Sorry for the lack of news over the last 24 hours or so, I had problems with my bank accounts which I needed to get sorted and it took longer than I had hoped.  Anyway, here is a round-up of the Transformers War For Cybertron news that broke over the last 12 hours.

First up, ­TFW2005.com have posted an sneak peak of the game after a visit to High Moon Studios.

Next up, the official Transformers War for Cybertron website has been updated with information and bios on two new characters, Silverbolt and Brawl.

Finally, G4tv.com has posted a video which acts as a walk-through of the first level with High Moon game director Matt Tieger talking about various gameplay mechanics as well as the storyline. You can view that video along with a multiplayer one below.

UK online DVD and Computer Game specialist  Play.com will be offering the Transformers War for Cybertron Demolisher exclusvise character for use in multi player mode.

This news comes from Jango Boba Frog

Gamespot has added more trailers for the upcoming Transformers War for Cybertron game. The first is a Multiplayer Character Demo­

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This video shows off 4 Character Classes: Soldier, Scout, Scientist and Leader. Also, we are treated with a brief look at the Character Customization Screen, sh­owing-off the Cybertronian Weapon Systems, which the player must equip. To top it all up, a sneak peek of the Character Special Abilities and Repaints.

The bit of news is that

Starting today, Transformers fans can pre-order the game on Amazon.com to receive an exclusive code used to unlock DEMOLISHOR.

Additionally, fans can pre-order the game at GameStop to receive an exclusive code used to unlock SHOCKWAVE.

Kotaku has posted up an article describing a first hand, hands on look at Transformers War for Cybertron for the Nintendo DS.

The War for Cybertron goes portable in this title developed by Vicarious Visions, and includes a "partner" system where players can select two characters and are encouraged to switch between them to progress through the game.

The screen shots show images of Jetfire and Grimlock appearing on this version of the game.

As promised the first in-game trailer for the upcoming Transformers: War For Cybertron video game has now been released.  You can view the trailer below.­

Credit to Game Trailers­ for the video

Geoff Keighley, host of Spike TV's GTTV (Game Trailers Television) has announced via his twitter page that they will have the worlds first "gameplay trailer" for the upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron video game on this weeks show which airs within the US.  Expect the trailer on YouTube and other online video sites within an hour of the airing.

Credit to Seibertron.com

Thanks to the Indonesian based Transformers fan site TF-Indonesian.net for letting us know that Paramount Pictures are one of the partners support the planned development of Robotland a robot theme park.  Why is this Transformers news, well specifically because Paramount are only mentioned due to Transformers.  A Transformers Hall is mentioned under as one of the Robot Challenger Displays.  "Robot Character Hall: Exhibitions and products relating to robot characters from movies and cartoons. >> Astroball Hall, Transformers Hall, Star Wars Robot Hall etc."

You can find some artist impressions of the planned designs here but it certainly looks like a very interesting concept.

As you may or may not be aware Mangohero recently lost his website due to a webhost closing their service.

Mangohero (as well as being a longtime member of the messageboard), is one of the oldest and most respected best known UK traders. Thankfully he was able to salvage a older version which had been mirrored elsewhere (without their knowledge) and I am very happy to announce that he has reopened with a new URL:

http://www.mangohero.f-t-l.net/

So if you have the old site bookmarked please update to the new URL.

And if you've never heard of them, have a quick look through their infamous unknown parts list and see if you recognise anything:

http://www.mangohero.f-t-l.net/unknown.html

Game Informer has updated its blog with a look at Starscream from the upcoming Transformers: War For Cybertronvideo game.

This is the first time that Starscream as been seen from the game, and the site includes images and information on the War for Cybertron Starscream character.

eBay seller daddiomk has listed an auction on ebay for an ­Original Transformer painting­. The artwork ­was used on the back of the box for many of the original Transformers figures and is signed by the artist Jeffrey Mangiat.

The auction description is as follows:

"TRANSFORMERS ORIGINAL ART~PAINTING~1980S~HASBRO~RARE This auction is for an ORIGINAL work of art featuring THE TRANSFORMERS! This one-of-a-kind PAINTING appeared on the back of HASBRO TOY packages in 1980S. This is an ORIGINAL Gouache on cold press Illustration board artwork painted by world renowned illustrator, JEFFREY MANGIAT! Mr. Mangiat also produced many of the first generation Transformers artwork for numerous package designs. His paintings are known worldwide for their incredible use of detail and intense color palette. This fabulous painting measures 26” X 24” and is in superb condition. There is a minor crease in the lower right corner that does not affect the majesty of this rare original. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to obtain a piece of Transformers toy history directly from the artist who created this artwork! The winning bidder may choose to have the piece signed and personalized if they choose. If you are a dedicated fan or collector of THE TRANSFORMERS or high quality artwork, this rare ORIGINAL PAINTING is for you! Payment may be made by Paypal in US funds and MUST be received within 10 days from end of auction. STRICTLY ENFORCED! (FREE SHIPPING- priority mail domestic USA delivery confirmation & insured!)"

Those who are interested best have plenty of spare cash though as the auction starts with a price of $7,500

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I thought this might be of interest. There is a long-running UK fanzine (in print, yes!) called Hubris. The latest issue has just come out, and has a specially commissioned cover done by Marvel UK artist Stephen Baskerville. That's got to be his first Transformers work in quite some time!

There's more details on the site here: http://www.the-hub.co.uk/hubris/hubris-10/