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Get your mats ready for Scotty P and Megatronus to take you through a new Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast where conclusions are reached in the most arbitrary ways. Our Toy Fair hangover still hasn't quite subsided, so tune in to hear about what it's like on the ground during the event. Stick around after that for an impromptu look back at IDW Publishing's first 13 year run of Transformers plus the usual banter and brags.
Episode #218 "Jump To Conclusions" is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we talk about during this episode:
A group audio interview conducted with the Transformers brand team at Toy Fair 2019 begins the episode. This features no members of the Twincast, but thanks to our pal Mr. Starscream for recording the questions and answers!
Megatronus talks through the Toy Fair experience as we put a cap on this year's big event. Don't forget to check out Seibertron's massive Toy Fair 2019 galleries if you haven't yet had the opportunity!
We give our two cents on a straggler from the Toy Fair coverage, MP-18+ Streak.
A second listener question from the same batch is answered, this one regarding non-transforming Transformers.
Bragging Rights take us to the end of another episode.
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Fellow Cybertronians, are you looking to indulge in some Transformers cartoons of yesteryear during this, the 35th Anniversary of the Transformers brand as we know it? Don't have your favorite series on DVD, or are you having trouble finding other streaming services with what you're looking for in Transformers related media? Then Tubi TV may have you covered! Right now, they've got collections for:
The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (a.k.a., "G1")
Beast Machines: Transformers
Transformers: Armada
Transformers: Engergon
Transformers: Cybertron
and
Transformers: Animated
(Notably, Beast Wars: Transformers and Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001) are both absent, and none of the more recent shows like Transformers: Prime and onwards are available yet either.)
Just check out Tubi TV to get started. You can find the complete list of their Transformers shows HERE.
Tubi TV is a free services that requires users to watch ads before and sometimes during their content in lieu of paying a subscription or premium membership fee.
Excited by the upcoming Transformers toy homages like "Transfomers: SIEGE Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime," Takara's teases of a new Star Convoy and Armada Optimus Prime, or all of the G1 toy reissues coming to Walmart soon? Will these older Transformers shows scratch that nostalgia itch for you? Please let us know in the comments below, and keep tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest news on all things Transformers!
Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Podcaster xRotorstormx, we have some interesting news for you straight from the official Play Station Twitter page. It appears as though Bumblebee, thanks in part to his latest film, has made quite a cultural impact, and he has now transcended into the gaming world. Play Station announced that they are running an exclusive Bumblebee Play Station 4 Controller, featuring Bumblebee in his newest VW form along with some Autobot symbols and tech detailing on the controller.
The controller is limited to 500 pieces, and you can follow the steps below to ensure you get one of these awesome looking pieces:
1) Pre-order the Bumblebee movie from the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation®4 Console, coming March 19, 2019.
2) Receive your code via the email tied to your PSN account.
3) Enter the code at the SCUF Gaming website.
4) Purchase one of the SCUF Vantage Bumblebee limited edition customized controllers. The price for the controller is $199.95.
This is definitely a pricey addition to the Bumblebee movie memorabilia, but definitely a cool one nonetheless. Check out the controller below, and let us know what you think of it in the comments section below!
The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast sits on the sidelines and armchair quarterbacks its way through the massive gauntlet of Transformers toy product news from both Toy Fair and Wonderfest. Counterpunch, Rotorstorm, and Scotty P bring the rain and talk about what looks cool, what looks blase, and what just kind of exists in the Siege, Studio Series, Masterpiece, and Cyberverse product lineups hitting shelves sometime this year.
Bragging Rights take us to the end of another year's Toy Fair weekend.
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Courtesy of Paramount, we now have images of the home media releases of the Bumblebee movie. A press release was sent out earlier this morning with further information about the film and home media releases. In addition, Paramount has also posted the Blu-Ray trailer on their YouTube channel, which you can view below. In addition, the Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Combo Packs also include an exclusive printed version of the motion comic titled "Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome". The cover, featuring Bumblebee versus Soundwave (?) is in the gallery below.
Paramount wrote:The critically acclaimed action film, directed by Travis Knight and starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena, will be available on Digital March 19th and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs April 2nd. The Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD releases include over an hour of special features including an all-new Bumblebee motion comic, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. The Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Combo Packs also include an exclusive printed version of the motion comic.
