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It seems the M&M cross promotion with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is continuing with the availability of a M&M’s Brand Chocolate Candies Transformers Candy Dispenser.
To get one of the M&M Optimus Prime Dispensers, you have to buy 5 packets of M&Ms or Snickers at Target stores, fill out the official application form from the website and send it off with your receipts. As you can probably tell, it is only available to consumers in the USA.
Three new TV Spots have appeared on the internet, all helping build even more anticipation for the biggest film of the year, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
They are titled “Fate”, “Wanted” and “Mystery”.
If you’ve logged onto iTunes and searched for “Transformers” recently, you would have noticed that IDW are offering the complete series of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Alliance and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Defiance for download. Each issue costs £0.59 ($0.99) which is brilliant value for UK fans, given the actual comic would costs a lot more.
Here is the press release:
IDW Publishing, the fourth largest comic book publisher in the U.S., has selected iPublishCentral, a self-service e-content platform from Impelsys, to help broaden its e-publishing strategy. Using iPublishCentral, IDW plans to digitize 25 issues from its classic Transformers series, and use the iPublishCentral tool suite to market and sell the content online.
Under the agreement, IDW will utilize the full iPublishCentral tool suite, including ViewInside and iPublishWidget. ViewInside and iPublishWidget are viral marketing tools that help publishers promote their brand and market books on the internet. ViewInside enables readers to browse pages from a book or a comic series before they decide to buy. This option allows prospective customers to sample an issue of a comic book series, and see the high quality artwork that is so essential to bringing a comic book to life.
“E-publishing is a great way to make our comics more accessible to a new audience, enticing them to eventually try the print versions,” said Ted Adams, CEO of IDW. “iPublishCentral’s self-service model has an elegant, easy-to-use approach to digitizing content and engaging our online community. We are looking forward to the opportunity to experiment with iPublishCentral’s suite.”
In addition to ViewInside, the iPublishCentral suite includes iPublishWidget, which enables readers and authors to participate in spreading information about a title of their interest on social profile pages like Facebook and MySpace. Readers and authors can also easily add book widgets to their personal blogs. This viral marketing tool enhances visibility, sustains interest and enables sales conversions for any title.
“iPublishCentral is the perfect solution for publishers such as IDW which heavily rely on print sales of comic books, but which also want to sync print publishing with e-publishing in order to attract new customers,” said Sameer Shariff, CEO of Impelsys. “With iPublishCentral’s sampling and viral marketing tools, IDW is able to expand its reach to audiences online, innovating along with their tech-forward audience, all without altering the authenticity of their titles.”
iPublishCentral enables publishers of any size to digitize their content for sale online and promote their brands and titles across the Web through strategic viral marketing. Publishers can sign up for iPublishCentral’s basic, no-cost package to access standard features and functionalities, drastically reducing the cost and risk of initiating an e-publishing strategy.
Hasbro’s panel at BotCon 2009 is in mid flow and a few of the main USA sites are live blogging/twittering/posting updates from the convention. Unfortunately, no photos or videos are allowed, so there’s only lots of text to read.
The panel consists of Greg Lombardo, Aaron Archer, Bill Rawley, Joe Kyde, and Erik Siebenaler, as well as some of Hasbro’s writers and marketing team. There’s a lot of information on Masterpiece, Animated, Universe and Revenge of the Fallen toys for the rest of 2009 and 2010. Hopefully there will be some more news on why Animated was cancelled, but we may have to wait until tomorrow.
If you can’t be bothered to read through everything, I will post the big news from the convention: Hasbro are planning on becoming more environmental with their packaging and removing the twist ties. Amazing!
Following on from Toys R Us this week, we received an email from the guys at Forbidden Planet (every grown up’s favourite shop) to say that they too have Transformers toys from Transformers Revenge of the Fallen on sale today.
You can see them on their website too, but personally I’d head down to the store to see for myself, you never know what else you’ll pick up.
Glu Mobile Games have put a trailer on YouTube for their new mobile game based on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, ‘cleverly’ titled Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Mobile Game.
The side-scrolling game allows you to play as Optimus Prime or Bumblebee and fight against evil characters, including Starscream, The Fallen and Devastator in a wide range of environments from the film.
Revenge is coming! TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen features explosive action based on the major Paramount movie sequel. Take control of Autobot leader Optimus Prime and the heroic Bumblebee with help from both Autobot and human allies. Battle the threat of the Decepticons across locations around the globe as mighty Autobot soldier and powerful vehicle. Race through the streets in vehicle form and transform into Autobots with awesome new powers! You must defend Earth against a Deception threat that challenges everything the world knew about TRANSFORMERS. This is even more than meets the eye!
* Play as both Autobot leader Optimus Prime as well as the heroic Bumblebee
*Battle Decepticons in hand to hand combat with awesome combos to devastate the enemies
*Get help from your Autobot and human allies, including Ratchet, Ironhide and NEST
*Worldwide locations from the movie with all key Autobots and Decepticons in action
* Up to 9 explosive levels with multiple objectives for the Autobots to complete
Copyright © 2009 DreamWorks LLC and Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, the logo and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
The voice legends that are Peter Cullen and Frank Welker have given an interview about their work on the Transformers 2 video game, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen.
Peter Cullen was the voice of Optimus Prime in the original TV series, the movies directed by Michael Bay and the video games. Frank Welker voiced Megatron in the TV series and the game, was replaced in the movies.
See what the pair have to say about the video game, released by Activision.
