For every great Autobot hero, there must be a villain for him to face off against. This summer, the previously revealed Pyro will have his hands full with the evil Decepticon Clench! A redeco of Universe 2.0 Onslaught, this awesome Decepticon will feature a new head sculpt based on the G1/G2 iteration of the character!

Years ago, the Generation 2 television show featured an opening sequence using CGI animation to show G2 Optimus Prime fighting Ramjet. This sequence has been redone with modern CGI animation thanks to the work of fellow fans Randall Ng and Dr. Smoov. Now all fans can view this video and celebrate the "rebirth" of Generation 2 at Botcon this year! The video is embedded below.

On a recent post on Michael Bay's web site, the "Transformers" director states that the twins Mudflap and Skids will not be returning for "Transformers 3", the as yet untitled third Transformers live action film. Fans may recall that many people were offended by these characters (and I commented on them in my podcast in February).

While Arcee was originally planned as one of the Autobots to be featured in the first Transformers film, she didn't make it on screen until the second film, "Revenge of the Fallen". While still a motorcycle in vehicle mode, her robot mode changed a lot between the design for the first and second movies. Check out my review of deluxe class Arcee to see this figure and my thoughts on this funky new form!

Variety has revealed that "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey has signed on for a "dark" character in "Transformers 3". This is interesting as it gives an indication as to the direction of the story for the third outing in the live action Transformers franchise. You can read the entire article on Variety's web site.

It's almost summer time and that means a new wave of Transformers will soon be hitting toy store shelves! Word is that the much anticipated "Power Core Combiners" are due between May and June. BWTF has obtained images of three of the initial figures in this line in package, click the links below to check'em out!

• Huffer with Caliburst (On Card)
• Huffer with Caliburst (Card Scan)
• Searchlight with Backwind (On Card)
• Searchlight with Backwind (Card Scan)
• Smolder with Chopster (On Card)
• Smolder with Chopster (Card Scan)

When the "Revenge of the Fallen" ends, it is time to Hunt for the Decepticons! This extension of last year's toy line kicks in this summer and BWTF has reviewed one of the first releases from that line: Backfire. This daredevil is the third redeco of Knock Out and you can read his review (and see photos) here!

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NEW PREORDERS
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HASBRO TRANSFORMERS 2010 - WAVE 02 & 03
Another 25+ new Transformers have just been announced, we have images for
a few of them and expect Hasbro to release images for the rest in the next
day or two. Take a look at all the new preorders here:

TRANSFORMERS 2010 GENERATIONS DELUXE SERIES 02, 03
Series 02 of the new Generations deluxe line is listed as a set of 4,
including one each of Cybertron versions of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime &
Megatron along with Darkmount (the new form of comic character Straxus),

One of the most exciting features of the upcoming "War for Cybertron" video game is an online multi-player mode that will allow you to become part of an army of players over the web! Check out the preview below for this exciting feature!