Transformers Universe Launching Summer 2014

Mark Gerhard the CEO of Jagex, whose previous title is RuneScape, has announced in a blog post that Transformers Universe will launch this summer.

The State Of The Factions blog post also dropped a few titbits about Transformers Universe's gameplay, characters and the upcoming beta.

Well, very soon we’re going to be releasing our first in-engine trailer, which will give you a first look at some of the playable Bots in the game.

We’ll be posting up exclusive in-game screenshots soon, so you can see the game coming together. You will be the first people to see them, and naturally deserve nothing less. 

What else should you expect from Transformers Universe in 2014? After the trailer we’ll also be launching numerous other initiatives; kicking-off our BETA program first, revealing and detailing the games major features and modes, spotlighting the new characters that you’ll be able to own in-game and a whole lot more.

The gameplay will apparently be a "massively online, tactical action game," so it appears Jagex will be focussing more on tactics than the arena-style free-for-all combat of RuneScape's PvP.

As the Commander of a new squad, you will recruit, maintain and battle others with a unique collection of Transformers warriors created in collaboration with our friends at Hasbro.

Autobots versus Decepticons, you’ll team up to play with and against other Commanders around the world in tactical and strategic online battles, competing for supremacy in the global faction war. 

He also teases that some "Legendary Transformers characters" will make an appearance.  We hope the capitalisation of Legendary isn't hinting at the Legends-class of Transformer toys - otherwise Optimus Prime will only be six centimetres tall.