Good news for French based Transformers fans, as the French Hypermarket chain Auchan are now stocking the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen preview figures, Soundwave and Bumblebee.  This means that France can claim the official debut of the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys.  When the figures will be released in other parts of the world is not yet know, but it does mean that you can expect to find a lot more on eBay in the coming weeks.

Credit goes to Vampry of TFW2005.com for the original report of the figures release.

TFW2005 have published a list of Target CPCI numbers which include entries for the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen figures as well as Transformers Animated.

087-06-0111 TF MV2 Deluxe Figures
087-06-0115 TF MV2 Scout Figures
087-06-0119 Transformers MV2 Optimus Prime Helmet
087-06-0120 TF MV2 Voyager
087-06-0122 TF MV2 Leader
087-06-0125 TF MV2 Gravity Bots
087-06-0127 Transbattler MV2 FAB
087-06-0128 TF MV2 Robot Replicas
087-06-0131 TF MV2 Robot Hero Scene
087-06-0139 Tran Weapon MV2 Robot Weapons
087-06-0141 Trans Helmet MV2 Helmet Roleplay
087-06-0146 TF MV2 Combiners
087-06-0162 TF MV2 Ultimate Bumblebee
087-06-0163 TF MV2 Power bots
087-06-0164 TF MV2 Mega Power bots
087-06-0171 TF MV2 Legends
087-06-0294 TRA Combiner TF MV2 

The Optimus Prime voice changer helmet was also mentioned within this months Toy News Magazine.

We've been holding back on reporting this news until more concrete information was available but we've taken the decision to post it now and then update it as more information becomes available.

Yesterday Kapow toys reported, via TFW2005, that they had"received a phone call from one of my suppliers this afternoon with regard to the Transformers Animated line, many retailers have wave 4.5 on pre-order from Hasbro, this includes Swoop, Sentinel Prime etc, the bad news is that I received a warning that the line may be cancelled before wave 4.5 and not to offer pre-orders for the figures.".  Many fans missed the "may be" part of the post and reacted thinking that the toyline and cartoon had be shelved in the UK meaning that other countries might follow suit.  Since then both Kapow and ourselves have contacted Hasbro UK for clarification.

This morning Kapow received additional information that Wave 4.5 was being cancelled, nothing was mentioned regarding further wave or the line in general.  Now before anyone panics, it is our belief that this news will turn out to be that just Wave 4.5 has been cancelled.  If you look back at the breakdown report that we posted, you will see that Wave 4.5 only included one new toy, the recoloured Bumblebee as Elite Guard Bumblebee.  The other two main toys from that Wave (Swoop and Sentinal Prime) are also due for release as part of Wave 4.  Therefore things will not be as bad as many fans fear.  Future UK waves have not been announced, but it is quiet likely that Hasbro do not want to change the stock that is on the shelves again too close to Christmas.

Both wave 4 and Wave 4.5 were scheduled for release within the UK this month (October 2008), the same month that the UK exclusive Transformers Animated comic is released.  It should also be noted that a Terrestrial channel is supposedly going to start airing Transformers Animated from next year.

Again, the latest on this news story is that wave 4.5 has been cancelled.  Further updates will be made as more information becomes available.

YouTube phillyfilmgirl, responsible for some of the recent videos from the set of the second live action Transformers Movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, has posted what she reports is some of the plot information over on TFW2005.

Scroll down to read the spoilers:

"heres the whole story of why he read the book so fast IN the video i posted
-he gets some sort of a box, he touches it, it zaps him
-all of a sudden in class (which is a large lecture hall) he goes crazy saying whats wrong in the book and drawing symbols all over his notes and on the board
-i myself have held and seen the astronomy book, its pretty big
-he calls mikaela freaked out, thats where the video comes in
-from there, he tells her on the phone in another location, 'dont touch the box' so i guess thats what did it to him
-then he draws a lot of symbols and i guess it leads him to the final battle and drawing symbols

