RollingStone has an interview out with one of the creative minds of Wizards of the Coast, the company president Chris C o c k s. Wizards of the Coast, as you know, is a subsidiary of Hasbro and producer of ...
There has been a lot of talk about how odd it is that more and more Takara toys are the exact same as the Hasbro released. We saw it with Trypticon but even more with the Transformers: The Last Knight ...
We have news from Bloomberg of Toysrus potentially closing 100 stores in the United States. This comes from "people with knowledge of the situation" and it is simply them considering it at this point. No decision has been made about ...
We have some more unfortunate news for those following the saga of Toys'R'Us, both in the US and the UK, ever since the first invocation of chapter 11 and the 'bankruptcy' story first broke (as covered here). As you might ...
This weekend, we bring you another initiative that Hasbro is taking part in alongside Toys for Tots (as covered here), this time in partnership with ToyBox Tools - a resource created with and by The Autism Project to increase accessibility ...
Hasbro are no strangers to philanthropic gesture and campaigns, and it looks like they'll be supporting their more generous side once again this year - though with a first-time campaign called Be Fearless Be Kind. The company is joining up ...
On Business Wire, Hasbro has launched a news release today detailing their quarterly cash dividends. Here is what was reported: December 07, 2017 12:32 PM Eastern Standard Time PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that its Board of ...
In another addition to the long saga of the Toys'R'Us bankrupcty news, previously reported on back in September, we have some news coming at us from the UK branch of the multinational retailer, courtesy of fellow Seibertronian blackeyedprime. It appears ...
Imaginarium Art has added more characters to be statues to their growing pool of Transformers statue involving Coronation Starscream with throne, Ultra Magnus pose statue, Soundwave pose statue with his minions: Rumble (or Frenzy for those on the other side ...
Coming from Tokyo Comic Con, we have a brand new brand partnership to report on! Casio posted a 30 second spot on the YouTube channel for their G-Shock Watches, and it features a G-Steel watch that transforms into Optimus Prime ...
Several months ago, Hasbro sent out a press release highlighting their new campaign to connect faces and names to the gigantic toymaker company, called Hasbro Stories. As a series of short clips on YouTube, they spotlighted employees and departments that ...
It looks like it is back to the drawing board for any possibility of Hasbro purchasing Mattel. According to the latest from Reuters, Mattel has flat out rejected Hasbro's offer to purchase the company, which we reported on a week ...
We receive news of some newly licensed material coming out of Hasbro's dealings with Pop Culture Shock Collectibles, Inc., who have recently confirmed they will be producing items and figures for a number of franchises owned by the toy maker, ...
Back in February 2016, we posted an article about a possible merger between Hasbro and Mattel. Now, a year and a half later, the Wall Street Journal reports that sources familiar with the matter have told them that Hasbro has ...
As filming on the Bumblebee Movie wraps/is wrapping up, and with the last of the Transformers: The Last Knight toyline trickling out, we bring to you more news, though of the business side of making the live-action movies. As we ...
A preamble before the write-up: the original article is entirely speculative, and given that it was originally posted in July 2017 and we have heard nothing from either Hasbro or Takara Tomy since, please only consider it as such - ...
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro to Produce and Distribute Live Action and Animated Content Under Five Year Exclusive Relationship November 03, 2017 08:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time HOLLYWOOD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. today announced that they will be teaming up ...
The title is not a typo: the next iteration of the Hasbro-run event that brings together all their franchises under one roof in their own backyard will not be back for another year - but it will be back! Taking ...
We have received communication from Dave Brandon, the CEO of Toys'R'Us, given all the news about their Chapter 11 process and its repercussions on Hasbro and toy sales in general for this year, speaking on how the stores will be ...
Fellow Seibertronian d-maximus_Prime has pointed us to an article on CNN's Money Section, regarding Toys "R" Us' bankruptcy, and how it's expected to affect toy sales this Christmas shopping season. Hasbro's CFO, Deborah Thomas, said that while 3rd quarter sales ...
Directly from Hasbro HQ, we've received a condensed report on their quarterly report (Q3 2017, specifically), and links to their full presentation from their webcast and more. You can find the number-dense report copied below, and head here for the ...
Continuing the build-up of its movie side-company, after the Allspark Animation trademark registration, Hasbro has appointed a new head of Allspark Studios according to Variety: Greg Mooradian. The news brings the consequence of a development of Hasbro's current deal with ...
Continuing in the recruitment for the Animated project for the Hasbro Universe Transformers franchise, Boulder Media Studios are looking for more positions to work in the creative side of the feature movie! All the positions below require the successful applicants ...
Thanks to an announcement from Toys R Us themselves, we have word that Titans Return Arcee with Leilad and Ultra Magnus will be available for sale October 5th on their website before their New York Comic Con booth, #110, appearance! ...
Hasbro has recently applied for 2 new trademarks, each associated with a different category that has been in the Transformers news recently. The first trademark is for "Cybertron", which is related to the new Transformers: Cyberverse series and trademarks that ...
