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.

The Toy Book

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

The LEGO Group

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

Licensing.biz

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

The Op/USAOPOLY

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

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

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

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.

Nerdist

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