Well I called it.  BotCon 2011 DragStrip has been revealed as a recolour of Transformers Animated Arcee.  There were questions over which character would use the Arcee mold, though in my mind the name "Drag" Strip gave it away.

Entertainment Earth has posted official images of the Dinobot Minicons, recolours of Knockdown, Terrorsaur, Swoop and Snarl.

The new figures will be Grimlock, Swoop and Snarl (as Hasbro won't use the name Slag), and hopefully they will name the tiger Catilla, on whom the colour scheme seems to be based.  Another throught is that this will be Grimlock, Swoop, Slag (Triceratops) and Snarl (Cat)

“Thanks to all the fan sites that put up the DS vs WR poll... By a comfortable margin, DRAG STRIP will be your Thursday reveal!“
-BotCon 2011-

 That was the news from BotCon confirming that BotCon 2011 Drag Strip will be shown off later today, around midnight UK Time.

The largest Transformers toy ever made, Fortress Maximus, along with his two recoloured brothers, Grand Maximus and Brave Maximus have been confirmed as planned releases by Knock Off Transformers manufacturers in China.

Many Transformers fans will celebrate the news, whilst others will be very upset.  How will this effect the going rate of Fort Max's?  Well for a start, you can be sure that there will be an increase in the number of original toys up for sale closer to the KO release, and with the price tag set as $300, it is going to be much cheaper for a KO Grand Max that then original, which often goes for over $1000).

All parts are expected, including the Master Sword, Gasket, Grommet, Spike/Grand and the Grand Max pretender shell (possibly in Fort Max and Brave Max colours).

Click the link below for a high resolution look at Transformers Prime Skyquake facing off against Optimus Prime from the upcoming episode Transformers Prime EP06 Master and Student

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with an entry entitled The Ark Addendum - A Prime Problem and Ron Friedman scripts which focuses on the Generation One episode A Prime Problem, where the Decepticons clone Optimus Prime and attempt to lead the Autobots into a deadly ambush.

Jim also includes a link to the original Ron Friedman script which includes some additional scenes.  You can download the script from MegaUpload.

Kapow Toys have received word of a new Transformers Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime toy which will be released in Japan later this year, Jetwing Optimus Prime

No pics yet but this is a Japan exclusive due July, the figure is leader class and thats all we know apart from the fact the socitation is accompanied by the image of prime wearing his Jetfire armor.

Hopefully this will be an updated version of Unite for the Universe Prime which would go some way to explaining why Prime is wearing what looks like the Jetfire parts in the new trailer.

Price is around 12000 yen. 

The Hub has sent out the following press release regarding Transformers Prime.

HUB TV TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL SERIES ‘TRANSFORMERS PRIME’
New Episode of Popular Series to Premiere February 11

02.07.2011– LOS ANGELES, Ca. – The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, will premiere its original half-hour, full CGI animated series “Transformers Prime” in its regular weekly time period with a new episode Friday, February 11 (6:30 p.m. ET).

The new animated series will feature archrivals the Autobots and Decepticons as they once again face-off in their epic rivalry for control of Earth. The all-new mini-series will feature iconic characters of the franchise, including Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, and the ominous Decepticon Megatron, as well as introducing new human characters to the action series.

The Hub, which rebranded from the former Discovery Kids on 10-10-10, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 61 million U.S. cable and satellite households.

“Transformers Prime” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline are executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as co-writers and producers on the hit feature film Star Trek, and are currently co-writers and producers for the feature film Cowboys and Aliens from Dreamworks/Universal, set for release in summer 2011. Kline is also executive producer of The Hub animated series “G.I. Joe Renegades.”

The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc., (NASDAQ: HAS) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating children and their families. The cable and satellite television network features original programming as well as content from Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming; from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built du­ring the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com. The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 61 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. 

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­­­Following on from yesterdays news, later in the day (US Time) AintItCooll recieved exclusive images of Transformers PrimeOptimus Prime, Megatron, Jack, Miko and Zak toys.

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Wow what a 24 hours in the world of Transformers.  The news keeps flowing, this time of Transformers Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime, the Optimus Prime movie toy with a trailer.

Check out IOG.com for the images

Another clip from the upcoming Transformers Prime episode Master and student has been released.

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It has been revealed the the Transformers Prime toys will be released on October 1st.

USA Today have images of the Transformers­ Prime Arcee toy, which will be shown off at the New York ToyFair.
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UGO has images of the Transformers Prime Starscream toy

Inspired by the new hit animated TV series Transformers Prime, an all-new assortment of Transformers action figures will be released this Fall to coincide with the series. Along with Starscream, Hasbro will also release fan favorites such as Bumblebee and Arcee. These one of a kind figures will be made available for purchase on October 11, 2011 for an approximate retail price of $11.99.

Thanks to IGN there are also images of Transformers Prime Bumblebee

Transformers Prime has brought the animated robots-in-disguise back in a big way, and Hasbro is keeping up with a brand new assortment coming in October of 2011. It is IGN's pleasure to bring you the exclusive first look at Hasbro's Transformers Prime First Edition Bumblebee action figure, shown below. Pretty snazzy, if we do say so. The Transformers Prime First Edition action figure assortment includes Arcee and Starscream.

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The Apple website has been updated with a copy of the Transformers Dark of the Moon trailer that aried during yesterdays SuperBowl.

You need to have Quicktime installed to see the trailer (which I don't have, or want on my work machine) so I'll have to wait until tonight to watch it.