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Posts Tagged ‘Transformers’


Dinobots Trailer Reveals Origins in ‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’

by John Carle, May 24 2012 // 12:30 PM

Since their announcement in the upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers purists have debated how the Dinobots would fit into the G1 canon storyline for the game. As stated in our previous post which revealed Grimlock in combat and Slug, Snarl and Swoop’s designs, the Dinobots were created on planet earth in the cartoon. Now, High Moon Studios has taken a step in ret-conning Transformers history along with Hasbro by retelling the origin story of the Dinobots in a different way.

As seen below, the game’s director Matt Tieger talks about the process of rewriting history with Hasbro’s blessing and reveals the new origin to the Dinobots for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Original a crack special ops unit, the group falls victim to the experiments of Decepticon mad scientist Shockwave. Using a connection to earth (I won’t spoil the whole video for you), Shockwave creates the new designs for the Dinobots.

Take a look below and make sure to give your thoughts on the Dinobots and their new origin story. Stick to The Flickcast for more on the Dinobots and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron before it launches late August of this year for XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Posted in: Activision · Developer Diary · Games · News · Playstation 3 · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · Xbox 360
Tagged: Activision, Grimlock, Hasbro, High Moon Studios, Matt Tieger, PC Games, Playstation 3, Slag, Sludge, Slug, Snarl, Swoop, Transformers, Transformers G1, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Video Games, Xbox 360


New Trailer for ‘Transformers Prime’ Reveals Gameplay Footage

by John Carle, May 10 2012 // 1:45 PM

About a month and a half ago, we covered the announcement of the Transformers Prime series getting its own game coming to all the Nintendo platforms. Today, we have the latest trailer for Transformers Prime featuring all gameplay footage. Though the release date hasn’t been revealed yet, Transformers Prime is slated for later this year, likely after Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

It’s interesting to see two Transformers games coming out in the same year, though it makes sense as the two have widely different audiences of fans of the same core franchise. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is built around the classic fan who is now in their later twenties or older. The story is more mature, has a darker art design and features classic versions of characters.

Transformers Prime on the other hand is the Transformers for the current youth generation. The character designs are simpler and brighter and the series has the three young human sidekicks for kids to relate to. Transformers Prime also is coming out for the Wii, DS and 3DS, systems which are skewed towards a younger fanbase.

Check out the trailer below and stick to the Flickcast for more on Transformers Prime coming later in 2012 for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS.

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Posted in: Activision · Game Trailers · Games · Nintendo · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo DS · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · Wii
Tagged: Activision, Altron, Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Games, Hasbro, Jack, Miko, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nowpro, Optimus Prime, Raf, Ratchet, Transformers, Transformers Prime, Video Games, Wii


New Screens for ‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’ Reveal Slug, Snarl and Swoop

by John Carle, Apr 26 2012 // 7:15 AM

Grimlock. Slag. Snarl. Swoop. Sludge. These are the names of the infamous Dinobots that many of us grew up loving. Having these toys made your Transformers collection the envy of any of your friends. And even though Slag has undergone a slight name change to Slug because of the offensive British slang, the fan favorites continue to make their way to Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

In the most recent set of screen shots from High Moon Studios, we get to see more of Grimlock in action as well as the reveal of three more Dinobots: Slug, Snarl and Swoop. Still missing so far is Sludge, the robotic Apatosaurus. Slug is seen below in both his robot and Triceratops dinosaur mode as is Swoop who appears in both robotic and pterodactyl modes. Snarl can also be seen below but only in his stegosaurus dinosaur mode. What impact these modes will have on gameplay is still up for discussion and debate as it hasn’t been revealed fully which of the Dinobots, aside from Grimlock, will be playable characters or if they will just be NPCs alongside the player.

