A Transformers-themed pub is in the running to be crowned Britain’s Best Home Bar, in a competition being run by Liberty Games. The winning bar, chosen… [more]
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Hasbro is going to spend £120,000 on a new website at hasbro.co.uk and on its online marketing. The site will have a new shop with an updated catalogue and microsites for major brands. This is to improve sales after a Hasbro representative said the site had “minimal content management”. The site is due to launch this summer.
Read more here.
Well, Hasbro UK have been true to their word and are releasing more Energon toys in the UK. EllisModels has picked the last wave of toys
Basics
Windrazor x 2
Terradive x 2
Stormcloud x 1
Kickback x 2
Blackout x 2
Blight x 1
Bonecrusher x 1
Wideload x 1Deluxes
Demolshor x 2
Prowl
Inferno
Hotshot
Starscream
Rodimus
Snowcat
(all orignial decos)
Ultras
landquake x1
Bulkhead x1
Scoponok x1
Landquake has already been seen in the UK but the main bits are Wideload and Bonecrusher, the last Constructicon Maximus limbs and Kickback, Blackout, Blight and Stormcloud, the limbs of Bruticus Maximus.
Now if Hasbro UK can keep their promise of relaunching their website, we my start to like them.
With all the Comic Con and movie news recently, you thought we forgot about you Cybertron collectors in the UK.
Transformers Cybertron Wing Saber and Sky Shadow have been released in the UK, thanks to the Hasbro UK online store. These make up wave 4 of the “Ultra” assortment.
For a complete list of every TF Cybertron toy released so far in the UK, see this thread.
The Browse Products page of Hasbro’s International Transformers site has been updated with wave 1 of Transformers Cybertron and of Alternator Decepticharge.
With 2007 coming to a close and nearly all the Transformers movie toys having been released in the UK over the last 4 months, it’s slowly time to start looking forward to 2008.
According to online retailer Toyz and Gamez (via TFW2005), Hasbro UK have released initial details on what they plan on selling in 2008. The appears to be the extra Movie line toys plus the 2008 series Transformers Animated. This list is by no means dfinitive as Hasbro UK have a record of adding and removing things at the last minute.
Movie Legends
Movie Deluxe
Movie Leader
Movie Voyager
Helmet Asst
Prime/Starscream Blasters
Legends All Spark Battle Packs
TF Animated Deluxe
TF Animated Voyager
TF Animated Battle Pack W/DVD
TF Movie Snap Shot Roleplay Asst
TF Movie Cinema Scene Asst
TF Movie Robot Replicas.
Unleashed Turnaround
Movie TECH Role Play Asst
Movie Cyber Slammer Asst
Movie Robot Heroes
Titanium 3″ Robot Masters
The final bit of information concerns prices that we as customers may be paying due to new restrictions
next year Hasbro are not offering deluxe Transformers as an FOB line (means bigger dealers and retailers cannot buy from Hasbro China). This also means larger shops won’t offer as many 3 for 2 etc as price is almost twice as much.
Dinotron of TFW2005 has picked up the final wave of fast Action Battlers in The Entertainer in Southampton. The items found were Plasma Punch Bumblebee and Blade Shield Barricade.
Hasbro UK are providing 25% all products on their online store, hasbrotoystop.co.uk. All you have to do is enter the code, 0601 Welcome, at the checkout.
This offer expires on 10th October.
Thanks to TF@TM for the news.
A couple of news stories here, both about UK Movie toy releases.
First is that online retailer Toyz and Gamez is reporting that Deluxe Recon Barricade is going to be a store exclusive in the UK, but no store has been given yet.
The second is that Longarm and Final Battle Jazz has been spotted and should be appearing everywhere very soon. Dropkick and Payload will be out in October and with Recon Barricade will complete the Movie Deluxes in the UK.
Lots of BotCon 2007 events have occurred in the last 2 days and here is a nice long summary of info from it. There has been many panels from a range of different companies involved in Transformers, including Hasbro, Activision, IDW and Collector’s Club, award presentations and lots of new products unveiled.
IDW Panel – [1],
Activision Panel – [1],
Peter Cullen Q & A – [1]
Hasbro is also releasing a Podcast for poeple not at the event on Transformers.com.
Hasbro and Cartoon Network have sent out a press release for the new cartoon series, Transformers Animated. They have also sent out the first poster, featuring the Autobots.
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The TRANSFORMERS saga has captivated kids for more than 20 years. Coming on the heels of the highly anticipated live-action theatrical film being released July 3rd, by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, Cartoon Network and Hasbro, Inc. are announcing today that the next generation of the epic animated series is being jointly developed by the two entities for a 2008 debut on the network in the U.S. The eye-popping 2-D animated series is a new twist on the original high-octane, animated action-adventure series with new characters alongside legends such as OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON. Each episode will present a standalone storyline featuring everyday heroes who do good deeds that triumph over evil. TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series will be co-produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
Twenty-six, half-hour episodes will be produced as well as a 90-minute special of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED which is scheduled for release in early 2008 on Cartoon Network in the U.S. Matt Youngberg (Teen Titans, The Batman) is the supervising director, Derrick Wyatt (Teen Titans) will provide the character designs and Sam Register (Ben 10, Teen Titans) will serve as executive producer of the series. Marty Isenberg (Danny Phantom., X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) acts as head writer.
“We are thrilled to be working with the highly creative team at Cartoon Network on bringing the next chapter in the TRANSFORMERS saga to kids and fans around the world,“ said Brian Goldner, Hasbro‘s Chief Operating Officer. “The animation style that Cartoon Network has developed really brings the lore and characters of the TRANSFORMERS franchise alive in a way that has never been seen through animation.“
“TRANSFORMERS is a tried and true draw for our core audience,“ said Bob Higgins, senior vice president programming and development, Cartoon Network. “Kids love the surprise of ‘More Than Meets the Eye,’ combined with dynamic, clearly defined characters and epic storylines. We are thrilled to be working with Hasbro to help re-imagine this amazing franchise for a new generation of fans.“
Set on Earth in the near future in Detroit, the alien TRANSFORMERS are thrust into a world populated by humans and automatons. As visitors to Earth, the TRANSFORMERS–OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, PROWL, BULKHEAD and RATCHET–work in the human world, interacting with the ‘natives‘ in exciting and humorous ways. TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED has been created to showcase the heroic AUTOBOTS working together to battle the evil DECEPTICONS and save Earth with kid-relatable plot lines filled with humor, distinctive character personalities, and dynamic action.
Hasbro and HPG, its licensing division, will expand the action-packed TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series through toys, games, licensed merchandise and promotions around the world.
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