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Recently we reported a news story regarding allegations regarding factory conditions at a factory in China called Jet Fair that Hasbro used to produce many of their products including Transformers. Well Hasbro issued a press release on the 22nd of December regarding the factory, a copy of which you can view below.
Hasbro Inc. Statement Regarding NGO Allegations on Factory Conditions
Immediately following some unsubstantiated allegations posted by an outside group regarding working conditions at the Jet Fair factory, Hasbro, together with ICTI, deployed a team to investigate, as we take such claims very seriously. Following an unannounced, nine-hour inspection of the facility this past week, we are satisfied that Jet Fair meets with Hasbro's rigorous requirements.
While Hasbro is committed to continual improvement in all facets of corporate social responsibility, including continued ethical product manufacturing at Jet Fair and all factories that produce Hasbro products, the inflammatory allegations made by the NGO in their report were unsubstantiated by our investigation. As a matter of course, Hasbro will continue to monitor conditions at Jet Fair and all of our factories.
The Company has a strong track record and has had long-standing policies and processes in place for years to help ensure good working conditions, including health and safety, at factories making our products. We strive to conduct business throughout our supply chain in accordance with the highest ethical standards, and we utilize not only ICTI-- but also our own on-the-ground workforce-- to monitor social compliance.
For more information about Hasbro's comprehensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, including more detail regarding Hasbro's policies and practices related to ethical product manufacturing, please visit Hasbro.com/csr.
The latest issue of the Japanese magazine aimed at boys aged between 9 and 13 called ???????, pronounced KeroKero Ace, was release today that comes complete with their exclusive green recolour of Transformers EX Collection Movie Starscream. The toy, officially known as Keroscream (Frog Scream) features in a four page colour comic story by Naoto Tsushima which details the story behind the birth of the Frog Scream. Natoto Tsushima posted a preview image on his pixiv.net account which we have mirrored at the end of this story.
As well as coming with the toy and the mini-manga, the magazine also contains a "Custom Sticker Frog Scream Contest" which uses a sticket that accompanies the magazine. You can enter as many times as you like with the winners receiving autographs as well as an exclusive gold Lucky Draw Megatron.
The magazine also features the upcoming Transformers Prime, Transformers United and Transformers Arms Campaign figures.
Category: Lucky Draw Transformers
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scanned and uploaded the latest issue of Figure King prior to Christmas. The issue contained new images of the soon-to-be released Transformers Prime and
Transformers United figures which include a preview image of the re-issued classics Rodimus figure that can now hold a Mini-con. The full toys shown are:
Merry Christmas to all from all at Transformers At The Moon. We hope that everyone, no matter their believes, has a wonderful time over the holiday season.
Category: Website Updates
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BotCon have updated their website with the brochure for BotCon 2012. The brochure announces that the theme is once again Shattered Glass, only this year the Shattered Glass universe enters the Classic Universe.
The first six toys have been announced as
Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus (Classic Laser Prime mold)
Shattered Glass Soundwave (what appears to be Classic Ironhide mold)
Shattered Treadshot (hopefully based on the Action Master, if so a Megatron repaint)
Shattered Glass Tracks (Red version of Classics Tracks most likely)
Classics "Overlord" Gigatron (if this is meant to be Overlord, then probably a Straxus repaint)
Clasics Metal Hawk (probably a Thunderwing repaint)
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Twelve - A Third Guest Of Honour
Day Twelve of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here and it's the one you've been waiting for... our third guest of honour. We're not going to say anything else, we'll just leave it to them to say it for themselves...
As an extra Christmas present to all of you, our special Christmas sale on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price is being EXTENDED until 31st December 2011 so there has never been a better time to book your tickets for the convention, and the same extension also applies for our previous offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Nelson, the administrator over on Michael Bay's Shoot for the Edit website,
has posted some new information on the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D
Blu-Ray Edition as well as revealing the initial details of a 7-disc blu-ray box set that will contain all three of the live action films.
The details he announced regarding the 3D Blu-Ray edition of Transformers: Dark of
the Moon was that it will be a four-disc set, released on the 31st January 2012 with the disc breakdown being:
Disc 1 - Transformers: DOTM Blu-ray feature film
Disc 2 - Behind the Scenes (the extra that have been missing for every release so far)
Disc 3 - Transformers: DOTM 3D Blu-ray edition
Disc 4 - Transformers: DOTM DVD / Digital Copy
With regards to the 7-disc set, Nelson just gave the release date as Jan 31st, said it would contain all three films (Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and that he will be announcing further details on Boxing day, so December 26th 2011.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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Christopher Vacher has updated his DeviantArt account with some new Transformers Prime concept artwork. The art features Orion Pax pleading in the Cybertron council halls, the Unicron Spark Chamber and Dynamo being held in the Nemesis Cargo hold. You can view the artwork by following the link at the start of this article.
