The following preview for this weeks Transformers Prime episode has been recorded and posted to YouTube by several fans.

Hydra, who currently works for Part One Ltd / e-Hobby, has posted some information regarding Transformers Go! over on The Allspark taken from the just released magazine information on the upcoming straight-to-dvd animated series.

"Well, looks like the information is legitimately out...

The magazine spread for Go! said that Optimus and co. had sealed Predaking [Dragotron] away inside the Earth using the artfact known as the "Legendisk,"
and left Earth to hunt down other Predacons who had spread throughout the galaxy. They entrusted the duty of hunting down the scattering of Predacons still on Earth to a team of six Autobots...

In that sense, it takes place after BH, but whether it will link up smoothly is anyone's guess.

Basically, the extent to swhich this mirrors Battlestars>OpCom is uncanny. Elite team of powerful Autobots, including Optimus Prime (and BH Op himself is very Star Convoy-ish already) leave Earth to do battle in space. Earth is left in the hands of small team of freely combining Autobots.

Coincidence? Almost certainly.

-Hydra"

GameWatch have published more information on the upcoming Japanese exclusive Transformers Anime series Transformers Go! According to the article the series must appeal to big business and will NOT be a Television series, as was previously expected, but will be released as a DVD by Shogakukan in TV-Boy and Kodansha in TV magazine. The article confirms that the 3-part combiner will be able to merge to form three different robots. Metroplex was also shown during the event and was measured at 58cms

More information is expected to be released on the 24th and 25th April when Takara-Tomy group hold their "summer business meetings".

Thanks to Autobase Aichi for the news

MTV Geek! have posted a new clip from this week's episode of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters which is titled "Prey". The episode will air within the US on The Hub this Friday at 7:30PM EST.

Paul Hitchens has updated The Spacebridge's Facebook page with another reconstructed deleted scene from the 1986 Transformers: The Movie animated feature film.  This latest video is the original sequence which was planned for Ultra Magnus' death.  Readers of the Marvel comics adaptation will recognise the way Magnus meets his end but this confirms that it was the original way in which he was going to be killed.

If you would like to see further recreations like this then we encourage you to head over to the Space-Bridge page on Facebook and like it to help show Paul your appreciation of the material he is sharing.

Paul Hitchens has put together a fantastic reconstruction of a deleted scene from the Transformers: The Movie which he has shared on his The Spacebridge page over on Facebook.  The video, which is on YouTube, shows what happens between Optimus Prime ploughing through the Decepticons and then coming face-to-face with Megatron.  Here is Paul to give a better explanation

"Here is a video I made of one of the deleted scenes from the 1986 Transformers movie. It's made using a set of production used storyboards I own. I have included a section of the film either side so you can see where it would have fit in. I believe this scene was animated as it exists in very late production notes & music was written to accompany it. It was cut as Nelson Shin felt it ruined the flow of Primes attack leading up to his battle with Megatron. Ultra Magnus, Tracks, Sideswipe & Red Alert were picked to attack Devastator as they all have rocket launchers. It also explains what Megatron was looking at when Prime found him. Hope you like"

Hasbro UK have confirmed, via Facebook, that following on from the release of Transformers Prime Volume 2 (Episodes 6-10 of season 1) the rest of the season will be released in June (Decepticons Unleashed) and October (Unlikely Alliancea) with a complete season 1 boxset also being released then.  Sadly they have also confirmed that there will be no UK release of Transformers Prime on Blu-Ray meaning that if you wish to enjoy an HD viewing of the series that you will need to import either the US version (with a region free Blu-Ray player) of the Australian Madman release which is the same region as the UK.

Vivid Reshift of The Allspark have posted a scan from special edition of the magazine kidscreen which confirms that Transformers Prime Beast Hunters will be the final season of the show before a new animated series starts in late 2014.  

As for Hasbro's established stable of series, which drive the programming on its US joint venture network The Hub, the 13 episodes of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters due to launch this year represent the final chapter of the Transformers Prime story. It has grown to encompass 65 half-hour episodes that continue to roll out around the world. Look for a 75-minute Transformers Prime Beast Hunters movie to hit DVD shelves in Q4.

But that's note the end for Transformers. Arnesen says a "new iteration of the animated TV series" is slated for delivery in late 2014, which looks like it might be shaping up to be the year of Autobots, given that audiences are already expecting the fourth live-action blockbuster in July.

You can view the scan of the magazine article below.

TFW2005 have posted an article covering what was shown during Hasbro Incs Toy Fair 2013 Investor Event Webinar. There was not a great deal of new information coming out of the event with the exception of the announcement of a brand new Chinese exclusive Transformers TV series which is currently in production.

"We have Transformers: Prime in China" said Goldner. "And we are also developing a new TV Series for Transformers indigenous to the Chinese Market. Transformers is one of the popular brands there. The brand was there in the 80s so we are making a Brand New TV Series that is produced in China with Chinese partners and will air in CCTV [China Central Television]."

