On this day, Hasbro is celebrating the 81st Anniversary of the Monopoly game at the South By South West Music, Film & Interactive Festival.
They unveiled a new Monopoly game titled Monopoly Empire featuring Transformers and several other major brand names. The basic idea of the game is to own these major franchises. Xbox, Candy Crush, Heinz and Beats are some of the other brand names included. The game comes with a special Transformers Token (news post image).
“No matter how long you’ve been in business, you never stop learning, so Mr. Monopoly keeps in touch with Optimus Prime to hear about the latest in leadership tactics.”
Couple of weeks ago, we announced that Hasbro is planning to reveal a new game and had reports stating that it may connect to Transformers. Sadly, it seems as though this is it. Unless Hasbro is planning to reveal something else today, Monopoly Empire may be the only Transformers related board game at SXSW.
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griffn29
This is a very poetically disappointed post.
Why do you feel that way?
griffn29
This announcement that Transformers is part of Monopoly seems fine, but the news post author comes off as dissapointed that Transformers is being included in a Monopoly game. The press release implied that Transformers was getting a whole game, but this seems fine on its own. Transformers getting its own game sounds like a very expensive tabletop game with Transformers represented in figurines and terrain that is built modularly. Transformers does not deserve that, at least with the original characters.
What kind of Transformers game was expected from the initial SXSW announcement?
What previous experiences motivate that expectation?
griffn29
I read on Cracked.com (and maybe Wikipedia) that Monopoly was created as a satire of some financial system and is supposed to be stressful and frustrating to play by design. It seems like a strange decision every time I see this game.
Is Monopoly legitimate entertainment?
Lord Dcast
I'm a little curious at why this game is still culturally accepted. I mean I'm fine with it but due to all the shady business practices that happen on-game I'm surprised there hasn't been at least one angry mother starting a rally to take Monopoly off store shelves.
Afterburner
Much ado about nothing.
Collectibot
Canbot
Boy, you said it.
WTF that has to do with TFs…I don't know. At least if they did a TF themed Monopoly (just puked a bit in my mouth, there) we could get some cool plastic tokens of the main characters…to kitbash for other games, of course.
Nothing to see here, obviously!
BoosterX
This is incredibly disappointing.
Armada_MK
Indeed
Lady Slipstream
they done that before… in the older monopoly empire.
Autovolt 127
Transformers in Monopoly….neat.
Lady Slipstream
Hasbro is Evil…
Armada_MK
So im confused monopoly empire been out for while I played it last week at my surprise birthday party heck you could buy it at Christmas. This makes no sense!
Lady Slipstream
They had done this shit before… not too long ago.
Shatterpoint
well hello there Star Convoy
SilverOptimus
Hate to disappoint you lads. This may be it:
News Post Update 03/19/2016: Hasbro Reveals Monopoly Empire With Transformers
Canbot
…today should be the day, then…looking forward to this.
Esquilax79
Right! That looks awesome! A nice version of Classics Bee!!!
Kids see it and not have a clue what it's supposed to be. "That's not bumblebee!!" sigh haha
Autovolt 127
Bumblebee looks like a cross between Classics and WFC.
Sockie
Ah, got my Saturdays mixed up.