Transformers :ROTF Video Game Nominations

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Video Game has been nominated in two categories for Spike TV's Video Game Awards for 2009. One is for "Best Performance by a Human Female" for Megan Fox and "Best Performance by a Human Male" for Shia LaBeouf. It seems a lot of the nominations for these categories are less about superior voice work in video games (only "famous" people did good voice work?) but really so they can some stars for the awards program that will air live on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00PM on Spike TV.

The competition for Fox is Kristen Bell (Assassin's Creed 2), Eliza Dushku (Wet: Bethesda Wetworks), and Tricia Helfer (Halo 3: ODST). Shia is competing against Bill Murray (Ghostbusters), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Samuel L. Jackson (Afro Samurai), and Vin Diesel (The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena).

To vote for your favorite video games in these categories and more click here. (via TFW2005)

XBox 360 Elite Transformers Bundle Announced

According to Videogamer.com, a new XBox 360 bundles are being prepared for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

The Transformers bundle includes an Xbox 360 Elite plus Transformers 2 the movie on a Bumblebee-styled USB stick, a copy of Transformers 2 The Game and an additional black Wireless Controller.

There's no indication of pricing or if the Xbox 360 Elite features the standard 120GB hard drive or the larger 250GB variety.

As the images indicate, the bundle will be in Transformers specific packaging. Also, besides price, it is also unknown what regions the bundle will be released for or when but I assume in time for Christmas sales. (via TFormers)

ROTF The Game Concept Designs

Head over to The Bad Flip blog for a huge volume of concept artwork for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game. The blog is from Luxoflux's Ken Christiansen who was the character design artist on the game. He writes and posts images about the design work of many of the characters in the game including the Map & Character DLC pack that just came out. Posts cover design for G1 Starscream, movie Soundwave, the OmniBots, Stunicons, Aerialbots, and much more. It is interesting to read just how much thought that goes into many of these designs. From what I can tell the Transformers related posts go all the way back to January 2009 so there is a lot of material to look at so click here to get started. Thanks to Scorpio for the link.

Play Luxoflux Developers in ROTF Game

Considering the lack of any real information, it seems the chance to play Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game with Megan Fox fell flat. However, that hasn't stopped XBox Live from continuing this time for their "Game with Developers" program which will include more people and longer play time compared.

Ten Luxoflux developers who helped create the ROTF Game will be on XBox Live this Friday, September 4th from 5PM EST to 9PM EST for your buttkicking enjoyment. To participate you will need an XBox Live Gold account and the Map and Character Pack DLC that was released last week. The gamer tags to send invite to are LuxoDev01, LuxoDev02, etc all the way up to LuxoDev10. Good luck. (via TFormers)

Transformers 2 DLC Interview

The Character and Map Pack Plus pack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game is official out and Superherohype has an interview with Luxoflux producer Ray Cobo about the the DLC. Thanks to Scorpio for the link.

Superhero Hype!: How many new maps will this downloadable "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" content include? How did you decide on these levels and what makes them unique?
Ray Cobo: The DLC pack will include three new multiplayer maps. The Courtyard is a Fast paced East Coast map that focuses on a heavily contested center action point. This key strategic area allows for views of the entire map as well as control of the high ground surrounding the middle courtyard and its perimeter. Flying characters are able to utilize the open skies and tall skyscrapers to quickly get to advantageous positions, but ground based characters can make use of numerous back alleys to flank around the sides of the map and attack from unprotected angles.

Another new map is called Hillside. It's a tiered map in a dense urban area of Cairo. There are varied height sections on the map that make for multiple small arenas of combat, while allowing sneaky players to move throughout the level virtually un-noticed under the cover of surrounding buildings. A central marketplace provides a high point to get views of almost the entire level, but the maze-like street layout and numerous buildings mean that you will have to hunt your enemies down in the alleys.

Lastly, we have Sandstorm. It's a very fast paced map that takes place in a smaller section of Cairo. It's mostly populated with low level buildings and an open central area, so combat on this map will be fast and frenetic, as there is almost no place to hide. Flying characters can hover above the buildings for clear views of almost the entire map, but this will also leave them wide-open to ground fire from almost any angle.

