Rise of the Dark Spark - Video Game (USA-24/6 - AUS-26/6)

[griffin]

An update from a gaming magazine gives us details on the story of the game, and some of the multiplayer features.

the two worlds (Movieverse and WFCverse) are connected by an ancient relic known as The Dark Spark. This relic acts as a portal between the two universes and is capable "Bending the fabric of the universe to (the wielder's) will." It has now been confirmed that the Movieverse portion of the game will take place during and after Age of Extinction, whereas the WFC/FOC portion will take place BEFORE the launch of the Ark in Fall of Cybertron. The gameplay is very similar to Fall of Cybertron, in that the story is focused on a single character and will bounce back and forth between over 40 playable characters.

So a crossover story, set during FOC and AOC.

[Mythirax]

So a crossover story, set during FOC and AOC.

Thought this would happen, not sure if it's a good or a bad thing. Guess we'll find out

[BigTransformerTrev]

Sounds quite interesting, better than trying to smoosh them into the same universe

[kup]

Sounds lame. There are better TF universes to have crossover with than Bayverse which barely has any world building associated with it.

[griffin]

Another trailer has been released, showing the FOC Megatron... mostly on Cybertron, but there is one quick clip on Earth.

For those with the Fall of Cybertron game, this is said to be between Chapters 10 and 11 (just before the launch of the Ark).
It probably allowed Activision to be able to produce the game a lot quicker, by re-using the character skins and scenery elements from FOC, and then adding in probably just a handful of TF4 characters and Earth scenes.

I might have to brush up on my FOC gaming, as gameplay of this one is likely to be very similar.

[Bartrim]

Over 40 playable characters. Sounds interesting. Guess I better start practicing at these games again.

Maybe we will finally get a game Trev

[griffin]

Some of the pre-order bonuses are starting to be revealed... and naturally, there are different ones at different sources in America, so hopefully we get the full package in Australia again (through EB Games if I recall).
But I think the bonus items were ones that could be purchased (in the relevant store) or earned in-game.

One pre-order package in America (Gamestop) has bonus character skins of Thundercracker and Skywarp, and some special weapons. The pack is called the Weathered Warrior pack... so if that name appears at a store here as a pre-order bonus, you'll know what it is.
Another one is from Walmart, with a bonus character of Stinger... but not sure what part of the game these bonus characters are used (could be campaign skins, or escalation characters).

[griffin]

After reading about the appearance of the two American bonus packs, I called up EB Games near me to see if they know of anything coming here, and if so, what.
They spoke to their supplier, and was told that nothing yet, but not to rule it out closer to the game's release. The mentioned that Gamestop is like their parent or sister company, so if EB Games gets something, it could be the Weathered Warrior pack.

Just looking on the EB Games site to see if there are any pre-order bonuses noted yet (which they don't at this stage), their prices I found are as follows...

PS4 - $70
XBox 1 - $70
XBox 360 - $70
PS3 - $70
WiiU - $70
3DS - $40

These will be pretty much in-line with most places, as EB are often fairly average (some places are cheaper, some are more expensive)... and are a good source of used games, so waiting a week or two could get you one for half the retail price.
At the very least, whatever store you do buy it from, all but the 3DS version looks like it should be the same price. (usually the new generation formats are more expensive)

I've also edited the Topic Title to include the Australian (store) release date, as it is different to the American one (the date-line means it is about a day after the American releaseerence, unless your online order with someone gets it to you earlier than a store sells it).

[BigTransformerTrev]

Over 40 playable characters. Sounds interesting. Guess I better start practicing at these games again.

Maybe we will finally get a game Trev

Heh - yeah, I think I only ran into Gok a couple of times and noone else really. Though I just played it solidly for a couple of months and then I moved on to my next bright shiny object

[UltraMarginal]

So it looks like PC has been left out in the dark again.

FOC didn't mention PC for ages until just prior to release. I don't know why. perhaps development time in porting from console to keyboard and mouse.

hopefully it eventually turns up on PC