Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

LEGO and Hasbro announced a new set that dreams are made of a couple of weeks ago. That's right, LEGO is making Transformers sets, and the kick-off is the ultimate one. Optimus Prime, leader of the ...

The LEGO Group and Hasbro are creating the first combined fully-transforming LEGO Transformers line, beginning with Optimus Prime. This is the first time Hasbro and LEGO have worked together, in what ...

Lego has partnered with yet another popular franchise, recreating its IP with little plastic bricks. This time, it’s Transformers, the 1980s toy line of robots that change into vehicles and vice versa ...

There have been robot builds. There have been truck builds. But the LEGO designers delivered something truly special with this: a massive Transformers Optimus Prime that also turns into a semi truck.

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. When the Lego Optimus Prime was announced, everyone was talking.

Like so many companies before it, Hasbro finally realized that while it’s easy enough to imitate the elements of LEGO, nobody does brick-built toys better. Back when the company tried its own Kre-O, ...

It’s a big day for LEGO fans. You can now purchase the awesome LEGO Optimus Prime set that, when built, actually transforms into a semi truck. That’s a nifty feat of engineering if ever there was one.

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Optimus Prime is officially a Lego set — ...

It's time to level up your Lego buying. As Amazon offers its Prime Day Early Access sale, Lego is offering its VIP members double VIP points during the entire sales period and beyond, until Oct. 16.

If you’re tired of having to choose between your Lego bricks and your Transformers at playtime, Hasbro and the Lego Group have teamed up to solve your problem. A new Optimus Prime kit, due out on June ...