he also meets another girl, alice who turns out to be evil and is trying to get all up on him at a party, bumblebee crashes the party and here is the conversation sam has with a frat brother
"hey freshmen!" frat bro
"yea?" sam
"is that ur car parked there?"
"what car?"
"the yellow one on the bushes"
"oh my friend just went to get u a tighter shirt"
"there is no tighter shirt i checked and you dont have any friends...say how about if i park my foot up ur ass!"
"what size shoe are you?"
"10"
sam then stumbles on some bushes outside the party, gets in the car with alice (that girl i mentioned) bumblebee doesnt like her (hence that video with the spinning stop we saw), she gets out with goo on her because of bumblebee then later alice is seen in a courtyard all meniacle looking after some sort of explosion and the trio are running from her.  oh yea, he gets a new roomate at college and his name is leo - leo knows or figures out about transformers and they basically kill that new saturn...i think it gets split in two and placed up high on a ledge in a warehouse/factory place, and theres explosions thats some of what i know happens, hope that helps, this is all the truth.  the parents are in france...something bad happens there they all observe a tv in a open air market and people are crying (an old woman is even wearing a biret), a building collapses, and people are fleeing from it and then we see a transformer in france hunting down the parents or protecting them, i dont know.   shia gets strangled by megatron too...we will see megatron's hand strangle him"

Hasbro.com has uploaded new instruction sheets for upcoming Transformers Universe and 25th Anniversary toys in pdf format.

The instructions are for 25th Anniversary Oprimus Prime, Silverstreak, Springer and Ratbat, Roadbuster and Dirge, Aerial Rivals 5 pack, Team Leaders 5 pack and Stormcloud

Thanks to TFW2005.com for the spot

TFW2005.com board member Iacon45 has posted found some new Transformers listings on the Wal*Mart website for both the Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe toy lines.

TF:A Shadow Blade Megatron - $39.67
TF:A Roadbuster Ultra Magnus - $39.67
TF:A Cyber Speed Bumblebee - $19.96
TF:A Street Patrol Bumblebee - $19.96
TF Universe Voyager Overload - $19.96
TF: Universe Vector Prime - $19.96
TF: Universe Leo Prime - $19.96

TFWorld2005 have a video interview with Gregg Berger, the voice of G1 Grimlock (amoung others)

You can see the videos on You Tube or on TFW.

The Transformers Movie line continues its releases in the UK with the Toys R Us exclusives, Inferno and Mudflap now been spotted. Both toys are in regular European packaging style which substitutes artwork for a photograph of the toy in its robot mode, and are recolours of Cybertron Mudflap and Armada Red Alert.

Credit TFWorld2005

TFW2005 are reporting that the Pontiac Solstice vehicle prop and Darius McCrary, the voice of Jazz in the first live action movie, have arrived at the set of the second Transformers Movie. This had led to speculation that Jazz may be set to return in the second film, though why a voice actor would be needed on set at this stage is not known.

TFW2005 have also received some images from the set showing a Chinese police car patrolling the streets. Already some fans are expecting this to be Prowl, though it could simply turn out to be a police car on patrol.

TFWorld2005 have reports that Transformers Animated will be starting on two South American Cartoon Network stations, Carton Network LA (Spanish) and Cartoon Network Brazil (Portuguese).

The premier, Transform and Roll Out, is set to debut on 7th July at 13:00, except in Venezuela, when it will air the same day but at 12:30pm and at 13:30 in Brazil.

Alex, of Cybertron Philippines, has posted a review of both the Transformers Animated Jazz
and Animated Soundwave figures, which he recently purchased, over on the CybPH message board. You can view his Soundwave review here and the Jazz one here.

Credit to TFW2005 for the news

German Transformers Animated fan site transformers-animated.de.vu have been sent a complete dub list for the German version of Transformers Animated. Below you will find a breakdown of the characters appear in episodes 25 and episode 29.

Transformers Animated 25: Autobot Camp

Bumblebee
Lugnut
Bulkhead
Sumdac
Megatron
Sentinel
Ultra Magnus
Ironhide
Longarm
Wasp
Chief Voice

Transformers Animated 29: A Bridge Too Close - Part 2 (Season Finale)

Optimus Prime
Sari
Bumblebee
Ratchet
Prowl
Bulkhead
Blitzwing
Mixmaster
Scrapper
Sumdac
Blurr
Omega Supreme
Lugnut
Female S.
Starscream
Starscream (Egomane) - aka Egomaniac
Starscream (Schleimer) - aka Suck-Up
Strarscream (Lügner) - aka Liar
Starscream (Feigling) - aka Coward
Shockwave

Credit to TFW2005 for the news.