Best Buy Exclusive 4K UHD Combo Pack with Collectible Steelbook Packaging Art
Here is a press release we received this morning from Paramount regarding the Bumblebee movie. The critically acclaimed action film, directed by Travis Knight and starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena, will be available on Digital March 19th and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs April 2nd. The Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD releases include over an hour of special features including an all-new Bumblebee motion comic, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. The Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Combo Packs also include an exclusive printed version of the motion comic.
EVERY ADVENTURE HAS A BEGINNING:
BRAND-NEW ACTION-PACKED FILM ROLLS OUT
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY
Bumblebee coming to Earth on Digital March 19
4K Ultra HD™ & Blu-ray™ Combo Packs Arrive April 2 with Exclusive, All-New
Print and Motion Comic!
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Hailed as "fun, action-packed and exciting" (Scott Mantz, Collider), director Travis Knight's thrilling new film BUMBLEBEE lands on Digital March 19, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD April 2 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.
Boasting an impressive 93% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, BUMBLEBEE is filled with "personality, wit [and] imagination" (David Fear, Rolling Stone). The Digital*, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray releases are packed with over an hour of exciting special features, including an all-new BUMBLEBEE motion comic following the beloved AUTOBOT on his next adventure. Plus, check out deleted and extended scenes you didn't see in theaters, including the original opening of the movie, enjoy hilarious outtakes, and see G1 (Generation 1) TRANSFORMERS robots on CYBERTRON through the eyes of BUMBLEBEE with exciting Bee Vision.
The perfect gift this Easter, BUMBLEBEE on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack or Blu-ray Combo Pack also includes an exclusive printed version of the new motion comic featuring BUMBLEBEE in a standalone side story (for a limited time only).
The 4K Ultra HD disc and 4K Ultra HD Digital releases** feature Dolby Vision®, which brings entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality with spectacular colors, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. The film also boasts a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead***. In addition, both the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs include access to a Digital copy of the film.
Synopsis
CYBERTRON has fallen. When OPTIMUS PRIME sends BUMBLEBEE to defend Earth, his journey to become a hero begins. Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld), a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs the battle-scarred robot, who's disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the DECEPTICONS hunt down the surviving AUTOBOTS with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns (John Cena), BUMBLEBEE and Charlie team up to protect the world.
BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD COMBO, BLU-RAY COMBO & DIGITAL*
Sector 7 Archive
Agent Burns: Welcome to Sector 7
Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome (All-New Motion Comic)
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Outtakes
Bee Vision: The Transformers robots of Cybertron
Bringing Bumblebee to the Big Screen
The Story of Bumblebee
The Stars Align
Bumblebee Goes Back to G1
Back to the Beetle
California Cruisin' Down Memory Lane
The BUMBLEBEE DVD includes the feature film in standard definition.
BUMBLEBEE will also be available as part of a BUMBLEBEE & TRANSFORMERS 6-Movie Blu-ray Collection arriving on April 2.
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents In Association with HASBRO and TENCENT PICTURES
A di BONAVENTURA PICTURES Production A TOM DESANTO/DON MURPHY Production
A BAY FILMS Production "BUMBLEBEE" HAILEE STEINFELD JOHN CENA JORGE LENDEBORG JR.
JOHN ORTIZ JASON DRUCKER PAMELA ADLON
Music by DARIO MARIANELLI Costume Designer DAYNA PINK Edited by PAUL RUBELL, ACE
Production Designer SEAN HAWORTH Director of Photography ENRIQUE CHEDIAK, ASC
Executive Producers STEVEN SPIELBERG BRIAN GOLDNER CHRIS BRIGHAM EDWARD CHENG
Produced by DON MURPHY & TOM DESANTO LORENZO di BONAVENTURA MICHAEL BAY MARK VAHRADIAN
Based on HASBRO'S TRANSFORMERS™ ACTION FIGURES
Written by CHRISTINA HODSON Directed by TRAVIS KNIGHT
About Paramount Home Media Distribution
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier media brands that create television programs, motion pictures, consumer products, and digital content for audiences in 180 countries and territories. The PHMD division oversees PPC's home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
BUMBLEBEE
Street Date: March 19, 2019 (Digital) and April 2, 2019 (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, 6-Movie Blu-ray Collection)
U.S. Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence
Canadian Rating: PG, violence, coarse language
*Availability of bonus content varies by digital retailer
**4K Ultra HD, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision are available at select digital retailers
*** To experience Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at home, compatible devices are required
The 12th Prime Core will be unleashed this weekend! Collect up to 3,000 Prime Core shards this weekend!
