Offering a much better glimpse at High Moon Studios' new Transformers concept than the previous teaser trailer, Activision have released a debut reveal trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron.

Transformers: War for Cybertron features two distinct storylines: the AUTOBOT campaign tells a story of heroism to save their home planet against overwhelming odds, and the DECEPTICON campaign tells a story of an unquenchable thirst for power to control the universe. For the first time in a TRANSFORMERS title, fans will be able to play the game with their friends through team-based online co-op, or go head to head in a variety of intense, online multiplayer game modes. The game features a sci-fi art style that introduces to fans the entire living, metallic world of CYBERTRON, as well as all-new visualisations of the iconic TRANSFORMERS characters in their original Cybertronian forms.

Today's clip is only a cinematic video, so no real indication of the gameplay as yet, but it's sure looking a damn site better than the recent movie-game tie-ins. See for yourself right here on AusGamers.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is in the pipeline for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and both Nintendo Wii and DS, currently eyeing off a non-specific 2010 release.