Ninja Turtles Toy Legend Howard ‘Quiggly’ Chang Launches Ancientz

As artificial intelligence reshapes every aspect of our world, Ancientz offers a different kind of vision—one rooted in history and the timeless values of biblical heroes. Launching today on Kickstarter, this new toy collectible line reimagines those figures as robotic warriors, merging ancient heroism with anime-inspired sci-fi design and setting the stage for a broader storytelling universe.

AnimEigo Announces BUBBLEGUM CRISIS Blu-Ray Home Media Debut

Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD announce the upcoming home media Blu-ray release of Bubblegum Crisis: Perfect Collection on February 11th. 

Originally released in Japan starting in 1987, and an OVA (Original Video Animation) mega-hit among the early American anime scene, Bubblegum Crisis is the show that put AnimEigo on the map. Over the years the series, and its unique noir blend of mecha, cute girls, 80s J-pop, and cyberpunk dystopia, has inspired countless imitators. It stands as a seminal work in the world of Japanese science fiction and is a landmark part of anime history. The AnimEigo Perfect Collection Blu-ray edition features all 8 episodes of the original series presented in full 1080p HD and includes a new video interview with the renowned character designer, Kenichi Sonoda, and a 50-page book filled with additional interviews and insightful liner notes.

Toy Fair 2025: Spin Master DC Metal Force

Back into the trenches of UK Toy Fair where our reporter ran across an entire wall of Spin Master releases and zeroed in on new Metal Force DC figures. Making the most of their smaller scale license, Metal Force puts a 4 inch figure into a 6 inch mech for full on robot battles! Of particular note is an extra large Brainiac DC figure fans will surely be grabbing. Let's take a look at the lot...

NetEase Games Announces April 17 Global Launch for Rusty Rabbit

NetEase Games and Nitroplus Co., Ltd., announced today that Rusty Rabbit, an exciting new 2.5D side scroller, will launch on April 17, 2025 for PlayStation®5, PC (Steam®), and Nintendo Switch. In addition to the updated release timing, NetEase Games has also announced an update to the planned pricing of the game, which is now set at MSRP $19.99 /€19.99/ £15.99. The game will launch simultaneously across PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch, and PC, with pre-orders for PlayStation®5 and Nintendo Switch starting today.

GUNDAM CARD GAME Set to Launch on December 8

In T-minus twenty days the GUNDAM CARD GAME will launch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, home of NASA’s Mission Control Center and the perfect backdrop for the world premiere of BANDAI CARD GAMES’ brand-new trading card game (TCG) based on the global hit anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam.” BANDAI CARD GAMES staff and executives will host an invited audience comprised of press, influencers, and retailers for an immersive GUNDAM experience showcasing the new card game. Guests at the special world premiere event will be among the first to ever play the new GUNDAM CARD GAME—before the North American launch of its Edition Beta product in January 2025, and well ahead of its full global release later that year.

New Robosen & Disney/Pixar Robot Coming Soon

Robosen Robotics, a global leader in robotics innovation, has collaborated with Disney and Pixar to bring one of the world’s most iconic characters to life like never before with the launch of the Toy Story Buzz Lightyear Robot. This groundbreaking robotic experience invites fans of all ages to experience Buzz Lightyear through an interactive robot that combines cutting-edge technology with the timeless charm of your favorite Space Ranger. The Buzz Lightyear Robot is available now for an MSRP of $599 at www.robosen.com and www.DisneyStore.com, www.disneystore.co.uk, Disney Store Times Square, Disney Store Oxford Street and Disney Store Dublin.

The Wild Robot on Digital 10/15 and Blu-ray 12/3

Continuing to bring families together in theaters, and hailed as “one of the best animated films of the decade” (Roger-Ebert) that is “destined to be a classic” (Collider), DreamWorks Animation’s THE WILD ROBOT arrives exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, October 15, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The “absolutely, impossibly, gobsmackingly gorgeous” (Slash Film) animated feature will also be available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray™ on December 3, 2024. Own THE WILD ROBOT with never-before-seen extras including an alternate opening, recording booth footage with the all-star voice cast, how to draw tutorials, and more, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.

