Our Results for 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame Round One

hasbro-brand-tfThe results are in for our part of the official Hall of Fame voting, and we’ve sent this list off to Hasbro.  Here are the results:

1. Ultra Magnus
2. Devastator
3. Ravage
4. Mirage (tied)
4. Barricade (tied)

Now, Hasbro will take our site’s results, combine them with the other fan sites’ results, from that create a master top 5 and let us fans vote on it on the official Transformers website some time later this month.  We’ll keep you up to date on when that happens.

Discuss the results in their forums thread!

Vote for your choice in the 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame

hasbro-brand-tf TFV has been invited by Hasbro for the 4th year in a row to participate in this year’s Transformers Hall of Fame. This year, the fans determine both Hall of Fame inductee characters. We’re polling our readers to find out which Transformers character should be included in the fourth TF Hall of Fame alongside Hasbro’s past choices . Click here to cast your vote!

As with last year, we’ll be submitting a top 5 list that we’d like to see included in Hasbro’s upcoming Transformers Hall of Fame, that list will be mixed with the other participating fan sites’ lists and final judging will be made from those selections.

Past winners include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Beast Wars’ Dinobot, Ironhide, Ratchet,  Soundwave, Waspinator, Grimlock, Jazz, Shockwave, and Wheeljack, so your vote will determine who gets to be in some illustrious Transformers company!

Hasbro’s “Transformers Fan Built Bot” Poll Enters Crucial Final Phase

hasbro-brand-tf Fans Helped Design a New Transformers Character… Now They Must Help Name It and More!

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!

Hasbro’s designers are busy reviewing the fan choices from the first phase of the poll and designing the visual look of the new TRANSFORMERS character that will be introduced into the brand’s rich lore, and will be produced as an action figure in next year’s “TRANSFORMERS Thrilling 30” anniversary line. Voting on the four new questions begins today at TRANSFORMERS.COM/vote, and fans are encouraged to vote every day until this round of polling closes on May 17th.  Continue reading

Viral Video Hints at Transformers: The Ride in Universal Studios Florida

339691140-29171508Uh oh, looks like Megatron’s stepping on cars again – random stompings aren’t a very good strategy to rooting out Autobots, buddy.

This viral video, entitled “Can you believe what happened in Downtown Orlando?!”, shows some pals driving around only to have the hood of their car stepped on by a mysterious something that also smashed into a nearby building and left its imprint… that of the mighty Megatron! It then goes on to display a message from NEST.

Orlando is home to the Universal Studios theme park in Florida, and it looks like the park will become the third Universal Studios theme park to get the popular Transformers: The Ride after Singapore and Hollywood, respectively.

The video says that “The resistance begins May 2nd”, which is tomorrow, and links to the Florida theme park’s Facebook page. View the video after the break. Continue reading