Following yesterday's news on the release of Season 2 Volume 1 of the original Transformers cartoon, Shout Factory has revealed the information related to the 25th Anniversary Matrix of Leadership Collectors Set.

The set will contain all 98 episodes of the original Transformers Generation One cartoon, spread across sixteen discs. The following bonus features will be included in the set:

- Exclusive Retrospective Featurettes Including Brand-New, In-Depth Interviews With Those Most Responsible For The Success Of The Transformers franchise.
- Concept Art.
- Exclusive Voice Cast Reunion featuring (in alphabetical order): Jack Angel (Ramjet), Michael Bell (Prowl), Gregg, Berger (Grimlock), Aurthur Burghardt (Devastator), Corey Burton (Spike Witwicky), Richard Gautier (Rodimus Prime), Neil Ross (Slag), Frank Welker (Megatron).
- Archival Hasbro Toy Commercials
- Printable Scripts
- Rare PSAs
- From the Files of Teletraan-2
- Fan Art Gallery
- Animated Fan Film
- A Collectible 60-Page Book, Autobots and Decepticon Magnets and much more

The set will be available at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, but for those who cannot wait, Shout Factory has set up a web page ((TransformersCollectorsSet.com) where you can pre-order yours for $140.00. Those taking this option can expect to receive it on or near Monday July 13th.

To read the full press release, including clear pictures of the DVD case and its contents, check out the press release at TVShowsOnDVD.com here.

Hasbro had the holy grail of the Transformers hobby on display for all to see in their massive Transformers display area this year. G1 Unicron was on display not just in robot mode, but also in planet mode as well which begs the question: "just how many of these things are there?" G1 Unicron was never made and the prototype has only been seen a few times before. Check out G1 Unicron in all of his round glory here.

The highly anticipated Soundwave set was on display in Hasbro's Transformers area today. The Soundwave set includes Ratbat, Ravage, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw and will be available as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive later this summer. Check out the pics of this set in and out of package by clicking here.

Seibertron.com was present for the Botcon 2009 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen question and answer session held with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Like usual the session wasn't a ground breaking spoiler-thon, but some bits of info were noteworthy.

The first part of the session was covering the writers strike and all the work that was done beforehand. Orci and Kurtzman came up with a 20 page outline of the sequel literally just before the deadline. The writers claim that they were locked in a hotel room and had to script ready for filming four months after the strike concluded.

The second part was mainly question and answer with alot of questions that did and did not have to do with ROTF. We learned that Shia LaBeouf's bandaged hand will not appear in the film until the third act. The writers stated that the scene which was done to create the reason for the bandaged hand was very hard to do.

The writers stated that they would not rule out the use of Unicron or Primus in a future installement of the movie franchise. When asked about the Matrix of Leadership, they responded with "That's a very good question" followed by laughter. The gestalts and combiners will appear unexpectedly, there was no build up to the appearance of the two.

Also mentioned were the twins, Skids and Mudflap, as an ice cream truck. It was said that they are basically comic relief and that the ice cream truck itself plays a key plot point in the movie.

In regards to HASBRO, the writers said they were allowed to do what they wanted to in the film and that the representatives of HASBRO gave only a few suggestions as to the characters and how the film would play out. HASBRO did give the duo an abundance of information including a session of "Transformers school" similiar to what Director Michael Bay went through before taking on the role of directing the film. The writers did state that they were familiar with the Transformers franchise from childhood but the info that was given by HASBRO gave them key character development points and helped with the direction of the film.

Alot of the characters you'll see in the film are ones that Orci and Kurtzman wanted in the original film that didn't make it.

When asked whether they liked Transformers or Star Trek better, the response was "Well you have to wait for Transformers 3: Megatron Vs. The Enterprise" again followed by laughter.

More details and pictures from the panel to come. Keep your optics locked right here at Seibertron.com.

Kurdt_the_goat sent us an email with a photo of his latest purchase, Transformers Revenge of The Fallen Human Alliance Bumblebee! He found it in a Fremantle Toyworld in Western Australia for AUS$49.99.
Here's the proof of purchase:


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Ben Salomon let us know that UK based comic and ScyFi store Forbidden Planet has the Transformers Revenge of The Fallen Supreme Class Devastator combiner set for pre-order. The price is GBP98.99.
You can view the pre-order by clicking here.

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A thread on ACToys.net has a new image of the upcoming Transformers Revenge of The Fallen EZ (Legends Class) Devastator, combined and carded.


The same thread also gives us a look at the new Ultimate Bumblebee



And what seems to be the announced AI robot of Optimus Prime





To see the entire thread please click here.

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TVShowsOnDVD.com have updated their website with information regarding the next Generation One releases from Shout Factory. According to the information provided, following the release of Season One in a few weeks time, fans can look forward to two more releases in the fall.

First, on September 1st, a single disc DVD of the three episode pilot of the series "More Than Meets The Eye", then, on September 15th, Season 2 Volume 1: 25th Anniversary Edition, containing the first 28 episode from the original cartoon's second season. The price for the single disc release is unknown, while the cost for the season set will be $29.99, same as the cost of Season One. Cover art for both releases has also not been made public, but keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com's news section for further updates as they are announced.

In the meantime, you can check out the information for yourself by clicking here.

Update 5/29: The folks at TVShowsOnDVD.com have updated their original news post to include the box art for both titles. Click here to view it.

yizhi521 of TF08 has posted images of two new figures. One is of an unknown charater who is a repaint of Stockade. Another is a repaint of the Scout Dead End, into the Autobots' favourite detective: Nightbeat! And the final picture is that of Arcee.

Check them out here

Third party toymaker iGear has updated their blog with new images of their upcoming TF-007 Ark Playset. The new images feature the playset with both the Alternators and Henkei/Classics lines in it to give fans an idea of its overall size/scale.



To view all the images of the TF-007 Playset, click HERE