SHH!: How many new characters will appear in this DLC? How did you decide which characters would debut in the DLC? What specific skills or powers do they add to the game?
Cobo: The pack contains eight brand-new playable characters and three new character skins, most of which are usable in both the single-player campaign and multiplayer. Many of us at Luxoflux are huge fans of the original Transformers series, so we wanted to share that passion with the fans.

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Play Transformers: ROTF with Megan Fox

As part of XBox Live's "Play with Fame" program, XBox Live Gold subscribers only have the chance to play Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with Megan Fox. To play you have to send a friend request to the Gamertag Megan Fox 2009 by 5:30pm EST on Saturday, August 29th. The Megan Fox session kicks off at 6:00PM. Consider it a lottery, many will enter, few will "win" and play with the lovely Transformers actress.

Speaking of Fox, the rumor that she has been cast as Catwoman in Batman 3 has been proven false. The response from her publicist: "Megan is a huge fan of the Batman movies and of director Christopher Nolan but these discussions have not taken place. Thank you for checking." A script is probably months away from even existing which makes it a bit hard to do any casting for characters that may not be in the movie by the time the various drafts are completed.

ROTF The Game DLC Trailer

Activision has released a new trailer for the DLC pack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game that is coming out August 27th for the XBox 360 and PS3. It shows off many of the new characters joining the game especially G1 Optimus Prime, G1 Megatron and G1 Starscream. Of note to many fans is sounds like movie Soundwave gets his G1 vocoder voice for the game. The one question not answered is what is Megatron's alt mode? A flying gun? The full details of the DLC can be found here.

Video Games | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Exclusive DLC Launch Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Transformers: ROTF The Game DLC Details

Activision has finally released the specific details of the upcoming downloadable content (DLC) pack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game. The DLC will be released on August 27th, 2009 for a price of 800 Microsoft Points (about $10) for the XBox 360 and $9.99 for the Playstation 3. The pack will include eight new playable characters, three new character skins, three new multiplayer maps, new "Expert" difficulty level for single-player campaign and new 360 achievements and PS3 trophies. The full details of the DLC additions along with screenshots of the new characters is below.

New Characters

Generation One Optimus Prime

• Primary Weapon: Laser Rifle with increased damaged and ROF comparied to movie's dual laser rifle to compensate for one cannon


• Secondary Weapon: Shell Cannon, same as movie Prime but increased damaged and ROF to compensate for one cannon


• Melee Weapon: Energy Axe, from cartoon series


• Special Ability: Valiant Leader, turns Prime Gold from G1 episode "The Golden Lagoon" with reduced damage, retain sliver of health and increased melee damage

Generation One Megatron

• Primary Weapon: Lightning Gun, same as movie version


• Secondary Weapon: Dark Matter Beam, same as movie version


• Melee Weapon: Energy Ball and Chain, from G1 series


• Special Ability: Fusion Arm Cannon, same as movie version

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Two More for DLC for ROTF Game

Activision has released two more images to tease their upcoming downloadable content pack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Video Game. One is G1 Optimus Prime in all his classic glory and the other is the movie version of Soundwave, apparently sporting a color scheme close to his Generation 1 counterpart. Considering Soundwave has an alt mode of a jet, I imagine his play will be nearly identical to Starscream. The DLC is supposed to come out in the next month or so for the XBox 360 and Playstation 3, cost not yet released.

New Content for ROTF The Game

Activision has announced that a downloadable expansion pack for Playstation 3 and XBox 360 version of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game will be released later this summer that will include 10 new characters, three new maps and a new difficulty mode. The price and exact date has not been released. Thanks to Lady Owl for the link.

The highlights:
- New characters include Generation 1 Starscream and Sideswipe.
- New characters are for multi and single player mode.
- "Expert" difficulty mode will have new leader boards
- New Achievements and Trophies will become available.

Transformers: ROTF The Game Reviews

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game is now available and reviews are popping up online. Checking out Metacritic, it appears the game is scoring pretty good overall with an average score of 70/100 for the XBox360 and 68/100 for the PS3. Below are samples from the above links.

