US Niantic announces Transformers AR game: for smartphones
-Distributed worldwide within the year-
US Niantic:
On June 14, it announced that it will provide the AR game “TRANSFORMER: Heavy Metal” for smartphones worldwide by the end of the year.
Beta version will be distributed in some areas in the near future.
Transformers:
A media mix work from a toy created by TAKARATOMY.
The toy was released in the United States in 1984.
Since then, it has sold more than 500 million units in 130 countries around the world.
Anime series and comics are also big hits.
Since 2007, seven live-action films directed by Steven Spielberg have been released.
player:
With Autobot,
Fight against the enemy organization “Decepticon”,
Join the Guardian Network.
Turn-based battle:
Find hidden resources around the world
Join forces with one person or a friend
Challenge a turn-based battle.
Autobot also appeared:
Autobots such as “Optimus Prime” and “Bumblebee” will also appear.
Produced on AR platform:
The game was created on the AR platform “Niantic Lightship” and the development tool “ARDK”.
The AR platform “Niantic Lightship” is also used in “Pokemon GO” and “Ingress Prime”.
Very Very Spaceship:
Game vendor Very Very Spaceship played a central role in the development, supported by Niantic.
Niantic distributes and manages the game.
–ITmedia NEWS
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