Here's a way cool bit of news just in from the Transformers BotCon 2012 Gary Chalk and David Kaye Panel. It has been announced that David Kaye will be on an episode of Transformers Prime. David Kaye's arc on the show will span two episodes Stay tuned for more news and updated from the convention all weekend right here as it happens on TFormers.com. Update: During the Hall of Fame event, it was revealed that Shockwave will appear in Transformers Prime. Could Mr. Kaye lend this voice to the iconic Decepticon?

Fun Publications has announced that the BotCon 2012 Custom Class exclusive figure is Shattered Glass Longarm. The figure uses the Transformers Reveal the Shield Jazz mold. The organizers also teased that there will be a "super secret special bonus." Collecticon has provided a photo showing that there are two Shockwave heads (white and purple), along with additional parts to change Longarm to Shockwave. In the Transformers Animated series, Autobot Longarm later revealed himself to be Shockwave. According to Collecticon, Fun Publications thought about Shattered Glass Silverbolt to use the Transformers Generations Thunderwing mold (used as Metalhawk in the Invasion set).

Hasbro Inc. has released a statement regarding the recent Fun Publications security breach to tell the GI Joe and Transformers Collectors Club members that the company takes the consumer concerns very seriously. They reassure members that the company is in direct and extensive talks with Fun Publications, who is working to upgrade their systems to prevent any further security breach. Read more.

Fun Publications has sent out another update today to their members advising them to change all passwords on any of their email, bank accounts, and credit card websites. While you are at it, just to be safe, please cancel any credit cards that may be associated with the Transformers Collectors Club. The company does not know exactly what information was taken during the recent security breach...Read more in the full article.

Fun Publications has announced the first two guests of BotCon 2012 as David Kaye and Garry Chalk, officially confirming that these two Transformers voice actors will attend after David Kaye let the cat out of the bag last week. The two iconic voice actors who were first introduced to the fandom in Beast Wars in 1996, will be on hand to help celebrate the tenth anniversary of Transformers Armada. Fun posted on their BotCon Twitter page that additional guests will be announced in the next week or so. Learn more about BotCon 2012 on our information page.

Fun Publications has sent out a message to all Transformers Club members this weekend notifying the members that there was indeed a security breach related to their e-commerce database. In a written statement sent to members, Brian Savage says that "Fun Publications has determined that there is a security issue with our e-commerce systems." Citing that members' information submissions assisted in determining the flaw, Mr. Savage also says that the source and the extent of the breach is currently unknown. Continue reading...

Final results tallied! Check out the results in the full article! Okay, transfans, it is up to you! Hasbro is once again organizing the 2012 Transformers Hall of Fame, and they need your help once again! They have chosen a set of robots to be inducted in the Hall of Fame and they are the following three robots: Autobots Jazz and Grimlock, and Decepticon Shockwave! But just like previous years, there is room for one more as chosen by the fans! So beginning now until Thursday, March 1st at 12:00 PM Eastern time, we are asking for the character you think should the fourth member of this group! Continue reading to learn how!

As the 43rd issue of the Transformers Collectors Club Magazine is about to make it to members' inboxes, Fun Publications decided to provide a little taste of what is inside of the first issue of the seventh year of the official club. If the Transformers Animated Almanac was not enough to whet your whistle, how about the first ever installment of the Animated Almanac Addendum by Bill Forster and Jim Sorenson? Also, the magazine features an interview with LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek: The Next Generation) about his new role in Transformers Rescue Bots as Doc Greene.

Attention all IDW fans! To celebrate IDW Publishing's launch of Transformers Autocracy, their first digital Transformers title, we are giving away TWO free codes on our Facebook page to redeem the title for free! Between now and 11:59 PM PST, like our Facebook page (alternatively, just click "Like" inside the Facebook box on the right of the page) and drop a comment in this image ONLY (all others will not be counted) and tell us what you like best within the IDW Transformers Continuity so far. We will pick two winners and will notify you via Facebook along with the instructions on how to redeem the code for a free issue of Autocracy! (Please ensure your privacy settings allow us to message you.) Good luck!

As a special thank you to all of our users, we're offering another DASH Giveaway. This contest is all about Showcase Sites - we want to see your collections! Our Showcase feature enables you to share your collection with other people, tell about yourself as a collector, upload photos are even videos of how you display your collection! It's also an essential way to connect with other collectors for trading.

Thanks to the man behind Transformers Animated, Derrick J. Wyatt, who is keep the love alive for the fans of what is arguably the last good Transformers show. Derrick shows us there was a whole more than meets the eye in Animated with this reveal of the Transformers G2 inspired Animated Straxus character. He's looking funky fresh in his day-glo colors ala the G2 color-blinding themes the line is so well known for. Check out the image after the break to share your love for Animated.

