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Price announced for Transformers Cybertron DVD Collection

TVShows on DVD have updated their site with a Press Release relating to the upcoming "Transformers: Cybertron" Complete Collection DVD series.

To be released on the 22nd of July 2008, the 7 disc set will contain all 52 episodes from the Transformers: Cybertron series, with a running time of 1144 minutes (19 hours, 4 minutes).

The complete collection will set you back US$61.99 (RRP) an is rated "G".

To read the full Press Release, please click here.

Reign of Starscream #4 - Approved to Print

Chris Mowry, writer of the IDW Publishing series "reign of Starscream has updated his blog pertaining to the upcoming Reign of Starscream #4:

Just a quick update for you regarding Reign of Starscream #4. It was approved to print today by Hasbro and sent out to our printer in Korea. Can't guess at an in-store date just yet, but we should find out soon. First two weeks in August is what I'd say.

Mowry has also uploaded a single panel from the issue, to check out the image, head on over to his blog by clicking here.

Transformers: G1 Awakening mobile game debuting soon

Seibertron.com News reported earlier this year that this game was coming, and now the time is almost here. Mobile news site Into Mobile has reported that mobile gaming company Glu will have the mobile game Transformers: G1 Awakening up and running soon for purchase. You'll be able to play as one of 23 heroic Autobots to defeat the evil Decepticons.

Spielberg In Talks For New Studio Venture

Multi media news agency Reuters has a two page report up on their website about Hollywood Director and (Executive) Producer Steven Spielberg. The Hollywood legend is in talks with India-based movie studio conglomerate Reliance for a $1.5 billion proposal to potentially produce up to 30 movies in the next 5 years with a new independent studio.

Currently Spielberg's co-owned company of Dreamworks is still partnered with Paramount pictures for distribution, and will continue to be so for current productions until the end of the year. Presumably productions slated for after 2008 (including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) would then be distributed by this new studio.

Orci & Kurtzman Interviewed

Movies site ComingSoon.net has had the opportunity to talk with Transformers scriptwriters duo Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. They talk in the interview about being involved with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and other projects that lie in the wake behind this movie.

"We gave them a treatment before the strike which they prepared off of, then when we came back, we started writing immediately, and back to your question about how we were able to do it. On "Transformers," we demanded to be teamed up with the amazing Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote the movie with us, so it was really the three of us just spent four months in a hotel room and we got the script in shape".

HappyMeal.com launches Transformers Animated promotion

HappyMeal.com has posted a preview of their upcoming Transformers Animated and Littlest Pet Shop Happy Meal promotion which is due to begin around July 5th at McDonald's. The subsite on HappyMeal.com gives us our first look at all 6 of the Transformers Animated toys that will be part of this promotion. The 6 figures that will be released are Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ratchet, Starscream, Bumblebee and Lugnut. Click here to visit HappyMeal.com to view the promotion.





eBay seller justpal has also posted new pics in an auction currently running on eBay.com.





Update: Reports are coming in that the Transformers Animated Happy Meal toys are already available at some McDonald's restaurants in Canada. What are you waiting for? Head on over to your local McDonald's to find out if they have these figures in stock!

Optimus Prime





Megatron





Bumblebee





Lugnut





Ratchet





Starscream

Paperkrafts.net: Bumblebee is complete

As most of you may know, we here at Seibertron.com have been following along with the building and progression of a Movie Bumblebee figure made mostly of paper. Paperkrafts.net has been doing an amazing job of not only showing us the step by step production of the model, but also providing downloadable schematics to create your own Bumblebee.

Well, after months of work, Bumblebee is finally complete.





As always, you can find the download for the schematics on their webpage here.

As a reminer, the folks at Paperkrafts.net have kindly provided this to the general public at no cost and do ask that this remain FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Lots of New Pre-Orders Up @ BBTS

BBTS Has updated their site with A TON of new Universe and Animated figures.

Universe:

Universe Voyager Treadbolt

Universe Ultra Storm Cloud

Universe Deluxe Sideswipe

Universe Deluxe Silverstreak

Universe Deluxe Wave 3

This includes Galvatron, Acid Storm, Silverstreak, Ironhide and our first look at an official picture of Sideswipe.

