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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Malaysian retailer Toy Workers has put up a listing for the nextSan Diego Comic-Con Exclusive figurw from Hasbro. The figure being rumoured is Transformers Classics Nemesis Prime, a black recolour of Classics Optimus Prime.
The figure that is selected is often very popular with fans and this year seems to be no different.
Simon Furman has provided the first details on Titan’s Transformers #10 issue on his blog, with teaser information on the story. The issue is due out on 27th March exclusively in the UK.
This issue continues the Twilight’s Last Gleaming story (issue #2 of 5) and features art by Jeremy Tiongson and colour by Jason Cardy, with Simon on the writing duties again.
The official BotCon website has updated with news about the convention sets and that if you want one, it suggests you buy one now.
UPDATE: 02-13-08!
As of today, the Loose Convention sets are now SOLD OUT!
The Boxed Convention sets are still available…but going fast.
With Blu-ray looking more and more likely to be the HD format of choice, one director is at least as happy. Michael Bay has been predicting that Blu-ray would win (as has everyone except Toshiba, Paramount and Universal), and now that it is even closer to winning, he has started talking about how great it is to remaster his films on the format.
In an interview with Home Media Magazine, he talks about sharpness and grain. Interesting. The only Transformers related bit is that there is some grain in the film. Tut tut Mr Bay:
“Yeah, there’s some grain, pushing film, shooting at night,” he said. “There’s actually some grain in Transformers. We pushed it just a little too much. I don’t mind grain. Grain has a vibe.”
The latest issue of ToyFare Magazine has some very interesting Transformers: Animated pictures, with the first look at Roll-Out Optimus Prime and Earth Mode Megatron. The issue is due for release tomorrow in the USA. A scan from the issue has been made online and shows Earth Mode Megatron.
Thanks to forum member Nemesis Scourge for the news.
With the North American Toy Fair coming up from 17th-20th February in New York City, Hasbro have issued a press release, giving details of what they will be showing at the event. The release contains information about a lot fo Hasbro products, but here are the Transformers specific bits:
Licensing: Building core Hasbro brands into global powerhouse lifestyle properties
HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, continues to translate one of the industry’s richest portfolios of brands into powerhouse lifestyle properties for children and adults around the world. On the heels of last year’s TRANSFORMERS licensing program which boasted more than 230 licensees, initiatives supporting that brand are still going full tilt in 2008. Moving forward, HPG will seek to carry the global momentum surrounding the live-action TRANSFORMERS movie over to the animated world of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED to build an equally powerful licensing campaign for years to come.
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TRANSFORMERS
In 2008, Hasbro will build on the buzz generated by last year’s blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie by offering a variety of new products in both the TRANSFORMERS Movie and TRANSORMERS Universe segments. In addition, the TRANSFORMERS brand returns to its origin as an animated series with the debut of the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series on Cartoon Network. Co-produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series is set in Detroit in the near future and airs on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED toy line features an array of characters from the series that will appeal to both young and long-time fans alike. Highlights of the line include Animated styled action figures, ROLL OUT COMMAND OPTIMUS PRIME (Approximate retail price: $49.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall) along with the SHIFT TECH OPTIMUS PRIME handheld game. (Approximate retail price: $19.99; Ages: 6& up; Available: June 2008)
There is also a little bit about Toothbrush Juniors, which uses Transformers music, but that isn’t very interesting.
Four months after their release of Transformers: Headmasters on DVD, Madman Entertainment have today released the second Japanese exclusive Generation One series, Transformers: Super-God Masterforce, on DVD.
This Australian release includes all 42 episodes with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles (borrowed from Metrodome’s version) but, unlike Metrodome’s, also the StarTV English dub.
For special features, there is an introductory booklet with an episode guide, an exclusive cover by IDW Transformers artist Guido Guidi, a toy, character art and making the cover galleries and some Japanese toy ads and scans from toy catalogues.
The discs are PAL encoded but also, according to Madman’s listing, REGION FREE.
In some sad news, Steve Gerber passed away on 10th February at the age of 60 after a long battle with chronic lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis).
Steve was a writer and story editor on the original Transformers series as well as Sunbow’s other series at the time, G.I. Joe. He is also remembered for his work on the Howard the Duck Comicbook series.
Million Publishing, who released the Japanese Transformers Visual Works Book last year, have provided an updated extension to the book by uploading the bio and prototype photos of Exclusive Emergency Green Encore Ratchet, a recolour of Encore Ratchet.
In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Michael Bay has revealed some news that will make fans worried but also quite happy. Michael has apparently been writing the script for the sequel whilst the writers have been on strike. This may seem bad, but luckly the actual writers will be editing the script to make the whole thing more fluid.
The good news is that May seems keen to keep the release date of 26th June 2009, with no delays expected.
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