Niantic Develops Transformers Game for Mobile Phones

Niantic announced a plan to develop a new augmented reality game called Transformers: Heavy Metal for mobile devices. The company is well-known for creating the highly popular game Pokémon Go and is now involved in several major projects, including the development of Transformers: Heavy Metal. Niantic revealed a partnership with Hasbro to create a real mobile game set in the Transformers universe. Little is known about the mobile augmented reality game, but an official page is now available for those interested in signing up for more information. The only detail disclosed by Niantic is that players will collaborate with iconic Transformers like Bumblebee in the real world. The studio announced that the game will enter a beta launch phase in selected countries soon. The company confirmed that the game will be released globally later this year, likely during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Phone Arena.