For the fifth year in a row the C.O.N.S., Germany's one and only Transformers fan convention, is coming together. On July 21, 2013 we'll welcome you in Haus Seerose, Steeger Str. 38 in 41334 Nettetal-Lobberich, starting at 11am. We're looking forward to welcoming Transformers fans from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, England and many other parts of the world.

The first round of voting is complete in the Fan Built Bot poll, which for the first time in history allows fans of the Hasbro, Inc. TRANSFORMERS brand to help create a new TRANSFORMERS character that will be forever added to the TRANSFORMERS world. In anticipation of the TRANSFORMERS’ brand 30th anniversary in 2014, the “Fan Built Bot” Poll now enters its second and final voting phase, allowing fans to select the Fan Built TRANSFORMERS character's name, gender, origin and specialty!

TRANSFORMERS: Legends is all about building your ultimate team of TRANSFORMERS characters to take on your enemies! Which DINOBOT would you like to see in a future event? LIKE the post to vote for GRIMLOCK COMMENT to vote for SWOOP now at the Official Transformers Page. Get the game free on Android or pre-register for iPhone/iPad here: transformers-legends.com

Fans will no doubt remember Gregg Berger’s iconic performance as Grimlock not only in the G1 Transformers cartoon, but also last year’s immensely popular video game “Transformers: The Fall of Cybertron”! Gregg also contributed several other voices to Transformers, including Skyfire, Outback, and Long Haul. With a career spanning more than four decades, Gregg has lent his talents to many other programs as well, including G.I.Joe, Garfield and Friends, Duckman, and many, many more! Gregg will be making appearances and signing autographs throughout the day.

Thanks again to the Official page who reminds us to wish a Happy Birthday to Transformers Hall of Fame inductee Bob Budiansky, the man who named Optimus Prime (and many other Transformers characters) as the original writer of the Transformers comic book!

Gong Xi Fa Ca! Happy Chinese New Year from every one at Tformers. May your year be filled with much prosperity and joy. This year is the Year of the Snake and we hope you will celebrate the holiday with not just the Plantinum Edition toys, but also show some love and honor for our Snake friends as well, as Cohrada suggests.

Thanks to jay0909, we have some news and details on the Taiwan Transformers Expo 2012 that was held on November 2 in Taiwan, The show featured many toys displays featuring Unicron, Primus and many of the latest Transformers Movie and Prime toys in large dioramas, statues, fighting robots and much more that you can see in the images and video clips mirrored locally.

Following up on a previous report, ACToys have shared a gallery images from the 4th Annual Transformers Conference that was held on October 13th in Shanghai, China . The modest event featured numerous presentations with previews of mostly Third Party toys including products from Master Mind Creations Screecher, Toy World's TW-T01 Grind Rod, and the TFC Toys Uranos Phantom and Eagle, and more action figures. You can view all images mirrored locally below.

After much planning I am pleased to announce Charticon 2013, taking place August 9th, 10th and 11th, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. We will be holding the convention at the Marriott Charlotte Executive Park right off I-77 near the heart of Charlotte. While we are still deep in the planning stages here are a few things you can expect from the show after the jump.

After eight weeks of voting, more than 24,000 votes, and 600 stories shared, the final results are in and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis online visitors and fans have determined their favorite toy from the past century. The top toy is G.I. Joe, but just on his heels is none other than the Transformers taking second and beating out Legos for the Silver award in their list of the Top 20 toys. Read the full release after the jump.

Just in from the Transformers BotCon 2012 is news from the Hall of Fame event in Dallas, Texas. It should be no surprise really that Wheeljack has been voted by the fans into the 2012 Transformers Hall of Fame in the 2012 nominations. We would like to congratulate Wheeljack on the distinction that is long overdue. It was also announced that Shockwave will be in Transformers Prime. At the end of his induction video during the Hall of Fame ceremony, a clip from the series was included where he was being introduced to the Autobots in the show (could this be the character David Kaye will be voicing in a "special" two-part arc?).

News just in that none other than Buster Jones The Voice of Blaster will be coming BotCon 2012 in Dallas Texas this month. He's played the voices of Black Vulcan from "Challenge of the Superfriends," Doc and Zap from the "G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero" series, Winston Zeddemore from "The Real Ghostbusters" and more you can read after the jump.

As Transformers fans, many of us venture to multiple sites to read and discuss our favorite toyline of all time, Transformers. Sometimes, the auxiliary stuff gets lost in that noise, but we want to take the time out to bring to your attention The AllSpark Charity Drive. If you know about this and have contributed, I thank you very much and continue to enjoy our site. But if you have not, please take a moment to continue reading.

TFExpo 2012 will feature a Dealer Room, a FREE video room, Fan Panels and so much more! Got some original pieces to show off? We’ll be featuring our very own Artist’s Alley, where you can display your creations, whether it’s two-dimensional artwork or your own custom figures. And don’t forget to enter our Custom Contest for a chance to win some great prizes! Read more about the event after the jump.

Join your fellow Transfans for an entire day of Transformers-related fun! Transformers Expo will feature a sold-out Dealer Room selling everything from G1 all the way to the newest movie product. We’ll have a video room featuring popular episodes of G1, Beast Wars and other favorite TF cartoons. Door prizes will be drawn hourly (must be present to win). We’ll have fan panels throughout the day, featuring a look at Transformers history, some rare import gems, and other surprises.