Thanks to Soundwaves for reporting, on our Transformers forum, that Toys R Us UK have reduced the price for the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime from £49.99 to £29.99! You can pick the toy up in stores, or order online This is a great chance to pick up the figure, especially if you do not own the piece. Here's Soundwave's report

"Anniversary prime is reduced to £29.99 from £49.99 in Chatham Toys 'r' Us, and hopefully country-wide...this was mentioned a couple of months back but no sightings were made, but I can confirm that the reduction was shown on the shelf-label and the price goes through the till correctly."

Don't forget that you can view all of the Transformers listings that Toys R Us UK have to offer right here at Transformers At The Moon using out Store Listings page.

Heerotoysmaker has an auction on eBay.com for a testshot (probably final colours) of the 2008 Transformers figure Allspark Power Optimus Prime.

You can see images of the toy buy clicking here.

Hasbro UK recently submitted episode 1 of Transformers Animated, dubbed Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins to the BBFC for rating, receiving a PG rating due to cartoon violence. This is great news for UK fans, as the DVD will no doubt be with the TF Animated Battle Pack W/DVD reported back on the 6th October.

Thanks to ebay seller AM7772 for posting images of the Transformers Movie DVD Blackout repainted figure.

The toy is supposed to me more Movie Accurate, in the colour scheme, and also appears to feature Battle Damage.

You can see the auction here.

Japanese online retailer, BO-YA have added two new Transformers listings, and both are encore figures.

Transformers Encore Meister - 3150 yen, released March 2008
Transformers Encore Skylynx - 8400 yen, released Feb 2008

The Allspark have already started to detail the Easter Eggs on the Transformers DVD, which went on sale yesterday in the US.

On Disc 2 of the Special Edition here are 3 Easter Eggs found thus far.

• In "OUR WORLD" push the Down key on "I FIGHT GIANT ROBOTS" to access an Easter Egg.
• In "THEIR WAR" push the Left key on "INSIDE THE ALLSPARK" to access another Easter Egg.
• In "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE" push the Up key on "FROM SCRIPT TO SAND: THE SCORPONOK DESERT ATTACK"
• In "TRAILERS" push the Right key on "THEATRICAL TRAILER 4"

Simon Furman has updated his blog with the following information concerning the IDW Publications Beast Wars The Ascending issue 2 comic.

Hot on the heels (paws?) of issue #1 of Beast Wars The Ascending comes issue #2. This week, October 17th in the US, 18th in the UK, sees the release of issue #2 of The Ascending, the continuation of IDW’s series set in and around the Beast Wars world created by Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio in the TV series of the same name.

Things are looking bad for the Maximals and Predacons, as an ancient evil once more threatens the very future of Cybertron itself. Their only hope? One Predacon general, Magmatron, currently in temporal limbo and unable to affect very much at all. One Maximal deep cover agent, Razorbeast, currently stranded on prehistoric Earth and embroiled in his own ‘Beast Wars’.

This issue, things go from bad… to worse. Even the arrival of The Pack (the Maximals’ crack special forces team) seems destined to be too little, too late. As for Razorbeast, he’s about to undergo something of a transformation, and things will never be the same again! Beast Wars The Ascending #2 is by myself and Don Figueroa.

For more details of all IDW’s Transformers titles visit their website here.

Andy Wildman has updated his, and the Draw The World Together, blog with news and images from the Birmingham Comic Show.

You can see the full report here.

Thanks to Seibertron for posting the following press release from Click Communications regarding part of Paramount Pictures promotional events for the release of the Transformers Movie DVD and HD-DVD.

TRANSFORMERS
INVADE LOS ANGELES!

DON’T MISS AN INCREDIBLE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WHEN A FULL-SIZE TRANSFORMER LANDS AT THE CORNER OF LA BREA & SANTA MONICA

WHAT: Paramount Home Entertainment celebrates the DVD debut of the worldwide smash hit TRANSFORMERS with a special guest appearance by one of the film’s BIGGEST stars—Bumblebee! A full-size, 18-foot tall, 8,200 pound traffic-stopping robot will greet passers-by in the courtyard of the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center on the corner of La Brea and Santa Monica Blvd. This actual prop from the blockbuster film requires a forklift and 10 ton crane to assemble and set up and he will make for an extraordinary visual.

WHO: Bumblebee, the brave Autobot who turns into a Camaro from the year’s most anticipated DVD, TRANSFORMERS, arriving October 16.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 16th starting at 7:00 a.m., through Sunday, October 21st

WHERE: West Hollywood Gateway shopping center
Corner of La Brea & Santa Monica Blvd.

Hasbro's Transformers Site has updated with a news item about the previously seen metallic
T ransformers Movie Voyager Megatron and Ratchet toys. The toys go on sale today in the US exclusively at Best Buy.

Hasbro states that it will "be taking several of the best Transformers Movie toys from all the size classes (Deluxe, Voyager and Leader) and giving them the same metallic finish and display box treatment as a part of a Premium collector's line."

No details on the figures are announced, though it would make sense to be the toys from the actual film.

Thanks to TFWorld2005 for the report.

Japanese online retailer BO-YA has announced the first line-up of Japanese figures for 2008. First up are listings for Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime and Trans-Scanning Bumblebee. No pictures are available at present by the figures will cost 4410 and 3900 respectively. These toys will be released in March. The Allspark power figures will also be released in Japan

MA-19 Landmine 2625 yen, release in Jan 2008
MA-20 Black Arcee 2625 yen, released in Feb 2008
MD-22 Incinerator 3990 yen, released in Jan 2008
MD-23 Stockade 2625 yen, released in Feb 2008

The double packs will also be released in Jan and Feb
SB-01 First Encounter
SB-02 Final Stand
SB-03 Desert Attack
SB-04 Capture of Bumblebee
Finally there are four listings for the Transformers Classics
C-01 Convoy 3675 yen
C-02 Megatron3675 yen
C-03 Bumble 2310 yen
C-04 Starscream 2310 yen

Japanese chain Lawsons will be offering a recolour of Transformers Movie Voyager Class Blackout, entitled Version 4500X. The figure is repainted with a metallic colour scheme and will be come with the Transformers Movie DVD, priced at 8990 yen (about £40). You can see the listing here.

Credit to Snakas for the report.