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Hasbro's 2009 Fourth Quarter Results Up Based on Demand for Transformers

Tim Formas — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:53:48

Hasbro reported their Fourth Quarter (4Q) results for 2009 today, posting a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on demand for toys tied to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and board games. Hasbro's fourth-quarter net profit rose to $165.6 million from $93.6 million in 4Q2008. Revenue from the boys' segment rose 16 percent in the quarter.

Tony Todd to return for Third Transformers Movie

XJunky — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:55:32

In a recent interview with Den of Geek Tony Todd was quoted saying he will be returning for the third installment of the Transformers Movies:

Are you involved in Transformers 3 do you think?
Yes.
Definitely?
You want to quote me? What I was told last month, yes. But that's Hollywood!

Will Mr. Todd be reprising his role as The Fallen, or will he be an entirely new character? Discuss in our forums!

TFSource Sourcenews Update for 02-08-10 - Fansproject Crossfire 02 Now Up for Preorder

XJunky — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:32:00

We have received an update from our friends at TFSource, and what an update, WST Communications Liason has arrived, Fansproject Crossfire 02 upgrade kit is now available for Preorder and so is the just announced Headmaster Cobra!

Also in this week's Sourcenews:
1) Crossfire 02 Combiner Set by Fansproject Preorder, NEW PICS ADDED!
2) WST Communications Liaison Arrives!
3) New Custom piece: Headmaster Head Cobra!
4) New Photos of MMC-01 Knight Morpher Figure!
5) Popular Preorder Update
6) IG-TF007 Computer Control Center from igear is now in stock!
7) Transformers Generations Volume 3 - Exclusive Skids & Screech Set and TF: ROTF Black Optimus Prime - Amazon Japan - Exclusive Now Instock!
8) Updated photos of Alternity A-04 Starscream and Skywarp now up!
9) All New Preorders Up at TFsource!
10) MP-03 Clear Masterpiece Ghost Starscream Preorder!
11) Perfect Effect - PE-01 Shadow Warrior - Preorder now up!
12) Warbot Defender - by Fansproject now available for preorder
13) Snowman Version - Superion Add-on kit is now instock!
14) MP-08X Masterpiece "King" Grimlock back instock!

Click here to visit TFSource and start shopping, and remember - why go to the store when you can go to the Source?

Recon Ravage Mail Away Exclusive TV Commercial

Sol Fury — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:44:50

Images of Wonderfest 2010 exclusive third party Transformers kits

Sol Fury — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:34:12

A pair of exclusive resin kits were released at Wonderfest 2010 yesterday. These limited edition third party items by A1 accurately recreate the onscreen appearances of (human form) Minerva and (Transformer form) Metalhawk from the 1988 Japan only series Transformers Super-God Masterforce!

Also available at Wonderfest 2010 were Jizaitoys latest offerings, Sixshot (with all seven, yes seven, modes represented) and Ultra Magnus.

Check out the images of these and all the other Winter Wonderfest exclusive items by clicking on the links above to visit Tokyo Hunter's Blog.

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Wave 7 Deluxes Released in Canada

soundwaveCA — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:26

TFW2005 sister site Cybertron.ca is reporting that Transformers Revenge of the Fallen wave 7 deluxe figures have been released in Canada. This wave includes deluxe class Dirge, Alliance Bumblebee, Tuner Mudflap, and Armorhide.

Revenge of the Fallen Cyber Missions Episode 2 is now online

Sol Fury — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:01:09

Transformers.com has updated with the latest installment of the Transformers Cyber Missions Webisodes! Will Soundwave recover from too many sonic booms? Will Ironhide defeat Bludgeon? Or will Bludgeon defeat Ironhide with his freeform fighting style of whatever bits of the scenery come to hand? Watch the new episode at Transformers.com and find out!