TWO ALL-NEW TRANSFORMERS SERIES DEBUTING IN JANUARY
“Two Titles, One Universe”
Two Series to follow shattering TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME issue in December
San Diego, CA (December 21, 2011)— Launching in January, IDW Publishing
is proud to offer TRANSFORMERS and comics fans everywhere two new
ongoing TRANSFORMERS comics series-- TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE
EYE and TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE. Under license from Hasbro, the
two interrelated series are a direct continuation of IDW’s CHAOS event
and spring directly out of the special TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF
OPTIMUS PRIME issue releasing in comic stores and online on December
21st. Both series will appeal to existing TRANSFORMERS fans and new
readers. Featuring two great stories under one TRANSFORMERS comic
universe, each series offers never-before-seen action, new threats and
new villains that both current readers and those new to the series will
enjoy.
“The response to the TRANSFORMERS ongoing series has been phenomenal,”
says IDW senior editor John Barber. “This relaunch is a chance to jump
onboard for anybody who might have been missing out. We’ve got big
stories planned, and there’s never been a better time to read
TRANSFORMERS.”
Created as a stepping on point for both fans of super-heroic and science
fiction comics, as well as fans of the TRANSFORMERS characters,
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE and TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE
EYE each explore the new status quo coming out of IDW’s CHAOS event
including BUMBLEBEE’s new leadership position for all TRANSFORMERS. The
war between AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON is over, and now the hard part
begins. In the new world of CYBERTRON, there are only two choices: stay
or go.
Helmed by writer James Roberts with art and covers by Nick Roche,
RODIMUS calls on his fellow AUTOBOTS to leave CYBERTRON in search of the
KNIGHTS OF CYBERTRON in TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. This
lost tribe of TRANSFORMERS characters is, according to legend, the
guardian of the original Cybertronian culture and RODIMUS and his
followers begin a quest that will stretch to the farthest reaches of the
galaxy to find the KNIGHTS and restore CYBERTRON to its past glory.
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, written by John Barber,
with art and covers by Andrew Griffith, follows BUMBLEBEE and the
AUTOBOTS remaining on CYBERTRON. Without OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE finds
himself in command of a world gone mad. TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DIGUISE
brings readers through the struggle to rebuild CYBERTRON as the
AUTOBOTS, DECEPTICONS and civilian TRANSFORMERS, who don’t distinguish
between the other two groups, all vie for control.
Each series will feature four interconnecting covers for issue #1.
Marcele Matere creates the Cybertronian mosaic for TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS
IN DIGUISE, with Alex Milne bringing the explorers to life for
TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
These two new, action-packed series are the direct result of IDW’s CHAOS event, culminating in December’s TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME and TRANSFORMERS #31.
In addition to the print editions, IDW’S TRANSFORMERS comics are
available digitally through Apple’s App Store in the free TRANSFORMERS
app, which features every TRANSFORMERS comic in one place. Many
TRANSFORMERS comics are available in the Sony Digital Comics store.
TRANSFORMERS #31 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will be available in December 2011. Diamond order code OCT11 0323.
TRANSFORMERS: THE DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME ($3.99, 32 pages; full color)
will be available in December 2011. Diamond order code OCT11 0326.
TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will
be available in January 2012. Diamond order code NOV11 0260.
TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color)
will be available in January 2012. Diamond order code NOV11 0264.
TRANSFORMERS comics are available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store.
Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and
trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its
diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some
of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including:
Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s
True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade
collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James
Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint,
which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with
Yoe! Studio.
IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major
motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in
its first week of release. More information about the company can be
found at IDWPublishing.com.
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Category: Transformers Comic News
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Day
Eleven of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here and we're
proud to announce the launch of a new product from Auto Assembly just in
time for the festive season! Following the successful release of the
free issue zero back in September, Issue One of our new fazine, CT Alpha
is now available from the website at www.ct-alpha.com where you can also still download the free preview issue!
We've
got a great special launch offer on the price and you can find out all
the details, and more information on the new magazine here...
Stay
tuned for our final festive video being released on Christmas Eve where
we will be announcing our third voice actor for Auto Assembly 2012...
