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The official Transformers Asia SNS updates with a launch trailer for their local WATCH! Game For Peace × Transformers: Super Warriors Rise Heavy Linkage Game. The Rise Of The Beasts return to kick ass in this super shooter adventure game. No news on if this will be released in States. Watch the trailer below with translated text that follows for the full look at the Peace Elite × Transformers: Super Warriors that rolls out today, December 29th, 2023. - Read the Full News Story

Before it was "Transformers: Prime", the show had a working name of "Robots In Disguise", that was to take the characters from the Hollywood movies and turn them into an ongoing TV Series. What we got from Hasbro Studios turned out to be very different than what we see here in the original pitch slides that reveal many unused concept designs. - Read the Full News Story

Here's a blast from the past, some looks at what the Transformers Animated cancelled Season 4 might have been like. Reading from the pages of Derrick Wyatt summaries, complete with sketches in the margins, that were subsequently given to Josh Perez. We learn they had plans to bring on Beast Wars Characters, G1 Cosmos, Minicons, and some really nasty stuff with KAON! Read on to see the page scans thanks to @KeyanCarlile For YEARS and YEARS, ever since High School, I knew internal in-house documents about the season 4 plans MUST'VE existed with more information than the Almanac. - Read the Full News Story

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts didn't roar at the box office, but it gave us the rather puzzling, yet interesting, Autobot Leader with a Beast Mode based on a Lion. Entertainment Earth sent me this toy to share with you, and we're taking a look at along with the Optimus Prime & Lion Blade Combiner. - Read the Full News Story

Just out on the Asia SNS are new color images from the Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime model kit. This color version will be on display and available in limited quantities at the Beijing WonderFestival goling this weekend December 24-25, 2023. Check out the new color images below, thanks to @漫港湾. - Read the Full News Story

Even with over 200 Optimus Prime releases this year, I didn't forget to do an annual tree ornament feature. This year we have two new releases from Hallmark with a Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Primal Keepsake and Authentics Optimus Prime Treetrimmers Ornaments. I like Cyborg gorillas as much as anyone, but I thought Keepsake are supposed to be based on classic childhood characters. - Read the Full News Story

We've seen them at various summer events this year, the new Yolopark AMK MINI Series Transformers: Generation 1 Model Kits ready to roll out. The Rise Of The Beasts were a big hit, and now we get to the G1 goodies in a nice pack of six figures.The set of 10-12 cm tall non-transforming figures includes Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, and Bumblebee. - Read the Full News Story

Aw look, our little Core Class figure has grown into a mature Voyager class toy so quickly with what are the first looks at the Studio Series TF6 Shockwave figure. These have been showing up on Ebay via seller @Transmimi that you can see below. - Read the Full News Story

40th Anniversary Transformers Souvenir JacketRelease Date: January 2024Retail Price: 86,000 yen (excluding tax) / $604 USDSOUVENIR JACKET commemorating the 40th anniversary of Transformers' birth in 2024 will be released soon!A reversible version of the "AUTOBOTS" of justice and "DECEPTICONS" of evil that combines the "Generation 1 (G1)" series that aired from 1985 to 1986 with the traditional design of souvenir jackets. - Read the Full News Story

The Trumpeter booth at Beijing WF2023 rolls out the Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts model kits. On show are the prototypes for the Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Mirage, and Bumblebee movie figures. We also get a look at the new TF6 SD models for Soundwave & Ravage, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime. Read on to see the update and images thanks to @漫港湾 and @小号手模型Trumpeter Many New Products Exhibited Beijing WF2023"Change 7" Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Phantom, Optimus Holy Grey Model on display, close to the size of the yolopark AMK series (slightly smaller by visual inspection)Asked the staff, next year will be first out of the 7th movie. - Read the Full News Story

Next year is already looking like a busy year for Prime collectors as Fans Hobby reveal they are plans for another Naval Commander variant with their MB-15C Purple Commander Limited Edition release. The Shattered Glass version will be limited to just 600 pieces worldwide. Read the translated announcement below, followed by the official preview images. - Read the Full News Story

Could Optimus Prime be Joining Bugs Bunny? News just in that Variety has confirmed the Movie production studios Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery have been talking about a potential merger of the companies. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish in a lunch meeting Tuesday in New York where they discussed a possible merger, sources said. - Read the Full News Story

Quack! The Rubber Ducky Says (2023) Parody lyrics by Candice N. Santora. Performed by #GarryChalk, the voice of #OptimusPrimal on #BeastWars and #BeastMachines #Transformers, as well as #OptimusPrime in the #UnicronTrilogy (#Armada, #Cybertron, #Energon). Our 7th annual Beast Wars #carol is a parody of the song ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’. - Read the Full News Story

The Chinese New Year editions are back with yet another celebratory figure coming our way from threezero MDLX Optimus Prime Year Of The Dragon Edition. The gold repaint of their non-transforming figure is looking good, with dragon art on the windows and arms. The figure will be a limited edition of about 1,400 pieces globally, so don't get too excited about getting one. - Read the Full News Story

The man who needs no introduction to Transformers fans, Peter Cullen, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Children & Family Emmy Awards. Very few actors have created so many characters that touched so many lives. We all know him as the voice of Optimus Prime, but he's also brought to life many other notable characters such as K. - Read the Full News Story

@markclonus is gettng ready to land with a heads-up about the long awaited Legacy United Tigerhawk Concept Design Coming Soon. The newest Beast Wars character to join Legacy surely has some insights to learn about. - Read the Full News Story

Just in is news of the for Cybertron Fest 2023 product reveal of the "DRAGON YEAR TRANSFORMERS TOY". What is shown in the silhouette like it could be a Legacy Beast Wars Megatron, The Last Knight Steelbane, or one of those Beastbox toys. We'll have to wait and see what this is when the event rolls out next month, December 9 - 10, 2023. - Read the Full News Story

New just in from the Asia SNS about the Transformers 2024 Yearbook Gold Limited Edition Boxed Set of 5 Model Kits from BLOCKS. The non transforming 8cm / 3.14 inch figures commemorate the Golden Lagoon theme with these gold painted figures including Optimus Prime, Starscream, Prowl, Irohide, and Long Haul. - Read the Full News Story

Hasbro Pulse is sending out emails announcing their Premium Event that will be going on Monday, December 18th, 2023 at 12pm ET / 9am PT. We have no idea what they will be doing for this, or if it is Transformers related. The invite says they have something Members don't want to miss. Obviously, they are going to show something "BIG", but could this include the Transformers teams' favorites of 2023 event Bmac mentioned in the Fanstream November 2023? We'll have to wait and see. - Read the Full News Story

The Rise Of The Beasts Wars continues with XM Studios announcing two new statues for Beast Wars Megatron and Optimus Primal. The teaser images they have released show dark sillouettes of some highly detailed sculptures. They are inviting fans to join a mailing list to be notified of the relase, see links in the Data Center below. - Read the Full News Story