Have you tried to put together a Transformer lately? Without an instruction booklet, you stand a better chance of dismantling a nuclear warhead than making Optimus look like Prime, instead of a 16-wheeler with a robot head for a butt. That wasn't always the case. Read More >>
Featured comment by BulletBill:
"I sort of like working out the new complicated Transformers. It's like a puzzle but with a robot as the prize." More »
Transformers. There's maybe no more iconic toy, especially if you're a child of the '80s and '90s. And while the memories of making them shapeshift are indelible, the process of actually building one from scratch is far more involved (or exactly as involved, if you spent your entire childhood dreaming of this) as you'd imagine. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mr. T:
"LOL! Totally agreed! My sincere apologies as I misread your last statement as now "The original old ones" look all stupid and cheap." More »
For all the Star Wars news lately, there hasn't been much that affects what action figures we'll be seeing for the next few years. For now? We're getting new recreations of classic outfits from the movies. Read More >>
If you're not a Transformers fan, you'd be excused if you didn't know exactly who Metroplex is. After some comprehensive research, we've figured out he's really tall and holds Optimus in his hand a lot. Oh, also, he's a new gigantic 24-inch transformer—the biggest ever made. Read More >>
Last year was basically the biggest year ever for Marvel, with the Avengers movie blowing everyone's expectations out of the water. So what do you make action figures of this year? Plenty, actually. Read More >>
Say goodbye to your childhood. In order to herald in an age of change, Hasbro's "Save Your Token" campaign is asking you to pick which memory of your youth you'd like to watch fade to nothingness. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"As a youth, I can confirm that our generation plays the board game, and loves it. However, I was raised in Surrey, so I am by no means representative." More »
Last year it was announced that Hasbro was going to sue Asus over the branding of the Transformer Prime; apparently, people all over the planet were confusing a tablet with shape-shifting robots. Now the case has been settled — Hasbro lost — but the court ruling is quite hilarious. Read More >>
Featured comment by paulschapman:
"I'm struggling to find out why I would be confused between a computer and a kids toy - one I buy in PC World, the other Toys R Us - simples really" More »
I don't know about you, but I often get confused between fictional robots that can assume the form of everyday objects, and fancy new Android tablets. Fortunately, toymaker Hasbro feels my pain. Read More >>
Featured comment by lancsDavid:
"seen TP. didn't like it cos the art's cheap & naff
never got far enough into it to find out whether it had a plot" More »
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