Machinima To Release New Series Based on Transformers Universe

Machinima has a new web series on the way from the Transformers franchise. The fan culture-based YouTube network, a self-described as a “many-2-many” service, has partnered with toy manufacturer Hasbro to introduce a new animated series based on the Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars brand.

Announced at Hasbro’s San Diego Comic-Con panel on July 9, 2015, the unnamed Transformers web series will take place during the middle of the Combiner Wars within the franchise’s universe. The Machinima animated series will introduce new lore and characters alongside fan-favorites. More details on the series, including a release date, will be revealed in the near future.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring one of the biggest franchises in the world to Machinima. Our audiences are huge fans of the comics, movies, toys and video games, and for us to continue the legend with the Combiner Wars is a unique storytelling opportunity,” said Machinima’s Chief Creative Officer Daniel Tibbets in a release.

“We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Machinima on this groundbreaking, new digital series,” said Tom Warner, Senior Vice President for the Transformers franchise for Hasbro. “As one of the top global producers and distributors of digital entertainment, they’re the perfect partner to help launch a totally new kind of Transformers animation—one that, for the first time ever, is specifically designed for the teen and adult fans who’ve grown up loving the Transformers brand.”

Warner added, “We look forward to delivering amazing action, storytelling and characterization that these fans demand, as the Combiner Wars play out across toys, comics, digital games and of course, the brand new animated digital series.”

Machinima currently reaches over 170 million unique viewers a month.