Warner Bros. Records has released the full track list for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Album, which contains 13 tracks.
Good news UK fans, the album will be out here on 15th June, a full 8 days before North America.
Burbank, CA – Warner Bros. Records will release the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated feature film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on June 23rd — the day before the film, the sequel to the 2007 Oscar-nominated summer blockbuster Transformers , hits theaters nationwide.
The film’s director and executive producer Michael Bay asked Warner Bros. Records’ multiplatinum rock band Linkin Park to provide the sonic backdrop to the live-action robot fantasy film. Not only did the band write and record the film’s theme song, entitled “New Divide,” specifically for the soundtrack, they were also asked by Bay, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, and award-winning composer Steve Jablonsky to contribute to the score. “New Divide” is currently available for purchase on iTunes.
Transfomers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album also features music from Green Day (who contribute “21 Guns” — a song from their new album 21st Century Breakdown), Taking Back Sunday, The Used , The All-American Rejects, Cavo, The Fray, Staind, Nickelback, Cheap Trick and more.
In addition to the original soundtrack, Warner Bros will be releasing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Score, which will also be released on June 23rd.The track listing for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album is as follows:
1. Linkin Park “New Divide”
2. Green Day “21 Guns”
3. Cavo “Let It Go”
4. Taking Back Sunday “Capital M-E”
5. The Fray “Never Say Never”
6. Nickelback “Burn It To The Ground”
7. The Used “Burning Down The House”
8. Theory Of A Deadman “Not Meant To Be”
9. The All-American Rejects “Real World”
10. Hoobastank “Don’t Think I Love”
11. Staind “This Is It”
12. Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy”
13. Cheap Trick “Transformers™ The Fallen Remix”
BoxOfficeMojo have received information from the MPAA about the rating decision for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The film will be rated PG-13 in the USA, meaning that some material may not be suitable for children under 13. This is the same rating as the first film.
Here is the reason for the decision, which gives the impression the same sort of humour will be the same as the first film.
intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material
Expect other countries to announce their ratings in the coming weeks.
Toys R Us sent us some images and copy about the Transformers 2 toy line that will be launching in their stores nationwide in the UK this weekend. That’s right, this Saturday May 30th you’ll be able to get your hands on Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys at Toys R Us.
To mark the launch of the new Transformers toy range, Chevrolet will roll into Toys R Us in Brent Cross on Saturday 30th May (10am until 6pm) with an exclusive branded version of their Camaro as seen inthe Transformers movies.
The Chevrolet Camaro comes in yellow colours with the black racing stripes, just like the real Bumblebee. The car also features the Autobot insignia on the steering wheel, the seats and the wheel centres.
Here’s the press release from Toys R Us.
25 years after the original Transformers were launched, toy giant Toys R Us has announced it will dedicate a massive 24ft wall of space at the front of their stores to accommodate the latest Transformers toy range…4 weeks prior to the new movie release.
In 2007, Transformers hit cinema screens across the UK with their first movie and became a spectacular success and a big hit with toy shoppers. Now Toys R Us are set to give Transformers 2, the new live action blockbuster due for UK release next month massive support at store level and online and has tipped Transformers action figures to be top of toy wish lists yet again.
Already available on ‘pre-order’ at the toys giants online store, the latest toy releases have been given an On Sale Release Date for Saturday (30th May). New Action figures and key character Bumblebees’ Helmet and Plasma Cannon accessories are just some of the new toys about to hit the streets.
Toys R Us will be the first and only major multiple to create the ultimate in-store experience defining the Autobots and Decepticons on huge visual and audio imagery giving fans both young and old a unique Transformers shopping experience.
Mike Coogan, Toys R Us Marketing Director said “Transformers has been an enormous product concept since Toys R Us launched back in ’85, the size of our stores allow us to merchandise a vast selection of products within the Transformers range from action figures and games to helmets and stationary. If you love Transformers, then you’ll enjoy a trip to Toys R Us, the displays will be amazing and the new range is very exciting”.
TRANSFORMERS 2 REVENGE OF THE FALLEN TOYS
Transformers 2 Deluxe Figure Bumblebee £12.99
Get ready to roll out with Autobot allies, especially Sam’s pet favourite Bumblebee. This detailed Bumblebee figure unleashes a launching pulse missile in robot mode and converts to a cool, Camaro concept car in vehicle mode.
Also available is Soundwave, Breakaway, Sideswipe, Rampage, and Sideways.
Transformer 2 Movie Leaders Megatron and Optimus Prime £44.99 each
Add to the Transformers collection with these latest Revenge of the Fallen Movie Leader figures. These large scale Megatron and Optimus Prime action figures come with realistic styling and detail. Mech Alive technology reveals inner gearing whilst electronic lights and sounds truly bring the action to life.
Transformers 2 Bumblebee Helmet £39.99
Kids can pretend to be the fun-loving Autobot character Bumblebee with this role-playing helmet that lets a child mix their own voice with music and includes ‘tune in’ radio phrases from Bumblebee and battle sound effects.
Transformers 2 Bumblebee Arm Blaster £39.99
To complete the fantasy, kids can pretend to battle the Decepticons with Bumblebee’s Plasma Cannon – the awesome arm blaster with its arsenal of weapons to protect humanity with its realistic lights and sounds.
Coming Soon
One of the largest and most powerful Decepticons Devastator is expected for launch next month.
Transformers 2 Movie Construction Devastator
Look out for this new Devastator made up from no less than six construction vehicles.
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