When TRANSFORMERS: LEGENDS, the addictive card battling take on the successful franchise was released earlier this year, it was clear that developer DeNA Co. had something special on their hands. Luckily, this potential for great things was not lost on Hasbro, Inc., the owner of the TRANSFORMERS name and brand. DeNA Co. has announced this morning a continued partnership with Hasbro, Inc. to develop two new mobile games based on the company's popular intellectual properties G.I. JOE and Dungeons & Dragons: Wizards of the West Coast.
The problem with Jenga and Bop It, as anyone will tell you, is that they're sorely lacking in Tetrominoes. It's a tragedy we've all felt the effects of, and one that's led to countless subpar family nights. But just when it seemed there was no hope in sight, Hasbro and The Tetris Company went and announced Tetris Jenga and Tetris Bop It, both of which will be releasing later this year.
DeNA, as it seems, is one of the more restless mobile juggernauts out there. Not content to team up with Disney and call it a day, they've recently announced a new partnership with Hasbro. The two companies will be working together to bring several Transformers titles to the Mobage network for iOS and Android -- the first of which is slated to arrive later this year.
Gameloft has announced a licensing deal with Hasbro, the end result of which will be their development of My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop titles for smartphones and tablets. I have to imagine all you bronies out there are gleefully placing party hats atop your head. Who could blame you?