The Geek Bits Name: Optimus Prime (Sneak Preview) Name: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Subline: Cyberverse Released: March 2011 Availability: General retailers (Target, Walmart, Toys R Us) Price: $7.99 – $9.99 Includes: Optimus Prime, jetpack, two weapons, 3-D glasses, instruction booklet Worth the price? 3 out of 5 – Get it on sale if you can, don’t pay $10 for it. When I first saw pictures of the Cyberverse line from Toy Fair 2011, I got excited. Legends-style toys with more articulation and playsets? Autobot Roller and the Ark? Awesome! So now that a preview figure of the Cyberverse lin
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Phil is the Owner/Editor-In-Chief/Chief Reviewer of ASM. He is a long time Transformers fan, having been involved in the online fandom since the early 90's. He resides with his wife in Wisconsin, but no, he doesn't like to eat much cheese.
Doctor Who Mini Episodes Now Online
They may hurt your head if you try to understand the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey plot, but dang if these aren’t funny. The new season starts April 23 in both the UK and the US, and I can’t wait.
Continue readingHasbro Press Release: “16 Weeks Of Cyber Sweeps”
HASBRO DELIVERS “16 WEEKS OF CYBER SWEEPS” TO TRANSFORMERS FANS Limited Edition TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON CYBERVERSE OPTIMUS PRIME Action Figure Preview Pack Hits Shelves and Kicks Off Online 3D “Cyber Sweeps” Promotion PAWTUCKET, RI – MARCH 15, 2011 – The iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced today the start of the “TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON 16 Weeks of Cyber Sweeps” event, a 16-week-long consumer promotion. Leading up to the worldwide release of the new Paramount Pictures live-action movie from director Michael Bay, and executive producer Steven Spielberg, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, on Friday, July 1, fans will
Continue readingHasbro Marvel Q&A – March 2011 Call for Questions
It’s a new year — okay, so it’s several months into the new year, but who cares about semantics because the Hasbro Marvel Team Q&A program has started up for 2011! Questions must be in to us by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Thursday, March 24! You can post your questions below, send them to us on Twitter, or send them to hasmarvqa@asmzine.com. We’ll pick the three best questions and send them off to Hasbro. There were no rules sent to us with the new schedule, but we’ll assume that the same rules from last year apply: Hasbro won’t answer questions regarding when certain
Continue readingNew Transformers Online Game Announced
HASBRO AND JAGEX ENTER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO CREATE NEW TRANSFORMERS ONLINE GAME Iconic AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS Set to Battle Online in 2012 PAWTUCKET, R.I. – March 14, 2011 – Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced today that it has signed a strategic development agreement with Jagex Limited to jointly create a new online game based on the globally iconic TRANSFORMERS brand. Under the agreement, the two companies are slated to launch the TRANSFORMERS online game in 2012 in North America, Latin America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Jagex, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the largest independent game developers
Continue readingHasbro Transformers Q&A – Bonus Round Answer!
You asked and the teams at The Hub and Hasbro Studios answered! Hit the jump to see the answer via Hunter PR! What went into the overall look for TRANSFORMERS: PRIME? We see hints of the designs from the live-action movies, as well as influences from other incarnations. How long have you been working on the look (sketches, concept art, 3D models, etc.), and how do you balance wanting to stay unique to the show but still be able to pull in elements from other versions, especially the movies which are extremely popular?
Continue readingBotCon 2011 – Choose the Next Toy Reveal!
BotCon has asked fan sites to help them choose which toy of the BotCon 2011 set to reveal next. So… choose! Poll is open until Wednesday night at 11:59pm ET, as BotCon wants to know the results for Thursday’s reveal.
Continue readingBotCon 2011 – Thoughts on Breakdown
Yesterday, BotCon revealed the second toy in the 2011 box set — BREAKDOWN. It’s not a surprise. After 3 previous BotCon toys, they should just start including Breakdown in every set after this. Kidding. Still, this is a solid toy. I think I like Dead End more than Breakdown, but this new guy isn’t too bad.
Continue readingBotCon 2011 – Box Set Predictions
I don’t usually do this, but what the heck. We know one of the five Stunticons of the BotCon 2011 set, namely Dead End. That leaves four left that are open to speculation. So… let’s speculate! MOTORMASTER Could be Voyager Optimus Prime with a head remold, although I’ve heard people say they’d like Wreck-Gar (possibly, giving him a new head) or Leader Ultra Magnus (doubtful – too darn big for the box set). I even saw someone wish for Voyager Bulkhead. That last one is interesting; again, it would need a remolded head, but hey, it’s possible. It’s going to
Continue readingToy Fair UK Official Images of Starscream and Ironhide
Hasbro/Hunter PR just sent along two images from Toy Fair UK. Feast your eyes on TRANSFORMERS MECHTECH DELUXE STARSCREAM and TRANSFORMERS MECHTECH VOYAGER IRONHIDE!
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