Transformers Animated is gone, but not forgotten. So while this is nothing to get in the car and head out hunting for, it is neat to see some uber rare and unproduced action figures surface from time to time. Thanks to Ebay seller amoronline, we have some looks at the Electromagnetic Soundwave. This was a proposed redeco of Animated Activator Soundwave, first revealed through a set of instructions posted to the Hasbro website in August 2010. Check out the images after the jump and share your comments on the figure.

This SUPERSIZED 48-page edition of Transformers: Timelines offers the first all-new comic continuation of the Transformers: Animated cartoon series. Dubbed season 3.5, this brand new comic adventure “Stunti-Con Job” is written by Transformers: Animated Story Editor Marty Isenberg with new concepts and characters developed by Cartoon Network’s Art Director Derrick J. Wyatt. Also included is 16 pages of additional Allspark Almanac content developed exclusively for this awesome comic offering. A must read for Transformers fans!

It is a little unbelievable, but San Diego Comic-Con International 2011 starts tomorrow! Our staff is en route today in time for the preview night tonight at the San Diego Convention Center, but one of the main questions we have is, "what will we see this weekend?" Thankfully, Transformers related things will be front-loaded, with IDW Publishing, Hasbro, and Hasbro Studios panels on Thursday, so we will not have to wait long. Let's take a look at what to expect here, so hit the jump!

Thanks to the man behind Transformers Animated, Derrick J. Wyatt, who is keep the love alive for the fans of what is arguably the last good Transformers show. Derrick shows us there was a whole more than meets the eye in Animated with this reveal of the Transformers G2 inspired Animated Straxus character. He's looking funky fresh in his day-glo colors ala the G2 color-blinding themes the line is so well known for. Check out the image after the break to share your love for Animated.

Transformers Animated is gone, but not forgotten. So while this is nothing to get in the car and head out hunting for, it is neat to see some uber rare and unproduced action figures surface from time to time. Thanks to Ebay seller amoronline, we have some looks at the Electromagnetic Soundwave. This was a proposed redeco of Animated Activator Soundwave, first revealed through a set of instructions posted to the Hasbro website in August 2010. Check out the images after the jump and share your comments on the figure.

This could very well be the last set of updates to the Animated database, but we have images from the latest Toys R Us Exclusives. Click on the links for pics of Rodimus Minor and Ironhide.

If you haven't checked out your local Toys R Us store yet, you might want to peek in. The Animated exclusives are starting to crop up on shelves as this is posted. Although Arcee has eluded us so far, we were able to snag Cybertronian Mode Ratchet and refresh his profile. You can check the updated profile, along with fresh images, by checking out the Animated Database.

Thanks to Collection Station who have posted official Hasbro images of the Transformers Animated Voyager class Mudbuster Bulkhead and Thundercracker action figures. These new images give us new looks at the robot modes, vehicle modes and the packaged images. The character bio summary has been posted for each figure as well.

A lot of news is better than no news on these guys, I suppose. A little after we told you that Transformers Animated Arcee and Cybertron Ratchet would be Toys R Us store exclusives, GenZhao has provided us some out-of-package shots of the figures, too. Since up until now we have only seen official and random proto and test shots here and there, this is a welcome change. Devour the pics in the gallery.

Ebay seller TFctoy has posted a lot of new ebay auctions for upcoming and one prototype / test shot action figures. The first item of interest is a test shot colored version of the leader class Animated Megatron in silver, red and yellow color. Another Animated figure makes the grade with an auction for Voyager Mudbuster Bulkhead in and out of box. From ROTF we get a look at deluxe Strike Mission Sideswipe and Tuner Mudflap.

Thanks again to GenZhao, we have images of the upcoming Transformers Animated Deluxe Electrostatic Soundwave. The gallery finally shows off the Keytar Ratbat. GenZhao says that the wave (along with Freeway Jazz) is due out next year, but BBTS currently has a pre-order for November 2009 along with other previously-released figures.

We just received some high resolution official shots of Transformers Animated Deluxe figures Freeway Jazz and Electrostatic Soundwave. We have uploaded them to the respective figure's database entries. Take a look by clicking on each figure's name. As originally reported, these figures are slated to ship together in Deluxe Wave 3 in November.

Thanks to "chenkofs," we have new images the green and black Voyager Bulkhead repaint (previous images here) as well as Deluxe Freeway Jazz. These images mark the first time we have seen Freeway Jazz since BotCon 2009. Take a look at the shots in the gallery!