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Our thanks go to Mr Neurie for reporting that Tesco's are currently selling the Transformers deluxe figures for the reduced price of £8.96 and they have a new cases in with the following breakdown.
2x Ratchet
2x Lockdown
2x Brawn
1x Nest Bumblebee
1x Sideswipe
The Brawns have already sold out from one of the Tesco near us with all the other figures also selling well judging by the amount of space on the Transformers shelf
Category: Transformers Toy News
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on: Saturday, 22nd May 2010 at 14:16:29 BST
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Cybergundam blog
have posted a scan from the latest issue of Figure King, issue 148, which included a new image of the Toy Hobby Market exclusive Unicron figure. The image, which you can view below, shows highlights the detailing as well as including a close-up of the new head. Remember that pre-orders for the toy are start next month and run till the 4th July, costing 10,500yen.
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Category: Transformers Toy News
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on: Saturday, 22nd May 2010 at 09:00:00 BST
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Credit to Primus1873 for submitting the following
According to the UK tabloid Newspaper The SUN, Megan Fox was told by Michael Bay that she was to thin and would look frail in the new Transformers 3 movie, and was told to put more weight on. As yet no reply on this From Ms Fox.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Friday, 21st May 2010 at 17:05:25 BST
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TFW2005 have received reports that the Transformers Power Core Combiner 5-pack's (Aerialbots and Combaticons) and 2-packs have been spotted for sale in Australia, some 3 months prior to their scheduled release in the USA.
Also mentioned is the highly anticipated Seaspray toy, although the figure appears not to be available for sale just yet.
The Transformers Power Core Combiner line has had mixed reactions for fans, mainly due to the non-transforming limbs for the combiner figures.
Category: Transformers Power Core Combiners
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on: Friday, 21st May 2010 at 08:54:20 BST
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In two small posts over on Don Murphy's message board Roberto Orci teased fans with the news that Frank Welker has been in the studio along with Peter Cullen recording voices for Transformers: Prime as well as answering a question regarding Starscream's character returning to his G1 routes with "yes".
The Frank Welker post reads as the following: "Really excited to see what you guys think about it. Seeing Cullen and
Welker together in the recording studio was mind blowing."
Thanks to SantaPrime for the news.
Don't forget to stay with us or our"under-development" sister site www.transformers-prime.com for all your Transformers:Prime news.
Category: Transformers: Prime
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on: Thursday, 20th May 2010 at 21:19:50 BST
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ToyHobby.co.jp have published the first image of the upcoming "Welcome to Transformers 2010" Unicron toy which you can see below. Unicronis a Toy Hobby Market exclusive and comes with 2 campaign points. Pre-orders for the figure are from June until the 4th July with the figure costing 10500yen and due to ship in September
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Category: Transformers Toy News
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on: Thursday, 20th May 2010 at 17:49:51 BST
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As has already been reported Megan is out of TF3. However it has been unclear exactly why.
SYFY has managed to confirm that Michael Bay dropped her. Not really surprising after she compared him to Hitler in the press a while back.
http://scifiwire.com/2010/05/whoa-megan-fox-dropped-fr.php
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Thursday, 20th May 2010 at 10:19:40 BST
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The Dejitarusukepu
Video Team have posted a new Tweet reminding people that they are still taking applications for the Transformers Prime jobs where the job briefings will take place tomorrow and Saturday in Japan
Category: Transformers: Prime
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on: Thursday, 20th May 2010 at 08:11:06 BST
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Megan Fox will not be returning for the third live action Transformers film. What is not clear though is whether it was her decision not to return or whether she was nixed by Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures. According to
deadline.com, who broke the story originally, the decision to axe Miss Fox was taken by Michael Bay, however, and this is to be expected, Megan reps have told
People magazine that it was in fact her decision not to return for the third movie. Since the announcement the US gossip magazines / websites are already running rumours on who will be replacing Megan as Sam's love interest in the third movie, with
The Wrap reporting that Gemma Arterton emerged as the early favourite to replace her, though since they pretty much everyone has been linked including Zoe Saldana, Hayden Panetierre, Vanessa Hudgens, Amber Heard, Camilla Belle, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ashley Greene, Julianne Hough, Jessica Lowndes and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
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on: Thursday, 20th May 2010 at 08:08:25 BST
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TakaraTomy have published full details of their first quarter results which showed that restructuring and an increase in sales of boys toys saw their profits increase by a staggering 551.9%!