Hail to the King
Take part in this weekend's event to win:
- Up to 3,000 Prime Core Shards
- Up to 3,000 Premium Shards
- Up to 30,000 Spark
- And Bonus XP per Battle
Each Prime Core will greatly enhance your bots by giving them unique Prime abilities!
Event type: Individual Totaliser Start Date: 01/02/19 10:00 UTC End Date: 04/02/19 10:00 UTC Prestige Allowed: 30 Bonus Experience: Triple XP
How to Participate?
Reach HQ Level 4!
Tap the Event button!
Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
Collect Prizes
Event Battle Zones
Totaliser Prizes
* One Prime Core Chip will be obtainable by collecting 5,000 Prime Core Shards. Every Prime Core Chip guarantees a new Prime Core - no duplicates!
** Combine 1000 Premium Shards into one Premium Crystal.
New Prime Core: Prima Prime
The 12th Prime Core will be unleashed together with this weekend event!
Prima Prime: Enemies hit by your basic attacks take extra damage from all sources for 5 seconds.
The challenge battle will be available via in-game newsfeed to get a taste of this brand newPrime Core later this week!
Upcoming bots
Have you watched the stream last week? If not, you’d better check out as the team showed the new bots: Streetwise & Sinnertwin transforming into their alf forms in the showroom.
Stay tuned as we will reveal their bios and special abilities in the next newsletter!
Under investigation
Here is the issue reported that we've been investigating:
We’ve been investigating more issues with walls and the battle engine. This is still very much work in progress so we cannot share any details at this stage
This is just an example of the reports that we've received from you and we continue to work hard to improve your experience with the game every day.
We would like to thank you for your time and patience, and if you have any issues to report, please get in touch with us here: [url=mailto:support@transformersearthwars.com]support@transformersearthwars.com[/url]. Alternatively, you can reach out to us in game via Menu > Community > Contact Support.
Bug Fixes
The following bug fixes are coming to the game later today!
We received a large number of player reports regarding First Aid/Reflectorshealing stat not matching the amount they actually deal.
This issue was caused by the healing and bot power values being artificially high on the bots profile screen.
We have adjusted these values on the profile screen so they now match the effective power and healing of these bots on the battlefield.These changes are purely cosmetic and won’t make any difference for these bots healing or attacking power.
We fixed several issues affecting bots equipped with G1 Cores making them appear as the opposite faction bot in some specific situations.
We fixed an issue getting bots stuck on the spot walking.
Huffer and Lockdown's Special Ability turrets will now inherit a percentage of the health and damage stats from their creator. Please check the details on the wiki.
Solved bugs affecting Blasterand Soundwave’s minions making them die immediately after deploy.
Combiners could be previously be stunned by the Thunder Towers in Raid. This is now fixed.
After triggering an outpost and entering stealth mode, outpost bots were targetingSlash/Rippersnapper without attacking them, pushing the bots off canvas. It is now fixed in most cases.
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast! ScottyP wrangles up Megatronus and xRotorstormx to discuss the latest reveals and releases in the Transformers toy world and what we can expect and hope for in 2019.
We kick off the show with the latest figure to be revealed from the Siege line, Leader Class Optimus Prime.
The cast also discusses some of the non-G1 homages we've seen over the years and which ones we hope to see in the future.
Next up, ScottyP has the G1 Reissue of Optimus Prime in-hand - do Megatronus and xRotorstormx need convincing when it comes to adding this to their collections?
Now, we've heard about a lot of new products hitting store shelves this year but what does the cast feel is the one they are most looking forward to?
Break out those genie hats, its time for us to make some bold predictions for this upcoming year.
We close out this episode with a short round of bragging rights
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Who would have guessed Streetwise & Sinnertwin are the new recruits?!
