2021

Toy News: Hasbro Pulse Opens Orders for "R.E.D." in new "Partner Exclusives" Section

It is no secret that store exclusives can be difficult to obtain at retail in the best of times.  With the Covid-19 pandemic and disruption in supply lines have made it even more difficult to obtain exclusives.  In an interesting move Hasbro Pulse has opened up a "Partner Exclusives" section that appears to be geared towards offering items that were once only offered at certain venues.   Among the items being offered are Wave 1 of the Transformers R.E.D.  figures which are currently Walmart exclusives.  The listed

Entertainment News: Nickelodeon & Hasbro's eOne Announce New Animated Transformers Series

Today's Transformers news rolls on with the announcement of a new animated series to be produced in a partnership between Nickelodeon and Entertainment One.  Based on the description below, it sounds like this series will be more of a Rescue Bots style series rather than having the grim tone of the War for Cybertron series.  Check out the official press release by Hasbro below:

Toy News: "Masterpiece" Skids Grey Model Revealed

Via The Official Honda Japan Twitter Page we now have our first look at the upcoming Masterpiece Skids figure! This figure was first revealed back in late December/early January by Takara Tomy but little has been heard since. Well it looks like the folks at Takara Tomy have been super busy, creating what looks like an awesome addition to everyone's MP collection! Check out the images below. I have also embedded the original Tweet for reference.

Toy News: Hasbro Reveals "Movie Masterpiece" Optimus Prime from the "Bumblebee" Movie

Via the Official Transformers Facebook page we now have our first look at MPM-12 Optimus Prime!  This highly detailed figure is based on the character's appearance in the Bumblebee film from 2018.  This item will be a Target exclusive (yes, I know) due for release in August 2021.  No price has been announced yet.  Check out the product description from Facebook and images below:

Toy News: Listings Appear for "Vintage Beast Wars" Figures at Wal-Mart

TFW2005 has shared an exciting report today, revealing that Wal-Mart will be carrying a series of "Vintage" Beast Wars figures! Previously the "Vintage" line was reserved as a title for the G1 reissues put out in G1 styled packaging at Wal-Mart as exclusive items. If this line follows suit, could we be looking at re-releases of original Beast Wars figures in "vintage" Beast Wars packaging?