Net sales dropped 1% for year-on-year, to £1.36 billion but net income increased by 551.9% to £68.7 million mainly due to an increase in the sales of their "boys toys" business, reconstruction of their business portfolios and general reduction of costs.
This is the highest recorded profits for the group since the Takara-Tomy merger which is great news for the company.
The toy side of their business was net sales fall by 0.2% to £872.3 million, with income increasing by 58.3% to £108.79 million.
When you look at global trends for TakaraTomy you can pick up on the following trends.
1. Within Japan, product expansion and promotional in-store events led to a significant increase sales for Bayblade, whilst Duel Masters and
Tomica both also saw increased popularity and growth. Net sales were up 0.4% to £1.25 billion, with operating incoming up 66.3% to £93.59 million (both figures are year-on-year)
2. Within the US the increase in Transformers sales was highlighted by the company as being the key factor within this territories growth. Net sales were actually down 41%, while operating income increased from a loss of £2.81 million to a £360,171 of profit. Despite this return to profit within the US, this remains their weakest market
3. Within Europe TakaraTomy saw strong growth in their arts and crafts sector which targets the baby and pre-school markets but this wasn't enough to see both their net sales and income decrease. Net sales figures were down 16.9% to £76.53million with incoming also down to £1.4 million, 10.8%. Europe continues to be a troublesome area for TakaraTomy and though they are still making profit within this territory more job cuts could be on the way.
Decreases within the European marketing budget and redundancies also led to financial growth within Europe.
4. Within the rest of Asia net sales were down 132% to £199.13 million, though operating income did increase by 16.6% to £8.36 million.
TakaraTomy also reduced manufacturing costs by moving from China to Vietnam.
Category: Toy Industry News
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on: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 at 12:35:23 BST
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e-Hobby have updated their website with a preview of the exclusive comic that will come with their exclusive Masterpiece Ghosat of Starscream. The comic is by Hidetsugu Yoshioka and much like the comic that came with Black Masterpiece Convoy, it will be in multiple languages.
Category: Transformers Convention News
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on: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 at 08:15:22 BST
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The Botcon 2010 online registrations went live last night but with yet more glitches.
Thanks to everyone who has processed their registration. We know there
are some issues but overall, it is not too bad for code that has been
bombarded today.
Known issues:
1. The invoice counting system failed and there are many, duplicate
numbers. The numbers have NO meaning to you. Because of the duplicate
numbers, the first 100 cutoff was in the mid 1030s. We did not send
these numbers to the cc folks so don't worry that your number may be the
same as someone elses.
2. Some of you have not been getting emails. They may come later
today or maybe not at all. Email is not a 100% communication system.
When your registration is approved (after a human verifies it, you the
system will send a second email. This may not happen for several days.
3. Some of you have not been getting member pricing. A programmer
is looking at the accounts to see what the issue is. Please do not,
register if you are getting incorrect pricing as that makes more work
for the admin dept and we may not be able to get credits back to you for
a week or more.
4. Non-attending sets will not be available until next week. There
is no inventory in the online system and that's why it says sold out.
We will send out a notice when we populate the inventory. We are
holding sets back for this group as well as some of the loose figures
and we have ordered 50 more 1st 100 pins to let the non-attending
members get them.
5. As we have many issues to clean up, please don't call or email
unless you absolutely have too. We are aware of many of the issues and
will be working to clean them up. However, the more phone calls and
emails we get, the longer this will take.
Thanks for your patience and support.
Brian
The original press release regarding the launch of the online registration system can be found below
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BotCon 2010 Registration goes live!
