)

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JoystiqTransformers: Fall of Cybertron review - Heir to mobility originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftpcplaystationps3transformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxFri, 31 Aug 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Stiq Flicks: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Real Steel]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/26/stiq-flicks-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-and-real-steel/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/26/stiq-flicks-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-and-real-steel/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/26/stiq-flicks-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-and-real-steel/#commentsStiq Flicks - from film and video game industry freelance writer Kevin Kelly - examines video games and attempts to pair them with matching films. It's like wine and cheese, but with more aliens.
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron rolled out this week and while we wouldn't have such a renewed interest in the franchise without the shudder-inducing films of Michael Bay, thankfully there have been other giant robot movies to turn to. Equally as thankful is the fact that High Moon Studios didn't have to tie their game, which is highly enjoyable, into one of Bay's awful films.

When I was working at Jim Henson Pictures, we had a film tentatively titled Giant Robot on our slate, and while it sadly got stuck in development hell (the place where Hollywood projects go to die), working on that script with the writers was one of those perfect geek moments where you get to combine something you love with something you love doing.

We would not have been the first to tackle such a project, with a long line of Japanese films and television shows before us, as well as the cheesy yet enjoyable Robot Jox having preceded us by many years. But what tends to boggle the mind is that with a concept as awesome as a massive robot, the best that the movie industry has been able to give us has until recently been The Iron Giant. Heck, they even fumbled the iconic Japanese Astro Boy, which should have been nigh-impossible. Then again, this is Hollywood we're talking about.

With Guillermo del Toro's awesome Pacific Rim towering on the horizon, and a possible Transformers reboot (albeit still with Michael Bay at the helm) on the way, there are a lot of fighting robots in our future. But as far as circuits and steel pounding it out in the ring, we're highlighting the fun and often overlooked Real Steel to go with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

Gallery: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (8/24/12)

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JoystiqStiq Flicks: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Real Steel originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Deadpool (Gamescom 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisiondeadpoolgamescom-2012high-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxThu, 16 Aug 2012 11:20:00 EST<![CDATA[PSA: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo out now]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/psa-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-out-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/psa-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-out-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/psa-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-out-now/#comments TRANSFORMERS FALL OF CYBERTRON demo out nowThe Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo is available now on Xbox Live and will be out later today on PSN when the store updates. The demo features both single and multiplayer modes of cybernetic warfare. The single-player mode, sadly, does not let you try out Dinobot Grimlock, instead placing youin the role of Bumblebee, along with the Decepticon Vortex.

The multiplayer portion features Team Deathmatch and Conquest modes, along with the option to try out the game's character customizer.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will transform into a retail box and roll out on August 21.

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JoystiqPSA: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo out now originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This trailer for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron features sweet guitar solos and a transforming G1 Optimus Prime. Players that pre-order the High Moon Studios-developed game at GameStop receive exclusive weapons and the G1 Optimus Prime character for use in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisionhigh-moonhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftoptimus-primepcplaystationps3transformerstransformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxSat, 28 Jul 2012 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo available next week, now for GameStop preorders]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-available-next-week-now-fo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-available-next-week-now-fo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-demo-available-next-week-now-fo/#comments If you've been waiting to get your hands on the latest Transformers title, the wait is nearly over. Activision has announced that the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo should be arriving on Xbox Live and PSN on July 31. Players who download it will be able to play through two single-player missions (High Moon Studios has been showing off two missions starring Bumblebee and Grimlock at various events recently, so odds are it's those two), as well as dip into multiplayer and the in-depth customization system.

And if that's even too long for you, you can preorder the game at GameStop. Customers who preorder the game there are getting access to the demo as soon as, well, now. Imagine this one in your best Peter Cullen voice: Autobots, roll out!

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Play pre-orders unlock Swoop, the flying Dinobot, for multiplayer. Shopto and other independent retailers will offer the G2 Bruticus skin, taken from the classic toyline model, for single-player.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>high-moon-studiosmicrosoftpcplaystationpre-orderps3transformers-fall-of-cybertronukxboxThu, 26 Jul 2012 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Deadpool comic author Daniel Way is writing the Deadpool game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/deadpool-comic-author-daniel-way-is-writing-the-deadpool-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/deadpool-comic-author-daniel-way-is-writing-the-deadpool-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/deadpool-comic-author-daniel-way-is-writing-the-deadpool-game/#comments Daniel Way, the current author on the Deadpool comic series for Marvel, will also pen the story behind High Moon Studios' upcoming game slated for 2013. One of Swords revealed as much in a primer for those who are unfamiliar with the "merc with a mouth."

