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20 Jul 2003 |
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Dear transfans, welcome to TAAU's new-look, bi-weekly newsletter!
Because TAAU has just as many busy fans, curious visitors, shy lurkers, casual participants and industry researchers as we have regular and active members, then we thought it was about time we created a newsletter for everyone involved, so you can all keep up-to-date on the latest news direct from our Hasbro AU insider, Laserbeak, receive news scoops from our friends over at Madman Entertainment regarding their latest Transformers releases, get the all-important details on our latest monthly competition, read TAAU member articles and lots, lots more!
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STUNNING IMAGES OF NEW TRANSFORMER: SUBARU IMPREZA WRC 2003
Hasbro recently made a fairly low-key announcment, stating that the next line in the wonderful world of Transformers would be 'Alternators'. Not much more was said and even less was known at the time, however over the last few days the fandom has been buzzing, speculating on whether images of a very sexy Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 is none other than Alternator Smokescreen! This is still officially unconfirmed at present, but regardless, you'll have to excuse my slightly excited tone here when I say oh my lord! Sell my organs on eBay and give the money to Hasbro, because I must have one of these babies!
If, like many of us, nothing has really 'done it for you' since the demise of G1, then your hopes may just be rekindled and your dreams finally come true, because if this is a toy from the up-coming Alternators line, then it looks like it's going to give us the best of both worlds: beloved G1 styling with the fantastic articulation of RID.
Get ready to wet your pants...
View the sexy pictures now >> |
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IMAGES OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OPTIMUS PRIME
A few months ago, Transfandom.com were asked by Hasbro to conduct a poll, giving Transfans from all over the world the chance to vote - and ultimately choose - which character would be made into a special 20th Anniversary figure. After thousands of votes were cast, Optimus Prime came out as a clear favourite, and ever since that time Hasbro have kept their word and have been busy working away behind the scenes on what some people are already calling 'the best prime ever made'.
These pictures of the prototype were taken by Rakuten at the recent Japanese Comic Con, and oh my does it look good!
Optimus Prime Prototype > Image 1 > Image 2 > Image 3
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NEWS AND IMAGES FROM THE 2003 SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
As expected, Hasbro's huge display at the San Diego Comic Con is attracting a lot of attention, and thankfully American Dream Comics have been nice enough to post a wealth of pictures from the show for those of us who couldn't make it. Here's some information that has emerged so far:
- RID Optimus Prime will be repainted for the Universe line and will be a Sam's Club exclusivein the US.
- RID Ultra Magnus will be repainted for the Universe line and will also be a Sam's Club exclusive in the US.
- The yellow RID Landfill set is a Wal-Mart exclusive and will be available in October in the US.
- Commemrative Series V of Hasbro's re-issue line will include Tracks, Hoist, and Inferno.
Transformers Generation One Season 2 Part 1 will be available on DVD in the UK this coming October.
To view all the pictures, check out their gallery here
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'TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: PRELUDE TO ENERGON' PS2 GAME UPDATES
Giancarlo Varanini from GameSpot.com has reported that the up-coming game from Atari will be called 'Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon' and is due to be released in Spring 2004.
The title will be a full-3D action/adventure game which will allow players to control three Autobots, all of which will be able to utilise a vast array of weapons and even mini-cons to boost their abilities in the fight against the Decepticon forces.
"We're working diligently to develop a game that expands upon the Transformers Armada brand to provide a truly unique experience with intense gameplay, vast environments, and an emphasis on combat," said Andrew Carter, vice president of product development for Atari's Melbourne House. "Every massive environment and character model will be delivered with an unprecedented level of visual realism by harnessing the PlayStation 2 system's powerful graphics technology and techniques, resulting in incredible rendering effects and absolute immersion for players."
View some great screenshots for the up-coming game here
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BIG NAME DIRECTORS INTERESTED IN NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE
During an interview with Comics2Film, designed to promote his latest release, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, producer Don Murphy also talked about a number of other comic book/genre projects he currently has in development, including Transformers.
Don claimed that the film has attracted interest from a number of big name action directors, including Mchael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon), Oscar-winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future) and also first-time director Joseph Kahn (Torque). Murphy is producing Transformers along with X-Men's Tom De Santo.
Also in an interview with E online, Tom De Santo let slip that the movie would be based around the comic book rather than the cartoon; speaking personally, he said it was the Marvel comics and not the after-school cartoon that got him interested in the big car-turning-into-robots series.
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UPDATES FROM TAAU'S 'ASK HASBRO' SECTION
Thanks as always to our Hasbro insider, Laserbeak, we have some further updates for Australia. Listed below are his recent responses to questions posted in our dedicated 'Ask Hasbro' section on the main TAAU boards
View all the news and updates >> |
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OFFICIAL TRANSFORMERS.COM WEB SITE UPDATED
Hasbro have updated their official Transformers.com web site, giving it a slight make-over and adding lots of new information, including a Transformers: Universe section.
Some of the new additions include:
- Flash movie of Armada Unicron transformation and features
- Transformers/GI Joe 'Bubble Twist' bubble gum listing
- New section for Transformers: Universe
- Update of their G1 reissue section, with information on Hoist and Tracks
- Built To Rule! section added
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JULY COMPETITION
To celebrate the launch of TAAU's new newsletter, we're offering everyone who subscribes with the chance to win a complete, MISB RID Rail Racer, which obviously consists of Rapid Run, Rail Spike and Midnight Express, all mint in their pristine boxes!
This will be part of TAAU's June/July competition, so we will pick a random subscriber at the end of July (27/07/03) to win this awesome and exclusive US-only gestalt, which is now easily worth $150+ AUD
A big thank you to Hasbro AU who donated this month's prize, and if you're looking for something different and cool in the way of toys, then why not check out their new and quirky line, Stikfas, at http://www.stikfas.com/
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