Okay, before we go any further: Read our previous story to get yourself caught up, because I don’t feel like repeating myself in the second consecutive front-page story because they couldn’t have just done this earlier.

Got the gist? Good.

Today, Activision Blizzard decided to roll out a second trailer, featuring actual gameplay of their characters cosplaying as Cybertronians in action. Have a gander:

If you’d like to discuss this with other fans on our forums… well, as I said before (verbatim), we don’t really have an Overwatch thread, sequelized or otherwise. We do have this Activision Blizzard thread in our “Fun & Games” section, though. It hasn’t really been touched since the company laid off nearly 2,000 employees at the start of the year, so this might be a way to liven it up, yeah? No? Well, you can start a separate thread, if that’s your whim. In the Transformers Discussion section, perhaps? The trailer is kinda anime-ish, so PrimalxConvoy shared it in the “Japanese Transformers News” thread, even though that’s about as far as the relevance goes.

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Does that mean anything? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. But keep it in your back pocket, I guess.

Anyway, those folks rolled out a trailer for a new collaboration that begins today, and features some of our favorite robots in disguise as skins (for the gamer illiterate, that’s basically like “costumes”) for a quartet of pre-existing characters from the game. Check ’em out:

For what it’s worth, Overwatch 2 principle artist Mike Hardison explained on SMOKAT that these are the Overwatch 2 characters cosplaying as the characters, rather than the actual characters themselves. That said, there is a little more meat to this crossover than just everyone playing dress-up, as they also released a free digital comic online called “Transmission” that shows Megatron establishing a trade with Ramattra: He gets Cybertronian tech in exchange for Megatron using him as an avatar in this world. Naturally, the Autobots can’t have that, and so the race is on to find new heroes to which they can lend their aid.

So… maybe these costumes are actually — say it with me — more than meets the eye?

Right.

So, anyway. If you play the game (it’s free on Nintendo Switch, Steam for PC, Xbox One/Series X|S, and PlayStations 4 & 5), for those interested by this), the costumes will be available starting today, July 9th, 2024. And if past crossovers, specifically the recent Cowboy Bebop, are anything to go by, they aren’t cheap. Those went for 2,500 Overwatch coins, or roughly $25/£21.

Oh, and that’s each, by the way. So kiss your favorite picture of Ben Franklin (or whatever the equivalent would be in other countries) good-bye if you decide to go all the way in on this.

If you’d like to discuss this with other fans on our forums… well, we don’t really have an Overwatch thread, sequelized or otherwise. We do have this Activision Blizzard thread in our “Fun & Games” section, though. It hasn’t really been touched since the company laid off nearly 2,000 employees at the start of the year, so this might be a way to liven it up, yeah? No? Well, you can start a separate thread, if that’s your whim. In the Transformers Discussion section, perhaps? The trailer is kinda anime-ish, so PrimalxConvoy shared it in the “Japanese Transformers News” thread, even though that’s about as far as the relevance goes.

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See the release including a great reveal video HERE!

See Treds, Pathfinder, and Smallfoot in all their glory. Below are a few screen captures from the official reveal video:

Pre-order yours tomorrow at BigBadToyStore at 12pm CST! Don’t forget to use the link to let ’em know that the Allspark sent you!

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Coming from Instagram user’s T-Hunted and Matthew on Cars & Hot Wheels, we have a picture showing the packaging and rendering of Optimus Prime.

Even more exciting, though, is a series of pictures of an unspun (not yet riveted) Bumblebee toy from reddit user rj_nighthawk (mirrored below)!

The photos show that the line will consist of 1:64 scale versions of the Transformers in vehicle mode, with their robot mode face molded into the bottom, similar to the old RPM’s line.

Can’t wait to send these through a loop and into a wicked jump? Discuss them here in our forum!

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With the reveal on Christmas Eve night from JTPrime17, we have some new listings for next year that will surely be exciting for many fans!

Source: JTPrime17

First, Studio Series 86 Blaster and Eject will be a Target Exclusive!