PGNx Media (83/100)

Like the movie it’s based on, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t trying to radically change the genre or introduce innovative new features. It’s giving you great-looking robots that go off and fight other great-looking robots as you watch the resulting explosions.

Gamespot (75/100)

Though it isn't immediately accessible, Revenge of the Fallen has a good amount of fun and satisfying gameplay. The initial awkwardness of the controls is a bit vexing, and some issues linger no matter how good you get. The single-player missions and multiplayer game modes aren't very diverse, but the various bonus challenges and strategic nuances add some welcome depth. What Revenge of the Fallen does best is make it fun to be a Transformer by giving you a powerful set of abilities and open maps where you can put them to use. It's enjoyable and engaging, and it's probably the best Transformers product you'll see this summer.

1Up (C+, 58/100)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an apt representation of what you'd expect from a Transformers movie: a disposable, explosion-laden piece of mindless entertainment featuring robots beating the crap out of each other. And judging from the movie reviews, it actually sounds like this solid, if flawed, action game might turn out to be better than the movie.

IGN (60/100)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comes up short in a number of categories, due in large part to its repetition, odd control layout, poor AI and almost total lack of presentation. Running around and just shooting stuff has its merits, though it does get old after a bit. At least the multiplayer offers up a pretty good time for when you tire of the short single-player game.

Also, Target currently has a promo on Transformers products both in store and online that does seem to work with the video games. When you buy any two Transformers products in the entire store you can save 10%, 15% on any three, and 20% on any four. For online, the promotional code to enter (depending on number bein purchased) is TF2STR02, TF2STR03, and TF2STR04. They all expire on July 11th. Thanks to Inuyasha for the info.

Megan Fox Talks ROTF The Game

The other day Shia LaBeouf gave his sales pitch for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and now Megan Fox gives hers.

No embed available so click here to watch. Thanks to Brian for the link.

Transformers ROTF Albums, Video Games Officially Released

Today is the official release date of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Score, Soundtrack and The Game. To help in any potential purchases, here is a few deals I stumbled across. If you find more please add them to the comments.

The Score
Amazon - $9.99
Target - $12.99

Soundtrack
Amazon - $9.99
Best Buy - $9.99
Target - $9.99

The Video Game
Toys R Us - Nintendo DS (both games) are 2 for $40
Sam's Club - "$10 Movie Cash" with purchase. PS3 is $52.99, Wii is $43.88, DS is $26.77, XBox360 is $52.88, PS2 is $26.88

Week In Review

Another busy week, so another summary sheet to help you catch anything you might have missed.

TV Spots and Clips
TV Spots #14-16 - The march of spots continue.
TV Spots #17-19, New Clip - Three more spots and clip from BD-Live content.
TV Spot #20 - Its more clip then commercial and spoils the fate of a character.
Wheelie Clip in HD - "Your Worse Nightmare" clip in HD glory.
Kitchen Bots Clip - Click to watch an extended clip that shows kitchen bots going on a rampage at the Witwicky home
Two Transformers I Deleted Scenes - Two scenes deleted from first movie
Transformers Sightings - Part of viral campaign, Transformers sightings around the world
ROTF Theatrical Trailer #3 in HD - The trailer released back in mid-May finally in HD glory.
ROTF Final Scene - Spoiler warning has the very last line of the movie is delivered by Prime.

Premiere Reports and Press Conferences
Berlin Premiere Video and Images - A look at the premiere of the movie in Germany.
Berlin Premiere Video - Another video from carpet with stars answering questions.
Berlin Premiere TV Special - While in German, get a look at the stars and the event in Germany for ROTF
London Premiere Video and Images - More from the premiere in the UK.
London Premiere Press Conference - Long video that shows most of the London Press Conference for ROTF and also videos from the blue carpet at the event
More Blue Carpet London Footage - See even more of the stars as they go to the London Premiere
Russia Premiere Videos - Five videos of Bay and cast walking the carpet in Moscow
US Press Conference Video - Some video of the US ROTF Press Conference and news that the IMAX footage totals about an extra minutes of movie time

Images
Rampage and Sideways CGI - Images of the two Decepticons in CGI
Third Arcee Revealed - CGI view of the third purple Arcee bike.
CGI Twins - Computer generated images of Mudflap and Skids
Megatron CGI Images - Five images that show off the villian in his new form.
Movie Stills - Images from the movie, focused on the real stars - Transformers
Power-up Prime and More - Get a look at the Prime, Jetfire combined mode as USA Today article covers the works and explosions filmed at White Sands for the movie finale.

