RFC · Aired May 5, 2012Audio only
05/03/2012
BotCon 2012 was one of the best-run shows in years, and the Collectors’ Club stole the spotlight from Hasbro. The US Masterpiece Optimus Prime beats Takara’s on price. Jim Sorenson…
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RFC · Aired May 2, 2012Audio only04/28/2012
Live from BotCon 2012: the Transformers Club launches a subscription service led by Ultra Mammoth. Hasbro shows Voyager Soundwave with auto-transforming cassettes, MP-10 Convoy goes to Toys R Us, and…
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RFC · Aired Mar 30, 2012Audio only03/28/2012
Fun Publications says its club data breach was a simple SQL injection attack, and Peter isn’t having it. BotCon bans third-party toys from the dealer room, and the crew wonders…
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RFC · Aired Mar 10, 2012Audio only03/07/2012
Hasbro lays off about 170 employees, and the crew asks what it means for Transformers. Hasbro finally comments on the Fun Publications credit card breach. The Bot Shots online game…
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RFC · Aired Mar 2, 2012Audio only02/29/2012
Fun Publications tells Collectors Club members to cancel their credit cards after a security breach. David Kaye and Garry Chalk head to BotCon 2012, and Crave shuts its doors. Plus…
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RFC · Aired Feb 24, 2012Audio only02/22/2012
A Transformers Prime game is headed to Wii, DS and 3DS. Encore Twincast brings obscure cassettes, and Fall of Cybertron drops co-op. Exvee reviews Bot Shots, and the crew splits…
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RFC · Aired Feb 17, 2012Audio only02/15/2012
Michael Bay returns for Transformers 4 in 2014. The last Dark of the Moon wave is cancelled for the US, and Toy Fair 2012 promises 40 Generations toys in 2013.…
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RFC · Aired Feb 10, 2012Audio only02/08/2012
Game Informer reveals Fall of Cybertron Bruticus, five deluxe Combaticons with almost no kibble. Hasbro apologizes for the canceled US Prime First Edition releases. The crew previews Toy Fair 2012,…
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RFC · Aired Jan 28, 2012Audio only01/25/2012
BotCon 2012’s Metalhawk is revealed with a human face on the Thunderwing mold. Takara’s Transformers Prime line adds Microns, and UK Toy Fair teases Fall of Cybertron toys and a…
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RFC · Aired Jan 19, 2012Audio only01/18/2012
Why did Power Core Combiners fail? The RFC crew and listeners weigh in on fiction, pricing and distribution. Plus Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus’s clear head, the Powerizers Optimus Prime, SavCon…
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RFC · Aired Jan 14, 2012Audio only01/11/2012
BotCon 2012’s Octopunch is revealed as a Seaspray repaint, and the crew is not impressed. Brian Kilby shows off his Christmas haul, led by Transformers Prime Starscream. Plus Aimee’s review…
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RFC · Aired Jan 9, 2012Audio only01/04/2012
BotCon 2012’s Classics vs. Shattered Glass reveals start rolling, and Soundwave’s sold-separately bandana sparks Bandana Gate. Plus Lady Wreck on IDW’s Death of Optimus Prime, and whether BotCon is about…