From Seibertron.com below are two images of Toshiba's current flyer that highlights their US release of the Transformers Device Label line that was first announced at CES last week. The flyers show a retail price of $39.99 for Tigatron and Ravage working 4GB USB drives (the Takara release was 2GB) while Trypticon and Grimlock, both working usb mouses, are retailing for $49.99. The ad includes a 15% off code for accessories (so assume works on these items) which is 15accy09b. Going to the link ToshibaDirect.com from the ad does not yet seem to work as unable to find Transformers for sale yet.

While at the Cary Grant Theatre to discuss Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's sound art, Michael Bay dropped a few a small hint to Hero Complex about Transformers 3 that is currently scheduled to come out on July 1st, 2011.

On TF3:

So can we expect more thunderous sound in the third installment? Although the number of robots increased significantly from the first film for the second, the third film ...won€™t be as robot-heavy and there will be fewer explosions, a tight-lipped Bay said after the Q+A.

€œThere will be a nice crescendo ending,€ Bay said. €œIt gets much more into the robot character. The last time you kind of met a few of the robots; this time you€™re gonna get a much cooler landscape.€

On TF2's sound art:

€œI have like 2,000 people €” through their artistry €” making my dreams a film,€ Bay said. €œThe artistry of this sound group is just amazing. I love, love sound. It€™s 45-50% of the movies.€

€œAll of our sounds are performing almost like actors,€ said [supervising sound editor Erik] Aadahl, whom Bay described as the €œsecret weapon€ of the films. €œThey€™re just performing the scene through sound. It just takes a lot of playing around with different elements. With sound, we are completely unfettered by the laws of physics.€

[The Reedman] scene meant to €œcleanse the palate€ from the booming sound featured throughout most of the film. The volume was turned down to enhance the sound created by the energy sparks. So where did the inspiration for the muted, vibrating zing of the microcons come from? A couple of magnets. Spread an inch apart and tossed in the air, they meet to create a quivering sound that -- when amplified by a microphone -- resembles the chattering of insects.

Aadahl said the vibrating hum from his electrical shaver resembled an bug buzz €” perfect for a tiny Decepticon scout. The creak from opening the stove door? That served as the central sound for an older (more rusty) Decepticon. And a slamming dryer door was used as the thud for Devastator€™s footsteps -- proving that that it doesn€™t always take a large element to produce a big sound. €œThose huge things seem small in comparison to the small things,€ Aadahl said. €œWe find the macro in the micro.€

The Reveal Trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron has been released today that shows off a more complete cinematic sequence then the first and includes a voice over from Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. The trailer gives you a good look at Bumblebee, Thundercracker Skywarp (going by purple jet, TC is blue oops), Ratchet, Soundwave, Megatron, Trypticon and Omega Supreme. Each character has been re-designed in a way that is clearly inspired by their G1 look as they are easily identifiable. It really is a merge of the Classic line of toys with the War Within designs. It also sounds like the voice of Megatron will not be Frank Welker. Thanks to v1p3rS and Alpha for the info.



Update: TFormers has posted a 168 image gallery of the trailer for those that want to pour over the details. Click here to view.

Update 2: Previous link and trailer was taken down for copyright claim, found another copy. Based on profile name "transformersgame1" I guess this is official copy which is why other taken down. Not really sure.

Special Thanks to SMU Toys for sharing

IDW has issued a press release to promote Transformers: Nefarious, a six issue miniseries that takes place after the events in the Revenge of the Fallen and follows the continuing adventures of Soundwave after the resurrection of Ravage in Tales of the Fallen #5. The first issue comes out in March but you can place a pre-order for it now through your local comic book store. Art from the issue can be found here. (via TFW2005)

TRANSFORMERS Movie Continues in Comics

San Diego, CA (January 12, 2010) - The biggest movie of 2009 continues in IDW Publishing's latest series based on Hasbro's iconic TRANSFORMERS brand. Coming in March, TRANSFORMERS: Nefarious follows a shadowy organization, known as The Initiative, with devious designs on the TRANSFORMERS. Scripted by Simon Furman with art by Carlos Magno, this six-issue series takes fans on an action-packed mission as the robots in disguise fight to stop this unseen enemy.

"It's time to move forward in the movie-verse and Furman and Magno are just the creators to do it," said Andy Schmidt, IDW's TRANSFORMERS editor. "Simon came up with a great idea and a fantastic story that Carlos is just hitting out of the park. I'm thrilled to be along for the ride and I'm sure fans will be too!"

Picking up just months after the end of the blockbuster movie's storyline, TRANSFORMERS: Nefarious follows the all-seeing SOUNDWAVE as he leads the charge against The Initiative, and is joined by such fan-favorites as OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE and IRONHIDE. The threat is so great that all TRANSFORMERS must work together, forcing the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS to form a tentative alliance.

Veteran TRANSFORMERS writer Furman crafts this thrilling tale, while Magno draws suspense into every panel. Brian Rood will contribute gripping variant covers.

TRANSFORMERS: Nefarious #1 (of 6; $3.99, 32 page color) will be available in stores in March. Diamond order code JAN10 0963.

Deadline Hollywood reports that Transformers 3 will start filming in May. The article covers Shia LaBeouf was leaving WME for CAA (both are talent agencies) and apparently the actor said that filming would start then. Considering the film's July 1st 2011 release date and the previous two films started filming in June, a year before intended release, a May start date is not unreasonable. It is also not officially confirmed. Thanks to Janson for the link.

Newsarama has posted a preview of Transformers #3 that will be hitting comic store shelves this Wednesday. The storyline continues the opening arc of Optimus Prime quitting and allowing his capture by the government that now distrusts all Transformers and have the technology to destroy them. Meanwhile Bumblebee, elected new leader of the Autobots, decides what to do next. All three issue covers and first five pages can be found here.

If this image is true, it appears that Activision's Transformers: War for Cybertron video game may have a toy line to go with it when released this summer. The image from S250 shows the vehicle mode of Optimus Prime from the game. Its potential class, release date and other specifics are unknown. Since Hasbro seems to want to treat the game as canon and the Revenge of the Fallen line will have run its course by summer, it does seem like a good way to fill the gap between now and whenever their next animated effort gets off the ground. Hopefully Hasbro will release something official soon to confirm what their future plans are for Transformers post ROTF.