tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42167504145719125192024-03-18T20:25:45.225-07:00Events & InterviewsUnicron.com Transformers Events and InterviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-47821626830013710352010-10-15T14:22:00.000-07:002010-11-01T14:25:06.917-07:00Power Core Combiners Bombshock with Combaticons ReviewDocWho Reviews: Power Core Combiners Bombshock with CombaticonsWell, by now, you have all probably seen this toy or some other Power Core Combiner in stores and formed some kind of opinion on it. Lord knows I have. What I think about the concept is irrelevant to the quality of the toy. But that's the question, isn't it? How good is this toy?Well, thanks to the generosity of Hasbro PR, we have theDocWhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501625604268582774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-1487975717196559422010-06-24T23:35:00.000-07:002010-06-25T00:03:16.082-07:00Botcon LIVE photo update!That's right it's time for another other Unicron.com LIVE photo update! Our extended report will be coming out in the days following Botcon, but if you want the most up-to-date coverage, make sure to keep a watchful eye right here on our Botcon 2010 breaking news special report LIVE photo update, uploaded for your eyes as it happens!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-27960706535015416322010-06-22T09:40:00.000-07:002010-06-22T10:52:57.612-07:00Video Game Review: Transformers: War for Cybertron PS3/360REVIEW: Transformers: War for Cybertron PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by: TriPredRavageSo here we are nearly a year after that which was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Transformers has once again stepped up to the plate in an attempt to deliver a new video game experience that doesn’t leave us feeling half full. Beware, SPOILERS ahead.War for Cybertron takes an interesting approach to the TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-77744745589118576292010-06-04T08:00:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:00:01.422-07:00Transformers: War for Cybertron - San Francisco hands-on Preview Event!Wednesday night, Activation, High Moon Studios, and Hasbro put together an awesome hands-on Transformers: War for Cybertron game event in downtown San Francisco!<!--StartFragment--> At this Transformers War for Cybertron hands on event, we all got a lot of hands on time with this extremely cool new game! If you haven’t already seen the 3 part coverage from our previous hands on experience of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-91431624946400881582010-05-08T16:19:00.000-07:002010-06-04T02:30:00.297-07:00TF: War for Cybertron - Hands on at High Moon Studios - Gallery (part 3)Unicron.com takes a trip to High Moon StudiosUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-74495670290016071522010-05-06T10:20:00.000-07:002010-06-03T17:50:38.549-07:00Transformers: War for Cybertron - Unicron.com Exclusive Interview with High Moon Studios Design Team (Part 2)Unicron.com High Moon Studios VisitInterview with High Moon Studios’Shawn Miller – Animation DirectorIvan Power – Lead ArtistJim Daily – Lead Concept ArtistUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-92045753536359159852010-05-06T00:24:00.000-07:002010-06-03T17:53:40.937-07:00Transformers: War for Cybertron - Hands on Story Mode impressions (part 1) At High Moon Studios, we had the opportunity to play two levels of story mode; from what I saw of those two levels, I was very impressed! Here are a handful of highlights… <!--StartFragment--> · Story mode play consists of your central chosen playable character with 2 (computer controlled or online multiplayer) characters who fight along side you. The computer controlled characters seemedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-52088436720052871822010-03-16T01:50:00.001-07:002010-03-16T02:16:16.422-07:00Transformers Collector's Club Magazine - April Comic PreviewShortly after releasing the entire issue of last month's Collector's Club Magazine for public viewing, Pete Sinclair from Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine has sent us two preview pages of this year's comic story from next month's Magazine. Check out the pages below! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-37727110848189567552010-02-14T21:55:00.000-08:002010-02-15T16:19:42.724-08:00Toyfair 2010 Report: War For CybertronAt Toyfair 2010 we got all kinds of new info and sneak peaks at the new game Transformers: War for Cybertron, due for release this summer. Here is a summery of what we learned.There are plans to release more figures in conjunction with the game under the generations (new “Universe” catchall series), but the only three they were willing to discuss were Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron.Story was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-6981896670293109242010-02-14T00:27:00.000-08:002010-02-15T17:56:12.131-08:00Toy Fair 2010 - Full Report<!