Million Publishing, the company behind the Generations Books, have announced that their exclusive mail-away figure for the Transformers Generations 2011 book will be none other than Transformers United Stepper.  The figure is a recolour of the Transformers United / Reveal The Shield Jazz complete with Nightstick targetmaster.  The toy is based on the Stepper figure from the Transformers Headmasters line.

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Snakas has updated Autobase Aichi with information on a new Yodobashi Camera exclusive Micron Spoilport.

If you spend over 3000 Yen on Autobot Alliance figures (or Movie Masterpiece Bumblebee or MP Rodimus Convoy) at Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba store after 5th of March, you’ll receive the exclusive Minicon figure.

Spoilsport is a recolour, in reverse colours, of Transformers United Targetmaster Recoil who in turn was a reccolour of Transformers Power Core Combiners Airlift

HK-TF as been updated with a ­short gallery showing the differences between Transformers Reveal the Shield Grapple and Transformers United Grapple.­

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ACToys.net have posted some comparison images of Transformers United Jazz and Transformers Reveal the Shield Jazz.  The latter figure, as you may recall, has been released within the UK and Ireland in Smyths stores.

You can view a mirror of the images below.

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YouTubermasainjapan2008 has posted a rip of the DVD that comes with the current issue of TV Boy (the Feb 2011 issue) on YouTube.  You can view the video using the embedded link below.­

TakaraTomy has just launched a mini-site for their Transformers United line, the Japanese release of Transformers Generations.

So now the Transformers line that sounds like a football team (Transformers United) has it:s own little home on the web.

An auction has been posted on the Chinese auction site Taobao for the upcoming 2011 Japanese Transformers United Straxus figure.  The auction gives us a good look at the toy in packaging which you can view below.

Figure King appears to have two images of some upcoming Transformers United and Transformers Power Core Combiners toys.

The Transformers united 3-pack consists of Rodimus, Kup and Scap-Head (a remolded Generations Wreck-Gar featuring a new head sculpt) along with Galavatron, Cyclonus and Scourge,

Meanwhile three of the Transformers Power Core Combiners mini con figures will be repainted Grey and Black and given G1 Targetmaster names of Fracus, Recoil and Haywire

Its the 14th November 2010 in Japan now (as that are ahead) and as such it is 24 years to the day that Transformers 2010 (Headmasters) first aired and to commemorate this e-Hobby have updated their website with a page dedicated to Transformers United.  The page contains silhouettes of Scourge, Galvatron, Cyclonus, Rodimus, Kup and Wreck-Gar.  What is not clear is whether this means that there will be e-Hobby exclusive Transformers United figures coming soon, or just thast they will be stocking the toys.

You can view the page here.

Million Publishing have updated their website with some details, as well as a sample image of the cover, of their forthcoming Transformers Generations 2010 book.  The book, which is due for release on the 19th November 2010, will include information on the third live action Transformers Movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, though that its still tentative so it may be removed before the book is published. It will also cover every item that was released within Japan in 2010 as well as some of the Transformers Revenge items to be released in 2011.  If that was not enough the book will contain a special anniversary look at Transformers Headmasters (Fight 2010, Transformers Super Robot) including interviews with Ishimaru Hiroya (Rodimus Convoy), Seiz? Kat? (Galvatron) and Tashima Shiyou (the Japanese director). 

Excited yet? No? Okay well the book does not end there.  It will also contain a special historic piece on Rodimus Convoy which will build up to a detailed look at the Masterpiece figure.  If you are a Transformers Animated fan, the book will contain pictures of every figure released in Japan in 2010 as well as toys that will be released in 2011, yes there are more Transformers Animated toys coming to Japan in 2011.

Finally the book will cover Transformers United! including publishing a new comic called "A New Battle" by Tsushima Naoto and a look at all the figures.  Here is a preview of the cover.

All this will be covered in 96 pages.  The books ISBN is 978-4-8130-2130-8

ToysRUs Japan have updated their product list for Transformers United Blurr with some new images of the figure which show the difference between that toy and the Western release with the difference being a darker head and silver crotch.

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