Don't
forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto
Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35,
saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th
December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto
Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
A day late, but we were both working until midnight yesterday
Day
Ten of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas brings you our second
update of the holiday season from Auto Assembly Europe. Many of you
weren't able to join us for Auto Assembly Europe 2011 that took place in
Uppsala, Sweden back in November, but you've still got a chance to be a
part of the convention with our Non-Attendee Package and you can find
out all the details, along with what's included here...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 23rd December 2011...
Don't
forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto
Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35,
saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th
December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto
Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
DailtyTech reported yesterday that Hasbro are in a legal battel with ASUS over the name of their latest tablet.. Transformers Prime
Hasbro claims that the name of ASUS' latest tablet, Transformer Prime, is much too similar to its line of Transformers toys
The battle is on: ASUS' Transformer Prime v.s. Transformers' Optimus Prime.
Toy maker Hasbro filed a lawsuit against computer manufacturer ASUS last week, claiming that the name of ASUS' latest tablet, Transformer Prime, is much too similar to its line of Transformers toys.
"Hasbro continues to aggressively protect its brands and products and the specific actions we are taking today against ASUS underscores yet again Hasbro's willingness to pursue companies who misappropriate our intellectual property for their own financial gain," said Hasbro.
Hasbro filed the lawsuit last week in Los Angeles federal court, and is seeking damages as well as a temporary injunction to stop ASUS from selling its Transformer Prime tablet.
The situation isn't looking good for Hasbro at this point. While ASUS' Transformer Prime tablet does sound similar to Hasbro's leader of the Autobots, Transformer's Optimus Prime, the possibility of a child (or anyone) confusing the two is slim. The Transformer Prime doesn't convert into a truck, and the Transformer toys don't offer the Android operating system with apps and Web-browsing capabilities.
However, the Transformer Prime does attach to a keyboard dock. Does that qualify it as a Transformer?
The Transformer Prime features a 10-inch screen, NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 8 MP rear camera with a f/2.4 lens and back-illuminated sensor along with a 1.2 MP front-facing camera, 12-hour battery life, and Android 3.2 Honeycomb mobile operating system. It's priced at $499 for 32 GB and $599 for 64 GB.
Category: Transformers: Prime
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The Official Transformers Collectors Club has updated their website with some exciting news. Generation One story editor and writer, Flint Dille,
will write the first 2012 Collectors Club comic. On top of that, the
issue will tie into the 1986 Transformers The Movie. The comic will
be featured in issue 43 of The Transformers Collectors Club magazine
and will feature art by Dan Khanna.
Category: Transformers Comic News
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We missed it yesterday, but the e-Hobby updated their Collectors Universe yesterday with the fourth of the articles written by Andrew Hall, better known as Hydra.
You can read all four articles, including Andrew Hall's own article in the Collectors Universe.
Don't forget to check out their museum piece as well.
Category: Transformers Toy News
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An extensive series of in-hand images of the Asian market exclusive Transformers Dark of the Moon Year
of the Dragon Ultimate Optimus Prime has posted over on ACToys.
Simply click on the number of the page you wish to jump to.
Huffer
Click the link or image above to view the Huffer toy gallery. The gallery contains 5 images of this figure for your viewing pleasure.
Hasbro Inc submitted a trademark application for
BATTLE BEASTS
with the USPTO on the Thursday, 23rd April 1987. The mark was submitted within the category
TOY ACTION FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES and currently has as status of Registration cancelled under Section 7 because the registrant surrendered the registration..
Choose Your Fate
We loved the Transformers Choose Your Fate books as kids, and even wrote a text adventure in their style for an old version of Transformers At The Moon. Here you can find images from these puzzle-books, both UK and US ....
Episode 1 Preview 2
The second preview video which appeared on You Tube for Transformers Animated. ....
OTFCC 2003 (USA)
We loved the Transformers Choose Your Fate books as kids, and even wrote a text adventure in their style for an old version of Transformers At The Moon. Here you can find images from these puzzle-books, both UK and US ....
US Sheet 1
The scans contained within this gallery are taken from our own Transformers toysheet collection. This is the first US Transformers toysheet. ....
Transformers Animated
The instruction scans contained within this gallery with the TF08.net watermark were originally from the Chinese TF08 website. They have been added here as a mirror. ....
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Merry Christmas to all from all at Transformers At The Moon. We hope that everyone, no matter their believes, has a wonderful time over the holiday season.
BotCon have updated their website with the brochure for BotCon 2012. The 
Nelson, the administrator over on Michael Bay's 
