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Hey Transfans! Today Hasbro posted pictures of the first waves of the return of Generations – all around this fall’s game “Fall of Cybertron”. To check out all the pictures, head on over to facebook.

Straight out of Botcon comes news on some SDCC Transformers exclusives. While no pictures were allowed in the panel the 2 announced exclusives are:

•  TF: Prime Zombie Cliffjumper packaged in his zombie head
• TF: Fall of Cybertron Bruticus with G1 metallic colors packaged in a book style box.

I’m hoping to get a comprehensive report from Botcon, as there’s tons of news announced including a Transformers subscription service!

It’s a big weekend for Transfans!  The 18th annual Botcon convention will be held in Dallas this weekend. Botcon is the only official, Hasbro sanctioned, Transformers convention. While the exclusive toys have mostly sold out months ago, there are always limited numbers avaialble at the show – and there’s general admission tickets available at the show! Botcon’s always a fun time (I went a LONG time ago when it was in North Carolia).  After the jump, check out the full text of the press release celebrating Botcon.

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As if the exclusive toys, giant (3rd party toy free) dealer room, Transformers news, and panels weren’t enough to make Transformers fans happy at Botcon; an added perk for attendees was announced earlier in the week. As part of their involvement in Botcon, Jagex – makers of the Transformers MMO, Transformers Universe, will be giving Botcon attendees first dibs at registering their character name and affiliation. Jagex will also be hosting a panel on their MMO where new details and trailers of the game will be revealed.  Check out the full press release after the jump!

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Some news out of Hasbro about their animated properties landing on Netflix.The first series that will be available on Netflix include Transformers Prime, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, G.I. Joe: Renegades and The Adventures of Chuck & Friends.  Later this year classic Hasbro shows will be joining these with Jem & The Holograms, G1 Transformers, Transformers: Beast Wars, Transformers: Rescue Bots and G.I. Joe: Real American Heroes set to add to the line-up. This will be a great way to catch these shows without having to invest in the DVD sets. After the jump, see the complete text of the press release.

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The finalists for the Fan’s Choice spot in the Transformers Hall of Fame were announced today. The candidates are – Arcee, Megatron (Beast Wars), Wheeljack, Rodimus and the fan’s slot is Sky Byte. Once the Fan’s Choice voting is complete the winner will join the Grimlock, Jazz and Shockwave as the new inductees to the Hall of Fame.  Read more details- including bios on Transformers.com.

Mimoco, the originator of the designer character flash drive, had their drives on display at toy fair. Check out the gallery below to see the full range of flash drives availble including Hello Kitty, Toki Doki,  Star Wars, DC Universe (including the Dark Knight Rises) and even Transformers drives.

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As I wrap up a final few posts from today’s Fan Media event, here’s the details on the Transformers releases in 2012 as well as the official images.  You can see both after the jump.

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As I continue working my way through the Hasbro Collector’s Event today, I now turn my attention to Transformers. With Transformers: the Ride – 3D, Transformers: Prime, Transformer: Rescue Bots and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron all happening this year – there’s plenty to keep the Transformers fan busy.  Keep reading for the 2012 Transformers plans!

TF: the Ride 3D

• Singapore Opened in December
• TF: the Ride Merch.: Legion and Deluxe EVAC (introduced at SDCC), Legion Bumblebee, Deluxe Optimus,    Voyager Prime and Megatron

Transformers: Universe MMO

• Lauches Fall 2012 from Jagex Studios
• Free to play MMO with micro-transactions/subscriptions

Rescue Bots

• Mobile HQ new for Fall 2012
• Show kicks off Feb 18th after a preview in Dec

KRE-O

• The Quest for Energon – 7 new KRE-O sets features the Quest for Energon Story
• KREO Devastor – with individual Constructicons
• 29 new KREONS to collect