"One of Swords" Dan Amrich suggests fans catch up on Way's current Deadpool run, Volume 3. "Daniel Way is also writing the game, so this series will likely sync up with the game's definition of Deadpool," Amrich says - for further information, you could just read Deadpool's massive Wikipedia entry, we suppose.

JoystiqDeadpool comic author Daniel Way is writing the Deadpool game originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisiondaniel-waydeadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxThu, 19 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[High Moon's Deadpool game announced, coming 2013 [Update: Now with trailer!]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/high-moons-deadpool-game-announced-coming-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/high-moons-deadpool-game-announced-coming-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/high-moons-deadpool-game-announced-coming-2013/#comments High Moon's Deadpool game announced, coming 2013
That Deadpool game we caught wind of earlier today has been officially announced during a Marvel panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, the game looks to be an action shooter and is expected to launch on undisclosed platforms sometime in 2013.

Marvel's T.Q. Jefferson was cagey during the panel's Q&A session, unable to specifically answer questions from audience members regarding the game's expected platforms and genre. "There will be lots more to come," he said. Nolan North will be reprising his role as the assassin, having previously portrayed him in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and that Hulk vs. cartoon.

Gallery: Deadpool

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActivisionComic-Con-2012Deadpoolhigh-moon-studiosMarvelSDCC-2012Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Deadpool game coming from High Moon Studios]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/deadpool-game-coming-from-high-moon-studios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/deadpool-game-coming-from-high-moon-studios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/deadpool-game-coming-from-high-moon-studios/#comments Deadpool game coming from High Moon StudiosNormally we refrain from running countdown sites, but this one is unusually informative: deadpoolgame.com is counting down to the official unveiling of a Deadpool game, developed by High Moon Studios for Activision. A splatter of street art on the side of an Amazing Spider-Man poster at San Diego Comic-Con teases the game and website, as seen above.

The countdown elapses just after today's Marvel Video Games panel at San Diego Comic-Con, so we expect to hear the first details - and plenty of hilarious one-liners from everyone's favorite psychotic superhero assassin guy - there.

We're now wondering if High Moon's Hit Monkey game is also happening, or if that was a decoy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisioncomic-con-2012deadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmarvelsdcc-2012Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Teaser site reveals High Moon-developed 'Hit Monkey']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/07/teaser-site-reveals-high-moon-developed-hit-monkey/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/07/teaser-site-reveals-high-moon-developed-hit-monkey/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/07/teaser-site-reveals-high-moon-developed-hit-monkey/#comments Teaser site reveals High Moon and Marveldeveloped 'Hit Monkey'A teaser site for a game by the name Hit Monkey surfaced recently, and listed High Moon Studios, Marvel, and Activision on the project set to launch in 2013.

The Hit-Monkey series of comics from Marvel, the obvious source material for the game, dates back to 2010. "Bullets will fly, killers will die...and a soulful simian will, for the first time, don his trademark suit and tie," the description of the first comic reads.

Using advanced powers of deduction, we think Hit Monkey might be the game Activision and High Moon Studios plan to announce at the Marvel Video Games panel at San Diego Comic Con. Maybe.

JoystiqTeaser site reveals High Moon-developed 'Hit Monkey' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Much like a Transformer itself, the launch date for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has turned into something else entirely. Specifically, the planned launch of August 28 has transformed into August 21, a full week earlier. Activision has also released a new trailer featuring Metroplex, the gigantic Transformer who (we're assuming) turns into a fully functional movie theater.

JoystiqTransformers: Fall of Cybertron falling sooner than expected originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftpcplaystationps3transformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxThu, 05 Jul 2012 13:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Activision and High Moon announcing Marvel project at SDCC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/02/activision-and-high-moon-announcing-marvel-project-at-sdcc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/02/activision-and-high-moon-announcing-marvel-project-at-sdcc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/02/activision-and-high-moon-announcing-marvel-project-at-sdcc/#comments Looks like Activision is announcing a Marvel game at SDCCActivision and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron developer High Moon Studios are making an announcement at the "Marvel Video Games" panel during San Diego Comic-Con, the con's schedule builder reveals. It doesn't mention if Activision and High Moon's announcement is a game, DLC or a Broadway show, but it "is sure to be a hit," according to the panel description. We hope that's a hint, and not just something that people think is still all right to say.

Gazillion will discuss its Marvel Heroes MMO, and Ubisoft will showcase Avengers: Battle for Earth (not to be confused with the battle for Middle-earth that's also about to break out) at the Marvel Video Games panel.

