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Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.

The Youtube video of the show can be found here: https://youtu.be/_VzIGy9zW70

This is episode 207,  we are recording live on Friday 10th January 2020.

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• First look at some new studio series figures,
• Another G1 rescue hitting Walmart
• And 2020, the year of prototypes and Movie Prime figures. 
• All this and more coming up after this.

Cut to Intro: 

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

What did Santa bring? 

NEWS

00:06:29 Starting with a little bad news - local convention Go Atomic has been cancelled next weekend.

https://goatomic.com.au/postponed/

00:10:26 19 EB Games stores closing in Australia - what does it mean for Unicron orders?

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eb-games-stores-closed-australia-2020-1

00:16:14 Cyberverse Deluxe figures found at retail in Hong Kong and Singapore - Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Shockwave.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sZfXAhzjkWefW2Nt5 

00:35:19 Earthrise Optimus Prime acquired by TCCA FB member Nathan

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1421070434720222/

00:40:30 Space Ape adds in game purchases to support Australian firefighting efforts to all their games https://twitter.com/TransformersWar/status/1217023551405948928?s=20 

00:50:00 And there's more Cyberverse figures making waves with collectors, with an unannounced Quintesson pack and a Sharkticon pack with a dark coloured Hot Rod figure packed in. The figures appear to be a part of a "Villains" sub-line.

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/26/transformers-cyberverse-quintesson-revealed-and-found-at-us-retail-402972

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/27/transformers-cyberverse-battle-for-cybertron-sharkticons-attack-set-out-at-u-s-retail-403032

00:45:15 New G1 Astrotrain Reissue Found At Walmart

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/28/new-g1-astrotrain-reissue-found-at-walmart-403050

News In Brief

00:54:04 Transformers vs Terminator

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/19/idws-transformers-vs-the-terminator-monthly-series-debuts-march-2020-402644 

00:57:51 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Jason: Blackarachnia, Bumblebee, Hound

Bradley:  Siege Caliburst, astrotrain, crosshairs, ratchet, springer, spinisterand Impactor.:

Max:

OUTRO

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• That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.

End Credits (added in post)