18th Annual Transformers Convention This Weekend

HASBRO BRINGS ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’ EXCITEMENT TO DALLAS WITH THE 18th ANNUAL TRANSFORMERS CONVENTION
The TRANSFORMERS Global Entertainment Phenomenon Rolls Into Texas With Special Guests, Interactive Experiences and Much More

Thousands of TRANSFORMERS fans from around the world will celebrate the iconic brand from Hasbro, Inc.  in Dallas as the TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as “BOTCON” serves up a Texas-sized helping of AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS from April 27-29. Hasbro and the TRANSFORMERS Collectors’ Club, will be offering opportunities to engage in and learn about the TRANSFORMERS brand that can only be experienced at BOTCON.

In 2012, the TRANSFORMERS brand continues to deliver innovative and world class entertainment experiences based on its characters and compelling storyline.   (…more)

Hall of Fame Voting Now Closed

Transformers Hall of Fame 2012 voting is now closed on the official site, so now we wait for Botcon to learn who won.

Transformers Hall of Fame Final Round Voting Open

Beast Wars Megatron, Wheeljack, Arcee, Rodimus, and Sky-Byte, that’s the official verdict from the fan sites’ polls, including our own (maybe that’s what pushed Wheeljack over the top! Then again, BW Megs and Sky-Byte came very close to our top 5, so maybe this is just the destined list); and now it’s your turn to turn 5 nominees into 1 winner. Voting is easy, vote once a day on Transformers.com for the character you think is most deserving (yes, you get one vote EVERY DAY) and the winner of the fan’s choice for Hall of Fame entry will be announced at Botcon in Texas, April 28th.

Vote at Hasbro’s official Transformers website now! (And again tomorrow.)

Then go discuss it in our forums thread dedicated to the Hall of Fame voting.

Hasbro Comments on FunPub Credit Card Security Issues

To the G.I. Joe and Transformers fan communities and Fun Publications customers,

Thank you for bringing your concern to our attention and for giving Hasbro the opportunity to respond to a matter that impacts its G.I. Joe and Transformers brands.  Please know we take all consumer concerns very seriously and are in regular contact with Fun Publications (our licensee) about the possibility of a breach in security to their online purchasing system for the G.I. Joe and Transformers Collectors’ Clubs.  Fun Publications is also taking this matter very seriously and is diligently working at identifying any problems, the number of customers affected and ways to ensure it does not happen to any more customers. Hasbro wants consumers to have a positive experience at all touch points for its brands, including transactions with its licensees.  As such, we are confident that Fun Publications has detailed instructions and pertinent information available for those consumers who believe they may have been targeted by credit theft via their portals.

Based on our extensive conversations with the Fun Publications team Hasbro wants to convey the following to the fan communities: (…more)

Our Results for 2012 Transformers Hall of Fame Prelims

Well, the results are in for our part of the official Hall of Fame voting, and we’ve sent this list off to Hasbro. Because the requirements were for an ordered list of our top 5 choices, the tie for 4th and 5th place was worked out by a tiebreaker vote.

1. Barricade
2. Rhinox
3. Prowl
4. Wheeljack (tied)
5. Mirage (tied)

Now, Hasbro will take our site’s results, combine them with the other fan sites’ results, from that create a master top 5 and let us fans vote on it on the official Transformers website some time later this month.  We’ll keep you up to date on when that happens.

Vote for your choice in the 2012 Transformers Hall of Fame

TFV has been invited by Hasbro for the 3rd year in a row to participate in this year’s Transformers Hall of Fame. We’re polling our readers to find out which Transformers character should be included in the third TF Hall of Fame alongside Hasbro’s 2012 choices of Grimlock, Jazz, and Shockwave. Click here to cast your vote!

Past winners include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Beast Wars’ Dinobot, Ironhide, Ratchet,  Soundwave, and Waspinator, so your vote will determine who gets to be in some illustrious Transformers company!

Transformers Invade Pasadena For The 17th Annual Transformers Convention

TRANSFORMERS Fans From Around the World to Experience “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” Brand Exhibition Of The Epic Global Entertainment Franchise

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (May 31, 2011) – Thousands of fans from around the world will celebrate the enduring popularity of the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), as the 2011 TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as “BOTCON” returns to Pasadena on June 4-5.  Less than a month before the highly anticipated debut of the new Paramount Pictures film TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, Hasbro, in partnership with The TRANSFORMERS Collectors’ Club, will be offering opportunities to engage in and learn about the TRANSFORMERS brand that can only be experienced at BOTCON. (…more)

Apologies for the Downtime

As you probably might have noticed yesterday, TFV’ s domain was down for the first part of the day, and it took a while longer for the proper domain name to propagate to ISPs’ nameservers. This was a one-time issue that has been corrected and steps have been taken to ensure this won’t happen again. So, sorry about that downtime, and thanks for sticking with us.

Vote for your choice in the 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame

TFV has again been invited by Hasbro to participate in this year’s Transformers Hall of Fame. We’re polling our readers to find out which Transformers character should be included in the second TF Hall of Fame alongside Hasbro’s choices of Ironhide, Ratchet, and Soundwave, who will join the 2010 winners of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, and Beast Wars’ Dinobot. Click here to cast your vote!

Transformers Prime Q&A is Here

Last month, Hasbro invited us to submit a question to the TF: Prime cartoon’s producers. The answer was sent back today, just in time for the season premiere of Transformers Prime on The Hub. Keep reading for the answer…

TFviews.com: What is the goal of Transformers: Prime – beyond just capitalizing upon the movie series’ audience momentum, why was TF:Prime created? On its own merits, what is it trying to say, what effect is it trying to have on TF fans, is there an intention to sustain it as a series? (…more)