Niantic announces Transformers: Heavy Metal, coming later this year
Niantic's Transformers: Heavy Metal game is set to release later this year. Niantic is best known for its augmented reality technology that brought the game to life. Pokémon GO. After producing other titles, the company now intends to expand its universe with another mass-market franchise with the help of the Transformers franchise.
The mobile game is being developed in partnership with Very Very Spaceship, which is expected to take on the majority of the project. official website of the game, you can sign up to receive a beta version that will be released to a limited number of users in September.
Pokémon GO, but with Transformers
An RPG game with turn-based battles and exploration, this is Niantic's new Transformers: Heavy Metal. The description released by the company says that players must join forces with a group called the Guardian Network and, together with their Autobots, fight the Decepticons in solo battles or with the help of friends.
From the initial images of the game, it is possible to see that the game will be very similar to Pokémon GO. The user will have to explore the city to collect resources and upgrades in specific places (such as squares or marked points), complete missions and find the villains with whom they will have to battle.
Other Niantic hits
Despite having announced Transformers: Heavy Metal for the end of this year, Niantic did not give a precise date for it. The release may be simultaneous with another title that the developer has been working on. In partnership with Nintendo, a mobile version of Pikmin should also arrive at the end of 2021, and will make players go to squares and parks to help the creatures with their tasks.
Another successful universe that has a game in the developer's catalog is Harry Potter. The game community even received the calendar of events that should take place in June, bringing news for fans of the series.
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