The movie you’ve all been waiting for… well, okay, that’s Captain America, and that doesn’t hit until later in July. However, the other movie you’ve been waiting for is Transformers: Dark of the Moon! And tomorrow night, it will premiere in 3D across the United States, with normal 2D showings starting on Wednesday. And to celebrate, ASM is having “Dark of the Moon” week, where each day we’ll bring you Transformers reviews and other stuff. Well, okay, reviews. But we’ll have some old and new toys to review, and hopefully Thursday we’ll have our Dark of the Moon movie review
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Press Release – Mezco Reveals 20 inch Tall DC Universe Mez-Itz Mega Scale Batman
For Immediate Release Mezco Reveals 20 inch Tall DC Universe Mez-Itz Mega Scale Batman Greatest Summer Exclusive In Known Universe Perhaps the greatest summer exclusive in the universe, Mezco proudly presents the Mega Scale Batman Mez-Itz. This 300% Batman Mez-Itz measures 20 inches from the tip of his ears to the soles of his batboots. He features a real cloth black cape. Just like the standard Mez-Itz, he features 5 points of articulation and 1000 points of fun. Mez-Itz Mega Scale Batman is securely packed in a sturdy full color box (the size of a dorm fridge) featuring glossy
Continue readingPress Release – Mezco Reveals Summer Exclusive #7: Variant Limited Edition Lion-O Figure
For Immediate Release Mezco Reveals Summer Exclusive # 7: Variant Limited Edition Lion-O Figure ThunderCats Ho! Straight from the ThunderCats’ Lair on Third Earth, it’s Lion-O and the legendary mystic Sword of Omens. This mega-scale figure measures over 20 inches tall from the tip of his upraised, extended sword to the soles of his Thunderian boots. Featuring 7 points of articulation this mega figure is superbly detailed, perfectly capturing not only the iconic look of Lion-O as he appeared in the classic television series, but the essence, of Lion-O as he proudly raises the mystic Sword of Omens towards the
Continue readingTransformers Universe MMO: Concept Art and More
Earlier this month in conjunction with BotCon, Jagex announced the title of their new upcoming Transformers MMO (massive multiplayer online game) – Transformers Universe. At BotCon, we conducted an interview with Jagex, and we promised more coverage soon. Well, soon is now. Jagex has been kind enough to send over some concept art from the upcoming game.
Continue readingBotCon 2011: ASM’s Gallery Is Online
ASM’s BotCon 2011 Gallery is now online! Thanks to fellow fans Daniel Suh and Gabriel Owens for providing the pictures. Follow the links below for the full gallery or subsections: BotCon 2011 Main Gallery BotCon 2011 – Art Contest BotCon 2011 – At the Show BotCon 2011 – Con/Club Exclusives BotCon 2011 – Dark of the Moon Toys BotCon 2011 – Store Exclusives/Other Toys BotCon 2011 – Hall of Fame Displays BotCon 2011 – KRE-O BotCon 2011 – Rescue Bots BotCon 2011 – Transformers: Prime Toys
Continue readingBotCon 2011: Interview with Jagex about “Transformers Universe” MMO
At BotCon 2010, ASM was able to get an interview with Kris Jones, Executive Producer of “Transformers Universe” at Jagex. We talked to him about the art style, the story, the setting, the lifespan, and what makes it similar to other MMOs and what’s different.
Continue readingBotCon 2011 – Souvenirs Revealed!
BotCon has just revealed the souvenirs via their Twitter feed. Hope they don’t mind the yanking of them, but keep following their Twitter stream, cause who knows what else we’ll see! Thoughts on the souvenirs after the break.
Continue readingPress Release: Jagex Games Studio Announces Details of Transformers MMO at BOTCON 2011
JAGEX GAMES STUDIO ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF TRANSFORMERS MMO AT BOTCON 2011 OFFICIAL TRANSFORMERS FAN CONVENTION ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN THEIR OWN TRANSFORMERS CHARACTER, MEET THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AND PRE-REGISTER FOR BETA FANS’ WAIT FOR THE NAME AND EARLY DETAILS OF THE UPCOMING MMO IS OVER CAMBRIDGE, UK – JUNE 1, 2011 – Jagex Games Studio, one of the largest independent games developers and publishers in the world, today announced the much anticipated name;TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE for the upcoming MMO based on the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc. as well as plans to attend TRANSFORMERS BotCon 2011, the
Continue readingBotCon 2011 — Animated Ironfist — er, Fisitron
The BotCon 2011 attendee exclusive figure was revealed last night to those lucky people able to pick up their packages. And he is Animated Fisitron.
Continue readingBotCon 2011 – Animated Minvera Revealed
BotCon 2011 has begun, and their Twitter feed has revealed the first at-show exclusive: Animated Minerva, the Customization Class project. Two things — wow, that’s a nice deco! And the new head sculpt add-ons? Nice. Secondly — dang it, now I want one…. See more pictures at http://twitgoo.com/2bbfio, http://twitgoo.com/2bbfwx, http://twitgoo.com/2bbfye and http://twitgoo.com/2bbfyw
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