JoystiqActivision and High Moon announcing Marvel project at SDCC originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisioncomic-con-2012high-moon-studiosMarvelmicrosoftpcplaystationps3san-diego-comic-consdccxboxMon, 02 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Autobots roll out (sometimes) in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/autobots-roll-out-sometimes-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/autobots-roll-out-sometimes-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/autobots-roll-out-sometimes-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron/#comments Transformers Fall of Cybertron previewDeveloper High Moon Studios showed it had a lot of love for the Transformers franchise with War for Cybertron, but sullied its goodwill with fans when a rushed Dark of the Moon movie tie-in hit store shelves. Now the studio's returning to Hasbro's toy line once again, leaving behind the Michael Bay-inspired setting of the films.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, on the surface, seems like a return to High Moon's true love: telling its own stories about giant, talking transforming robots. Separating itself from the films, Fall of Cybertron leaves High Moon free to geek out about Autobot and Decepticon history, wrapping it all up in Gears of War-style third-person shooter gameplay. And as High Moon said about the first game way back when, the emphasis here is supposed to be on freedom, and the unique ability to play as a robot or vehicle, switching whenever you want.

But for all of High Moon's enthusiasm about transforming, the demo on display at E3 was less-than-flattering to the series and its promise of complete freedom.

Gallery: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (E3 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisione3-2012High-Moon-Studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3transformerstransformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxMon, 11 Jun 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron also rolling out on PC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-also-rolling-out-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-also-rolling-out-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-also-rolling-out-on-pc/#comments Transformers Fall of Cybertron also rolling out on PCBy their very nature, Transformers are adept at changing forms and adapting to new situations. So, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the Autobot's forthcoming adventure on Cybertron should so effortlessly transmogrify itself from a console title to a PC game.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will launch on PCs on August 28, 2012, concurrent with the game's console release on PS3 and 360. Keep in mind, this is the PC release of a Transformers game, and not the release of a PC Transformer, like we had originally inferred. Alas, the day when we'll be able to go on thrilling adventures with a wise-cracking anthropomorphized laptop is still somewhere over the horizon.

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All some people need to know about High Moon Studios' Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, available August 28, is that it features the king of the Dinobots doing what he does best. And, by "some people," we mean us. Grimlock, smash!

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Driving up hot on the heels of yesterday's Transformers: Fall of Cybertron release date announcement (August 28) is a new trailer and a behind-the-scenes clip.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActivisionActivision-Blizzardhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3transformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxThu, 29 Mar 2012 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron rolls out August 28]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-rolls-out-august-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-rolls-out-august-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/28/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-rolls-out-august-28/#comments Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will bring the dramatis robotae of the doomed planet to retailers on August 28.

The official date comes from the latest trailer posted on Gamespot, which not only features an Inception horn, but a serving of dubstep -- only Kanye West's "Power" is missing for the perfect trailer trifecta.

Fall of Cybertron is currently in development at High Moon Studios, the team behind the well-received Transformers: War for Cybertron, with some upgrades.

Gallery: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (2/22/12)

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes place during the final hours of a civil war that eventually destroys the planet. The Decepticons have won, driving the Autobots to seek a new home somewhere amongst the stars. As Optimus Prime and his Autobot buddies race to find a way off the planet, Megatron and his dastardly Decepticons seek to rid the universe of all Autobot life. They're big old meanies like that.

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If you prick an Autobot, does it not leak Energon? If you stare longingly into Bumblebee's eyes, is it not kinda weird a bit? If a Dinobot roars, do you not run for your life, screaming and crying and probably peeing your pants a little all at the same time?

Yeah, we thought so. Based on the VGA 2011 teaser above, it looks like Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will have all of those things. And Devastator.

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If Cybertron is truly as foggy and dismal as the first video for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron makes it seem, we think that maybe it's a good thing that whole junk pile is going down. But we do love those transforming sounds -- whomp whomp whomp whirrwhomp -- so maybe it'll be worth saving.

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Game Informer unveiled the title and concept shots for the long-ago teased game via its latest cover reveal, which features both Optimus Prime and the aforementioned Grimlock on a metallic battlefield. Few details are given other than the game's title and development house, though GI's site plans to blow out more as the weeks go on, and the magazine will have more details when it arrives later this month.

We're gonna go all the way crazy and assume the game will arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the very least, though no platforms were given in the announcement. What was in the announcement, though? An incredible mechanical dinosaur.

