January
MP ver 2 Thundercracker leaked Preorders expected to open on the 14th.
Transformers: Generations Retro Headmasters Wave 1 Sighted at Retail
Netflix wave 3 redecos leaked:
Transformers mascot costumes from the 80s found in a warehouse
Kingdom Dinobot in hand photos (from a legitimately obtained source!)
February
RFC News Desk 130 – Generations Selects Deep Cover Officially Exists Now! …Twice?
RFC News Desk 131 – Hasbro Pulse Premium Free Trial Periods Coming To An End
Walmart Reissuing Vintage Beast Wars Toys With Modern Sticker Shock
March
RFC News Desk 132 – Latest Leaks Shows Us Commander Class Rodimus Prime
RFC News Desk 136 – Red Skids, Golden Disks, And Black Zarak!
April
RFC News Desk 138 – MP Skids And Reboost Preorders, And Studio Series Slag Pictures Leaked
RFC News Desk 140 – Shattered Glass Megatron And Rising Prices
May
RFC News Desk 141 – Leaks, Buzz, BotBots, And Jam
BotBots Ruckus Rally artwork
Target DPCIs: Kingdom Road Rage, Buzzworthy Bumblebee Power Charge Bumblebee and Deluxe Origins Bumblebee, and mystery listings for $50 Optimus Prime and Megatron figures, plus a new $40 assortment. Specific line unknown.
Studio Series 2022 wave 1 data mining: Bumblebee Movie Deluxe Brawn, Wheeljack, and Ratchet, Voyager Soundwave; 86 Deluxe Perceptor, Voyager Junkion Junkyard, and Leader King Starscream.
Project Jam. Not to be confused with JAM Project. Speculated to be Space Jam related, but one supposed insider indicated a Blaster tied into an unspecified band.
RFC News Desk 142 – Amazon Exclusive Mirage & Grimlock, Plus Premium Finish!
Wreck-Gar revealed
Generations Selects Artfire Leaked
Good thing Kilby just bought a G1 Artfire.
More Leaks? Sure! RED Collection, Kingdom Gets Extended, And More!?
June
Transformers Tuesday Reveals Sideswipe & Skywarp 2–Pack, And More!
(Apparently official) in–hand pictures and video coverage of The Ark
Transformers Generations 2020 book Shogo Hasui interview translation Part 1
Transformers Tuesday: Shattered Glass Goldbug, but no T-Wrecks yet
RFC News Desk 143 – Licensing Finds A Way: Jurassic Park Collaboration Revealed
Toy News: “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” Origin Bumblebee Revealed by In Demand Toys
WTF (J. Balvintron)
July
Toy News: The Next Two Figures in the “Premium Finish” Series Revealed
RFC News Desk 144 – Target Exclusive Four Pack At Walmart, SDCC Exclusive Ravage in China
Seeing RED: Optimus Primal & Reformatting Megatron RED Collection Figures Revealed
Masterpiece Crosscut And Nightbird! Plus, A First Look At Cliffjumper?
Premium Finish Wave 4 Revealed: WFC Starscream and Studio Series Ratchet
Fathom Events is doing another theatrical release of Transformers the Movie
August
Via Autobase Aichi: Super 7 Ultimates wave …2?
Breaking: Target listings for most/all of wave 1 of next year’s Generations, and some Studio Series. Information via Voltrace and Nova Maximus on TFW
Note: leaked items links go to Autobase Aichi to minimize the credit/attention given to the leakers
Also from Icon Heroes, pin sets using G1 boxart: Grimlock & Ironhide, Starscream & Shockwave
Toy News: Official Photos of “Cyberverse” Ultimate Class Hot Rod and Volcanicus
Toy News: Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Reveals New “Studio Series” 1986 Releases
First Look at Transformers Masterpiece Raiden Trainbot Shouki Combiner Team Figure?
Wal-Mart subline leak
8 figures total
5 Deluxe, 2 Voyager, 1 Leader. But not Leader-1, sorry.
Leader supposed to be RID (2001) Scourge
Overall contents said to include “1 RID, 1 G2, 2 Unicron Trilogy, 2 Diaclone, 2 G1”
Strongly hinted figures include Road Rocket, Hauler, Cybertron Override.
September
Toy News: New Images of “War for Cybertron” Ravage via Dengeki Hobby
First Look At Transformers Kingdom Deluxe Shadow Panther & Waspinator Packaging
RFC News Desk 148 – Draculus Revealed And The Fall Toy Season Begins
Prototype Photos of HasLab Victory Saber from Dallas Fan Expo
RFC News Desk 150 – Mutant Tigatron Heralds Victory Over Unicron
October
November
Transformers x Adidas Optimus Prime and Megatron Running Shoes Revealed!
Deck Building Game Ships, but you don’t get that premium pack (sad trombone)
December
2022 Exclusive Generations redecos Nightprowler, Buzzsaw, Silverstreak, “Guard” (Diaclone Ironhide)
2022 Exclusives List of Everything (TFW Forum Post)
Hasbro about to destroy the value of all your 3H Botcon exclusives!