Splash Damage has announced that it has cancelled development of the online action game Transformers: Reactivate, and that layoffs at the studio are likely as a result. "Today, we have some very difficult news to share,

Splash Damage cancels Transformers: Reactivate, leading to potential layoffs. No Transformers game in development; Reactivate cancellation leaves gap. Poor publicity and 3DClouds' obscurity contributed to Reactivate's lack of recognition.

Transformers: Reactivate gameplay seems to have leaked following the announcement that the project was canceled yesterday.

Transformers: Reactivate has been officially canceled by Splash Damage. At The Game Awards 2022, Transformers fans were greeted with a cryptic trailer for Transformers: Reactivate

But since Transformers: Reactivate has been re-announced at TGA 2022, fans have heard radio silence until today. The developers at Splash Damage have announced the project has been officially cancelled on their official X (formerly Twitter) account, in a longwinded statement that can be seen below.

Reactivate, an online action game for one-to-four players. Details on the project have been incredibly slim since then, and the game has now been cancelled altogether. Splash Damage notes that several roles at the studio are now at risk of redundancy.

Reactivate has been deactivated. Revealed today, the game has been canceled by Splash Damage. The decision was made to focus on other projects currently in development. A full statement from the studio reads: Today,

Transformers: Reactivate developer Splash Damage has cancelled the online action game two years after it was revealed at The Game Awards.