If you missed the Star Wars The Clone Wars AT-TE the first time around, Toys R Us is giving you another chance to pick up this badass toy. Better yet, as part of their “Christmas in July” promotion, they will have the AT-TE on sale for a mere $49.99. The sale begins on July 19th and you’ll probably want to be there when the doors open if you want to score one of these. Otherwise, if you’d rather sleep in and pay to have it shipped to your home, the AT-TE is already on sale online for $49.99.

It appears that Toys R Us is trying to clear out the huge pile of Transformers Universe and Animated toys clogging up the shelves at most stores. Until July 18th, you can pick up Universe Ultras and Voyagers as well as Animated Supreme, Leaders and Bumper Battlers for 50% off. Unfortunately, the sale does not include deluxe class figures, Animated Voyagers or the exclusive Universe Ultras.

If you can’t wait until Saturday to get your hands on the new Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys, you’re in luck. Toys R Us will be holding a special preview event on Friday, May 29th. Beginning at 9pm, Transformer fans will be able to pick up the latest ROTF toys at participating Toys R Us stores.

Not to be outdone, Wal-mart has also moved up their release to 5pm on Friday, May 29th. All stores should have gotten the memo from corporate about this change but some seem to be sticking to the original release date of May 30th. 

Update: Wal-mart has moved their release up to tonight at midnight. Happy hunting!

ToysRUs.com is currently offering $10 off a $30 or more purchase with coupon code “Twitterdeal24″. You had better hurry though as the coupon is only good today.

If you’re looking for something to buy, ToysRUs.com has Star Wars vehicles on sale for $14.99 ($10 off). With the coupon, you can pick up two vehicles for about $20 plus shipping.

While not scheduled to be put out until March 22nd, the new Target exclusive Animated two packs have begun to show up on store shelves. silentrob of the TFW2005 boards found Sunstorm/Ratchet and Shockwave/Bumblebee at a Target in Maineville, Ohio.

If your local Target hasn’t put these sets out yet, you can try to get them pulled from the back by using the DPCI 087-06-0105.

With the new Transformers movie only a few months away, retailers have begun to clear out their stock of Animated toys. This week, Target lowered the price of its deluxe class figures down to $8.99. While not as good as the pre-holiday prices, this is a lot better than the $12.99 that Wal-mart is charging. The sale runs until 4/6, but knowing Target, it could end at any time.

While out looking for the latest wave of Transformers Animated deluxes (which I found), I came across the new Wal-mart exclusive Star Wars comic two packs. This wave includes Lt. Janek “Tank” Sunber/Amanin Warrior (Empire), Nrin Vakil/Ibtisam (X-Wing Rogue Squadron) and Keoulkeech/Machook/Kettch (Marvel). All three sets were priced at $12.99.

With the holidays behind them, Target has raised the price on a number of Transformer toys. While out doing my rounds, I noticed that the price of Animated deluxes and Bumper Battlers had been increased to $10.99.  The price of Voyager, Ultra and Leader class toys had also been raised to $21.99, $27.99 and $44.99, respectively. The price of Universe deluxes remain at $7.79, but its probably only a matter of time before they too go up in price.

And then there is Wal-mart… While they typically have the best price on toys, the retailer has decided to stick it to Transformer fans by charging a whopping $12.88 for Animated and Universe deluxes. So much for Walmart being the “low price leader.”

Update: Target has now raised the price of its deluxe class figures to $11.99. While not advertised widely, Universe deluxes are on sale for $7.79 until February 9th.

Toys”R”Us today announced a “Gift Card Exchange Program,” allowing customers with KB Toys gift cards the opportunity to take advantage of special savings at Toys”R”Us stores nationwide. KB Toys recently announced that it is no longer accepting its gift cards at KB Toys stores. To help those who may still have KB Toys gift cards, Toys”R”Us stores will welcome customers to exchange their KB Toys gift card for a coupon valid for 15% off any one toy item at Toys”R”Us from now through Saturday, January 31, 2009.*

“We’re pleased to offer KB Toys shoppers this special savings opportunity,” said Greg Ahearn, Senior Vice President, Marketing and eCommerce, Toys”R”Us, U.S. “We also hope to familiarize KB Toys customers with the advantages of shopping at Toys”R”Us, including our expert customer service and Rewards”R”Us program, which offers added incentives for loyal customers to shop and save on our expansive selection of toys, games and electronics.”

Toys R Us is currently offering a coupon good for 15% off any one toy item. The coupon is only good in stores and is valid from 11/16 through 11/20.