Planet Iacon have posted a feast of magaznie scan images showing off some planned Transformers Prime Arms Micron releases, along with Masterpiece and and Power Core Combiners repaints.

The Transformers Prime Toys include Smokescreen, Silas Breakdown (a black recolour of the Japanese Exclusive figure) and a black Optimus Prime repaint.

Autobase Aichi are reporting that Bic Camera stores within Japan are holding a prize campaign competition when you spent 3,000 yen or more on Transformers Prime toys/merchandise.  The 25 winners of the campaign will be drawn in January 2013 and will win a chrome blue Transformers Prime Arcee (First Edition) figure.  The draw is open right now and will run until the 3rd December.  Applicants just need to fill in the form which they will be given once they make enough purchases in store.  You can view some images below.

Some new images have been shown of of TakaraTomy's recent stand at the Dengeki Festival in Japan where they showed of some of their upcoming figures including the Masterpeice toys as well as the Fall of Cybertron released.  However the biggest news from the event came in the form of the TakaraTec stands Alternity GT-R display which announced, and showed banners of, the three initial toys from the line.  Optimus Prime (who had already been seen), Star Saber and Fortress Maximus!!  Yes a Star Saber and Fort Max Alternity figures! Both toys are colours of the Optimus Prime figure with Star Saber having a new head.  you can view some images from the event thanks to @ToYz80 and the Takara Tomy facebook page

The toys will be released in 2013

Planet Iacon have posted up several stock images of up coming Transformers Prime Arms Micron toys including Rumble, Frenzy, Wildrider and Leo Convoy

The Facebook page for the Transformers Universe MMO game has been updated with several images.

Paramount Pictures have begun casting for the new lead roles in Transformers 4 which is currently being referrered to simply as the "Untitiled Transformers Sequel" by studio representatives.  Filming for Transformers 4 will begin in April / May 2013 with an aim for a June 27th 2014 release. The casting call being published over on acting-auditions.org.

The casting call asks for a lead female role (18 or over) who can play "high-school senior age" as well as a male who will play her on screen boyfriend who is a Texas race car driver in his early 20s.

The screen play is once again by Ehren Kruger (Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon).

Below you will find a new preview for this weeks Transformers Prime epsisode Patch.  This week also marks the 50th episode within the ongoing Transformers show.

Robot Kingdom have updated their Facebook page with some new in-package images of the upcoming Gutto Kuru Godmaster Ginrai figure.  Ginrai was the Japanese name for Hi-Q, the Powermaster of Powermaster Optimus Prime, and is from the Masterforce series. The figure, who is out later this month, comes with his trademark helmet, five heads, alternate hands and more accessories.  You can view the images below.

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with a new entry for The Ark Addendum titled Fortress' (Cerebros') Transform.  As you can guess from the name, the entry covers the transformation sequence for Fortress, or Cerebros as he was known within the West, from robot into his head mode.

The Singapore branch of Bathing Ape have updated their Facebook page with the announcement ofa new Japanese / Hong Kong / Singapore exclusive Bathing Ape Autobots T-Shirt.  We're mirrored the image for you below, we well as the accompanying text.

"Coming your way very soon!!

Watch out for this Singapore initiative that is exclusive only to Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore! Being unable to get the previous range of tees for local fans, we have been trying to bring it back again just for you guys!

So....please stay tuned for more information!! :)"

BigBadToyStore have posted a video preview of the Transformers Prime Dark Energon Optimus Prime and Megatron sets which you can watch below

Takara-Tomy Transformers' brand member, Hasui Yuki, has been posting images onto Twitter over the last few days of this months Transformers United EX releases. The figures, which are recoloured os the Power Core Combiner toys include Grim Master Prime, Race Master Prime, Road Master Prime and Dozer Master VS Air Master.  You can view all of the images after the jump or by visiting his twitter account here.

In a shocking turn of events, Hasbro UK have replied to a question raised on Facebook by Mathew Shatford regarding a possible UK release of both the Beast Hunters toyline AND the Generations Platinum Edition.

Matthew asked "Are there any plans for the recently announced Transformers: Prime Beast Hunters line to be released in the UK? And the same question for the Generations Platinum Edition toys (Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme from their Energon mold counterparts)" to which a representative of Hasbro UK responded with "Hi Mathew, the Beast Hunters toy line will be released in the UK in May of next year. We're hoping to bring the Generations Platinum Edition toys in too, but can't confirm anything just yet. Hope this helps!"

So there you have it, Beast Hunters to be released in May 2013 and the Platinum Edition toys they are working on. Shocking!!  He's a screen capture of this historic event

Just when you thought the Alternity line was dead TakaraTomy have announced a retool of their Convoy figure as Super GT Optimus Prime.  The toy is the same base as the previous Alternity release only with a spoiler on the back.  The image is a little blurred but can be seen below.

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