Check out the full gallery of screens after the jump and stay tuned to the Flickcast for more on the Dinobots and all news Transformers: Fall of Cybertron including the reveal of Sludge and the Combaticons in the near future. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is set to come out in late August for the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Posted in: Activision · Announcements · News · Playstation 3 · Screen Shots · Toys · Transformers · Video Games · Xbox 360
Tagged: Activision, Grimlock, Hasbro, High Moon Studios, PC Games, Playstation 3, Slag, Sludge, Slug, Snarl, Swoop, Transformers, Transformers G1, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Video Games, Xbox 360


New ‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’ Trailer Reveals Grimlock in Action

by John Carle, Apr 20 2012 // 7:00 AM

Ever since Transformers: Fall of Cybertron was announced, there was one thing on the minds of Transformers fans: the Dinobots. With the reveal of Grimlock at New York Comic Con, speculation has run rampant about what this in canon story will reveal about the origins of the Dinobots. As we saw with Transformers: War for Cybertron, ideas only hinted at in the show were explained such as the fall and rise of Starscream. Now, the team at High Moon Studios gets to do the same for the Dinobots.

While in the original series, the Dinobots were said to be made on earth by Wheeljack and Ratchet, the Marvel comics series had the Dinobots being of Cybertronian origin. The Marvel series did leave this fairly ambiguous though and not many details were given about these origins. This seems like the space that High Moon will be responsible for filling in as Fall of Cybertron takes place long before the Autobots head to earth.

When playing as Grimlock, as seen in the trailer below, players get to experience a more hack and slash based gameplay as opposed to the more third person shooter with occasional melee combat seen in the characters of Transformers: War for Cybertron. Having both a sword and shield, Grimlock lends himself to a more in your face combat style which transitions into the much anticipated tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur form.

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Posted in: Activision · Developer Diary · Game Trailers · Games · Nintendo · Nintendo 3DS · Playstation 3 · Toys · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · Wii · Xbox 360
Tagged: Activision, Hasbro, PC Games, Playstation 3, Teaser, Transformers, Transformers G1, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Video Games, Xbox 360


First ‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’ Gameplay Trailer Arrives

by Chris Ullrich, Mar 29 2012 // 12:45 PM

Say what you will about the Transformers movies, the game tie-ins are actually pretty fun. Obviously, others thought so to because the first game was a big success and because of that, Activision is creating a new game sequel called Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

Coming from High Noon Studios, the upcoming game “allows players to experience the darkest hours of the war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as they vie for control of their dying home world.” In the game, players will be able to “fight through both sides of the Transformers’ most epic battles that culminate in their legendary exodus from Cybertron.”

In addition, players in the game “will embark on an action-packed journey through massive, war-torn environments designed around each character’s unique abilities and alternate forms, including GRIMLOCK’s nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary COMBATICONS combining into the colossal BRUTICUS.”

Previously, we brought you the first reveal trailer for the game and now, to help get you ready for the game’s release, we’ve got two new trailers to share today. One is the first actual gameplay trailer and the other takes you behind the scenes to see how things get done.

Check out both trailers after the break. Look for Transformers: Fall of Cyberton to arrive in stores on August 28.

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Posted in: Activision · Game Trailers · Games · News · Video Games
Tagged: Activision, Gameplay, Games, Hasbro, Trailers, Transformers, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron


Josh Duhamel Says ‘Transformers’ Moving Forward Without Any Original Stars

by Sebastian Suchecki, Feb 17 2012 // 1:45 PM

In an interview with E! Online, Transformers star Josh Duhamel revealed that he hasn’t been contacted about the fourth film of the Transformers series. According to the recent interview, none of the original series cast has been asked to return for the fourth film.

“I don’t think anybody’s doing it,” Duhamel told the site. “I know Shia [LaBoeuf]‘s not doing it. I don’t think Tyrese or Rosie [Huntington-Whiteley] or anybody else is doing it.”

He’s not surprised about the silence, though. “Whenever these movies make that much money they’re going to make as many as they can,” he said. “[But] I haven’t heard anything about it. They haven’t called me.”

