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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Orion Pax is a clever remold of Studio Series Gamer Edition Optimus Prime, and Megatron is a repaint of the previous IDW based Rise of Tyranny Miner Megatron, a remold of Siege Megatron.

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con marks Hasbro’s return to offering convention exclusives on-site where attendees can physically purchase and pick-up the products at the show. Limited quantities will be available to order on HasbroPulse.com after the convention.

TRANSFORMERS LEGACY UNITED VOYAGER CLASS FRACTURED FRIENDSHIP 2-PACK

(HASBRO | Ages 8 and Up | Approx. Retail Price: $74.99 | Available: Summer 2024)

Experience the epic origins of legendary TRANSFORMERS robots with this TRANSFORMERS Legacy United Fractured Friendship 2-Pack that includes 2 action figures! Inspired by the iconic characters before the War for Cybertron, these 7-inch action figures convert from robot to alt mode for 2-in-1 play. The Orion Pax figure converts between robot and Cybertronian truck in 26 steps. The Gladiator Megatron figure converts between robot mode and Cybertronian tank mode in 16 steps. Features articulated heads, arms, and legs for awesome action poses and comes with a sword, hammer, blaster, drill, and pickaxe accessories. Comic-inspired interactive toys like this Fractured Friendship 2-Pack toy make cool gifts for TRANSFORMERS fans.

TRANSFORMERS Legacy opens the portal to a whole new universe of — More Than Meets the Eye — bringing together every TRANSFORMERS generation like you’ve never seen before. Collect and combine different characters to create your ideal Legacy lineup (each sold separately, subject to availability). Available exclusively at 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. Attendees can request a time slot to purchase Hasbro products at the Hasbro Booth (#3213) at the Hasbro Pulse Toy Store through the San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Portal.

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Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime

Yes, it transforms. Here is the test video of the first print out from a year ago. This was about 175 hours of work from initial concept, sculpting, preliminary engineering, development, etc.

In order for it to work at this scale, I had to make some slight modifications due to size and tolerance limitations. Two ‘sliding joints’ were used so the shoulder and ankles could clear during transformation. Also made a hip joint to spread the legs out, but limited due to space. Other than that, Optimus! transforms the same as the Generation 1 Optimus Prime from 1984

Sale page and better pictures here: https://creations.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-transformers-optimus-prime-hxt02

Note that the Toy Number is HXT02…as in Hot Wheels X Transformers. I totally just made that up, but I am going with it. And, the math nerds will notice I wrote “Optimus!” as in Optimus Prime

#HotWheels #Transformers #OptimusPrime #Transformers40 #HotWheelsXTransformers #HXT02 #IMakeTheToysYouPlayWith

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From the Official Mattel Creations Website, we get multiple images, pricing ($80), and information about the toy, including that it is painted in Hot Wheels Spectraflame Red and Blue, features Real Riders Wheels, is constructed from Die Cast Metal (which, as it turns out, is NOT a lost art!).

Below are a few images, but check out the official Mattel page for more pictures and info:

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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.

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Unlike what one might expect, this is an Optimus Prime who’s returning to his less-seen race car roots. Far from being a Go-Bot or Alternity speedster, though, this is a movieverse-themed Optimus who turns into a Corvette C7 GT3-R, and as such appears to be a retool of Studio Series Crosshairs. He sports his AOE/TLK knight-aesthetic design with his signature movie flames, but with more yellow than before.

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TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055

TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056

TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057

TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058

TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059

TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060

TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235

TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236

TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341

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Last night the following image began circulating on a number of Transformers Discord servers (including our own Allspark Discord). We don’t know precisely where the image first appeared, or if there was any comment associated with it explaining exactly what it was.

Commenters quickly pointed out that the mold is obviously MP-44, but in a new paint scheme.

Speculation abounded that the deco may in fact not be quite so new.

Attention turned to the logo on the presentation slide. While blurry, it bears an unmistakable resemblance to the logo used on the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime, but with the years changed to “2004-2024” and an additional “th” added.

A 20th Anniversary 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime.

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First, we got a look at M-60, Power Master Optimus Prime!

And here we get our first look at MPG-09 with trailer.

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