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  • Transformers Toys No Longer Make Kids Work For It

    Transformers Toys No Longer Make Kids Work For It

    Were I to look really closely at my hands, I’m sure I could find a lingering scar or two from a childhood spent painstakingly transforming robots into vehicles and back again — a process fraught with occasional pinched fingers. To my generation, Transformers toys were a challenge on par with those metal ring puzzles, but…


  • Oh, Snap! It’s the Best Toys of the Week

    Oh, Snap! It’s the Best Toys of the Week

    Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toys and collectibles that make it difficult to remain a fiscally responsible adult. This week brings gauntlets galore, a memorable Thor foe, a prime example of Prime, a Lego symbol of acceptance and inclusivity, and enough foam to throw a rave.…


  • Two Transformers Movies Are Apparently Still in the Works

    Two Transformers Movies Are Apparently Still in the Works

    After what felt like a non-stop barrage of Transformers movies, the past few years have been quiet on Cybertron (at least in live-action). That’s largely in part to the most recent film, Bumblebee, doing so poorly in comparison to its predecessors, despite many thinking it was the best of the bunch. In that time, though,…