Transformers News

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