Transformers Wonderfest 2010 Display Images - Japanese Animated Packaging

Sol Fury — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 09:49:40

2005 Boards member Masabon, and Japanese toy blog Danny Choo have posted some images from Winter Wonder Festival 2010. With many thanks to 2005 Boards member Masabon, we have many images of the Transformers display including the big models of Animated and Movie Optimus Prime waiting to greet guests and of course the toy display. Takara Tomy's Transformers Animated line is out in full force, and thanks to these images we have our first look at the packaging for the various different toys. Deluxe class toys come packaged on handsome cards, with red backgrounds for Autobots and purple backgrounds for Decepticons. The backer depicts a faceoff between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Voyagers come in similarly color coded window boxes, while the VS sets come in an open window box to show off both toys in robot mode with their heads turned toward each other.

Check out our mirror of the images by clicking the title of this story. Do you prefer the US packaging or the Japanese packaging? Sound off with what you think on our 2005 boards by clicking the discuss button.

Update:

Masabon has provided us with an image and some more information on the Legends class Generation 1 redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Devastator. This small version of Devastator will come as a set not as individual carded releases like the movie colors release. Additionally with the new color scheme, two of the members have got new names! Hightower is now renamed to Hook, while Rampage is renamed to Bonecrusher, to match up with their Generation 1 ancestors. Overload though is still Overload, as he has no predecessor...

Transformers Prime To Be CG Animated

Shin Densetsu — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:27:39

The Hollywood Reporter has posted an article about Transformers movie writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's involvement with the new Transformers: Prime cartoon for The Hub. We reported their involvement with new projects for The Hub last November, however the news here is that like Beast Wars and other Transformers cartoons afterwards, Transformers Prime will be animated with computer graphics!

Kurtzman and Orci, who are working on a "Star Trek" sequel and the Daniel Craig starrer "Cowboys and Aliens" on the feature side, continue to serve as consulting producers on "Fringe" and are executive producers on CBS/CBS Studios' "Hawaii 5-0," which they co-wrote with Peter Lenkov, and on the "Transformers" CG-animated series for upcoming Hasbro/Discovery channel the Hub.

Transformers Animated Allspark Almanac Volume 2 Confirmed

Shin Densetsu — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:20:51

For those of you who enjoyed the Allspark Almanac which was an indepth guide to Transformers Animated, rejoice! Jim Sorenson and crew have more were that came from! Allspark Almanac Volume 2 is confirmed! Here's what Jim had to say at Disciples of Boltax:

One of my loyal readers brought this to my attention, so I guess it's safe to share it with the world. The AllSpark Almanac II is now being solicited on Amazon.com. 220 pages, by Bill Forster and myself. I don't think I'm giving too much away to say that it will cover season 3. Here's the solicitation text:

Transformers Animated is the most whimsical Transformers series ever. The AllSpark Almanac II captures that magic with a wondrous examination of this amazing universe. This 220 page volume is packed with behind-the-scenes sketches, interesting facts, production artwork and musings from the characters themselves. Relive the thrill of the final season of Animated and learn what might have been had the show continued. Explore the metallic plains of Cybertron and meet its colorful denizens. Discover more about the action-figures that accompanied the cartoon. Hard-core fans and neophytes alike will find this an essential tome. You won't want to miss it!

Now that the cat's out of the bag, I'd love to see a massive number of preorders of this thing. The higher this baby goes on the Amazon charts, the more likely I am to be able to keep making books like this. After all, there is a whole 'nother series that's recently been announced. (The Transformers: Prime Primer? Nah, that's terrible, but I'll have plenty of time to come up with a cool title.)

For those wondering what could have been with Transformers Animated, this is thee book to get!

Power Core Combiner Aerialbots Team And More News From Nuremburg Toy Fair

Shin Densetsu — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:11:29

2005 boards member Philister and his wife were in attendance at the Nuremburg Toy Fair, and has reported the following:

The RPMs line seems to a major success and there'll be lots of new products there. Apart from at least a dozen new RPM cars I've seen, there is a new race track / play set, titled "Bumblebee's Battle Track".

Additionally a new RPM subline called "Stealth Force" was introduced. This line consists of Voyager- and Deluxe-sized vehicles. They can't transform into robots, but they do electronically fold out weapons and other technical knick-knacks. Optimus Prime and Megatron come in Voyager-size, Bumblebee in Deluxe size.

Finally, the RPM line is rounded out by a new Bumblebee car, a remote controlled one this time. Size-wise it's somewhere between Ultimate Battle BB and Human Alliance BB.