While it came to no one's shock that Toysrus was close to bankruptcy in the US, due to all the debt woes since the early 00's, Canadians were left puzzled by Toysrus Canada being the only subsidiary to also file ...
Toysrus has now posted some documents on their website giving specific details of what we can expect from them filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. They do not shy away from giving a clear number of their current debt ...
You may remember our previous story about Toys R Us shipments by other companies being cut, but the latest in the news about Toys R Us is that they have successfully ]filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection from CNBC News. Does ...
There has been a development in the Toysrus debt restructuring (and possible bankruptcy) story and it's not a positive one. A Bloomberg article has stated that while Toysrus is seeking a new loan, several retailers are cutting back shipments since ...
You may remember how Transformers in 2016 was not admitted to the National Toy Hall of Fame, losing to the swing, D&D and Little People (see story here) - but the brand is actually back in the running for 2017, ...
The finalists of The Licensing Awards for 2017 have been announced, and Hasbro will be attending to represent several of their properties. The company will likely be showcasing their upcoming projects, such as Transformers: Cyberverse, and will provide brand banners ...
An article has surfaced on USA today saying that Toysrus is currently working with attorneys to deal with $400 million in debt due by the end of this year. While the article does go on to say that anything is ...
From Boulder Media, the studio that Hasbro is using to animate Rescue Bots Academy, Cyberverse, and the untitled animated Cybertron-based prequel, we have news of another opening as Character Designer - possible with 3D experience - for one of their ...
As an update to the previous story, we've also seen a press release from Hasbro directly in support of the families and children affected by the Harvey disaster in Texas, and their relief efforts as a company and in collaboration ...
Coming at us from Variety online, we have a minor story that will tickle some readers in the Transformers and general comics fandoms alike - though may also raise eyebrows instead. Hasbro is currently suing DC Comics/Warner Bros. for their ...
Courtesy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, we have another application from Hasbro to report upon - leaving movie and toy fields behind, and moving into animation, it looks like they're expanding the Allspark Studios monicker with Allspark ...
Word via Pete Sinclair from Pete's Robo Con is that Groupon has posted the Hascon tickets up for sale for 50% off. It's a good deal, click the image to go to Groupon's site to hop on this deal before ...
Hasbro Singapore has launched a contest for their exclusively for their region to win a hamper full of Transformers merchandise with a retail value of over $300! Here are the rules below taken from their page. Here are the terms ...
From the same Hasbro Investor webcall that brought us news of Transformers: Cyberverse, and as mentioned in that story here, we also have actual confirmation of the still untitled prequel animated feature being developed by Hasbro's Allspark Pictures, Paramount, and ...
The major news from the Hasbro Investor day webcall, which took place today in Burbank rather than Rhode Island, and to which we were able to listen once it was over, has revealed the next animated project (the one being ...
It looks like there are more job opening over at Boulder Media - the Ireland-based animation company working on the Hasbro Micronauts and Transformers projects, including Rescue Bots Academy. If 2D Props and Concept designs are your cup of tea, ...
Via Reuters, we have news of talks between Hasbro and movie distributor Lionsgate - and more precisely, news that talks of Hasbro to acquire the distributor are not going ahead, due to a price dispute. Hasbro had tried buying Dreamworks ...
Not many people read through the Earnings release that Hasbro sends our way every quarter, and not everyone can attend the freely available conference calls either. To help us out this time, Hasbro has also offered a full transcript and ...
Hasbro Reports Revenue, Operating Profit and Net Earnings Growth for Second Quarter 2017 Second quarter 2017 revenues grew 11% to $972.5 million including revenue growth of 16% in the U.S. and Canada segment and 6% in the International segment; Entertainment ...
Our contacts over at Hasbro have sent along a new summary of all the events and panels Hascon, the upcoming, exclusively Hasbro, convention, will feature. It's filled with all sorts of fun opportunities for the fans of all Hasbro properties, ...
The official Takara Tomy website has announced that the company will be holding a FES event this August in Funabashi, an hour outside Tokyo, in order to show off toys - current and potentially new - a stage-event, open all ...
After the big name guest reveals shown in the previous press release, plus a couple of VIP ticket events to be taking place at HasCon this 8th to 10th September, 2017, in Rhode Island, we also have from the official ...
In what could be considered an update to a previous story we reported (here) about changes to how online companies operate in Australia - and bound to impact the bigger retailers such as Apple, eBay, Amazon, etc - fellow Seibertronian ...
With the imminent approach of the 50th Legends figure, and the reveal of MP-39 Sunstreaker and a Masterpiece Dinobot definitely in the works, Takara Tomy has decided to do a little survey to get some information from the fans. The ...
Thanks to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, we have news that China's Dalian Wanda Group has joined the advertising for the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight film. Wanda is set to advertise for the movie throughout China, using a ...
