If you buy the Transformers: The Movie DVD at a Walmart, you may notice that you have the option to purchase a prequel DVD as well. What's on this DVD? Monzo has stopped by to give us a run down of what exactly the "Transformers: Beginnings" disc contains. So if you're still undecided about which version of the DVD to buy, you may want to stop by and check out his thread.

You can see Monzo's summary here. 

According to Digital-Toys.com, Jazz will be Transformers Encore #8, making Sky Lynx presumably #7 in TakaraTomy's new Transformers reissue line.  Digital Toys give two figures tentative shipping dates of March and February 2008, respectively.

Check out their order page for Transformers Encore here, and discuss in Nevermore's thread. 

Cute mini-me Bonecrusher is apparently not the only new Transformers: The Movie Legends mold we can look forward to, as the 2-pack wave of Legends toy has been released in the Philippines and these include not only the previously seen figures (Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade and Bonecrusher vs. Jazz), but a new set consisting of Rescue Ratchet (white and red repaint of Legends Ratchet) and BRAWL, who rounds out the Legends Decepticon cast.

Thanks to lastmaximal and the good folks at Cybertron Phillipines for the photos and heads-up, which you can find in this thread!

What are you doing here? Why did you even bother to get online today? You don't have time to read web pages! You've got to go out and buy Transformers: The Movie on DVD! Then you've got to come home, watch the movie, the commentary, and all the extras! You've got to find those easter eggs, and look for yourself or your fellow Allsparkers in that BotCon footage! You've got to check out all that concept art and start complaining all over again about those flames! You've got to spend hours just marveling at the pretty packaging and those shiny, shiny discs! Once you've finished all that, THEN you can get online and post your thoughts about it. 

To be fair, there is one reason you might still be here: you don't know which version to buy. We posted a wrap-up of all the store exclusives a few days ago, but we've got some new details and new exclusives to make your decision just a little bit more difficult. Click "read more" for the full list of exclusives and sales info, then run out and pick up your copy!  

411Mania has a story covering a luncheon event Paramount held to celebrate the launch of Transformers: The Movie on HD-DVD. Attendees had a chance to view clips of the set, including a look at the features exclusive to the high-definition edition. These features include downloadable content to customize your Transformers home video experience, along with a text factoid track with some picture-in-picture video content.

Optimus Prime's official spokesperson Peter Cullen was also present at the event, and answered questions on Transformers, voice acting, Transformers, Voltron, Transformers, and Transformers. Visit 411Mania for the full article and interview.

Transformers.com has been updated with an article about the just-released Best Buy Exclusive metallic Voyager Megatron and Ratchet. In addition to the usual photos, Hasbro reveals that these two are the first in a "Transformers Movie Premium Series," which will include "premium deco" versions of various Transformers: The Movie Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader figures throughout 2008. 

The article does not specify if future figures in the series will also be Best Buy exclusives, so we'll have to watch Transformers.com to find out. Click here for the news and images of the toys, which are available in Best Buy stores now. 

Recently, a few images of Lucky Draw blue Big Convoy and black Magmatron surfaced, and it turned out that not many people had ever even heard of them. That's not surprising considering that they may have been limited to ten each! Transformers @ the Moon's Moonbug stopped by to share some images of these rarities, just so that you could drool over these toys that you probably will never own or even see in person.

Click here for Big Convoy and here for Black Magmatron, and click here to discuss these images.

Until now, most of us in the English-speaking world only know anecdotally the monumental extent of the recent G1 cartoon time-line information released by TakaraTomy with some of the KissPlayer merchandise (specifically on the Autorooper X Atari packaging and Kiss Players/Teletraan Go! Go! Collection), which pulls in everything from G1, Beast Wars, KissPlayers, Robot Masters, and more into a single continuity.

It's scary.  And now, thanks to Quez, SwiftEagle, and Teletraan-1 (The Transformers Wiki), you too can experience the sheer brilliance/insanity that is the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity.  See SwiftEagle's announcement and discuss in our forums here, and then read the actual entry in the TF wiki here.  Regardless of how crazy you might think this is, this translation is an awesome read and a great resource.

Just like they offered a metallic Bumblebee with purchase of tickets to see the Transformers: The Movie, the Japanese chain store Lawson's will seemingly be offering a Real Color Version (Ver. 4500X) of Voyager Blackout with Metallic Version Scorponok with purchase of the DVD! This set will retail at 8990 yen and will be released 12/19.

You can see the listing here and discuss it here on the Allspark. Thanks for TFW2005 for the heads up!