A reuse of the Kingdom/Legacy toy, the deco will be a different. Opaque Plastic instead of clear will be beneficial for those who were afraid of cracking that plastic. Most of the details will probably be tooned out like with Buzzworthy Bumblebee 86 Kup, Cliffjumper, etc. Speaking of which, since we now know Buzzworthy branding is getting phased out, this will probably be in regular SS 86 packaging. Now we wait patiently for 86 Hound.

Source: Keylii Prillaman

Next up is another G.I. Joe X Transformers collab! Optimus is finally going to fight Megatron as a Joe vehicle! This time, he will become the M.O.B.A.T (Motorized Battle Tank)! This is going to be a beast of a panzer for your collection. Along for the treading ride will be General Hawk, a seasoned Joe who is the head honcho for the real American heroes. Makes sense to pair him with the leader of the Autobots. Looks like we might be getting an updated General Optimus Prime after all.

One listing is just Mayhem DLX 2 pack. It’ll be an Amazon Exclusive. Any comic fan may know that word. It can only mean one thing…

Source: Timelines: Cheap Shots by Dan Khanna, Jake Isenberg, Thomas Deer, and Forest Lee

Yep, looks like the Mayhem Attack Squad will be the next Amazon theme for 2024. Fitting to have some Wrecker parallels when they were a focused theme back in 2022.

Next up is a bit weird, but might be familiar. We have these Mixmashers (not master) toys coming down the pipeline. While we aren’t completely sure about this, we have a good right to assume this might be a revived Hero Masher line from the early 2010’s. If anyone wants an Optimus Prime with a Megatron arm and stubby Bumblebee legs…well, that sentence encapsulates the appeal of that type of toy.

One last piece of info. We now have the street date for the Transformers: One toyline for next year. According to Silver Optimus from TFW2005, this current listing has a Prime Changers for $59.99. That’s pretty costly, but since this is from another region of the world, the price may vary. But this product will come by Sept. 13th, 2024. A mere two days before the movie premieres on the 15th.

Source: TFW2005

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Images without weird line in them. pic.twitter.com/nN2dJalRUX

— Jtprime17 (@jtprime17) June 28, 2023

These images come to us from the well known leaker JTPrime. This set includes Soundwave and what appears to be a repaint of Masterpiece Ravage.

If you have questions, you can ask JTPrime yourself in the Leak thread of the official Allspark Discord Server.

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First, let’s introduce the SORA-Q moon lander. The video demonstrates the concept well enough, but essentially the SORA-Q will be dropped on the moon in a compact ball form, then unfold into a mobile robot. Compared to Mars rovers that have relied a whole landing craft covered in airbags, this design looks remarkably efficient. SORA-Q is planned to be sent to the moon this August.

Now of course, there’s no better way to celebrate this event than with a brand new Optimus Prime.

This Optimus Prime transforms into a planned manned moon rover developed by JAXA and Toyota. The vehicle itself is still under development and will not be part of the August mission, but is a more fitting form for Optimus Prime than the SORA-Q.

There will be two versions of this toy. One will be generally available for 11,000 JPY starting in March 2024. Note that the pictured display stand is not included. The second version is a semi-crowdfunded option. Supporters who pledge 11,000 JPY will get the same toy, but they’ll get it a month early in February 2024.  Supporters who pledge 14,300 JPY will get the same toy in the same box, plus the display stand, which will be shipped in a separate box. Supporters who pledge 50,000 JPY get all of the above, plus a video message from the Japanese voice of Optimus Prime himself, Tessho Genda. Lastly, supporters who can only give 3,000 JPY will get their names featured on Takara’s webpage here.

You can back the project on Campfire here or wait until March 2024.

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Thanks to Allspark User Lightsyder for the heads up!  This newest set of Hasbro Transformers x Jurassic Park mashups contains Autobot JP12 that transforms into a Jeep Wrangler and the evil Decepticon Dilophocon that turns into the classic Dilophosarus! This set even includes the legendary can of shaving cream. Check it out below!

This set will be available to pre-order soon, today at 1PM eastern, on Hasbro Pulse and Amazon for $75.

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