Allspark sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has just sent out a whopper of a newsletter!

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CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUES
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If you've not yet had a chance to take a look at some of the 1800 items we currently have on sale from 20% to 90% off, be sure to sit back, relax, take a minute and see if we have any overstocked toys that would enjoy a new home.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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THS-02 HYBRID STYLE CONVOY
TRANSFORMERS REVOLTECH
MP-06 MASTERPIECE SKYWARP RESTOCK
MP-05 MASTERPIECE MEGATRON RESTOCK
VINTAGE TRANSFORMERS CANDY & MODEL KITS - SINGLES, CASE

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NEW PREORDERS
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TF: ROTF DELUXE 2010 SERIES 2 - CASE, SET, SINGLES 
TF: ROTF VOYAGER 2010 WAVE 2 - CASE, SET, SINGLES
TF: ROTF LEADER 2010 SERIES 1 - CASE, SINGLES
TF: ROTF LEGENDS 2010 SERIES 1 & 2 - CASES, SETS
TF: ROTF 2010 SCOUT SERIES 1 & 2 SET, SERIES 2 CASE, SET
TF: ROTF HUMAN ALLIANCE 2010 WAVES 1 & 2 CASES & SINGLES
TF: ROTF GRAVITY BOTS 2010 SERIES 1,2 SETS
TF: ROTF FAST ACTION BATTLERS - 2010 SERIES 1 SET, SINGLES
TRANSFORMERS GALAXY FORCE KOREAN BOX FIGURES
MARVEL TRANSFORMER CROSSOVERS SERIES 5 - CASE, SINGLES
STAR WARS TRANSFORMERS 2009 WAVE 8 - CASE, SINGLES

Click here for the non-Transformers items!

A new hire joins the Hasbro Studios team! Kathy Samuels (Rachel Ray, Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood) will be coming on board as Executive Producer.

“I've had the great fortune to work on some of the best brands in television,” Samuels said. “However, as a working mom, I've always had a personal and professional passion to make great television for kids, and in the kid and family arena, Hasbro owns and has access to the best brands in the business. I see Hasbro Studios as a perfect fit for my skills and interests, and it presents me with a wonderful opportunity.” 

Click here to read the entire press release!

Andy Schmidt talks! Courtesy of Comic Book Resources, Schmidt gives some of the reasons why for tipping their hat, as well the Transformers' perspective of death.

Read the rest at CBR, and sound off here!

Two auction have popped up on eBay for upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen figures. The auctions give us a good look at the Shadow Command repaint of Leader Megatron and the Final Defense repaint for Voyager Optimus Prime. If you passed on the first Megatron, you definitely want to check out this repaint with his more striking color scheme and paint ops!

Click here for Shadow Command Megatron and here for Final Defense Optimus Prime. Then discuss both figures here!

For those that listened into the four-hour Hasbro Investor Relations Webcast, you already know that it focused more on facts and figures than, well, action figures. Wacky investors. However, there was some Transformers-related news to grab onto:

- 2010 will bring with it a Transformers promotion called "Hunt for the Decepticons"
- Hasbro has acquired the Micronauts ("Microman" in Japan) brand and look forward to including its rich story in various media forms
- Advertising for the new JV (joint venture) Network with Discovery will begin in February
- 10-12 new programs are currently in production for JV Network
- The only new program they could comment on was My Little Pony. Lauren Faust of Power Puff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends will head up the MLP media.
- Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman are among those writing for Hasbro Studios media

Click here to discuss the webcast!

New photographs and video of someof the most anticipated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen figures are now hitting the internet. To start, Pascal of Cybertron.ca has posted a gallery of Scout Class Scattorshot along with a review of the figure. Additionally, a video of Leader Class Starscream has been posted on YouKu.com, showcasing the sounds and lights that the figure will have, as well as the supposed jaw movement. Lastly, quite a few more Bludgeon images have been posted on wretch.cc, for those skeletal samurai fans!

Click here for Scattorshot, here for Starscream and here for Bludgeon!