They don't air until Tuesday night, but CNN ruined the surprise, so we may as well too. SpikeTV has announced the winners of their annual Scream Awards, which honor the sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-book movie genres. On Tuesday, October 23rd, you can tune in to SpikeTV to watch Transformers: The Movie pick up the following honors:

• Best Science Fiction Movie
• Sci-Fi Siren: Megan Fox
• Sci-Fi Star: Shia LaBeouf
• "Jump From Your Seat" Scene Of The Year: Optimus Prime Vs. Megatron
• Best F/X

CNN Money has the full story. The awards air Tuesday, October 23, at 10PM ET/PT on SpikeTV.

More fuel for the Takara vs. Hasbro debate?

TFW2005 is reporting that they have received word from Ages Three and Up on a Takara release of Transformers: The Movie Ultimate Bumblebee that will use die-cast and "higher quality" plastic than the Hasbro version. This change is intended to make the figure fit in better with the Masterpiece series of figures that Takara produces.

You can see the original post here. 

On Simon Furman's blog it's been revealed who we can expect in an upcoming Transformers Spotlight issue - Arcee!  Everyone's favorite fem-bot will be making her IDW debut with her own Transformers Spotlight issue.  This is what Simon had to say.

"This is Arcee like you’ve never seen, um, ‘her’ before. Forget pink and fiesty, this Arcee is mad, bad and dangerous to know!"

You can view Simon's blog entry and discuss the news in lonegamer8's thread. 

A reminder for our friends in the UK, Masterforce begins tonight. Tune into Anime Central at 11:30 to watch your favorite Japanese Transformers battle it out! For those that are familiar with the various Transformers dubs, it is said that this will be the StarTV dub of the show. So, those of you in the UK that don't have the DVD, this would be a great way to sample Masterforce series.

You can see Anime Central's comments here, and discuss this news here in BassX10's thread on the Allspark.

A poster over at TFW2005 has come across some new Transformers: The Movie Bonus pack toys at his local Walmart. The toys he found were Cyberstomper Prime and Bumblebee packaged with Cyberslammer Bumblebee and Barricade respectively. These Bonus packs seem perfect for those of us with children or are just a child at heart!

You can see the original post here, and don't forget to post your own sightings here! 

Thanks to Ebay (and Allsparker LordCryotek) we now have plenty of pictures showcasing what appears to be the Lawson exclusive Blackout and Scorponok decked out in a scheme evoking his appearance in Transformers: The Movie.

You can check out the auction here and discuss the figures in LordCryotek's thread.

Allspark poster Defensis Prime has finally provided us with details about the "exclusive footage" Circuit City offers with purchase of the Transformers: The Movie DVD. A card provides a link and passcode to a small site featuring mobile ringtones and background images, plus four short videos. The videos complement the 2-disc DVD's "Our World/Their War" featurettes, and seem almost like outtakes from those films. 

-The Voices - Shows several of the voice actors as they record their lines, including more footage of Cullen and Weaving as well as Darius McCray, Jess Harnell, and more.
-Metal In Motion - Early test footage of robots running, fighting, and transforming.
-Stunts - A look at the live-action stunts from the movie.
-Gearing Up - Michael Bay shops in the prop department for army gear. 

For more information and discussion, check out this thread. 

The second series of the Transformers Customizable Card Game has apparently hit stores. TFW2005 poster Hooper_X reports finding the new "Energon Wars" expansion packs in his local Target store. The so-called 3-D Battle Card Game features punch-out cardboard "transforming" versions of characters from all Transformers generations, from G1 right up through the movie. This second set includes some odd character choices, such as Beast Wars Quickstrike and a pink redeco movie Megatron named Sky Lynx!

For a look at the new cards, check out the official web site. Thanks to Hooper_X of TFW2005 for the news. 

It's time for another BigBadToyStore Newsletter! Today's entry announces a new 20% sale through Saturday on all older items, and also a bit of potentially welcome news for us Transformers fans:

We've also just learned that they plan to update the paint versions of the [Japanese Classics] figures to better reflect how they looked in G1 animations.  We are digging for details... but there is not anything concrete available yet.

Interesting news indeed, and we'll certainly follow that as it develops. In the meantime, check out these great Transformers items at BBTS, and click "Read More" for the full email.

PREORDERS 

• Encore Sky Lynx & Jazz
  
• Japanese Classics
  
• Shockwave Bust
  
• Lawson's Exclusive Blackout & Scorponok
  

NEW ARRIVALS

• Ultimate Bumblebee
  
• Transformers Movie DVD

Squawk ident! As previously reported, the Japanese chain store Lawson's will be getting an exclusive Transformers: The Movie Voyager Blackout figure with more a realistic color-scheme. Now TFormers supplies us with a larger scan of the toy, so you can see just what makes this Vers. 4500x different than the regular version! Although not pictured, the Scorponok that he comes with will also more closely match the colors in the movie. This figure will retail at 8990 yen and will come with the"Transformers" DVD.

You can see the original article and the scan here.