Animated:

Elite Guard Bumblebee

Sentinel Prime

Swoop

Blitzwing


Feel free to discuss this in the thread already in progress.

$5 of $25 Target coupon no longer accepted

Yahoo Business reports that the well known $5.00 off $25.00 or more purchase for toys in the United States will no longer be available.


According to Kathee Tesija, Executive Vice President, merchandising, the initial release of the discount was sent to approximately 85,000 recipients who signed up for such notifications through the Target.com website. As with most discounts that become available via the web, it was released to the general public without Target Stores authorization.


But this isn't why the coupon will not be honored going foward. Apparently, Target claims that users of the discount have been altering it, removing the word "toys" from the coupon for general item purchases.

Ms. Tesija apologized for the inconvenience this may cause to Target customers. The article then went on to state that the original recipients of the coupon would be receiving a $5.00 gift card in place of the coupon, and Target stores will be placing notifications at registers to let customers know that the coupons are no longer valid. The coupon had an expiration date of 10/1/2008.

To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Box Art and Screen Caps for Transformers the Movie Blu Ray

Dan Bradley of TheHDRoom.com has just sent us a first look at screen captures for the upcoming DVD release of Transformers the Movie on Blu Ray. These new photos give us the front and rear box art for the DVD and two screen captures of interactive menus.





To view all the pics of the upcoming Blu Ray release, click here

New HUMMER H4 Concept to be in TF: Revenge of the Fallen

The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog continues to bring us the goods with a new rumor, and possibly new robot alt mode. It was previously reported that the Hummer H3 would be in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Now it seems that is actually the new concept Hummer H4 that will be in the mix. GM Hummer confirms this on its own website.



Concept photo of the H4 (Courtesy of GM Motors)



To view the complete article, click here

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Toys Already in Production?

Pascal of Cybertron.ca has reported that production of the toys for the Transformers Movie sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is already underway, beginning with production of an unknown leader-class figure. Pascal also states that the first production samples should be finished for sometime in August, which is the same month that the first images of toy prototypes had leaked for the first film.

See his report by clicking here.

And stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more information.

HASBRO to have special Webcast of Quarterly earnings report

On Friday, HASBRO Inc. (HAS NYSE) announced that it will do a special webcast of the second quarter earnings results on its home site at Hasbro.com. It is set to take place on Monday, July 21st 2008 at 8:30 A.M. EST, just after the release of the quarterly financial results. Investors and those interested will be able to find this webcast under the Corporate Information link at the bottom of the HASBRO.com homepage and then clicking on Investors. On the Investors page will be a microphone image that you will be able to click on to hear the special webcast.

As previously reported here on Seibertron.com, HASBRO Inc. has continued to show strong gains despite the nation’s current economic regression. HASBRO also recently announced it’s quarterly dividend for all shareholders as of August 1st 2008 to receive, a $0.20 dividend on each share owned.

With HASBRO’s going track record, it will be nice to see where the TRANSFORMERS creator stands and what investors and future investors stand to gain in the near future.

To read the complete article on this, click here.

Galleries of Transformers Crossovers: Marvel

Excelsior, true believer!

"Basing their designs on alien technology, Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man create powerful new battle suits for the heroes of Earth while Doctor Doom builds a series of mechanized war-suits based on prototypes stolen from his nemesis for the use of the world's worst Super Villains."

Check out the galleries of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk and Venom by clicking here.

First Look at Cancelled Reign of Starscream Viral Marketing Campaign

Chris Mowry has updated his blog with a sneak peek at what would have been a viral-style marketing campaign for the Reign of Starscream mini-series by IDW, a continuation of the events from the 2007 Transformers Movie.

Read a description of what the now-cancelled campaign would have been like, and get a look at some of the teaser art that would have been used, by visiting Chris Mowry's blog by clicking here.

"Space Pirates" setting up for "Time Wars"

Denton Tipton, the editor of all things Transformers released by IDW Publishing has once again updated his blog, this time with information pertaining to the "Best of UK" reprints.