The plan now is to reboot the series, which means they can dump all those now-expensive stars and make some new ones. This is following the foot steps of the Spiderman reboot, The Amazing Spiderman.The popularity of the series is not based on the star power of the actors and actresses, but rather the Transformers themselves, as proven by the success of the last film even without star Megan Fox.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Casting · News · Paramount · Prequels and Sequels · Reboots and Remakes · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Bumblebee, Josh Duhamel, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Optimus Prime, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf, Spiderman, The Amazing Spider-Man, Transformers, Tyrese


‘Transformers’ Planning To Return in 2014 With a Reboot

by Matt Raub, Feb 14 2012 // 7:30 AM

Living with the immediate “ADD” audience that exists today, it’s hard for major studios to believe that kids today can follow the plot of any single movie, let alone a multi-film franchise like what Michael Bay has done with Transformers. It seems like that argument has gotten to Bay and his producing partner Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, as they are currently planning on rebooting the Transformers series to a brand new audience in 2014. From THR:

Bonaventura said that he and Bay were still in early stages of development process, but they wanted to reinvent the saga to pave the way for a new mythology. Bay showed a willingness to shake up the ensemble in Dark of the Moon, when he replaced Megan Fox with Rosie Huntington-Whitely as Sam’s love interest.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Directors · Kids · Movies · News · Paramount · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Dark of the Moon, Di Bonaventura, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Paramount, Revenge of the Fallen, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Shia Lebouf, Transformers


Ed Harris to Join Michael Bay’s ‘Pain and Gain’

by Sebastian Suchecki, Feb 3 2012 // 9:00 AM

Ed Harris is currently in talks to join Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain.  Michael Bay has been developing Pain and Gain  for a few years now and it seems he is finally getting it off the ground.

Pain and Gain is being described as “Michael Bay’s Fargo“.  The story centers on a group of bumbling bodybuilders in Miami who plot to kidnap and rob a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately,  the crime goes awry. The wealthy businessman is left for dead, but returns to exact revenge on the bodybuilding thugs with the help of a private investigator.

According to Vulture, even though no formal offer has been made, Harris is very likely to sign on to play the private investigator.

Pain and Gain has been put on hold repeatedly because of Bay’s prior commitments to the Transformers franchise. Both Paramount and Spielberg want Bay to return for a fourth Transformers film. It’s believed that they could offer help with getting Pain and Gain off the ground if he does return to the franchise.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is also set to star in Bay’s Pain and Gain. During a press junket for Journey 2 , Johnson stated that Pain and Gain was “on the right track.”

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Casting · Drama · Movies · News
Tagged: Chrstipher Markus, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Journey 2, Miami New Times, Michael Bay, Pain and Gain, Paramount, Stephen McFeely, Transformers


Film Score Friday: ‘Film Music 2011′ by Various Artists

by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Jan 20 2012 // 3:00 PM

Silva Screen Music is a class outfit, they release really good music and great collections from some of the top composers and movies of today. In the past we looked at their collections of music from Hans Zimmer and James Horner, as well as a well put together a great best of album from the Transformers trilogy. Today we take a peak at their big end of the year release, ‘Film Music 2011′.

This collection, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic and London Music Works, is a highlight reel from the most high profile film scores of the year. The music chosen for this set  isn’t necessarily the very best music of the year, but it is certainly a snap shot of what 2011 was for film and film music. We are in award season, so we will have plenty of lists and collections of the “best” music, but in this album you will find tracks that rank among many fan’s “favorites” of the year.

Interestingly enough, many of the movies represented on this album are scores I have previously reviewed, but only twice are one of my favorite tracks actually on this album. At first this caused me to roll my eyes and dread the listening experience. Not because I disliked the tracks, but because I felt they were passing over the better tracks for more obvious and less interesting choices.

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Posted in: Action · Comedy · Drama · Film Music Reviews · Film Score Friday · Harry Potter · Movies · Music · News · Reviews · Sci-Fi · Transformers · Twilight
Tagged: 2011, Alexandre Desplat, Carter Burwell, City of Prague Philharmonic, cliff martinez, Film Music 2011, film music review, Film Score Friday, Harry Potter, Henry Jackman, London Music Works, Michael Giacchino, Movies, Silva Screen, Steven Jablonsky, Transformers, Twlight


The Bitcast: Episode 9 ‘The Few. The Proud’

by The Flickcast, Dec 24 2011 // 11:15 AM

This week, JC & WallE get into it with their thoughts on the recent trailer reveals for The Last of Us, Fortnite, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, The Amazing Spider-Man and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. JC also gives his final edition of The Long Grind focusing on The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. Don’t worry though, the Long Grind will return in 2012 with new epic games to discuss.