Music
Samples from ROTF Score and Album - Easy way to sample to music from the albums.
The Touch in TF2? - Shia Labeouf sings, says The Touch may be used in the movie
ROTF Scoring Session - Gallery and description of some of the effort behind putting together the score for the movie.

Interviews
Isabel Lucas Sky News Interview - The actress talks about high level of attention she is getting and working on the film
Isabel Lucas ROVE Interview - The actress talks about making ROTF on the Australian TV program
Matthew Marsden Nearly Died? - Actor talks about a copter nearly landing on him during filming
Shia's Insider Interview - Quick interview with the actor from the television show.
ROTF Talk Show Schedule - Find out who is showing up where to promote the movie on the talk shows over the next week and half.
Bay Quiting Franchise? No - There is no direct quote stating he is quitting. Bunch of baseless sensationalism.
Third ET Transformers Segment - Another segment from the TV shows where Tyrese talks nicknames
Writers On Writing Transformers 2 - Orci and Kurtzman talk about writing and working on the script post strike
Film Weekly's Bay Interview - The director talks shop, budgets and expanding his horizons
Shia and Megan on French TV Show - Amusing video that shows the two stars talking ROTF and other things
NY Times Interviews Bay - Article that covers why Bay did the movies without mentioning the money motivation
Shia on Tonight Show - Video of the actor's Friday appearance to promote ROTF
Ramon on Jimmy Kimmel - First of many ROTF appearances on the show for the movie.

Video Games
Shia Talks About Game - More a less a sales pitch from Shia Labeouf about ROTF game.
Deep Six Walkthrough - Look at one of the levels of the game.
Multi-player Walkthrough Video - Watch a multiplayer session from the game.
Two Demo Clips - Two more clips showing off the game in action
Art Director, Producer Interviews - Supposed to be interview with two people that worked on the game
Game Opening and Breakaway Training - Even more clips from the game.
Launch Trailer - Look at the games's launch trailer that shows off lots of game cinematics

Toys
More Toy Galleries - Images of Grindor, Scorponok, various knockoff and Dune Runner.
Ice Cream Truck Twins, Dead End Gallery - Images of the upcoming toys in packaging.
Ice Cream Truck Twins and Arcee Reviews - Video review of the toys.
Human Alliance Sideswipe Gallery - Pictures of the toy.
Alliance Bumblebee Review - Another take on the Alternator-like toy.

Various
Early Reviews - A not strong start for the film as many found it entertaining but lacking in many areas
More Reviews - yep more mixed reviews talk ROTF
We Are Autobots Site Launches - New site that uses Augmented Reality to put a Prime head on yours using a webcam.
Bay Makes Guiness Record Book - Bay talks filming the movie and made it in the book for largest explosion
Obama Mention - Bay mentions how he met Obama and incorporated him into the movie.
Transformers 2 Fun Facts - Bunch of info about the technical achievements of the CGI for the film.
Transformers 2 Outselling Star Trek - Movie is outperforming Trek in pre-sales, I expect it to blow by Treks worldwide total in 7 days.
Official Site Updated - Check it out for new games, wallpaper and other activities.
Transformers 2 Tickets Contest - Click the link for details on a contest to win Fandango tickets
Nascar No. 18 Transformers Paint Job - Gallery of images of the car painted in Revenge and M&Ms paint scheme.
GM's Transformers Relationship - Value in the companies relationship with Transformers
BD-Live ROTF Content Breakdown - A more detailed description of the extra content available to owners of Blu-ray Transformers
Life Size G1 Bumblebee - A fan's love can go far as this labor shows for the classic Bumblebee
Transformers Voice Cast? - Possible confirmation on the new members of the movie voice cast which for unknown reasons has been really hard to nail down.

