Roberto Orci posted the following message over on Don Murphy's message board

"On Transformers: Prime, we managed to partner with an amazing writer named Jeff Kline. You can look up his lifetime of credits on IMDB. He really knows animation and he lead the way in hiring a talented group of writers to get the show off the ground.

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

CyberGundam blog scanned in the latest issue of Figure King magazine which as well as including the image of Unicron also included the first images of the clear Optimus Prime and Rodimus 2-pack from Transformers Animated as well as a first look at the trailer of Sleep Mode Convoy which shows that it will be clear.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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