TFormers hav­e posted a video recorded at the NYCC that contains the trailer for TransformersPri­me season 2.  You can watch the trailer below.

TFW2005 ,  TFormers and The Allspark have all now posted summary information and images from yesterday evenings Transformer panel at the SDCC.  You can find their coverage by clicking the links in this article.

Tformers have an image of what appears to be a re-release of Masterpiece Grimlock but as MP-08X.  The differences between the new version of the figure and the old one include.

1. The new one comes with a crown (based on the Marvel comics)
2. The new release has a new box with a Marvel comic artwork cover
3. The sword and gun are recoloured
4. The figure itself has been recoloured to look more like the comic, ie the black has been changed to a dark blue.
5. The other accessories from the normal release have been dropped

You can view the image here.

TFormers have a few images from the TakaraTomy stand at the summer Wonder Festival 2008. The display shows of the deluxe and ultra Transformers Henkei versions of the new Transformers Universe toys (Onslaught, Powerglide, Silverbolt, Sunstreaker and Prowl).

We hope to bring you more images from the show a little later on.

According to the website of Australian theatrical agency Meissner Management, Isabel Lucua has signed on to play the role of Alice in Transformers 2. Isabel is best know for her role as Tasha Andrews on popular Australian television soap opera Home and Away.

Credit to TFormers for the report.

Below you will find a round-up of the news from BotCon from last night.

Transformers Website Award Winners (voted my BotCon attendees)

The usual suspects won, with TFWorld2005 picking up 2 awards (design / resource) whilst Seibertron scooped the award for news. For the three years the awards have run, the same two sites have won the awards with Seibertron' tally up to 4 and TFWorld 5.

News

Animated Toys (Transformers.com)

Hasbro have updated Transformers.com with a press release and stock images on the Transformers Animated toys, showing the Black repaint of Bumblebee (the third version of that mold), Sentinel Prime, Ultra Magnus and Swoop.

Universe Toys (Transformers.com)

Hasbro have updated Transformers.com with a press release and stock images of the Transformers Universe toys, including Ironhide, Silverbolt, Sideswipe and Bluestreal. Also shown are more Transformers Robot Heroes.

Hasbro Display Images (Seibertron)

Seibertron have posted a few galleries showing the Transformers toys in the Hasbro display, including Transformers Animated, Transformers Crossovers, Transformers Movie, Transformers Universe, Transformers Robot Heroes.

• Transformers Animated Deluxe & Leader toys
• 25th Anniversary Prime reissue, Universe Deluxe & Ultra, Robot Heroes

The second bit of news is in from BotCon, thanks to Seiberton, TFWorld2005 and TFormers

TFormers have images of the Club exclusives display, including the upcoming Seacons and Nightbeats figures, along with posters and more posters of the Convention figures

Shattered Glass Litho images are available at TFormers, and agian here.

TFWorld2005 has images of the convention figures.

And Seibertron has their Bios, as well as a set of the toys for sale on eBay.

Snakas has picked up on an article on the blog of Japanese Idol Mei Morishita. On the blog she reveals that one of TakaraTomy's Wonder Festival exclusive toy will be a Transformers Movie Arcee G1 Color Edition (repaint of the Deluxe Movie Arcee).

These will be exclusively sold at the event on February 24, 2008 at the TakaraTomy booth and limited to 1,000 pieces.

Be sure to check Transformers At The Moon around the time of the WinterWonderfest, as we'll be looking to add to our unrivaled Japanese Convention gallery area.