Among the "real" Transformers we saw Leader Starscream (in the new orange packaging), Seaspray and Power Core Combiner Huffer, all old news. What I hadn't seen so far, though, were the following:
- Scout class figure Hubcap, who transforms into a red muscle car
- Scout class figure Brimstone, who transforms into a blue motorbike
- Power Core combiner Team "Aerialbots", consisting of a leader figure just below Deluxe size and four team members just below Scout size.

No sign of any War for Cybertron or Animated figures, sadly.

Could other popular teams from Generation 1 such as the Constructicons or Stunticons show up in the Power Core Combiners line to complement Superion and Bruticus?

War for Cybertron Gamestop Preorder Exclusive Multiplayer Mode Shockwave

Sol Fury — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:31:51

Gamestop have updated their preorder page for Transformers: War for Cybertron to add details of an exclusive downloadable content / multiplayer unlock. On pre-ordering War for Cybertron with Gamestop either online or in stores, you will receive a code that will unlock Shockwave as a playable character in the Escalation mode of the game's multiplayer mode. Check out the preorder page here for more details.

Does the inclusion of Shockwave as an exclusive for preordering the game with Gamestop make you want to preorder the game there? Does this open the door for other characters being exclusive multiplayer unlocks for preordering at other stores? Talk about all of this, and all things War for Cybertron, in our War for Cybertron discussion forum.

Custom Headmaster Serpent Head to be released

Sol Fury — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:01:30

Here is something cool and a little different today - custom parts makers Headrobots are making an all-new Headmaster. It is based on one of the many concept sketches of the additional Headmaster heads that never got much further than concepts. Check out more images of the serpent design including pictures of it attached to one of the Headmasters by clicking here to visit the Headrobots' homepage.

Transformers Animated Japanese Cast and Theme Song News

Sol Fury — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:34:53

Some interesting news has surfaced for the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated, courtesy of Livejournal user toriaki. First of all, we have news on the Japanese dub's theme song, which will be sung by the one and only JAM Project! JAM Project is made up of several well-known vocalists including Masaaki Endoh and Hironobu Kageyama, the latter of whom has previously provided the opening, ending and insert songs to Japanese Transformers series The Headmasters and Beast Wars Metals.

On the side of voice actors, toriaki's post also confirms who will be voicing Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Sari and Megatron in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated. Optimus Prime will be voiced by Hiroki Takahashi, whose previous Transformers voice credits include Hellscream and Mantis in Beast Wars Second, plus Gildo and Build Hurricane in Car Robots (Japanese Robots in Disguise). Mr Takahashi is also known for providing the Japanese voice of Street Fighter's Ryu in Street Fighter IV and Tatsunako VS Capcom. Bumblebee meanwhile will be voiced by Daisuke Kishio, who previously voiced Kicker in Transformers Super Link (Japanese Transformers Energon), while Sari will be voiced by Satomi Akesaka. Saving the best for last, we have the legendary Norio Wakamoto playing Megatron. Mr Wakamoto has previously provided the voice of Flame Convoy in Transformers Galaxy Force (Japanese Transformers Cybertron) and is recognizable as the voice of anime villains everywhere. His most notable credits include Cell in the Japanese dub of Dragonball Z, and providing the Japanese voice of Vega (M Bison) in many of Capcom's Street Fighter titles.

Also mentioned in the livejournal posting is that the DVD / Blu Ray of Transformers Animated will be released in Japan starting in Fall 2010.

Images of Fansproject Crossfire sets combined form and weapons

Sol Fury — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:22:36

Fansproject has released a series of new images through TFClub, showing the various accessories and weapons that will come with their two Crossfire sets. In addition to the all-new designs for the right arm and leg, there is a variety of weapons to arm your Combaticons to the teeth.

Also shown is the final combined mode of the Crossfire sets, revealing the full extent of the add-ons, replacing nearly 50% of the original combiner's body for a more Generation 1 style look.

Click on the link above or the title of this story to check out the images, and be sure to visit our sponsors to place your preorders if you want to own these add-ons. Preorders for Big Bad Toy Store can be found here and preorders for TFSource can be viewed for Set A and Set B.