Dark of the Moon exclusives arrive, with a Walmart Sideswipe and Target’s Space Case, as stores break street date. The club’s Cheetor and G2 Ramjet go on sale, MP-10 is a new Convoy mold, and RFC debuts Crave Corner.
Radio Free Cybertron – 04/20/11
Shout! Factory’s Headmasters DVD will skip the English dub after Hasbro objects, and Brian cancels his preorder. Skids and Mudflap are out of Dark of the Moon, Gregg Berger stumps for Grimlock, and Prime introduces Airachnid. Plus the Great BotCon Hookup.
Radio Free Cybertron – 04/06/11
Shout Factory’s $50 Beast Wars set, Leonard Nimoy as Sentinel Prime and IDW’s biweekly Chaos storyline lead the week. Brian and TFG1 Mike debate a Transformers subscription service, and the crew imagines Simon Furman’s Marvel Transformers #81.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/30/2011
The final Masterpiece Convoy hints at yet another Masterpiece Convoy, BotCon’s sets sell out in five days, and Rescue Bots heads to The Hub. Dark of the Moon Leader Ironhide and Hatchet are revealed, and the crew names characters ruined forever.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/23/2011
Generations Thundercracker’s release angers 2007 BotCon set owners, and the crew says exclusivity was never promised. BotCon 2011 registration sells fast, TakaraTomy announces a Transformers card game, and Windcharger vanishes from Hasbro Toy Shop in minutes.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/16/2011
A flu-addled Brian hosts as TFormers previews the Dark of the Moon game, BotCon shows Transtech Cheetor and Ramjet box art, and a Transformers MMO is announced. Prime adds Knock Out and Breakdown, and the crew dreams up the video games it wants.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/09/2011
BotCon 2011’s Animated Stunticons artwork arrives, and Derrick J. Wyatt clears up the Motormaster mold debate. Dark of the Moon’s preview Optimus ships with 3D glasses, and Aimee recaps IDW’s shocking ongoing #17.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/02/11
A Dark of the Moon preview Optimus Prime turns up early at Toys R Us, and Shout Factory plans a Headmasters DVD. Takara ends Transformers United after Wave 4. Chris McFeely explains the new Aligned continuity, and Aimee reviews IDW’s Foundation and Rising Storm.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/23/2011
Generations Wheeljack shows up in package, and Warpath finally gets correctly transformed photos. The crew reviews Transformers Prime’s Scrapheap and debates Hasbro’s unified universe. Twitter Theater covers LG’s Optimus Pad.
Radio Free Cybertron – February 9th 2011
The first real Transformers Prime toys are here, and Arcee steals the show. The Dark of the Moon Super Bowl trailer looks “awesome-ish,” and Transformers Prime gets a second season. The crew names the movie Megatron the worst Megatron ever.