TRANSFORMERS Trading Cards Celebrate 40 Years of Giant F'ing Robots

The hotly anticipated TRANSFORMERS trading cards curated to celebrate the franchise's 40th anniversary are coming to Kickstarter. It's the perfect opportunity for fans of all ages to add these incredible cards to their collections, and to obtain collectible chase cards not offered anywhere else, directly from producer Dynamite Entertainment and under license from Hasbro. The Kickstarter is live now, with multiple options for fans!

Transformers ONE Final Trailer

HA. The funniest comment from a friend who attended an early screening of this film was "This is the best Transformers film anyone has made to date...and I know that's not saying much considering past films, but it is really, genuinely GOOD, and probably better than it has any right to be!" That's a glowing endorsement if I ever heard one, and enough to motivate me to actually catch this one in theaters, much less, make any effort to see it at all. I'm still keeping my expectations on the low side, but let's just say...I'm profoundly hopeful!

The Gundam Base Mobile USA Tour

Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America ("BNTCA") is set to embark cross country with the Gundam Base Mobile USA Tour, kicking off at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas from November 16, 2023. Here fans will get hands-on experience with Gunpla workshops, purchase exclusive model kits, and take part in various activities including unique photo-ops, playing video games and more! Additional Gunpla model kits will be available for purchase online. The Gundam Base Mobile USA Tour will make its final stop at Fan Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 5-7, 2024.

The Maximals Experience at the Natural History Museum

In celebration of the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD debut of the hit film TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has launched an exciting new activation called “The Maximals Experience.”

Running through October 24th, the self-guided tour invites visitors to explore the museum and discover the real-life animals that inspired the design of the Maximals featured in TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS. Using QR codes placed throughout the museum, powered by SMS engagement platform Community, guests can embark on a fun scavenger hunt and quiz, testing their knowledge of these creatures.

The experience is a unique opportunity to delve into the world of TRANSFORMERS and connect the worlds of science and fiction!

Robosen Robotics Debuts TRANSFORMERS Bumblebee G1 Performance Robot

Robosen Robotics (Robosen.com), a leading innovator in the field of robotics, today announced Bumblebee G1 Performance, the first product in its Performance Series line of robots.  Through Robosen’s partnership with Hasbro, fans of the iconic franchise can enjoy their favorite Autobot companion now in real life, and with Mini Theater, fans that own either TRANSFORMERS Flagship or Elite Optimus Prime, can have Bumblebee interact with their Optimus Prime, creating incredible sequences and interactions that come to life right before your eyes. Bumblebee G1 Performance retails for $399 USD at robosen.com/us/bumblebee-g1-performance. 

What's An ALIENOID??

This peculiar question is one Well Go USA is more than happy to answer, as their Korean Scifi Thriller ALIENOID is hitting theaters as we speak. 

In the year 2022, Guard (KIM Woo-bin) and Thunder live on Earth, managing alien prisoners who have been locked up in humans’ brains. One day, a spacecraft appears in the sky over Seoul, and the police detective Moon (SO Ji-sub, “Moon”) witnesses a strange sight…

Meanwhile 630 years earlier during the Goryeo Dynasty, the hapless dosa (Korean tao magician) Muruk (RYU Jun-yeol) and Ean (KIM Tae-ri), the so-called “The Girl Who Shoots Thunder”, each scramble to outwit each other in pursuit of the mystical Divine Blade, for which a huge reward is being offered. Two sorcerers in search of the Divine Blade’s secrets, Madam Black (YUM Jung-ah) and Mr. Blue (JO Woo-jin), as well as the masked Jajang (KIM Eui-sung), also set out on a desperate scramble to obtain the Blade. Meanwhile, a spacecraft emerges from a deep river, emitting light…

Terminators Invade Call of Duty

During the month of August, players can get the T-800 and T-1000 Terminator models in two limited-time Ultra Operator Bundles in Call of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard.

