That's pretty awesome. Any specifics as to which 3rd party companies are coming to the panel? I wonder if one of them will announce an upgrade set for the BotCon Stunticons to let them combine into Menasor.
Also, I wonder how Hasbro feels about this. I love having Hasbro Canada there. It may not be as big or informative as the BotCon Hasbro panel, but the one we get at TFcon is pretty cool too. And I like having them out front with their table full of new toys for you to mess with. Hopefully giving the 3rd parties their own panel won't hurt TFcon's relationship with Hasbro.
Though, apparently at BotCon just past, Hasbro was supposed to be cracking down on the 3rd party stuff. But turns out there was more than ever. The booth across from the Club Stores was all knock-offs. TFScam...er, I mean TFSource, was ALL 3rd party stuff. And there were even more booths on top of that. From the Classics Rainmakers and Animated Chromia/Moonracer KOs to the Junkion customizing kits. So my worries may be completely unfounded.