--StartFragment--> We have uploaded Hasbro's Toyfair promo pics in a gallery (embedded at the bottom of this post), but there were some pictures that were shown during this presentation that were not provided. As I understood, we were not to take pictures (tons of people did though), so you can find pictures that are not available as part of Hasbro's Toyfair promotional release or displayed inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-25043242049695100632010-02-12T20:57:00.000-08:002010-02-13T05:17:21.886-08:00Toyfair 2010: Live photo feed!We have the technology, so why not use it...This year, keep your eyes pealed as I am bringing along my iPhone 3GS to take some quick first glimpse shots of those new toys you're dying to see! I've taken a few pics to get ready for the trip, and embedded a live feed gallery below. Our tour starts at 12:30, and I will upload as I go, so you can expect pictures of the entry and setup to start Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-52390078867209098942010-02-12T05:24:00.000-08:002010-02-13T05:27:01.865-08:00Pre-Toyfair Hasbro Press ReleaseHASBRO’S TRANSFORMERS BRAND EXPANDS “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” UNIVERSE IN 2010 WITH NEW TOYS THAT CAPTURE THE EXCITEMENT ANDEXPAND THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE ICONIC PROPERTYNew BATTLE OPS BUMBLEBEE Action Figure and POWER CORE COMBINER ExpressionLead New Introductions For The Innovative And Popular Toy LinePAWTUCKET, R.I. (February 12, 2010) — On the heels of launching 2009’s largest grossing movieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-59254583808025101452009-12-18T10:00:00.000-08:002009-12-18T10:56:29.919-08:00Transformers: War for Cybertron Interview with Hasbro, Activision, and Full Moon StudiosUnicron.com was contacted by Neil Wood from Step-3 about putting together a phone interview/conference call where we would have the chance to interview some folks from Hasbro and Activision about the upcoming "Transformers: War for Cybertron" video game. We were, of course, quite interested in the opportunity to get an inside scoop from the producers of this exciting new chapter for the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-7944955862902020092009-12-16T11:39:00.000-08:002009-12-18T02:15:27.738-08:00[PRESS RELEASE] TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON EXPLORES A BRAND NEW, PIVOTAL CHAPTER IN TRANSFORMERS LORENew Action Game Delves Deep into the TRANSFORMERS Universe, Introduces All-New Visualizations of Iconic Characters in 2010 Santa Monica, CA – December 16, 2009 – Experience the legendary battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Transformers™: War for Cybertron is in development by award-winning High Moon Studios. Based on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-27429208772555148762009-10-21T20:13:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:30:27.234-08:00Hasbro Q&A 10/21/2009Hello Transformers Team,Here are our questions for this round of Transformers Q&A. Thanks!Unicron.com, question 1:Over the last few months, we have seen more 'appearances' of characters in their 'Classics/Universe' toy forms appearing in IDW comics (such as Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, etc...). Is this a coincidence or is Hasbro making a deliberate attempt to integrate the comics Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-92051118770805217152009-07-31T06:19:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:31:04.693-08:00Video Game Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen PS360REVIEW: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360by: TriPredRavageLet’s face it; movie games have a bad rep. It’s true! They not only have to capture the experience of the film, but they have to expand upon it in order to make a completely fulfilling game. And very rarely, has this formula worked out. Now Revenge of the Fallen steps up to the plate. The game follows TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-2179680211552264862009-07-30T04:55:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:31:37.275-08:00Video Game Review: Transformers PS2REVIEW: Transformers for PlayStation 2by: TriPredRavageI think by now it’s safe to say that, while the Unicron Trilogy provided us with some great toys and a series to watch, the show plots weren’t all that spectacular. Which brings us to this game. This game was delayed several times before its release, even being delayed for about a year after its original proposed release date. I can TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-48317097528327888282009-07-29T07:29:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:31:50.355-08:00Video Game Review: Beast Wars Transmetals N64REVIEW: Transformers: Beast Wars; Transmetals for Nintendo 64by: TriPredRavageSeeing as this game’s story is the same as the PS1 version, let’s get straight to the specifics.Once again, we have eight playable characters, four per team.Playable Maximals include: Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Airazor.Playable Predacons include: Megatron, Tarantulus, Waspinator, and Terrorsaur.You can play TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-1697281797370012552009-07-28T05:28:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:32:07.882-08:00Video Game Review: Beast Wars Transmetals PS1REVIEW: Transformers: Beast Wars; Transmetals for PlayStation Oneby: TriPredRavageThe story goes that in season three of the television show, When Megatron is captured, he sends a message back in time to himself just before the season finale events of season one. As a result, events happen differently with Rhinox, Waspinator, and Airazor all becoming Transmetal, and Terrorsaur also surviving to TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-58772762933852656822009-07-27T08:03:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:32:22.781-08:00Transformers: Beast Wars PS1/PC ReviewREVIEW: Transformers: Beast Warsby: TriPredRavageIn what is probably the worst adaptation of a show to videogame conversion I have ever seen, we have Transformers: Beast Wars for the PlayStation and PC. The game starts up with an opening cinematic featuring clips from season one of the Beast Wars TV show which does nothing to outline the events of anything other than “the robots fight.” No TriPredRavagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006558315191267312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-49343259275935655512009-06-05T21:24:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:32:40.675-08:00Botcon 2009, part 2We attended our first Botcon way back in the summer of 1996. Wow, how things have changed! Back then, we used to be surprised if anyone from Hasbro even attended. Nowadays, Hasbro and the Transformers marketing team obviously put a ton of time and financial resources into the event. Boasting a (probably) several 1000 square foot display booth with multiple, well-lit glass display shelves, Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-81646529208686798152009-06-04T21:48:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:33:05.251-08:00Hasbro Q&A 06/04/09Unicron.com, Question 1: In a previous Q&A, you told us that Rodimus Prime would still get the Transformers Animated toy treatment. We are wondering if you could expand on your plans for Transformers Animated toys through 2009 and 10. Are you still going to produce and sell toys like Animated Arcee, Electrostatic Soundwave, Rodimus Prime, Blackout and that underwater Bumblebee toy (and others)?Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-30844553075450769602009-06-02T20:05:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:33:27.434-08:00Botcon 2009, pt 1Highlights of this year's Botcon were, for us, more about the experience and events than any specific news revelations unveiled by Hasbro or other convention guests. We had such a blast, our heads are still spinning trying to process it all! Below is a video from Thursday at the convention center, the night before the the sales floor opened.All things considered, we thought the lines moved in a Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-22933792611080942582009-05-11T22:00:00.000-07:002009-12-18T01:33:42.394-08:00TFCon 2009It is a busy year for Transformers fans, and we're no exception. Having received many inquiries from fans wondering if we would be in attendance to offer our Accessory Set #6, we figured it was a good time to finally make the trip to TFCon, Canada's largest Transformers celebration.The show was well organized, attended and staffed. Getting through lines for convention exclusives did not take Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216750414571912519.post-9097906148176738412009-04-12T22:45:00.000-07:002010-01-02T20:57:22.309-08:00Derrick Wyatt IMterview part 2The following is a continuation of a few IM conversations, outlined in the Derrick Wyatt interview Part 1, now linked to in the Events and Interviews section of Unicron.com.... me: Speaking of awesomeness, now that we've seen and heard him in action, let's go back and talk (my favorite) Perceptor! God, I love him!!! derrickjwyatt: Did you hate the voice? me: No, but I'll admit it took a little Perceptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158025842371879597noreply@blogger.com5