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AnotherTransformersvideo game project has reportedly been shelved, with recent leaks offering a glimpse at what it might have looked like. DubbedProject Goliath, this now-canceledTransformersgame was never officially announced, but details about it have surfaced online by way of concept art and development details shared by multiple sources.
The cancelation ofProject Goliathcomes on the heels of a disappointing blow forTransformersfans. Just earlier this year, developerSplash Damage announced it had canceled Transformers: Reactivate, a multiplayer game revealed by the studio in December 2022.Transformersfans were quite disappointed with the decision, since the franchise hasn’t received a major game adaptation since 2015’sTransformers: Devastation. Unfortunately, the bad news clearly didn’t end withTransformers: Reactivate.
Transformersfan website Tformers recently sharedsome new leaks alleging that developerSkydance Interactive was working on a now-canceledTransformersgame codenamedProject Goliath. The leaked materials include concept art and character models attributed to artist Adam Hartley, and indicate inspiration from both the classic G1Transformersaesthetic and the hyperrealistic style seen in the Michael Bay films. In particular, Bumblebee’s design inProject Goliathappears to evoke that of the2023Transformers: Rise of the Beastsfilm, showing the fan-favorite Autobot transforming into a dune buggy as well.
Canceled Transformers Game Project Goliath May Have Taken a Page from Rise of the Beasts' Playbook
The leakedProject Goliathconcept art also featuresTransformersfranchise headliner Optimus Primeand includes several designs for human exo-suits, which seem to echo the final act ofRise of the Beastswhere a human protagonist fuses with a Transformer. Going off this detail,Project Goliathmight have featured Transformer combat and human-assisted gameplay via powered armor. Unfortunately, sinceProject Goliathwas never formally announced, it’s unclear how far along the game was in development or what its core gameplay mechanics would have involved. Given the scale and detail of the leaked art, though,Project Goliathwas likely beyond the conceptual stage, making its cancelation all the more disappointing.
These back-to-backTransformersgame cancelations mark a troubling pattern for a franchise that’s been struggling to re-establish its presence in the gaming scene. Despite Hasbro’s stated intentions to reinvest in game development,Transformersfans have yet to witness concrete results, and the purported loss ofProject Goliathis yet another letdown in a series of dashed hopes. As for Skydance Interactive, the studio last released the VR titleBehemothin 2024 and iscurrently working onMarvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, which is slated for launch later this year.
