The colossal battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS is underway as Activision’s new video gameTransformers: Dark of the Moon ships to retail stores nationwide today. Created by acclaimed developer High Moon Studios and based on Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property, the game lets fans fight through epic battles as they unravel …
Read More »Activision Showcases Innovative Slate at E3 2011
Activision presentes the latest in immersive entertainment at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo). Activision’s newest innovations will be on display in booth number 647 in the South Hall. Headlining the company’s lineup are four key offerings: The blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 , the most anticipated …
Read More »Transformers Invade Pasadena
Thousands of fans from around the world will celebrate the enduring popularity of the iconic TRANSFORMERSbrand from Hasbro, 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 …
Read More »Nintendo Unveils Heroes, Mystery and Motion in New Video Game Lineup
Nintendo revealed a diverse lineup of new video games set to launch during the second quarter of 2011. Whether they’re playing at home on the Wii system, having fun on the go with the Nintendo DS family of systems or discovering the new Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, consumers will have …
Read More »Transformers: Dark of the Moon Video Game Sets the Stage in the Ultimate Battle for Earth
The next colossal entry in the TRANSFORMERS saga on Earth is on the way as Activision announced that Transformers: Dark of the Moon is in development by the critically acclaimed developers at High Moon Studios. Based on Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property and featuring a brand-new ‘Stealth Force’ conversion mode, the game …
Read More »Hasbro Introduces KRE-O Transformers
This fall Hasbro will bring action and adventure to the construction aisle with the introduction of the KRE-O brand. The KRE-O brand provides builders ages 6 and up with the unique opportunity to enjoy popular Hasbro brands, like TRANSFORMERS, in a construction play pattern. Similarly, KRE-O will allow Hasbro fans …
Read More »Spreading the News (part 2)
Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …
Read More »Hub To Premiere ‘Transformers Prime’
The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, will premiere its original half-hour, full CGI animated series “Transformers Prime” in its regular weekly time period with a new episode Friday, February 11 (4:30 p.m. ET). Announcement of the premiere date was made following the network’s recent record-setting performance …
Read More »Hasbro Properties Meet Turner Networks
Hasbro Studios and Turner Broadcasting, have agreed to a programming deal covering four key properties including Transformers Prime, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Pound Puppies and My Little Pony. Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis and Turner Broadcasting’s Chief Content Officer Michael Carrington made the announcement today. The agreement, which runs throughout the U.K., …
Read More »‘Transformers: Prime’ To Debut on The Hub
Fans of the enormously popular Transformers action-adventure entertainment franchise will revel in the upcoming television event on The Hub cable network – a five-part original mini-series, Monday-Friday, November 29 – December 3, showcasing “Transformers: Prime,” a new CGI-animated television series coming to the network. The Hub, a TV network for …
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