There is conflicting Primary sources on that. We have the head game designer specifically saying that this is a G1 prequel several times. We only have one source at Hasbro saying that this is a tie in to the new cartoon.Originally Posted by FFN
You guys get out the pitchforks now, but then you'll jump on the bandwagon of [insert line] once it starts up
As for the Bumblebee namedrop, it's probably just that - a namedrop of a well-known "character type" and trademark. From everything I've heard, War for Cybertron is a prequel to TF Prime, what with the similar "a new Autobot leader steps up in their darkest hour" storylines.
My theory is that Hasbro wants to 'shoe-horn' the game into TF: Prime despite them both originally being designed as separate universes. Of course, we won't know this for sure until we see the game story first hand but my common sense and gut feeling tells me that the game designers did not have TF: Prime in mind during most of the development of WFC.
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