Link Roundup: American Girls, Optimus Prime, Krypto the Superdog, and more

8 things we wanted to share this week:

Mattel and Warner Bros are developing live-action American Girl specials.

[h/t The Toy Book]

The LEGO Group and Hasbro united to reveal a new, fully converting LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime.

[h/t The LEGO Group]

A new series of digital assets and collectibles featuring Mr. Bean is set to drop on May 25.

[h/t Licensing.biz]

You can celebrate The Godfather’s 50th anniversary with Monopoly: The Godfather.

[h/t The Op/USAOPOLY]

Eye Candy: This size comparison of fictional piloted robots from movies and TV.

[h/t MetaBallStudios (YouTube)]

Krypto the Superdog: The Complete Series is coming to DVD this August.

[h/t Collider]

Mystery Science Theater 3000 recently rolled out season 13 via their new Gizmoplex streaming platform.

[h/t Mystery Science Theater 3000]

To celebrate E.T. the Extraterrestrial‘s 40th anniversary this year, bicycle manufacturer Kuwahara is re-releasing Elliott’s iconic ride.

[h/t Nerdist]

Peruse a weekly summary of intriguing articles related to toys, games, and nostalgia that have hit the news this week.