Tformers is reporting that the repackaged Ultimate Bumblebee with included 3" Titaniums Bumblebee has been sighted. This Costco exclusive first surfaced in an eBay auction a few weeks ago, but now it's appeared in a California Costco store with a reported price tag of $69.99. So the next time you're buying 144 jars of peanut butter and a case of vanilla extract, don't forget to check the toy aisle!

Visit Tformers for the sighting report, and discuss in Nevermore's thread.  

The last announced Transformers: The Movie T.E.C.H. toy has hit retail stores, according to several reports. Just like the rest of the "Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware" line, Autofire is an everyday gadget that converts into a kid-size deadly weapon. Though in his particular case, certain Florida lawyers might argue that his video game controller mode is far deadlier than the laser gun he changes into. 

The first sighting was reported at TFW2005. Discuss the toy in Nevermore's thread, and don't forget to post your sightings here!

It's been assumed for a while now that U.S. Best Buy stores would have some kind of exclusive gift set released with the Transformers: The Movie DVD. The Best Buy Canada web site has had a listing for a set with an "exclusive book and action figure" for a few weeks. Today, a listing has finally appeared on the U.S. Best Buy site, but it looks a bit... different.

Instead of showing the Canadian box set, the listing's thumbnail image (actual size, at left) is of the normal 2-disc DVD case, and two Robot Heroes toys. One is clearly Bumblebee repainted as Cliffjumper, and the other is Optimus Prime, but the thumbnail is too small to make out any details. Strangely, the set is listed with a November 4 release date, two weeks after the regular release. Hopefully the newspaper ads will clear all this up soon. Thanks to Tformers for the news.

Additionally, Seibertron reports that any Best Buy Transformers DVD pre-order with a deposit of $5 nets you an exclusive Transformers lithograph, and they've got pictures to prove it.

Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Farrar spoke with Sci-Fi Wire about the upcoming sequel to Transformers: The Movie, and promised the follow-up would "improve" on the original in terms of visual effects. Some choice quotes:

"I think what we're going to do is get faster and know our problems sooner and quicker. And then, of course, I know Michael's always thinking about new, crazy actions. And we're open to that... It was difficult and, I think, laborious, and I think we learned a lot by the end."

He also had this to say about the dramatic potential for the sequel, and its recently announced June 2009 scheduled release date:

"I think the commitment is not to just chuck out a sequel. The commitment is—and this makes us really happy here—that it's a deep story. There are lots of layers to the story of all these Decepticons, everybody. And so they want to really keep the characters rich."

Check out the full interview on Sci-Fi Wire. 

Transformers.com has posted official images of the line of Transformers: The Movie holiday items from Seasonal Specialties. As we saw from some store reports a week ago, these include a variety of movie character ornaments, stockings, and an Optimus Prime snowglobe. Newly pictured is a Megatron stocking, though one suspects Santa would just automatically fill that one with coal. 

Visit Transformers.com for prices and images. The holiday line is exclusive to Target, and in stores now. 

IDW Publishing has out up previews for the comic books they will be releasing this Wednesday, October 3rd. Click here to see previews of Transformers: Devastation #1, and Beast Wars: Ascending #1!

Also scheduled for release this Wednesday, but not previewed is Beast Wars: Source Book #1. 

Remy gives us another gallery, this time of Transformers: The Movie Metallic Finish Voyager Megatron. This figure, along with Metallic Finish Ratchet, was recently released in Hong Kong, so perhaps it won't be long until it comes out in the US as a Best Buy exclusive!

You can see the gallery here, and talk about it here on the Allspark. 

He's been available at several Online stores, but now it appears the Death Star plans are no longer just in the main computer. Er, that is to say that Death Star Darth Vader is now available at brick-and-mortar stores. He was found by a TFW2005 poster at a TRU in New Jersey.

Click here to see the original report. 

You can also order the figure at HasbroToyShop.com and use the code 25Fall to get 25% off and free shipping! 

According to a poster at TFW2005, the Walmart exclusive Transformers: The Movie Robot Replica 2-pack of Megatron and Optimus Prime has been released. This set features exclusive battle damage paint applications not present on the normal releases.

You can see the original report here.