The Auto Assembly website has been updated with the following announcement:

Dealers Tables available for Auto Assembly Europe 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012!

Have you ever wanted to attend a Transformers convention as a dealer but not had the opportunity? Or have you attended in the past but not been for a while? Or are you one our our regular dealers looking to make a return to the convention? Well, we are now accepting bookings for Dealers Tables for Auto Assembly Europe 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012!

Auto Assembly Europe 2011 is taking place on 12th – 13th November 2011 in Uppsala, Sweden in the Clarion Hotel Gillet, and as a special offer this year as the innaugural year of Auto Assembly Europe we are offering dealers tables at the incredible bargain rate of just €50 each! This covers the cost of a single dealers table and it also covers the cost of one of a full weekend pass to the convention! If you are interested in attending, the contact Peter Casselo at bigpete@ntfa.net.

Auto Assembly 2012 is taking place on 3rd – 5th August 2012 and will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, in Birmingham, England. We have slashed the prices of dealers tables for 2012 and they are just £100 and include up to two members of staff per table. Each staff pass gives you full access to the convention weekend, the same as any attendee, and all dealers also get our full goodie bag which will include the convention magazine, comic and much more. This is a great bargain to get dealer access and tickets to Europe’s largest Transformers convention! For more details on dealers tables, get in touch with us at contact@autoassembly.org.uk

Shout Factory have issued the following press release for the DVD release of Transformers Prim.

Prepare to Experience the World of TRANSFORMERS PRIME!

TRANSFORMERS PRIME – DARKNESS RISING
A 5-Part Original Miniseries
Hitting Home Entertainment Shelves Nationwide

OWN IT ON DVD DECEMBER 6, 2011
FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

“MEGATRON has not been seen nor heard from in sometime, and if his return is imminent, it could be catastrophic,” said OPTIMUS PRIME.

The lure of the TRANSFORMERS saga starts a new chapter as all foes return, legendary heroes rise, and new ones are found in unlikely places. The new CGI animated series TRANSFORMERS PRIME which currently airs on The Hub television network and is a Hasbro Studios production, deepens the epic mythology of both the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, while starting fresh for a new generation of fans. Arch rivals the AUTOBOTS and the evil DECEPTICONS, lead by MEGATRON once again face-off in their rivalry for control of Earth in this new show. Celebrate the triumphant return of the AUTOBOTS through cutting-edge CGI animation with TRANSFORMERS PRIME – DARKNESS RISING. Early 2011, loyal TRANSFORMERS fans, as well as families and kids, were introduced to this visually stunning five-part miniseries on The Hub. OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, ARCEE, AUTOBOT RATCHET, BULKHEAD, and many others are back to "roll out" against MEGATRON's latest attempt to conquer Earth. And MEGATRON proves to be more powerful than ever, having acquired a rare element that allows him mastery over life itself. OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTBOTS may be few against the DECEPTICON hordes, but they find increased strength through bonds forged with three human teenagers, taking the human drama to levels as yet unseen by the franchise.

On December 6, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc, will release TRANSFORMERS PRIME – DARKNESS RISING DVD, featuring the entire five action-packed episodes and bonus content. Delivering a new level of heavy metal action and family entertainment for all ages, this highly collectible DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $14.97.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME – DARKNESS RISING boasts an all-star voice cast, including Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Steve Blum, Jeffrey Combs, Dwayne Johnson, among other notables. TRANSFORMERS PRIME is produced by Hasbro Studios. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline are executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as writers for the feature films TRANSFORMERS and TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen.

About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s multiplatform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.

Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consum­ers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.

The Transformers Collectors Club have updated their website with two photoshopped images of the mock-up of their exclusive Runabout.  You can view the page here.

• TF Prime Preview Optimus Prime
• TF Prime Preview Bulkhead

• TF Prime Preview Cliffjumper
• TF Prime Preview Bumblebee
• TF Prime Preview Arcee
• TF Prime Preview Megatron
• TF Prime Preview Starscream
• TF Prime Preview Vehicon

TFormers have an image, and description, of The Allspark Vault from the Transformers The Ride thanks to Resort World.

"The final shard is protected deep inside the NEST facility where you’ll arrive for duty. It is your mission, with the help of the AUTOBOTS as a recruit of NEST to protect this from the DECEPTICONS.

The ALLSPARK, which used to be a large cube of energy, can create life from mechanical objects and was the origin of life on Cybertron – home of the TRANSFORMERS. MEGATRON, the leader of the DECEPTICONS is after it to transform machines into an invincible army, and take over Earth.

The Ultimate 3D Battle is all set to begin. Stay tuned to this blog for more exclusives of TRANSFORMERS The Ride.

There were a lot of discussions about this after the Auto Assembly 2011 to see what we could do to get the 3rd Party toys back at Auto Assembly.  Well here's the official word.