Fort Worth, TX - May 18, 2010 - Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for
Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Convention, BotCon, announced today
that the all-new and highly anticipated online registration system has
been completed and has gone live. Pop Culture enthusiasts from around
the world are now able to register for BotCon 2010, being held at the Walt
Disney World Dolphin Resort June 24th - June 27th in Orlando, Florida.
Fans and Collectors’ who register for BotCon as a Primus package holder will
receive the 5 piece convention set "Generation 2: Redux," admission to
the Friday private sales room experience, all panels and seminars and
the Hall of Fame Celebration dinner. The dinner will feature the first
four "human" inductees into the Transformers Hall of Fame, including:
Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime), Bob Budiansky (Editor responsible
for the original Transformers storyline), Yoke Hideaki (Takara/Hasbro
liaison and the man behind toys such as Megatron and Soundwave), and
Kojin Ohno (designer who created the first "car to robot transforming
toy" Sunstreaker and the largest Generation 1 toy, Fortress Maximus).
Finally, Primus package attendees will also receive a special bonus
Transformers Deluxe figure to go along with their convention box set.
This is the first year BotCon has been held in the sunny state
of Florida. "We couldn’t be more excited about bringing BotCon to a location
where fans can experience everything Transformers and the amazing Disney
World together, in one fun filled week" said Brian Savage, BotCon event organizer
and Director of the Transformers Collectors’ Club. BotCon is in its 16th year and will
once again feature a large dealer room with thousands of Transformers
collectibles as well as other toys such as Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Marvel
figures and many other great collectibles from the 80’s, 90’s and modern
day! Also at the show will be additional special guests, IDW,
Activision, comic book artists and many other events/features for fans
of all ages to enjoy!
For more information on BotCon, the weeklong activities and the
exclusive figure offerings, please visit BotCon.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and
family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of
brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest
quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the
world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings
to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from
traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as
TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I.
JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our
brands at http://www.hasbro.com.
(C) 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About Fun Publications, Inc.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee
offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive
product and family events through different print offerings, websites,
collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in
Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the
United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain,
Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit
TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered
trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. (C) Fun Publications, Inc. All
rights reserved.
Credit to Seibertron.com for email update
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on: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 at 08:09:23 BST
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Below you will find a copy of the latest press release issued by Titan Comics regarding issue 13 of the UK Transformers comic
Bend It like Optimus with Transformers 2.13 On Sale 20th May!
Get into the action with the latest issue of Transformers Comic set amidst the World Cup in South Africa! Check out the sneak peaks attached and find out more on the story from the synopsis below!
Each magazine comes with an awesome FREE Transformers stationary set, cool comics, video game reviews, and fun football facts!
Check out the competitions for a chance to win cool action figures and other fun prizes! Don’t get sidelined – make sure you check out this fantastic issue on sale Thursday 20th May!
Synopsis
INSIDE OUT – defeated by Jolt, Bludgeon is restrained in a NEST
maximum-security facility in South Africa. And that’s exactly what he wanted! He’s bent on building his own splinter group on Earth, and where better to start his recruitment drive than in a holding pen full to bursting with embittered captives? With the eyes of the world focused on South Africa, Bludgeon makes his play—and kicks off terrifying new phase in the war for planet Earth.
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![UK Transformers Comic Issue 13](/img/news/201005/thumb-TFUK%20Issue%2013%20Page%2004.jpg)
![UK Transformers Comic Issue 13](/img/news/201005/thumb-TFUK%20Issue%2013%20Page%2006.jpg)
Category: Transformers Comic News
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on: Tuesday, 18th May 2010 at 20:19:34 BST
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Australian online game store jbhifionline have placed a pre-order for the upcoming Transformers War For Cyberton video game with a difference. There pre-order includes a tie-in comic form IDW. You can view the listing here.
Credit to Mr K of the TFW2005 boards for the spot.
Category: Transformers Merchandise
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on: Tuesday, 18th May 2010 at 09:13:32 BST
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