Here’s a quick follow-up to our coverage of Hasbro Investor Day 2017. As you all know, the other new (and official) reveal from the event was Rescue Bots Academy. In addition to that, Hasbro was set to reveal today a trailer for an Interactive Web-Series titled My Transformers Rescue Bots Adventures.
Rescue Bots Academy will be an all-new take on the Rescue Bots Franchise. A new bunch of young Autobot robot cast will be featured and the story takes place separately from Transformers: Rescue Bots. New robots will be voiced by a new set of voice actors. Each episode is 11 minutes long. (However, we speculate that the show will feature 2 episodes per viewing; very much like Spongebob Squarepants.)
Rescue Bots Academy is in development by Boulder Media Studio under the guidance of many industry veterans. While a specific date was not told, the series will make its debut in 2019. The show is targeted towards preschoolers.
My Transformers Rescue Bots Adventures is an interactive webseries catering to the aforementioned demographic until Rescue Bots Academy arrives to Television.
“Get Ready to Roll to the Rescue! It’s My Transformers Rescue Bots Adventure! Join Heatwave and the Rescue Bots team to choose your own rescue adventure. With many choices happening along the way, how will you help the Rescue Bots save the day?”
You can check out our Investor Day 2017 Coverage here and more info on Transformers: Cyberverse series here. Check out the relevant slides for Rescue Bots Academy and the New Trailer for My Transformers Rescue Bots Adventures, after the jump.
Sdangler6565
Ok, how the heck do I get to the actual game? Can it not be played on a phone or ipad?
AirjitzuRonin
I used my phone and it worked fine.
High Tide needs a figure that can allow you to make him combine with his Rescue Rig. Everyone else, sure why not. Quickshadow would be a must buy!
Cosbydaf
Thirded. Deluxe Blades and Boulder would be especially fun as Generations Deluxes. Would prefer unique molds though.
Thundershot
He graduated to RID, yes, so it's possible.
I've wanted the four main Rescue Bots as Generations figures for years. Heck, even retools of some CW figures would be fine. Boulder might need some retooling from Rook or something, it the others shouldn't be hard.
primalxconvoy
Hang on, don't these "interactive" YouTube videos only work with PCs? If you use a mobile device, console, smart TV, etc, they don't work, right?
Don't most kids use mobile devices to watch YouTube these days?
ljacone
Ha! Great timing on this. We (meaning, the kids, my wife, and I) are down to the final two episodes of Rescue Bots on Netflix, so these interactive episodes will hopefully come out on a somewhat regular basis.
As an aside, both my kids and myself would really like to see Generations style figures of the Rescue Bots. So I echo that sentiment.
bfreeze
As far as Re-purposes for Generations figures I used CW Ironhide, Rook, Hound and Alpha Bravo. Nit exact but pretty good.
Nitro Zeus
I had and have no quarrel with RB, it's a damn good show for its intended audience, and the toyline is inoffensive, but I wanted Generations toys for the characters since their release. I weirdly really like the designs, and can only imagine what better engineering could do to Heatwave or Chase.
convoy84
Hey, Blurr, how ya doin'?
Cosbydaf
If they do that for Cyberverse, it'll be the first TF series I keep the boxes.
TCJJ
A neat idea for kids but I feel like it'd work better as an app (i.e. a mobile game) instead of putting it on YouTube.
Thundershot
I actually like that the "old" Rescue Bots won't be in Acadamy. Maybe they can "graduate" to Generations figures so the kids who grew up with them can get new updated toys for them.
jamarmiller
its fun I like it, I am looking forward to showing this to my kids and for more to come
Arvegtor
The first "story" of "My Rescue Bots Adventure" is online. It only consists of 10 short clips and two rescue missions (fire and water, both with Heatwave). The story stays pretty much the same no matter what path you take, since different branches link together almost immediately. And the water mission is shorter.
Wild Eevee
I hope the original Bots will still be in this show because it would be really disappointing if they weren\'t and it would\'nt be the same without them.As for the new Bots I\'ll just have to wait and see.
phoenixhawk
Too bad they had to ruin one of the all-time best Transformers series out there…my kids and I love watching Rescue Bots together, but by the time the new series comes out they will be beyond the age range, but they have been asking for more episodes of the current series…I guess Hasbro doesn\'t really care about their core audience for the series…or the parents of that core audience that also enjoys the show.
spiritprime
The fact that they had Steve Blum voice Heatwave again gave me some giddiness. I'll be real sad when he's not voicing him anymore.
GirlBot
It looks like Rescue Bots Adventures is there to keep the seat warm until Rescue Bots Academy arrives. Do we know if they had kept the old writing team?
A change of pace and setting may be good for the continuity. I wonder if the show will be set in the future. I have a soft spot for saga storytelling. Plus gramps Burns and adult Frankie may be fun
Thundershot
Either that's Steve Blum or an incredible simulation.
God Ginrai
I would love it if Hasbro were to bring back old school G1-style packaging for a line.