The Topic of the Week this week is a very special one. A few weeks ago, the Bitcast crew talked about realism in games. This week, JC had the honor of sitting down and talking to a member of the United States Marine Corps who was involved in the conflict at the Battle of Fallujah in late 2004, considered to be one of the harshest battles in modern warfare history. This marine shares his perspective on gaming, movies and television  and how it relates to his experiences. We thank this individual for his time, his service and for sharing his experiences with us.

For their Now Playing, JC gives some insight in the recent Voltron XBLA release as well as how Christmas shopping reminded him of his time playing Dead Rising while WallE talks Madden 12. The duo even gives some not so subtle hints on what games they wouldn’t mind getting for Christmas.

Don’t forget to tune in next week for the Best Games of 2011 show and make sure to follow everyone on Twitter including @theflickcast, @thebitcast, @thejohncarle & @JWWallE. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to The Bitcast on The Flickcast iTunes feed.

 

Posted in: Comic Book Games · First Impressions · Game Reviews · Game Trailers · Games · Interviews · Nintendo · Playstation 3 · Podcasts · The Bitcast · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · War · Xbox 360
Tagged: Battle of Fallujah, Christmas, EA Games, Epic Games, exclusive interview, Fortnite, Interview, Madden 12, Marine, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Podcasts, Six Days in Fallujah, Skyrim, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Bitcast, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, The Last of Us, The Long Grind, Transformers, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, US Marines, Video Games, Voltron


VGA Trailer Roundup: ‘Amazing Spider-Man’, ‘Last of Us’, & More

by John Carle, Dec 12 2011 // 12:00 PM

Saturday night, Spike TV held its annual Video Game Awards show which, as promised, gave the first looks at some huge trailers for 2012′s gaming landscape.

Naughty Dog gets to step away from their blockbuster Uncharted series to work on a new IP titled The Last of Us. This new title takes a different approach from the recent string of zombie / infected scenarios where it looks like it can be a game of stealth and horror mixed together. It isn’t a world like Dead Rising or Left 4 Dead where the creatures flood the street and makes the possibility of combining the stealth and horror genres pretty intriguing.

This has the possibility of becoming a fantastic PlayStation exclusive franchise. The trailer for The Last of Us is definitely one of the great surprises from the VGAs this year.

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Posted in: Activision · Comic Book Games · Game Trailers · Games · News · Nintendo · PC Games · Playstation 3 · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · Xbox 360
Tagged: Activision, Beenox, BioShock, Bioshock Infinite, Dinobots, Epic, Epic Games, Fortnite, Game Trailers, Irrational Games, Naughty Dog, Nintendo Wii, PC Games, Playstation 3, Spike, Spike TV, Spike VGAs, Spike Video Game Awards, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Transformers, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: War for Cybertron, VGAs, Wii, Xbox 360


New ‘Battleship’ Trailer Brings the Robot on Ship Action

by Chris Ullrich, Dec 9 2011 // 2:30 PM

I can hear the pitch meeting now. It probably went a little something like this: Peter Berg: “Transformers made a crapload of money, right? Well, this is Transformers on the ocean. See, robots attack ships and try to sink the them.” Studio Exec: “You’re a genius. Here’s a bag of money.”

I don’t know if Battlship will be good or not (probably not) or if Peter Berg is really a genius (I’m guessing no) but I can guarantee the movie will be busy and extremely loud. To prove that fact, please take a look at the new trailer just released today. We have it for you after the break.

In it you see lots of robots and whatnot trying to attack a group of ships at sea. All they wanted to do was have some simple war games and now these damn underseas robots have made this shit get real — or something like that. Does the story really matter? Not much as long as stuff explodes convincingly. Hint: it mostly does.

Peter Berg “directs” a cast of pretty people like Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna and the always cool Liam Neeson (obviously doing this one for the money).

As the trailer says “The battle for Earth begins at sea” on May 18, 2012. Check it out after the break.

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Posted in: Hasbro · Movies · News · Trailers
Tagged: Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Brooklyn Decker, Hasbro, Movies, Peter Berg, Taylor Kitsch, Trailers, Transformers, Universal



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