Whether the show will be dubbed into English as Car Robots was when it became Transformers: Robots In Disguise or whether the show will remain exclusive to the Chinese like Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo did for Japan will not be known for a couple of years though in our estimation I would not expect it to be dubbed.

Whether the series will be based around the Chinese MMO, the Asian exclusives, toys not used within the main show or new characters and toys remains to be seen, but since Hasbro are pushing heavily into the Asian market, especially China, we would not be suprised to see the line feature new recolours as well as some exclusive molds much like Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo.

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with a new entry titled The Ark Addendum - Atlantis, Arise! Part 1.  The entry covers the part one of Atlantis, Arise! an episode from the Generation One series where the Sub-Atlantican race teamed up with the Decepticons.

Jim also comments on some recent work hs is doing for his next book, the 2nd G.I. Joe Field Manual which is out in a few months and available now at Amazon

Hasbro Inc have issued the following press release announcing a deal with Vision Animation and Moody Street Kids to produce 26 half-hour episodes for a 2nd season of Rescue Bots.

Hasbro Strikes Malaysian Production Deal for Rescue Bots

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc., announced an agreement with Malaysia’s leading studio, Vision Animation, and Australia’s Moody Street Kids to produce 26 half-hour episodes for the second season of Rescue Bots. The pact comes as the new animated Transformers franchise series has debuted to strong ratings both on The Hub, a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications in the U.S., and on many of the top broadcast networks globally. 

Rescue Bots will be collaboratively produced by Hasbro in the U.S., Vision in Malaysia and Moody Street in Australia. This brings to eight the number of countries that will be involved in production or co-production deals with Hasbro Studios by the end of November, with the United States, China, Japan, Canada, South Korea and Spain also on the list. Pre-production on the Rescue Bot episodes will commence immediately and delivery is expected in mid-2014.

“We are always striving to find cutting edge talent around the world,” said Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis. “With Vision and Moody Street, we now have another team of international production partners that share our vision and understanding of the power of brands. We are most impressed with their ability to take branded entertainment and create great emotional stories.”  

The Vision agreement is significant to Malaysia, with Hasbro Studios becoming the first U.S. company to strike a deal under the terms of Malaysia’s recently announced production Tax Incentive program.

Following an introductory meeting between Davis and Malaysia’s Minister of Information, Culture and Communications two years ago, Vision joined the discussions. The animation studio at the forefront of developing Malaysia’s production industry, especially through co-productions with world-class partners, brought in Moody Street Kids with which they had collaborated on three previous projects. To ensure their ability to deliver high-quality animation and strong storytelling in conjunction with Hasbro Studios, the partners conducted a successful test prior to the deal being signed.

“Gill Carr of Moody Street Kids and I are delighted to be given the opportunity to bring the collective strengths of our studios to bear on the production of this fantastic show,” said Huoi-Seong Low, CEO of Vision Animation. “We are confident that this will be the first of many projects we will be doing together with Hasbro Studios.”

"I am happy and pleased to take note that the Malaysian Government's support and investments in the entertainment & media industry over the past few years have paid off,” said Dato' Sri Kamaruddin Siaraf, Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture. “Malaysia is being globally recognized as a reliable content production centre, ready for co-production opportunities, especially in 2D & 3D animation. The production deal between Hasbro Studios and Vision Animation is a landmark and certainly a testament to Malaysia's capabilities in producing award-winning, world-class animation for international markets at a competitive cost."

Source: Hasbro Studios

Thanks to Big Bad Toy Store, we can now share two new images of the upcoming Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Predaking figure which includes a first-look at the toys robot form.  The images, which can be viewed below, confirm that the toy is also a homage to the Transformers Cybertron Scourge figure, or as he was known in Japan?Transformers Galaxy Force Flame Convoy?

The robot mode has a head sculpt which fits in very well with the recent Transformers Prime designs, though for a voyager class figure, he almost looks as if he has been scaled down.  The final version of the toy we expect to see paint-application changes, especially on the silver dragon heads, though Hasbro have designed to figure to not require that many paint applications to help keep down the cost.

A new video preview of this weeks Transformers Prime episode, Regeneration, has been posted onto the video sharing website YouTube.  You can watch the trailer for the 51st episode of the Transformers Cartoon below.

The Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters panel has now taken place at NYCC and several US based new sites have shared images of the slides from the event.

The Allspark (facebook gallery) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.535356569823456.143397.166004856758631&type=1

TFW2005.com - http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/transformers-prime-panel-nycc-2012-176102/

The panel coverd the Beast Hunters subline for Transformers Prime which included upgraded Autobots and Decepticons along with the new Predacon faction.  Also shown were the Kreos the Energon Omega Supreme remould and the recolour of Energon Optimus Prime.

Check out the galleries above for all of the images