IDW have already released reprints of UK material "Target 2006" "Dinobots", and with the final issue of "space Pirates released on Wednesday 2nd July, everything has been set up for the Next IDW Best of UK reprint: "Time Wars".

For those unfamiliar with the Marvel UK comics, Most were penned by current transformers scribe Simon Furman and ran concurrently with the Marvel US stories in the late 80's.

"Time Wars" follows the events that take place when a time travelling Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge arrive on Earth in 1989, from the year 2009.

Denton has posted a 5 page preview of Space Pirates #5, as well as Dan Khanna's new cover for the issue. To check out all the images, please click here.

Universe Wave 1 pre-orders now available HasbroToyShop.com

HasbroToyShop.Com has the entire first wave of Transformers Universe figures available for pre-order on their website. This is great news for fans who can't find the first wave Deluxe figures at their local retailer or those of you who can't wait to get their hands on Legends Class Autobot Hound or Ultra Class Onslaught.

While they are listed as "In-Stock" there are many different shipping dates listed. Keep in mind these shipping dates are most likely brutally inaccurate.

Universe Ultra – shipping on or about 09/11

Onslaugt

Powerglide

Universe Voyager – shipping on or about 08/22

Blades - First look at Blades Box Art!

Blaster

Dropshot - First look at Drop Shot Box Art

Heavy Load

Universe Deluxe – shipping on or about 08/01

Prowl

Sunstreaker

Tankor

Universe Legends – shipping on or about 09/08

Autobot Hound

Autobot Jazz

Megatron

Onslaugt

Red Alert

Starscream

One thing to mention is that Deluxe Class Galvatron and Acidstom have been removed from HTS.

'Transformers: Bring Home A Hero' Optimus Prime DVD Pic

Is your first DVD version of the Transformers Live Action movie just about worn out from the 1,000's of viewings? In September you will have your choice or replacements, and here is the cover/package for one of them...

This is the 'no frills but the Optimus Prime mask' version of the DVD. Literally, it is supposed to have just the movie on the disc, and a Michael Bay commentary. And of course, the mask.



However, as you probably remember, I mentioned choice is an option and to be released at the same time as this version are a couple more types that are a bit more 'frilly' (more extras than a mask): A transforming Megatron case two-disc set much like the first two-disc set's transforming Optimus Prime case, and a highly anticipated Blu-Ray movie version. When we get pics of these we'll be sure to share with you!

You can see the original articles at
Transformers.net, and The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog.

Thanks to BigBot for sharing his discovery.

Sample Art For The New IDW 'Transformers: The Ark II Compendium'-July 9th Release

What's 'The Ark II' you might ask? Well it is a compilation of japanese generation 1 cartoon character designs from Headmasters, Masterforce, Victory, Zone, and the un-released cartoon Battlestars.

"TRANSFORMERS: The Ark, Volume 2 picks up where the first volume left off, making available for the first time hundreds of rare images chronicling the evolution of TRANSFORMERS in Japan. This volume covers all of the classic Japanese series material: HEADMASTERS, MASTERFORCE, VICTORY, ZONE, BATTLESTARS, and OPERATION COMBINATION. TRANSFORMERS, humans, aliens, ships and weapon models decorate this 208-page volume. If you love animation designs or ever wanted to know more about the TRANSFORMERS Anime, this book is for you."

The first 'Transformers: The Ark Compendium' was a large book available at comic book stores that compiled character show designs for generation 1 cartoon characters.


Now, Jim Sorenson shares on the IDW Forum five of his sample pages. This book is scheduled to be released on July 9th.

Scorponok

Minerva

Star Saber

Destron Generals

Battlestars Megatron

TFClub Update! TFC-EX002 Battle Rollar

There is a niche for this. There's a collector for everything. Now it is time for fans of Optimus Prime's smaller scout form to rise up and be happy.

It seems that the team at TFClub cannot keep busy enough. Now it appears that they are advertising a new design for a Masterpiece Roller that actually transforms!

Check out the link to their website below where they have a banner add for this interesting, and often left out Autobot.


http://www.tfclub.com/

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