Toy News

The debut of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is about one week away in the United States.  As part of the celebration of the film's release, Hasbro has sent Ben's World of Transformers a wonderful promotional mailer filled with Rise of the Beasts merchandise!  The box itself looks like some type of Cybertronian supply drop, featuring metallic looking graphics.  Details like "vents" and hinges suggest that there is something contained within (perhaps beastly beings?!).  Graphics also include wear and tear along with  leaves and vines, looking like this Cybertronia

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is hitting theaters soon so Hasbro is ramping things up with a special event in Brooklyn, NY!  Check out the official info provided by Hasbro below:

Thanks to Amazon UK, we have our first look at an upcoming Animatronic Optimus Primal action figure.   There is no product information on the page, but based on the images and packaging photo it appears the figure auto-transforms from one mode to the other.  The item is listed at £128.

Yesterday pre-orders for the upcoming Studio Series Gamer Edition Cliffjumper and Megatron went up online.  Both figures are due to ship between August and October 2023 (based on which retailer you order from).  Check out the official product images, info and purchase links (that support BWTF) below:

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

Super 7 has posted official images of the upcoming Beast Wars "ReAction" series of figures online along with product information.  These retro-style figures are based on the animation models from the 90's cartoon and each features five points of articulation.  Each figure retails for about $20 USD and they are due to ship between June-July 2023.

The first wave features five figures.  Here's the list with sponsor links to pre-order your figures and support BWTF:

As part of a promotion for the upcoming Rise of the Beasts film, Takara Tomy will be releasing exclusive Nemesis Prime and Burning Optimus Primal figures!  Nemesis Prime is a redeco of Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime and features the character's signature black, teal, red and silver colors.  Burning Optimus Primal is a redeco of Kingdom Optimus Primal featuring the clear red color based on his appearance in the Beast Wars II movie (which has been made into toys before).

Thanks to the folks over at In Demand Toys on Facebook, we have our first look at official images of the upcoming Legacy: Evolution "Rise of Tyranny" 2-Pack.  This 2-pack features a redeco/retool of Siege Megatron as "Miner Megatron", the version of the character who would eventually rise to lead the Decepticons.  It also includes Senator Ratbat, a redeco and retool of Studio Series Scourge.  Both figures are based on character appearances from the IDW Publishi

Takara Tomy Mall has posted a new listing for the third entry in their Beast Wars Again series.  These previously released figures from the Kingdom series and giving them premium decos based on the how the characters appeared in the Beast Wars Transformers cartoon series.  The third set features Cheetus (aka Cheetor) vs Waspeter (aka Waspinator) in beautiful decos that go way beyond what was released in Kingdom!  This set has an MSRP of 7700 Yen (about $57.39 USD

IGN has posted official photos and product information for the upcoming Titan Class Nemesis figure!  This figure was revealed on Hasbro Pulse's live stream last month, but now we get to see the figure painted up properly and posed out showing off its various features.  Nemesis is priced at $199.99 and due for release in Fall 2023.  Preorders are supposed to go up today (IGN says they're up on