TF: Prime

• March 6 – BLURAY and DVD of Season 1 – 26 episodes
• Enhanced E-books launcing in April 2012 for iPad and iPhone
• Prime First Edition Update :Not avilabile to US. Will try to bring in 2012 – Deluxe Wave 2, Voyage Wave 1 and Entertainment Pack.  Issue tied to a Hasbro distribution issue
• Movie Trilogy Set will be asia only:Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Ratched and Soundwave
• Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime with Trailer will be in US
• Robots in Disguise: March 1st
• Deluxe Wave 1- Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Cliff Jumper, Soundwave – all new molds
• Deluxe Wave 2 – Ratchet and Arcee
• Deluxe Wave 3 – Knockout, Hot Shot, Vehicon
• Voyage Wave 1- Optimus Prime, Megatron
• Voyager Wave 2 – Starscream, Bulkhead
• RiD Weaponizers: Optimus Prime – both vehicle and robot has weaponizing action
• RiD Weaponizer: Bumblebee
• Prime Entertainment Pack (Canada and Asia) – Bumblebee, Starscream 2 humans
• RC controlled Transformers: Bumblebee and Knockout in Fall 2012
• Battle Masks and Mission Helmets continue

Cyberverse

• Wave 1 – Vehicon, Ratchet, Cliff Jumper, Arcess, Bumblebee
• Wave 2 – Breakdown, Soundwave, Mirage, Evac
• Commander Wave 1 – Optimus, Bulkhead, Star Scream, Megatron
• Wave 2 – Ironhide, TBD
• Cyberverse Vehicles Wave 1 – Star Hammer w/ Wheeljack. Has light up action which interacts with Commander figures
• Energon Driller w/ Knockout
• New Size Scale – Maximus — Optimus Maximus coming in Fall 2012; holds 9 Cyberverse figures. has a Mech Mode and a Battle Station mode

BotShots

• March 1 – online game launch. Player vs. Player with Codes in pack
• 44 bots to collect, each features a crash activated transformation
• Singles Wave 1 Optimus, Starscream, Bumblebee, Barracade and Clear Sentinel Prime – chase!
• Wave 2- Ratchet, Mirage, Brawl, Clear BB
• Launchers Wave 1 – Optimus, Megatron
• 3 packs coming…missed the waves. One included a clear Acid Storm figure

Transformers Generations

• Fall of Cybertron – Sept 2012
• 5 Deluxe Combaticons coming in fall. Will merge at Bruticus.
• Generations Wave 1 – Optimus Prime, Jazz, Shockwave
• Generations Wave 2 – Blast Off, Vortex, Brawl, Swindle, Onslaught
• Generations back next year in a big way. Over 40 figures in 2013.
• Of note – 30th Anniversary of G1 in 2014

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Transformers was not left out of the Superbowl Party yesterday, having a pre-game advertisement for their upcoming attraction at Universals Studios – Transformers: the Ride 3D.  Head to PrepareForBattle.com to see teasers and sign-up for updates. Also check below for an 8 second video has Optimus Prime warning humans we are in danger. And if you’re so inclinded, see the full press release after the jump.

 

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Hasbro’s kicked off a new coupon campaign, with a bunch of pretty solid coupons. The highlight is a ‘Buy One Get One’ coupon for Star Wars figures – which is perfect with the Star Wars reset that’s going on. Also of note are coupons for $3 off a Transformers Dark of the Moon deluxe, $8 off the Optimus Prime Kreo set, or $5 off Hungry Hungry Hippos. You can find all these coupons by following this link. Please note, registration and installation of a coupon printer are required to get the coupons.

Botcon, the official Transformers convention, has been revealing their 2012 convention exclusive figures this week. The exclusives set continues their ‘Shattered Glass’ storyline; an alternate reality where Autobots are evil and Decepitcons are good. This year’s figures so far include Gigatron (based on the classics Galvatron mold), a red Tracks (repaint of ‘Reveal the Shield’ Tracks) and Soundwave (based on Classics Ironhide / Ratchet). Images are all at Botcon.com – alt modes are below, head to their site to see robot modes.

As an in-universe GI Joe reference, Shattered Glass Soundwave features a ‘Cold Slither’ logo on his door; the Zartan fronted rock band from the GI Joe episode ‘Cold Slither’.  Soundwave will have a headband, which will be available at the club shop.

Thanks to the folks at Hasbro and HunterPR, the presentation from the Transformers panel is now available for your perusing at home!  Just follow this link to download a PDF of the material and enjoy!

Amazon Japan has revealed official images for the upcoming Transformers Encore reissues of Twincast and Soundblaster (the rebuilt forms of Soundwave and Blaster after the destroyed each other in the Headmasters series).  Included in the images are the cassettes for each character; Soundblaster comes with Enemy and Wing Thing, while Twincast comes with Nightstalker and Stripes. Check out the images below!