Hasbro PulseCon 2020
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 HasCon is back! In virtual form! | |||||||
| Date | September 25-September 26, 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel | ||||||
Hasbro PulseCon was an online convention that was held in September 2020 via the YouTube channel for Hasbro Pulse. The convention was hosted by SyFy Wire correspondent, writer, and producer Jackie Jennings, and featured events related to Hasbro and associated brands.
Venue
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, major conventions had to be closed to protect guests and attendees throughout 2020. However, some conventions instead opted to hold virtual events online. Hasbro followed suit with Hasbro PulseCon, which was announced on August 31, 2020.[1] A sneak peek was released on Tuesday, September 22, three days before the event, which promoted a revival of HeroQuest. The convention proper started on Friday, September 25, and ran for two days. PulseCon also provided exclusives to Hasbro Pulse members in the United States and Canada.
Guests
- Dee Bradley Baker
- John Cena
- Peter Cullen
- Ashley Eckstein
- Henry Golding
- Ernie Hudson
- Matthew Lillard
- Joe Manganiello
- Andre Meadows from Black Nerd Comedy
- Kyle Newman
- The cast of Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Jason Reitman
- Frank Welker
Fall Out Boy, Lights, and Tenacious D also made musical appearances.
Events
PulseCon had a very full and very varied schedule of panels and events all weekend, but we'll keep our focus on the Transformers-related stuff. The complete schedule can be found here.
Saturday, September 26
- Transformers Entertainment Panel
- Panel Guests: F.J. DeSanto, Jack Liang, Kelly Rose
- Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom Toy Reveal
- Panel Guests: John Warden, Lenny Panzica, Rachel from Marketing
- The Voices that Inspired Generations of Transformers Fans
- Panel Guests: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Ben Montano
Notes
- Hasbro stated that PulseCon was meant for US and Canada fans only, but some fans across the world have reported that the stream was not geolocked. Hmmm...
