Legendary voice actors Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, the original voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON from the first TRANSFORMERS animated series, are set to star as the lead characters in TRANSFORMERS: The Game, from Activision. Based on TRANSFORMERS, the upcoming live-action feature film due out on July 4th from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro, TRANSFORMERS: The Game lets players choose to protect the Earth as AUTOBOTS or destroy it as DECEPTICONS. Playing as OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, MEGATRON, BARRICADE and others, gamers will experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite ROBOTS IN DISGUISE as they battle for Earth.

TRANSFORMERS: The Game is in development by Traveller’s Tales for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PC, and is rated “T” (Teen - Violence) by the ESRB. A PSP version is being developed by Savage Entertainment and is currently rated RP (Rating Pending) by the ESRB. Two games for Nintendo DS, TRANSFORMERS: AUTOBOTS and TRANSFORMERS: DECEPTICONS, are being developed by Vicarious Visions, and are rated “E 10+” (Everyone 10 and older - Violence) by the ESRB.

The official Transformers: The Game site has gone live today at the following www.transformersgame.com . The new site has a list of the game's features, a video of Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, the first entry in a series of developer blogs about the game, and a “Name the Transformers” poll. The site also features a sign-up page for the soon to be launched web-based game, Battle for the Allspark, which will allow gamers to receive additional info about the game and the chance to win cool prizes. Character profiles, downloads and additional content will also soon be added to the site.