Optimus Prime is a character from the Transformers series of toys, cartoons, and feature films. Although the character began life as part of the Japanese toy line called Diaclone, he became fully fleshed out as Optimus Prime in the American toymaker Hasbro’s re-branding of the line. Over the course of the character’s history, a multitude of Primes have existed in the various parallel universes that correspond to the different series, toy lines, and films based on ...  Full Biography

Transformers: Prime on Prime - October 15, 2007 Features
There are two types of autonomous robotic organisms out there - those who lead, and those who follow (we're looking at you, Ultra Magnus. Walk it off, big guy…).

The Transformers - September 19, 2007 Features
It's a big week, a really big week… not only did IGN launch its brand new Stars channel yesterday, but this summer's blockbuster Transformers -- about really big robots -- is getting a super-sized release starting today as Transformers: The IMAX Experience. Actually, anyone who's ever seen an IMAX film knows that "big" isn't really a fair way to describe that particular experience.