For the last few years we have had an official policy here at Auto Assembly regarding the sale of unofficial and third party products at the convention. We know that many of our dealers do stock a wide range of third party produced toys and toy upgrades, and a growing number of fans do collect these alternatives to Hasbro and Takara Tomy produced products so there is a genuine demand for them at Auto Assembly.

Since Auto Assembly 2011, we have been looking at this carefully and we are going to be revising this policy extensively for Auto Assembly 2012 and we hope to be announcing details this week of a new policy which we believe will be much fairer to dealers and attendees alike, ensuring that a much wider range of third party products will be on sale at Auto Assembly 2012. There will still be some products that will be on our “banned” list which are in direct breach of Hasbro or Takara Tomy’s trademarks / copyrights, but we are convinced that everyone will be happy with what we will be announcing!

Don’t forget, Dealer Table bookings are open now for Auto Assembly 2012 and with table prices at our lowest rate for years and with cheaper hotel rates than ever before, there’s never been a better time to come along and trade at Auto Assembly!

Kreo.com has been updated with new Kreo Transformers Wallpapers featuring your favorite Kreon Figures.

The Kre-OWallpapers are available for 1920x1200, 1600x1200, 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600 screen sizes.

After much anticipation, we can proudly announce that tickets for Auto Assembly Europe 2011 are about to go on sale in the next 24 hours through the Auto Assembly Europe website. Tickets will cost €45 for the full weekend for adults, €30 for youths, with single days tickets costing €25. Children under 12 are free and dealers tables are available for the bargain price of just €50 each!

Our first guest this year is man-of-the-moment Simon Furman and with hopefully more guests to be announced, this is set to be a great event!

Shout Factory have confirmed they will be releasing Transformers Prime on DVD

Prepare to Experience the World of TRANSFORMERS PRIME!

TRANSFORMERS PRIME:
DARKNESS RISING

A 5-Part Original Miniseries Hitting
Home Entertainment Shelves Nationwide

OWN IT ON DVD DECEMBER 6, 2011
FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

"MEGATRON has not been seen nor heard from in sometime, and if his
return is imminent, it could be catastrophic," said OPTIMUS PRIME.



The lure of the TRANSFORMERS saga starts a new chapter as all foes return, legendary heroes rise, and new ones are found in unlikely places. The new CGI animated series TRANSFORMERS PRIME, which currently airs on The Hub television network and is a Hasbro Studios production, deepens the epic mythology of both the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, while starting fresh for a new generation of fans. Arch rivals the AUTOBOTS and the evil DECEPTICONS, lead by MEGATRON once again face-off in their rivalry for control of Earth in this new show. Celebrate the triumphant return of the AUTOBOTS through cutting-edge CGI animation with TRANSFORMERS PRIME - DARKNESS RISING. Early 2011, loyal TRANSFORMERS fans, as well as families and kids, were introduced to this visually stunning five-part miniseries on The Hub. OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, ARCEE, AUTOBOT RATCHET, BULKHEAD, and many others are back to "roll out" against MEGATRON's latest attempt to conquer Earth. And MEGATRON proves to be more powerful than ever, having acquired a rare element that allows him mastery over life itself. OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTBOTS may be few against the DECEPTICON hordes, but they find increased strength through bonds forged with three human teenagers, taking the human drama to levels as yet unseen by the franchise.

On December 6, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc, will release TRANSFORMERS PRIME - DARKNESS RISING DVD, featuring the entire five action-packed episodes. Delivering a new level of heavy metal action and family entertainment for all ages, this highly collectible DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $14.97.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME - DARKNESS RISING boasts an all-star voice cast, including Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Steve Blum, Jeffrey Combs, Dwayne Johnson, and other notables. TRANSFORMERS PRIME is produced by Hasbro Studios. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline are executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as writers for the feature films TRANSFORMERS and TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen.


About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro's multiplatform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is http://www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory's DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company's audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable "best of" compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.

TFC Toys has revealed an image of Hercules using prototype versions of all six team members, including Mad Blender (Mixmaster) who up until now has only been seen as a computer render.

We have uploaded our image gallery of Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 2.

This book included a manga for Transformers United Stepper along with images of Transformers Dark of the Moon figures.

Also included in the book are images of hardcopies for several unreleased Unicron toys from Generation One and Beast Wars Neo, a great look at the production run for Fortress Maximus from designs, hard copies, prototypes and all the finished items of Fortress Maximus, Grand Maximus, Brave Maximus and Lucky Draw Brave Maximus. Also included is a really nice look at a hard copy Wheelie toy. The magazine also includes concept art for unreleased Pretenders and Action Masters.  Also included is only the second ever image of the super rare Chromedome statue

Hi, you might remember the Fort Max that was on the Toy Fu stall at Auto Assembly. It's now gone on ebay, with all proceeds from the auction going to the charity Mary's Meals. There's more details on the auction itself, I thought you might be interested in publicising this given that it is a good cause.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120774400679