Available on the Shop from August 1 through August 31, the Tracer Pack: T-800 and Tracer Pack: T-1000 feature Ultra-Rarity Operators equipped with Weapon Blueprints and other items inspired by the iconic blockbuster film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Robosen Debuts Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller Set for Optimus Prime

Following last year’s launch of the Flagship TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Programmable Advanced Robot,  Robosen Robotics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, a leading innovator in the field of robotics, in collaboration with Hasbro, announced the TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer with Roller – Collector’s Edition for the Flagship Optimus Prime, the most advanced and programmable TRANSFORMERS robot ever created.

This new companion piece is modeled after the original G1 design and measures an impressive 3 feet in length. The Trailer and autonomous Roller expands the users’ arsenal to defend against the Decepticons and create the ultimate, auto-converting, Optimus Prime experience ever to launch.

THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE Posters by OLIVER BARRETT

As the longest year of the 2000s winds to an end, we salute the greatest fallen hero of the previous millennium: Optimus Prime. Artist Oliver Barrett depicts the steel-hearted warrior bloodied but unbowed, eyes fixed to the future just as they were in his emotional final moments in 1986's THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE.

Both the Regular and Variant edition available Tuesday 12/22 at 11am Central on The Drop.

Transformers: Battlegrounds First Gameplay Trailer

TRANSFORMERS: BATTLEGROUNDS launches on October 23rd and today, Outright Games have unveiled the first ever gameplay trailer for the upcoming video game, showing off fan favourite Autobots as they battle it out with the dastardly Decepticons.

Outright also revealed the Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes the full game, four Autobot skin packs and an exclusive arcade game mode... the greatest sport in the galaxy, CUBE! It's Autobots vs Decepticons as each team battles it out, using their unique special abilities to keep control of the CUBE across four unique arenas.

Transformers x Top Gun Collab Launch

Feel the need… the need for speed! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Paramount Pictures today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Top Gun collaboration, starring the all new character MAVERICK. Not to be confused with Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, this new TRANSFORMERS robot makes an ideal wingman, taking form as the iconic Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat® jet from the original Top Gun film. This nostalgic Top Gun mash-up MAVERICK robot marks a celebratory moment ahead of the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic original film, Top Gun: Maverick, releasing December 23, 2020.

Toy Fair 2020: FAO Partnering with Super7 for Super Shogun Transformers Optimus Prime

Super7 is expanding its license with Hasbro, Inc. on an incredible fan favorite: Super Shogun TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime! This oversized figure is available for preorder only, and exclusively at select partner retailers, including iconic toy retailer FAO Schwarz. Super Shogun TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime retails for $350 (including shipping), and is available for preorder, launching Friday, Feb 21, available through Mar 31.

Toy Fair 2020: WowWee's 2020 Lineup

WowWee®, a leading manufacturer of innovative consumer entertainment products, will unveil an exciting array of new brands and product line extensions at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City (Booth #2771) February 22-25, 2020. Get swept up in a wave of fun with the global pre-school sensation Pinkfong® Baby Shark™, featuring all new innovations and line extensions across multiple licensed toy categories. Be on the lookout for Power Treads™, the all-surface vehicles that power over, under, and through a scalable track set. Play non-stop with MiP Arcade™, an evolution of the WowWee fan-favorite MiP ™ robot, featuring an enhanced game suite and top tier tech upgrades. And for all the collectibles fans out there, WowWee continues to surprise and delight with newness from Lucky Fortune™, the TOTY-nominated feel-good fashion accessory, and Party Surprise™, an inventive spin on the unboxing experience. Among the many different toy and game brands that WowWee is presenting, the company will also debut its latest entry into a new consumer category with BriteBrush™, the smart toothbrush for kids that makes it fun to brush right...right out of the box!