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    General RIP, David Schleinkofer - artist behind the iconic G1 1984 box mural and other science fiction work

    Virtually every fan growing up with Transformers in the 80s was drawn to its unique aesthetic, which brought an alien world of shape-shifting cars and jets and other things to undeniable, imagination-stoking life. One of the most striking visual anchors for Generation 1 was the classic...
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    Toys The first-ever HasLab... Reissue?

    The leaks of the past few days don't seem to be over yet. Allsparker CoffeeHorse was somehow added to an internal Hasbro TF team group discussion and came away with an incredible bit of news to release just under the wire. In an interesting new twist amid the last few months' swirling rumors of...
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    Toys Takara Tomy announces MPG-17 Optimus Prime "Style Gen."

    Death, taxes, Optimus Prime. Takara Tomy have officially announced a new entry into their MPG series, and you'll never guess who it is! MPG-17 is Optimus Prime "Style Gen.", apparently kicking off a new "Style Gen." subseries in the MPG line: Yup, the classic Big Good of the Autobot ranks...
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    Toys Where the Wild Kings Are: a closer look at Takara's new "Transformers: Wild King" toys

    Allsparker Donocropolis directs our attention to TV Magazine, who share a great breakdown of Transformers: Wild King figures. Their twin posts show off Energy Master Optimus Prime, ENergy Master Megatron, and the line's Energy Beasts: Lightlong, Hydrophant, Captain Volca, and Leafback! The...
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    Toys Transformers: Cyberworld toys -- first look

    Allsparker Steevy Maximus shares that Collider.com has the exclusive lowdown on the next Transformers toyline, just in time for Toy Fair 2025. Premiering this summer on YouTube as "an original YouTube series consisting of 36 five-minute shorts", Transformers: Cyberworld will see familiar...
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    Toys Toy Fair 2025: Hasbro came to "Play To Win" with updates for current brands -- and all-new Nano-mals

    Toy Fair 2025 is under way and brand after brand, toymaker after toymaker has fans eager to see the rest of the year play out! You know, as is tradition. Hasbro has committed to "Play To Win" in 2025 and beyond, with updates for their existing IPs and licenses and some innovative new directions...
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    Hasbro "Transformers Timelines" comic packs

    Bring discussion of the newly announced Timelines comic packs featuring Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream here.
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    Toys Silver Rathalos Prime announced

    Takara Tomy's official Transformers Twitter/X page has announced a silver, white, and black redeco of the upcoming T-Spark/Synergenex Monster Hunter x Transformers "Rathalos Prime". Preorders for Silver Rathalos Prime are set to go live on February 13, 2025. Where does the Rathalos Prime...
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    Toys First look at new EarthSpark Deluxes: Soundwave and Terran Hashtag

    Retailer In Demand Toys has new stock images up for upcoming EarthSpark figures, featuring Deluxe class incarnations of Soundwave and Terran Hashtag. Unlike the Takara "DX" release, this iteration of Hashtag appears to be its own mold rather than a slight retool of the Warrior class release...
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    Toys New pictures of AOTP Leader class G2 Grimlock and Wheelie

    Autobase Aichi brings our attention to an eBay auction that seems to showcase the upcoming G2-themed redeco of Studio Series 86 Grimlock and Wheelie. The big bozo King of the Dinobots is in his blue G2 variant colors (with the G2 faction sigil/name label), while Wheelie is in his two-tone...
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    Toys In-hand pics of Studio Series 116 VW Bumblebee 2.0

    Weibo user @NOTRAB offers a look at another upcoming figure in the Studio Series redo of VW Beetle mode Bumblebee from the 2018 Bumblebee solo movie. Studio Series figure 116 features some notable differences, chief among them new ways to arrange the car kibble on the back of the robot mode to...
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    Toys In-hand pics of Blokees TF One Starscream

    Blokees is on an absolute roll, having carved out their niche in Transformers in 2024 and having populated it with a wide range of Transformers from G1, the live-action movies, ONE, and more. Weibo user @NOTRAB shares pics of TF One Starscream (which has been listed in at least one outlet as...
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    Toys Hasbro reveals "Age of the Primes" animation-based Titan class Trypticon!

    The year won't end without at least one more surprise, as Hasbro has just revealed via the official Transformers Instagram that 2025 will feature an "updated Age of the Primes G1 Trypticon", in the form of an animation-based redeco of the Titans Return Titan class Trypticon! Preorders open in...
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    General Primal Parodies 2024, featuring Garry Chalk: Jingle Wars!

    This year's holiday season is in full swing, and of course that means one more visit from the Gorilla of Christmas Past, Present, and Future (lie buried in the past) -- Garry Chalk! Garry's done these charming holiday parody songs for quite some time (this is the 8th in a row!) and it would...
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    Toys New in-hand pics of "TF Collaborative" The Mandalorian

    Fresh in-hand pics of the upcoming Transformers Collaborative "The Mandalorian" er, Mandalorian figure are available courtesy of Weibo user @NOTRAB. The brief gallery highlights the figure, along with its N-1 starfighter mode's clear stand (which ingeniously becomes a cape and shield in robot...
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    Video Games Bumblebee joins the "Transformers: Eternal War" RPG

    The upcoming idle RPG Transformers: Eternal War is shaping up, and more designs for the game are being shared by developer Wanda Cinemas Games. They've previously shared designs for Optimus Prime and Megatron, and now everyone's favorite yellow scout is next! In a post on X, formerly Twitter...
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    Toys New in-hand photos of Studio Series Hatchet

    Weibo user @NOTRAB has shared new in-hand pics of the upcoming Studio Series Hatchet figure. This long-delayed Deluxe class figure is finally seeing the light of day soon, and mercifully not in a box set. It may be safe to say that while the Autobots may be dread-ing this new arrival...
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    General Check out "Hasbro Toyland on the High Line" from December 6 to 8!

    The holiday season beckons, and Hasbro will be ready to meet you there with an event at the NYC High Line from December 6 to 8, 11 AM to 3 PM. In cooperation with Amazon, Hasbro presents "Hasbro Toyland on the High Line" at the High Line Chelsea Market Passage. At the event will be Hasbro's top...
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    Toys USA preorders for Transformers x Godzilla Synergenex Megatron up

    The collaborative arm of the contemporary Transformers line keeps flexing its muscle, with Takara's Synergenex kicking things into a new gear. One of the latest offerings has finally gone up for preorder for US-based fans. Hasbro Pulse, Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore all have preorders...
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    Toys Blokees preview: Transformers Galaxy Defender - Galaxy Shining 01

    The latest news from the Product Does Not Convert corner of Transformersdom involves an upcoming batch of Blokees, the blind-boxed, assembly-required model kit-type representations of our favorite characters from Generation One (and actually Transformers One) and the live-action movies. The...


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