Monday, June 18, 2001
Alignment wallpaper available.
Simon Furman's exclusive Transforce 2001 tale Alignment has some exlcusive artwork to go with it. Check here for Optimus Prime by Garry Bodsworth and Graham Thomson, and a large version of the climactic Galvatron / Prime / Leige Maximo art by Lee Sulivan.
Alignment will chronicle the end of the Great War, as seen in the UK Comics, concluding a story 17 years in the making.
-Zac

Monday, June 18, 2001
More FAQ updates to BobSkir for Robots in Disguise
In one of the more bizarre twists in Transformers history, Bob Skir continues to provide answers to questions about a show he has nothing to do with. Take this with a grain of salt folks. I'm not saying its a hoax, but there isn't a whole lot of reliable sources behind this.
Heck, even our mysterious RiD CG artist gave us his name, which is more than I can say for " the exec in charge of the RiD show overseeing the re-edit of CaRobots"
-Zac

Saturday, June 16, 2001
Rhino wants to know what YOU think!
You can't say they don't care anymore. They really want your opinions on Transformers. Submit your opinion on which series you'd like to see first from Beast Wars or Beast Machines, and vote for your favorite toy from the G1 line up!
Thanks to Mr Ghoul for the link.
-Zac

Friday, June 15, 2001
Act 4 PVC figures on the way!
Big Bad Toy Store has updated with a preorder for Act 4. No figures are announced yet, but the box art of Metroplex is a pretty good indication!
Also, if past lines are any indication, a new Convoy and Megatron variant will be introduced as well.
-Zac

Friday, June 15, 2001
Apelinq's Journal
Part 18 in the continueing Botcon story, leading up to the release of the exclusive comic in one month at Botcon 2001.
-Zac

Friday, June 15, 2001
BWTF clears things up.
I say it time and time again, Ben is the real deal and always knows whats up.
This week check the news section for confirmation of JRX, Black Convoy and the Combaticons for stateside release, more news on the Mega & Supreme versions of Beast Machines Optimus Primal, and a couple new reviews and a poll.
-Zac

Friday, June 15, 2001
Skir Responds to RiD rumours
A fellow named "White Cat" on ATT fired an email to Bob Skir, and got this response. Looks like he's not working on the show after all.
-Zac

Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Autobots VS Decepticons
According to the new issue of Toyfare, those are the factions for RiD.
I'm hearing this second hand from Rattrap007, so I'll get the magazine tonight and see if I can get the article scanned or offer more details.
-Zac

Tuesday, June 12, 2001
RiD Shipping NOW
Start combing Walmart and Toys R Us. Robots In Disguise' first wave is shipping as you read this.
Thanks to Mr Ghoul for this heads-up.
Why are you still reading? GO!
-Zac

Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Transformers from Sega? Huh?
I don't beleive this is an official TF game, but its got the concept down.
The MAME arcade emulator page is finishing up work on a Sega game from 1986 called "Transformer." It appears to be a shooter, with a robot that transforms into a plane or spaceship of some kind.
Thanks to patrick2480@aol.com of ATT for this scoop.

NEW INFO:John Garcia has informed me that the game was also available for PC under a different name (he recalls "Dexter" but is unsure). laf@syent.com on ATT also says he's seen the ROM for Sega Master system, and concurs that its not a real TF game.
EVEN NEWER INFO: Andrew Crane informs me the game for Master System is called "Transbot"
In other news, this is the most mail I've ever gotten about a single story, and a crappy story at that.
-Zac

Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Write into Toyfare to encourage a TF exclusive
Trent Troop came up with this idea last week, and many, many transfans have already responded with excitement.
The basic idea is with the release of RiD, and Toyfare being supportive of this post Beast-era series, we might actually see some exclusive repaints with the magazine. Trent set up this website with the contact information, and what to say when you write.
He'd also like to remind everyone that "its a fandom-wide thing, and that any claims its associated with a particular webpage are erronous." So no matter where you heard it just be sure to write in and make sure our voices are heard!
-Zac