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Hasbro unveils new Transformers Generations figures from Hasbro Pulse Con 2021

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Coming out of Hasbro Pulse Con 2021, Hasbro has revealed a new wave of figures for the Transformers toy line at Pulse Con 2021 which includes Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe Covert Agent Ravage and Micromaster, and the Leader Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack, and Transformers: Generations Legacy Deluxe figures for Skids, Dragstrip, Prime […]

Filming wraps on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

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Paramount Pictures is shaking up the Transformers franchise next year by bringing the Beast Wars to the live-action movie universe as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and the Autobots find themselves wrapped up in an ancient conflict between the Transformer factions Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Taking to social media, director Steven […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1

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IDW Publishing releases Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you here… Out in the Cybertronian colonies, good entertainment is hard to find. Fortunately, there’s always the Wreckers—brave Cybertronians broadcasting death-defying stunts and action—all as a cover for undercover operations! When the only event bigger than […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts director unveils Autobot and Terrorcon vehicles

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Director Steven Caple Jr. has taken to Instagram to give fans a sneak peek from the set of the next instalment in the Transformers franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with two images offering a look at the film’s Autobot and Terrorcon characters in their vehicle form. Joining Optimus Prime (Kenworth K100) and Bumblebee (Chevrolet […]

Well That’s Just Prime: 25 Years of Beast Wars: Transformers

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Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars: Transformers… In the 1980s The Transformers franchise was a massive worldwide hit with a successful toyline, animated series, comic and a feature film which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. There was a lot to enjoy as the franchise depicted the battles between the heroic Autobots against the evil […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Halloween Special 2021

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IDW releases the spooky one-shot Transformers: Halloween Special this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview here… Whispers of a disembodied spark howling alone in the desert are floating around Cybertron. Whispers of Starscream’s loyalty to Megatron’s cause are also floating around. Frustrated and needing some space to clear his head, Starscream visits […]

Transformers meets Universal Monsters with Draculus mash-up figure

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The Robots in Disguise meet the Universal Monsters with a new Transformers mash-up figure this October as Hasbro unleashes the fearsome Decepticon Draculus, inspired by Universal’s classic 1931 horror Dracula. Check out the official promotional images here… Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up Draculus Worlds collide in this TRANFORMERS-Dracula mash-up pack! The mysterious Count Dracula […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts set video shows Optimus Prime’s G1-inspired truck mode

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As filming on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts continues under director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II), a spy video has surfaced from the set of the seventh Transformers movie which show heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime in his truck mode – and we’re talking, iconic G1-inspired truck mode here. Take a look for yourself…   […]

World of Warships: Legends September update adds Soviet Destroyers and four new Transformers

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September’s update for World of Warships: Legends brings plenty of new ships for those who like variety, a new Soviet campaign with the grand prize being the Tier VII Premium Cruiser Pyotr Bagration and a new Transformers collaboration with four new Transformers taking to the seas. The new Soviet campaign, titled Order and Discipline, will have […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Beast Wars #7

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Beast Wars #7… With the opening arc to IDW’s reimagined Transformers: Beast Wars having finished in the previous issue, now writer Erik Burnham turns to how the Maximals and Predacons are digging in to the strange new planet and the conflict between them, even as a fan favourite character makes her debut […]