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03/23/23
Toy News: "Rise of the Beasts" Scorponok will be a Toys 'R' Us Exclusive in Japan
About a week and a half ago it was announced that Hasbro would be releasing several Rise of the Beasts figures under the Target exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee line. One of these figures was Scorponok, partnered with a small scorpi
03/23/23
Toy News: Takara Tomy Reveals "Burning Plasma Blaster" Campaign
There is a long history of Takara Tomy running special exclusive campaigns in Japan featuring smaller sized figures being made available at specific retailers. One of their largest campaigns was the Arms Micron one in 2012. With their
03/23/23
Toy News: Takara Tomy Reveals "Rise of the Beasts" Kurutto Change Bumblebee and Nightbird (UPDATED)
Included in today's Takara Tomy Rise of the Beasts/Beast Awakening updates are reveals of the "Kurutto Change" Bumblebee and Nightbird. These appear to be a new type of auto-transforming figure possibly feat
03/23/23
Toy News: Takara Tomy Lists "Rise of the Beasts" 3-Step Changers
The newly published Takara Tomy Rise of the Beasts (aka Beast Awakening) site has posted images and a video showing off the upcoming 3-Step Changer (aka "Pa! Pa!
03/23/23
Movie News: Takara Tomy Reveals "Rise of the Beasts" Character Models
Takara Tomy has launched its official Rise of the Beasts site! Included with this launch is a page featuring character models from the film. This is some of the clearest imagery we have seen of what the characters will look like on film
03/20/23
Toy Review: "Legacy" Armada Starscream
Armada Starscream is very different from his multiverse counterparts who befriended a human and even sacrificed himself to force Megatron into seeing the threat represented by Unicron! Check out my review and gallery of Legacy
03/20/23
Pre-Orders: "Siege" Commander Class Jetfire Pre-Orders Reopened at BBTS & EE
The Commander Class was introduced to Transformers fans in 2019 with the release of Siege Jetfire, heavily based on his G1 cartoon appearance and featuring neat gimmicks to boot. This figure was an instant hit and sold out very quickly.
03/16/23
Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for Walmart Exclusive "Toxitron" Collection
Walmart Collector Con 2023 has launched and with it both the Walmart.com and Hasbro Pulse sites have posted official images and product information for the
03/16/23
Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for "Retro G1" Hound & Thundercracker
Hasbro Pulse and Walmart have posted official images and product information for the next wave of Retro G1 figures featuring G1 sculpts with decos inspired by the 1986 animated film. This wave is particularly exciting as it features Hound, a G1 sculpt that has only see