Yes, they are joining the Earth Wars at the end of the current saga!
Streetwise (sometimes also known as Streetstar or Streetsmart) is a member of the Protectobots, a team of emergency, rescue and law enforcement bots. Other Protectobots already in the game are Hot Spot and First Aid. They were designed to protect humans from the Combaticons team that can combine into Bruticus.
In the case of Streetwise, our design was informed by the car whose design we thought looked really slick in the Generations Combiner Wars toyline.
Sinnertwin (sometimes also known as Twinstrike) is a member of the Terrorcons, a team of positively insane and exceptionally cruel Decepticons. They all have personality disorders and Sinnertwin’s resides in his sadistic nature when it comes to killing. He is the fourth Terrorcon to join the game after Hun-Gurrr, Cutthroat and Rippersnapper.
Our design for the game was also inspired by the Power of the Primes toyline.
Under investigation
Here is the issue reported that we've been investigating:
Players have reported that the amount of healing provided by First Aid/Reflectordoes not match the value displayed on the character’s screen. We are working at aligning these values in a future content update.
This is just an example of the reports that we've received from you and we continue to work hard to improve your experience with the game every day.
We would like to thank you for your time and patience, and if you have any issues to report, please get in touch with us here: [url=mailto:support@transformersearthwars.com]support@transformersearthwars.com[/url]. Alternatively, you can reach out to us in game via Menu > Community > Contact Support.
Bug Fixes / Balance Update
The following bug fixes and balance update are coming to the game!
G1 Prowl ＆Brawl power core
We have updated the description of the G1 Prowl and Brawl power core. It now reflects more accurately the amount of extra damage dealt for every level of the core.We have fixed a bug affecting the duration of the fire effect created by the G1 Prowl/Brawl power core. Previously, it could last up to 12 secs doubling the amount of damage provided over time. It now lasts for 6 secs as per the description.
White Kremzeek
We decided to disable the ability of White Kremzeek to target the HQ directly. Taking down the HQ easily from afar goes against our design idea of battles and unfortunately the Adaptive Shielding core did not prove to be a sufficient counterbalance. We are putting the White Kremzeeks in line with similar strong effects like Death Ray. The White Kremzeeks will stay as they are in any other aspect and will still be very useful against other targets than the HQ or in raids.
This balance update will go live at some point this Thursday.
Twitch
King Starscream has summoned two new recruits to join his Cybertronian army. They are ready to fight and their identities will be revealed during the next stream!
Join Deb, Ioannis, Fabien and Jairo who will be talking about game improvements, new features, upcoming bots and more!
Next stream will be LIVE Thursday, January 24 @5pm UTC!
The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast is gearing up for another year of toys and tie in media. Your host ScottyP along with Megatronus, Cobotron, D-Maximus and Jon3.0 discuss their in-hand thoughts on this year's newest plastic offerings, what toys are up next, and comics and media news.
Episode #215 "New Year, New Toys" is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we talk about during this episode:
We kick off the show with Siege Leaders Shockwave & Ultra Magnus - ScottyP and Megatronus have them in hand, and do their best to make the other cast members drool.
ScottyP similarly got his paws on the newly released MPM6 Ironhide, and provides some tips on how not to break yours.
On Studio Series, we discuss how we're going to fit the delicious #38 Bumblebee Movie Optimus into our collections, and compare the #31 Battle Damaged Megatron with its tidier predecessor.
The cast pines after the upcoming G1 reissues - Soundwave, Gears, and Warpath are all on the horizon - and gear up for the hunt at Walmart.
ScottyP is obsessed with Energon Igniters Soundwave, which totally isn't the beat up van your uncle used to sell Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead t-shirts out of in the 70s. Now the rest of us are obsessed too.
We answer illustrious News Crew member william-james88's question: "Have you noticed any improvements in distribution this year over other years? Were toys that you wanted easier to get than before?"
Coming out of nowhere, we wildly speculate about dropped hints about a potential Beast Wars animated movie. If you couldn't tell, we are fans of the idea.
We talk briefly about the IDW reboot, and some of the plot points and core concepts revealed thus far. We also take a look at some of the cover art revealed thus far, and hope for some strong stylistic choices going forward.
Of course we close out this episode with a short round of Bragging Rights.
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