Today's news

1. GM, sadly, has decided to halt production of the Chevy Topkick, which means no more Ironhide alt-mode. I wasn't all that worried before, but... it certainly seems that GM's bankruptcy will have quite an effect on future Transformers movies.

2. The ROTF cast is on an international press tour, which will take them to 9 different countries in only 2 weeks, so keep an eye out for interviews and pictures!

3. The Botcon 2009 exclusives are now available at the Club Store. Among the things that are available are the Botcon 2009 25th Anniversary Lithograph and the Wings of Honor set. Seibertron.com has posted the links to these and more: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2009-exclusives-now-available-club-store/16118/

4. TF08 has put up more images of the ice cream truck twin figure, which, though I hate the way these twins look (and so far, act), I have to admit looks good. http://www.tf08.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=879

5. Michael Bell has written a follow-up note to fans:

Hey T purists,

Thanks for all the responses to the demo. To those of you that liked, loved, and used it for personal gratification, cool beans!Those of you that thought it was limited in content or approach, remember, it was a demo..designed to show the possibilities and not for public consumption. Time constraints demanded an immediate presentable product. No time to start sifting through the best stories etc.

If IDW recants and gives us a go ahead with some scratch to do a good job, I assure you, you will be blown away by the end result.

In expensive but classy thrills for a .99 cent download. Much MORE THEN MEETS THE EYE!Again, thanks for the attention and cogent responses.

For those of you who took the time to write IDW, you are da bomb.

MB

6. Megan Fox is giving an interview on Entertainment Tonight as part of the show's "Transformers Tuesday". Check your local listings for times.

7. Wave 3 Legends Class figures are now hitting retail stores. They include The Fallen, Enforcer Ironhide, Grindor and Mudflap.

That's all for now!