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 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 ...

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 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 ...

Lego has announced its next set, and it's one that's sure to please Transformers fans. Rumours of Transformers and Lego coming together have been circulating for some time, but now we've got ...

LEGO has officially unveiled a Transformers Optimus Prime set and yes, it can transform without removing a single piece. Standing at more than 35cm tall in robot mode and 15cm high as a truck, the set ...

Believe it or not, the LEGO figure undergoes its transformation in an incredibly unique manner—not through disassembling and reassembling its parts, but by twisting, turning, and tucking its ...

With 950 pieces, it’s available starting on July 1st. With 950 pieces, it’s available starting on July 1st. is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since ...

Lego has teased its next set, which will give fans of Hasbro's Transformers the opportunity to build Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The actual set wasn't shown, but the reveal was teased in a tweet on ...

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 ...