RuneScape devs making Transformers MMO

by Steve Watts, Mar 14, 2011 3:30pm PDT

A new massively multiplayer game from the developers of RuneScape is in the works, and this one stars a few familiar faces. Hasbro and developer Jagex Games Studio today announced a Transformers MMO to launch in North America, Latin America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia in 2012. Jagex has experience with more than 40 online games, including RuneScape.

"Transformers is one of the most iconic brands in the world and we are delighted to team up with Hasbro in order to bring our shared vision to reality," said Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard in the announcement. "There is a huge appetite for an online Transformers game and we will utilize every bit of our development and publishing expertise to deliver a dynamic and action-packed game that Transformers fans will find irresistible."

By "irresistible," we can only hope he means "based on G1 Transformers" and "you get to smash things as Grimlock." Come on, Gerhard, don't let us down.

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  Summary: RuneScape developer Jagex is now working on a Transformers MMO, set to release sometime in 2012.... : SporkyReeve
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    I'm confused, are you a shack employee or someone dedicated to summarizing these Shacknews posts? : pancake humper
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      That's the author of the article, Steve Watts : Machinaeclipse
      
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      But why post a summary? Are there interfaces to the chatty that don't have the article visible on the sa... : Lemming4242
      
      Yep. :D : Jonathan
      
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      Ah, I had no idea he was still using his shack name. Thought they all were supposed to change over to the... : pancake humper
      
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      It's clearly some form of hazing. I mean, who would intentionally choose a name like SporkyReeve? * * : dfay
      
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      I just follow orders, honest. I think the plan is to eventually automate the summary process so it's in t... : SporkyReeve
      
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      I have seen plenty of posts where it has the summary in the root post. Are your coworkers not telling you... : pancake humper
      
      I don't think the summary is there by default. One of the Shack scripts adds it in : Mmmmmoo
      
      Steve you are in all of my midnight strokes. : Liquid
    - fucking wow : MOB712
- Is Runescape free-to-play? I assume that this would be some what casual oriented. : Jonathan
- GCR....... : Wombat Woo
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  Exactly what the world needed... a Transformers MMO, really? : InfernoAblaze
  - Wonder if that means a G.I. Joe one will be next. : daggot
  - Massive battles fought on Cybertron? I'm in. : bryanvlo
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    To this MMO there must be, puts on glasses More than meets the eye? : baron calamity
    - YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH : ninjaman23
  - I can't wait for the unicron battle! *autoattacks on a big toe for 3 hours* : ghost in my shell
  - Better a Transformers MMO than Yet Another Fantasy MMO With Dwarves and Elves. : LilCrypto
  - Stretch Armstrong MMO! : five_percent
  - transformers would be pretty cool actually, imagine you're walking, and then BOOM you're a jet flying thr... : Chandler55
- dibs on unicron. : jrsX
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  Choosing the guys who made the game which is basically a running joke in the MMO community.
  
  Interesting choice, bros.
  
  Mar 14, 2011 7:50pm PDT
  
  Choosing the guys who made the game which is basically a running joke in the MMO community. Interestin... : passingstranger
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  You guys do realise this will be utterly terrible, don't you? : MeestaNob
  - There's not much doubt, I think! : LilCrypto
- yay yet another awesome franchise about to be butchered. Star trek online? star wars galaxies (post NGE) ... : kaliban
- From what I've read on the Allspark.com and TFW2005.com this MMO will be based upon the Transformers: Pri... : Rhinox DX
- If it's not G1, the only thing really Transformers will be the Name and the Icons... It'll probably be... : darthfusion

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