A new Transformers game is on the way from Activision and Hasbro, timed to coincide with the release of Michael Bay’s fourth film in the series, Transformers: Age of Extinction. The game, titled Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, will be released for Nintendo 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One this June.
According to Activision, Rise of the Dark Spark will serve as a follow-up to both the upcoming film as well as the games Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Over 40 playable characters will be featured in this third-person action-adventure game, from both the film and the game universes. Players get to choose between playing as Autobots and Decepticons in their fight to secure the titular Dark Spark as it possibly… well, rises.
There will also be a multiplayer component by way of the returning Escalation mode, which is built around wave-based survival gameplay. Activision also promised a new leveling system that “transforms single-player and multiplayer into one unified, persistent character development path. Experience earned in any part of the game unlocks potent awards and tactical loadout choices – including new characters, stronger weapons, special abilities and consumable bonuses – for use throughout the entire game.”
The game is coming to us from developer Edge of Reality (the developer of the recent Loadout), which marks a shift in Activision’s previous plans when it comes to the Transformers license. The last Transformers game, High Moon Studios’ well-received Transformers: Fall of Cybertron was released on August 21, 2012. The Activision-owned development studio also created War for Cybertron, and the movie tie-in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Following the trio of Transformers titles, High Moon Studios went on to release Deadpool which did not fare as well (though it is very funny). Activision let go more than 40 High Moon employees after that.
Edge of Reality is a privately owned studio that is perhaps best know for its ports of Mass Effect 3 for the PS3 and The Sims 3 for PS3 and Xbox 360. An exact date wasn’t given for the game’s release, but the film Transformers: Age of Extinction hits theaters on June 27. Rise of the Dark Spark should arrive right around then.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.