Hasbro sent through word about Hasbro Pulsecon, a virtual event happening on September 25th and 26th. It will feature panels and livestreams with the various brand teams including Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers and more. In addition, the exclusives revealed over the last month or so which we assume would have been for SDCC and were pushed to September – will be available for purchase during this time. Check the official release below.
HASBRO ANNOUNCES 2-DAY VIRTUAL EVENT “HASBRO PULSECON”
– THE ULTIMATE POP CULTURE CELEBRATION FOR FANS
Hasbro PulseCon Promises Front Row Access via Livestream to Hasbro’s Iconic Fan Brands, Music and Entertainment September 25-26, 2020; Only on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel
PAWTUCKET, RI – August 31st, 2020 – Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) today announced the first-ever Hasbro PulseCon, a 2-day virtual event that gives fans unprecedented access to their favorite Hasbro brands, music & entertainment. Taking place on September 25-26, 2020 exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel and hosted by SYFY Wire on-air correspondent, writer, and producer, Jackie Jennings, Hasbro PulseCon promises fans in the US and Canada a front row seat to panels, talent appearances, brand reveals, product giveaways and more; connecting consumers to their favorite brands in an immersive, one-of-a-kind setting that, along with the eOne portfolio, will bring fans the best in entertainment, music, and toys. Announcements for new innovations and product reveals will take place for brands including Dungeons & Dragons, G.I. Joe, Magic: The Gathering, Power Rangers, Transformers as well as premiere partner brands Marvel, Star Wars™, Ghostbusters, and more.
PulseCon delivers the experience and connection of conventions for free and right from the comforts of fans’ homes. Highlights from the virtual event will consist of live unboxings, over 50 new product reveals and pre-orders, coveted Hasbro PulseCon exclusive merchandise, livestream panels featuring celebrities and audience Q&A, and surprise experiences. “To be a part of this new virtual experience that celebrates fan culture and incorporates so many different iconic entertainment properties is truly a thrilling opportunity and I can’t wait for fans to check it out,” says Jackie Jennings, Hasbro PulseCon host.
“We are constantly impressed by our fan community and their unwavering passion for Hasbro brands. The Hasbro Pulse community was built with them in mind, and we’re excited to take fan-first engagement with our Pulse platform even deeper,” says Eric Nyman, Chief Consumer Officer, Hasbro. “We’re looking forward to celebrating the fans, providing community connection at a time where everyone needs it most, and ultimately delivering a peek behind the curtain on their favorite brands in a way only Hasbro can.”
Fans will also be able to get their hands on Hasbro PulseCon exclusive items, available only at Hasbro PulseCon in the US & Canada, including:
- Ghostbusters Plasma Series Tully’s Terrible Night (Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
- G.I. Joe Classified Series Snake Supreme Cobra Commander Action Figure (Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Lord Drakkon Evo III Figure (Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Trilogy: Quintesson Pit of Judgement 5-Pack (Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $69.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch Hellfire Club Collection (Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $79.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch X-Men Marvel’s Logan & Charles Xavier Figure 2-Pack (Ages 14 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Star Wars: The Clone Wars 501st Legion ARC Troopers Figure 3-Pack (Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Star Wars: The Black Series Heroes of Endor Figure Set (Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $109.99 / Available: September 2020)
- Star Wars: The Black Series 6-Inch-Scale Hoth Wampa Figure (Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: September 2020)
Additional details and scheduling will be announced soon. To stay up to date, fans can follow @HasbroPulse on Instagram and visit HasbroPulseCon.com for more details.
BlaminisPrime
Dude i WISH i saw waves of ravage and laserbeaks at my walmart geezus
G1 Cassette Hunter
Anyone that missed out on BW Megs – seems he is now here & "on sale" 10.00 off if you believe Gamestop will still be around: https://www.gamestop.com/toys-colle…gamestop.com/toys-collectibles?q=transformers
Pixelmaster
And the boys are here!
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BlaminisPrime
A little early on that no shave i see
Michael Schlem
The 1 thing that I think they should do is release more Fossilizers or even more Weaponizers/Modulators. Considering the lack of Weaponformers (the WFC Battle Masters and Micromasters), they need more weapons to counteract the lack of Weaponformers.
G.B. Blackrock
I'd totally go for that. I'm making do with this custom (I didn't create it myself) from back in the PVC era.
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Bob Schoonover
If I could have thought of a good mold re-use to make Marvel FortMax, I would have included him for a Marvel 77-79 themed set (with little PeopleMasters* of Circuit Breaker, et al), which I'm sure would have an audience in the mid-dozens
*Trademarked by @barry
artiepants
yes please!!!
and you just made me realize there is a RED figure I'd actually pay money for…
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RodimusRex
I think Galvatron as one two pack and Megatron/Ratchet as another would work well.
It'd be kind of cool to see Earthrise/Siege Megs with silver shins and a black helmet. But I think Soundwave would be the standout in purple.
A part of me would prefer Marvel decos lean hard on G2 since Megatron's already got a headstart on that and many of the Marvel decos are of characters who had no G2 deco.
G2 Hot Rod would be tempting in Marvel or Fleetway G2 colors. This is the kind of thing I'd like to see from future Pulsecons.
Thundershot
The minibots size changes depending on the episode and who they’re standing next to. And the Marvel comics had them small as well. #KeepTheMinibotsMini
Dammit Bob! The bad thing about that is that it would be $100 and I’d want at least three sets! Fortunately, Ratchet doesn’t have a history with Galvatron, so it’s unlikely…
They should do a subline like they do with the Netflix line and upcoming Headmasters line and have it be a Marvel Classics line with those characters, a comic accurate Blaster, Grimlock, Fort Max, etc. I’d be flipping broke.
Trooper028
Agreed. I'd love to get Brawn and Windcharger too.
Matthew Haskett
Objectively a better figure.
Fenrys
Agreed. Cliffjumper is honestly a better figure than any of the legends figures
Ramberk Magnus
I agree and disagree. The increase in price hurts and makes it harder to justify the purchase of a smaller figure. On the other hand, I like the build quality of deluxe Cliffjumper. I'm really not a big fan of the quality of figures we got most of the time in the legends price point. I prefer paying more for better looking figures, even if they are smaller then pay less for very unappealing figures. That's just me though.
Bob Schoonover
Marvel Ratchet, Megatron, and Galvatron would be quite the 3 pack . . .
G.B. Blackrock
I'm still waiting on my Marvel Ratchet….
RodimusRex
My point is that MOST of the minibots — if we're going media scale — aren't minibots.
Gears and Huffer are a bit taller than Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. Warpath, Powerglide, etc. are between Refraktor and Sunstreaker's heights.
We've already gotten the smallest deluxes we're going to get unless the Insecticons and Wheelie get released as Deluxes.
Most of the mini-bots would be standard Deluxe size with the shortest being Refraktor height.
I agree the $3 price hike at the same time feels tone deaf but for a handful of figures to finish a 1984 shelf, I'll certainly pay it.
Maybe what would be optimal is a size class between Core and Deluxe. But if Gears comes out and has gaps and ball joints, I'd probably be among those who'd say, "I'd have paid $23 for him to be Cliffjumper quality."
Effigy
Prowl was $19.99 though….
I just think that going hard into the minibots at deluxe prices when they were always legends before AND doing it with a $3 price increase is a bit tone-deaf.
Nemesisprime1975
Media scale is never consistent. Marvel UK never got the scales right. At least hasbro are trying now to do consistent scale across the lines. It took them only what 36 years?