ROTF The Game Exclusive Launch Trailer

Gametrailers.com has posted a new trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that shows of some of the game cinematics. Thanks to Chris for the link.

Video Games | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Exclusive Launch Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

ROTF The Game Opening and Breakway Training Clips

The clips keep coming for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game as two more have been found by Sideswipe80. The first clip shows the opening cinematic and a training stage for Bumblebee and the second clip has Breakaway undergoing his own training in the sky.

Two Days In Review

It has been a busy day few days in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen news with 22 posts in two days so here is a link fest to make sure you’re up to date. As always though, don't forget to check out the archive section on the left side just in case you might have missed something.

TV Spots and Clips
TV Spots #17-19, New Clip - Three more spots and clip from BD-Live content.
Two Transformers I Deleted Scenes - Two scenes deleted from first movie
Transformers Sightings - Part of viral campaign, Transformers sightings around the world

Premiere Reports and Images
Russia Premiere Videos - Five videos of Bay and cast walking the carpet in Moscow
CGI Twins - Computer generated images of Mudflap and Skids
Movie Stills - Images from the movie, focused on the real stars - Transformers

Music
The Touch in TF2? - Shia Labeouf sings, says The Touch may be used in the movie

Interviews
Bay Quiting Franchise? No - There is no direct quote stating he is quitting. Bunch of baseless sensationalism.
Third ET Transformers Segment - Another segment from the TV shows where Tyrese talks nicknames
Writers On Writing Transformers 2 - Orci and Kurtzman talk about writing and working on the script post strike.
Film Weekly's Bay Interview - The director talks shop, budgets and expanding his horizons.

Video Games
Two Demo Clips - Two more clips showing off the game in action
Art Director, Producer Interviews - Supposed to be interview with two people that worked on the game

Toys
Alliance Bumblebee Review - Another take on the Alternator-like toy.

Various
Bay Makes Guiness Record Book - Bay talks filming the movie and made it in the book for largest explosion
Obama Mention - Bay mentions how he met Obama and incorporated him into the movie.
Transformers 2 Fun Facts - Bunch of info about the technical achievements of the CGI for the film.
Transformers 2 Outselling Star Trek - Movie is outperforming Trek in pre-sales, I expect it to blow by Treks worldwide total in 7 days.
Official Site Updated - Check it out for new games, wallpaper and other activities.
Transformers 2 Tickets Contest - Click the link for details on a contest to win Fandango tickets
Nascar No. 18 Transformers Paint Job - Gallery of images of the car painted in Revenge and M&Ms paint scheme.
GM's Transformers Relationship - Value in the companies relationship with Transformers

Transformers 2 The Game on Justin.TV

Update: The live play of the game is finished. From what I saw it was a multi-hour play through the entire game as the Autobots. Of note is the game seems to have levels that are just boss fights where you are fighting the enemy (say Devastator, Seekers, Grindor, etc) while fighting weaker minions at the same time and staying alive. Victories were often anti-climatic with a quick cut to the villian's death and then the level achievement screen. Sadly I got distracted and missed what turned out to be near the last level when play as Jetfire and the merge of Jetfire and Optimus against the fallen so no clue how the ending was.

Over at justin.tv someone is live-casting playing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game for the 360. I don't know how long its been up or how long the video will show the game. Click here to watch. Thanks to Jeff for the heads-up.

Two More Video Game Clips

Two more clips for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game from Gametrailers.com. The first clip shows some gameplay as Sideways with a brief look at his sniper ability and also shows off more of the Devastator level. The second clip shows a level I think we have seen before but this time it is playing as Optimus Prime.

Video Games | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Sideways & Devastator Walkthrough

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Video Games | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Optimus Prime Downtown Walkthrough

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

ROTF The Game Art Director, Producer Interviews

Below is supposed to be interviews with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game Art Director Justin Thomas and Producer Jason Ades from GameTrailers.com. What I hear is loud music and no words while mouths are moving. Maybe it’s just my browser but if it doesn't work for you, at least get to see more game play footage. Thanks to The Chief and v1p3rs for the link.

Video Games | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Producer and Art Director Interview

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii