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Fan Art Wanted For Next Collector's Club Newsletter

Date: Thursday, April 6th 2006 10:11am CDT
Categories: Company News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Darth Bombshell | Credit(s): Pete@Botcon

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The Collector's Club is looking for fan artwork to be included in the next newsletter. You can check out Pete's original message, which includes mailing information, here.

Takara Tomy give their Generation 1 Website with a New Look!

Date: Wednesday, April 5th 2006 12:54pm CDT
Categories: Site News, Company News
Posted by: Alex Kingdom | Credit(s): takaratomy.co.jp

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Takara Tomy have updated thier official Generation 1 Website and given it a face lift!
The face lift is mostly superficial with most of the content remaining the same, just with new interactive graphics, Check out the new look Generation 1 site here.

TFormers.com Interviews Chief Creative Officer of Glu Mobile

Date: Tuesday, April 4th 2006 8:58pm CDT
Categories: Company News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Tformers.com

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Recently Hasbro and Glu Mobile announced that they would be joining together to create Transformers Mobile content. Now Tformers.com has interviewed Glu Mobile's Chief Creative Officer, Robert Nashak. The interview discusses what Glu has planned for the first-ever mobile Transformers experience. Check out the interview here.

Hasbro Issues Official Press Release Regarding Deal with Activision

Date: Monday, February 13th 2006 9:36am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Game News, Press Releases, Company News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): TF @ The Moon and Gamesindustry.biz

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Hasbro has been busy the last few days releasing press releases. First Activision announced they would be making a Transformers game for the upcoming movie, and now Hasbro has issued a press release regarding their deal with Activision. The press release confirms that Activision will indeed be creating a new game for the movie. This is the first time Hasbro has confirmed the deal officially. Here is some of what the article had to say:

"Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Activision, Inc, (NASDAQ: ATVI), a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software products, announced today a license that grants Activision the global rights, excluding Japan, to develop console, handheld and PC games based on Hasbro's renowned TRANSFORMERS brand. The first game will be tied to the much-anticipated July 4, 2007 movie release of the live action TRANSFORMERS film from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures."

Click here to read the full article.

Palisades Toys Closing!

Date: Wednesday, February 1st 2006 5:00pm CST
Categories: Company News, Collectables
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): 03Mach1 of TFW2005

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03Mach1 of TFW2005 has received an email form Mike of Palisades Toys. The email announces the closing of the company. Here is what the email said:

"I regret to inform you that after more than 11 successful years, Palisades Entertainment, LLC has discontinued its business of manufacturing and selling licensed and proprietary action figures, collectibles, toys and other goods. This development parallels a general trend within the toy industry, including the bankruptcy of one of Palisades’ largest customers.

Palisades has sold a substantial portion of its assets to another industry player, an affiliate of C.A.S. Iberia, Inc. named Limited by CAS, Inc. That company will continue the sale of certain of the brands that Palisades developed, including the Factory X line.

The sale transaction did not include employment for me or my wife Kate, who many of you know. Consequently, neither Kate nor I will be reachable at the buyer’s offices, nor will we have any ongoing relationship with the buyer.

I don’t have any plans for the immediate future beyond enjoying life with Kate and our children, until I figure out our next chapter.

I’d like to take this time to thank all of my friends and colleagues, and in particular, the team that helped me build and nurture Palisades for so many years."

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