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Toy News: Photos of "Rise of the Beasts" Optimus Prime with the LioConvoy inspired Lionblade

The Rise of the Beasts toy line debuted months before the film hit theaters.  The line introduced different play patterns including Battle Masters and Beast Combiners.   Back in April, it was revealed by other sites that a future Beast Combiner set would team up Optimus Prime with a LioConvoy inspired beast named Lionblade.  Now thanks to Canadian retailer

Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for "Legacy" Evolution Core Class Optimus Prime & Bumblebee

During today's Hasbro Pulse Live Stream, the Transformers team revealed many figures.  Among the reveals was a Hasbro Pulse exclusive Core Class set featuring Optimus Prime and Bumblebee!  This set features redecos of Core Class Optimus Prime and Bumblebee with an added bonus: a trailer for Optmius Prime!   Even better, the trailer comes with the repair bay/arms and Roller.  Accessories even i

Toy News: Hasbro Pulse & Target Post Pre-Orders for "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" Studio Series Grimlock Reissue

Recently Hasbro and Target have been using the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line as a channel to reissue figures that have been off the market for a while.  Today Hasbro Pulse and Target.com have both posted pre-orders for a Buzzworthy Bumblebee reissue of Studio Series Grimlock!  This was one of the earliest Studio Series figures and it

Toy News: Official Photos & Product Info for "Rise of the Beasts" Beast Weaponizer Wheeljack with Rhinox

Amazon.com has posted a listing and images for the upcoming Rise of the Beasts "Beast Weaponizer" two pack featuring Wheeljack with what appears to be a redeco of Battle Master Rhinox.  The item is listed as "Temporarily Out of Stock" which usually means it should be available soon.  For now you can check out the official product images and info below:

Toy News: Takara Tomy Announces a Special Edition of "Masterpiece G" Kaen

Takara Tomy has posted an interesting listing for a special edition of the upcoming Masterpiece G Kaen figure.  Kaen's official photos surfaced last week, but this is the first we are seeing of this special set.  Instead of just a regular box as previous Trainbots in the series, this edition will come with a large box that is intended to be able to store all the other Trainbots, creating a "gift set" like those from G1!  In addition to the box, this set will include

Toy News: JAXA, Toyota and Takara Tomy Team Up for Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime

Takara Tomy, JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Toyota have joined together to announce a unique collaboration: the creation of a Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime action figure!   This item is currently set up as a crowd funded initiative.  If successful it will presumably be sold at retail in Japan.  No word yet on a release outside Japan.  For now, check out the promo video, information and images from the Camp Fire site below (translations provided by

Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for Target Exclusive "Buzzworthy Bumblebee Rise of the Beasts" Optimus Prime

Yesterday Hasbro Pulse posted an official listing and info for the upcoming Buzzworthy Bumblebee Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime action figure.  This is a different figure than the "mainline" Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime now showing up at Walmart stores.  Pulse sold out of its limited supply in hours, but fear not!  You can still head over to Target's web site and pre-order your Optimus Prime now!  In the meantime, check out the officia