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Wal-Mart has been quiet on the Metroplex front for quite a while, but today finally steps in to the game. Priced at $99.97 and qualifying for free home shipping, they're currently offering the best deal available to the general buying public. Metroplex is in stock and ready to ship now, but if I were you I might just wait until the Black Friday ad comes around and see if it might not get even better yet. Read the Full News Story Here

November 9th episode of Retro Robot Radio is up! Includes the latest news on projects from BMOG, Find Me Guilty, Keith's Fantasy Club, KO Kreons, Perfect Effect, Planet X, Renderform, TFC Toys, Xovergen and X-Transbots. Spotlight on third party Transformers Sniglets. This week's screen capture comes from the serial The Mysterious Dr. Satan.

Xovergen has posted a photo on their Facebook page teasing the combination of their Trailerforce units TF-01 (the not-Powermaster armor trailer) and TF-02 giving us the first look at Trailerforce's not-quite-Apex Armor configuration. At this stage the combination makes both components look so completely different I didn't even recognize what they were at first! We'll be keeping an eye on the development of this, and in the meantime you can see the photo below. Read the Full News Story Here

Guilty teased this new product today... Looks to be a transfomring data disk that turns into a much more G1 looking Laserbeak.

Site sponsor ToyDojo.com, formerly edbombertoys has launched their new website and wants to kick things off in a big way with a contest on their Facebook page. Like their new Facebook page to be entered in the drawing for the selection of prizes that gets better with each level passed. They've already gone from MP-18, to FansToys Grey Quakewave, and if they pass 750 likes MMC's Hexatron will be the next prize. If they pass 100, you could win Hong Kong ACG Edition Generations Metroplex! Read the complete rules at ToyDojo and then head over to Facebook to enter! Read the Full News Story Here

In an image taken during a recent trade show and posted at JoeBlo.com, we finally get a look at one of the Dinobots from Age of Extinction, with a battle ready Optimus Prime on his back. What could possibly top an alien death robot riding a giant mechanical dinosaur carrying a huge sword and shield? You can check out the image by clicking here if you don't mind the mild visual spoiler. Read the Full News Story Here

Planet X has posted to their Facebook page new photos of their upcoming Caelus figure based on Fall of Cybertron's Swoop design. Shown here with Grimlock, Caelus looks to be around Deluxe size and realized quite nicely in both modes, and will include a pair of sword in a similar style to FOC Grimlock's broadsword, and two missiles like the Generation 1 counterpart. This figure is expected to release soon, with Robot Kingdom having posted it as a December arrival at just under $60. Keep reading to see all the photos. Read the Full News Story Here

The upgrade package to give the Uranos (not-Superion) combiner from TFC an appearance more in line with the classic look may be getting close to being released. TFC has posted a photo showing full color parts from the Wings set applied to Uranos, giving it a new chest plate, waist armor, rifle and modifying the head to a faceplated appearance. Not shown are the small weapon add ons for the individual team members, but they have shown what most would probably consider important from this kit. Read the Full News Story Here

Amazon has posted many new product photos that should indicate final plastic colors and paint detailing for upcoming toys. The first waves of 2014's reduced complexity Beast Hunters Deluxes and Voyagers have been updated, including Twinstrike, Windrazor, Smokescreen, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and predaking. Notably, Amazon lists the Voyager Optimus at a price of $27.99 on preorder, suggesting that a small price increase may occur at general retail for these toys which are much more massive than their standard Voyager counterparts. Read the Full News Story Here

The people behind The Spacebridge on Facebook are at it again, digging out images of toys either unproduced entirely or that saw design modifications by the time they made it to retail. Included are G1 Swoop with elements of the Diaclone original release, the unproduced black recolor of Energon Megatron, as well as a set of new scans of unused Takara Autobot Mini-Vehicle recolors. For more details and images keep reading. Read the Full News Story Here