Transformers Universe allows visitors to choose either the Autobot or Decepticon factions and customize their choice. Gamescon visitors will then receive a print out of the unique Transformers character they have created. When the game launches next year, players will be able to choose from various classes of robots, adding a further variant to the character creation element; already highly anticipated by fans and gamers alike.

This first wave of closed, early access Beta play is strictly controlled and players will need to sign up NOW to be a part of it. This is genuinely a strictly limited opportunity to be amongst the first group of players in the world to get hands-on with the brand new Transformers Universe experience.

The Front-Line and Conduit transformers characters are exclusive to Transformers Universe and the only way gamers will be able to get to play them is to be a part of the Closed Beta program that kicks off over the weekend.

So just who are these new characters that fans will be able to take charge of and wreak havoc with?

First up is Front-Line, a big Autobot brawler. He's the first in, and the last out, of any fight. He's a slugger with an instinct for mayhem. Armed with a mini-gun, axe and hammer attack, this is a bot that definitely shouldn't be messed with. 

Conduit is a Decepticon who is part healer and part killer. He's fully in touch with his darker side and, while able and primed to heal and keep his allies fighting for the cause, there's no mistaking the lethality of his attacks.