Update: Activision added a few more details in its own press release, which confirmed the game as an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title and said it's set to launch in fall 2012. Try and look surprised!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisiongrimlockhigh-moonhigh-moon-studiosmicrosoftplaystationps3q3-2012release-datetransformers-fall-of-cybertronxboxThu, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review: No More Than Meets the Eye]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review/#comments One year ago, our own Justin McElroy called High Moon Studios' Transformers: War for Cybertron "a crystal clear, easy-to-follow example of how to do a licensed game." Maybe the example wasn't so easy to follow. When you play the movie tie-in, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the surprise isn't that it feels rushed and incomplete. The surprise is that High Moon made this one, too.

Most of the features that made War for Cybertron a standout are gone. Gone is co-operative play. Gone are several multiplayer modes, including Escalation. In their place are three standard multiplayer gametypes (deathmatch, team deathmatch, and conquest), and a campaign so short that it feels like it was based on an episode of the cartoon show rather than a movie.

Gallery: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (5/3/11)

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JoystiqTransformers: Dark of the Moon Review: No More Than Meets the Eye originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (5/3/11)

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Gallery: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (3/10/11)

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The 2012 date makes it likely to be a different game than the previously-teased release for 2011. Considering Activision's penchant for annualized franchises, we're not particularly surprised.

[Thanks, Shockwave!]

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Transformers: War for Cybertron developer High Moon Studios is offering two distinct ways to accrue extra experience through the game this weekend. The first is by doubling all XP players earn in the game's multiplayer component from tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET until Monday at 3 a.m. ET.

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If you lamented the limited availability of the retailer-exclusive Transformers: War for Cybertron characters, or if you simply want more War for Cybertron, you'll soon be able to solve both problems, using only the power of a small amount of money.

Next week's Map and Character Pack will include former pre-order bonus characters Shockwave, Demolishor, and Jazz, as well as new characters Scattershot and Onslaught, playable in Escalation mode, and with playable chassis in multiplayer. The pack will also come with four new maps: District and Forsaken for Escalation mode, and Havok and Fortress for multiplayer.

Gallery: Transformers: War for Cybertron (Map and Characters DLC Pack)

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If you're wondering what it would take to best Rockstar's dust-em-up, Red Dead Redemption, in a battle for UK chart supremacy, it would seem it only takes a wizard -- a blocky, mute interpretation of the nation's own Harry Potter. It only makes sense that Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 would debut at the top spot. Isn't he like the UK's Prime Minister now?

The boy with a scarred forehead has pushed nearly everyone down a spot from last week: Red Dead Redemption has fallen to second, while Super Mario Galaxy 2 now takes up third. Also of note are strong UK debuts of several games, including Naughty Bear, Demon's Souls and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Find the complete top ten sales breakdown posted after the break.

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Transformers: War for Cybertron not only proves this new paradigm, it surpasses it, serving up the best use of the license since Beast Wars went off the air more than a decade ago.

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JoystiqReview: Transformers: War for Cybertron originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In other words, it's just like the piece of plastic that you spent a good half hour unsuccessfully begging your parents for, only to get to school the next day and discover that your friend Jimmy already had one. That Jimmy, he always had all the good toys. What a jerk. Of course, twenty-something years later, he's now managing a Walgreens and you're blogging about video games! Who's got the awesome plastic toy now, Jimmy?

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Tieger says that even though his team is creating a licensed Transformers game, he wants it to be like the first Spiderman film in that it appeals to three audiences: folks who just want a good action ride; brand fans, who want to be reminded of what they liked about the universe as kids; and hardcore fans, who will get every single reference and inside joke -- he wants to "smash you in the face with nostalgia."

Following his presentation and a hands-on preview of the game, I chatted with Tieger about War for Cybertron and what game he would "love, love, love" to make next:

Joystiq: So what was the pitch behind this game? What was the impetus behind a game like this?

Matt Tieger: Well, we knew that Activision came to us and said, "We think you guys are a good fit for a Transformers game." Based on our sensibilities for some things that we had done before, we had done some prototypes, and they thought we were a good match. And we had lots of Unreal Engine experience. And they wanted to make a non-movie based Transformers game. So they asked, "What do you want to do," basically, within the confines of that. And we came up with a plan, and redesigned a bunch of characters and then started talking to Hasbro.

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I played through several single-player and multiplayer levels of the game during a recent press event at High Moon Studios' offices in Carlsbad, Calif., and it was apparent that the developer has brought all of its Unreal experience to the fore. There are some very cool gameplay ideas at play that should make for an entertaining romp, especially when experienced with a friend or two. (Hey, if a 50 Cent game can pull it off ... )

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