Transformers Universe MMO: first-look

Shacknews received an early look at the upcoming Transformers Universe MMO, before its forthcoming New York Comic Con presentation. These exclusive screens show off the "graphical style and direction" of the upcoming MMO.

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Jagex, best known for their work on RuneScape, is working on a brand new free to play browser MMO based on the Transformers universe called... Transformers Universe. Hasbro and Jagex are aiming at a late 2012 launch, but plans on giving fans a first-look at the game at New York Comic-Con, which begins tomorrow. Shacknews received an early look at the Comic Con presentation, which shows off the "graphical style and direction" of the upcoming MMO.

Click to see all screenshots from Transformers Universe

Expect more coverage from New York Comic Con, including a detailed preview of Transformers Universe, in the coming days.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 12, 2011 6:15 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Transformers Universe MMO: first-look.

    Shacknews received an early look at the upcoming Transformers Universe MMO, before its forthcoming New York Comic Con presentation. These exclusive screens show off the "graphical style and direction" of the upcoming MMO.

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      October 12, 2011 6:43 PM

      Oh good, cause this isn't going to fail or anything.

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        October 12, 2011 7:37 PM

        ... yeah. I have an extremely difficult time imagining any way this could be good.

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      October 12, 2011 6:48 PM

      Autobots Grind Out

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        October 12, 2011 7:36 PM

        ^^^ this, pretty much

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        October 12, 2011 8:28 PM

        Sample quest:

        Help! I can't keep my house clean! All these scraps of metal is piling up and I can't spend every day cleaning. It's was bad enough when it was just dirt and sand, but these Decepticons sneak in at night and dump their trash all over my house. Bring me 12 Roomba brains so I can construct the ultimate vacuum cleaner.

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      October 12, 2011 6:49 PM

      hhaahahahaha

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      October 12, 2011 8:07 PM

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      October 12, 2011 11:31 PM

      The art style is nice, but yeah... it's probably going to suck.

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      October 13, 2011 12:16 AM

      This is exactly how Transformers SHOULD look, Michael Bay. What a beautiful thing to see two separate edges fit together flush, minus 10,000 tiny, blurred moving parts. We absolutely need a cinematic reboot of this franchise.

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        October 13, 2011 12:35 AM

        Exactly what I was thinking!!!

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        October 13, 2011 6:03 AM

        Stop your whining. Just because all the Cybertronians look like aluminum cans caught in mid-shotgun blast doesn't mean it's not great artwork.

        Oh wait, that's exactly what it means. Hey, while you're rebooting, can we please get Frank Welker back on board? He's ripping it up as Megatron in Transformer's Prime.

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        October 13, 2011 8:30 AM

        Agreed. I can't express enough my disappointment with the way the Transformers look in the movies. I don't know how many times I said "what the fuck am I looking at?"

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      October 13, 2011 12:57 AM

      Dark Energon!

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      October 13, 2011 1:01 AM

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        October 13, 2011 2:09 AM

        Why single out Transformers? A true cynic, such as myself, would use this opportunity to bash all MMO's. Directing all your cynicism towards any one MMO specifically... seems a waste.

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      October 13, 2011 4:11 PM

      I like the art style. The look of the 'robot' is decent, BUT facially, I think it looks more like a GoBot. :P

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      October 15, 2011 9:17 AM

      Wow, this is a vague video... Some autobot doing the hamster stare ... if you don't know what that is, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uV5-XiwjrI ...

      good graphics though!

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      October 16, 2011 9:20 AM

      WTB good developer pl0x.

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