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The Transformers franchise was pretty popular if were a kid back in the 1990s, although thanks to Michael Bay’s efforts, interest in the franchise has been renewed for children in this generation, as well as adults who might rekindle their interest for nostalgic purposes. That being said, if you wanted to get your hands on a Transformer game, thanks to a listing on Amazon UK, a certain Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark has been spotted (via NintendoLife), although as it stands neither the developer or its publisher has yet to make an official announcement.

The game will be published by Activision and it looks like it will be making its way onto consoles like the Nintendo 3DS, PS3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and the Xbox One. According to the game’s description, “The next installment in the incredible Transformers gaming franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is an exciting action game that is perfect for veteran fans and newcomers.” Unfortunately apart from the listing, there’s no word on when the game will be released, but presumably if Amazon has listed it, chances are we might hear something soon. It seems like Amazon is on a roll these days when it comes to leaking information. Just yesterday Amazon accidentally listed an Xbox One accessory in the form of a media remote. Either way we will be keeping our eyes peeled.

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Back in December when Amazon announced that it wanted to use drones to deliver packages to Prime users in only 30 minutes, many folks thought that sounded farfetched. Word has now surfaced from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the government wants to trial its own delivery service in Dubai using drones.

The service would feature drone aircraft to deliver items to citizens such as driver’s licenses and other government documents. A prototype drone was unveiled this week and the UAE government plans to test the drone for six months.

The battery-powered quadrotor will carry packages in an upper cargo compartment. It also will have fingerprint scanners and retina scanners to ensure delivery to the correct person. The team behind the drones says they could cost as little as $1100(USD) each, and carry loads up to 3.3 pounds distances up to 1.86 miles.

Assuming a successful test in Dubai, the government wants to roll the drone aircraft out to the remainder of the country in the next year.

[via The National via The Verge]

Amazon has announced that it has signed a new deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution that will see new shows coming to the Amazon Prime Instant video service, primarily from the FX and FXX networks.

The deal includes some programs that are already available on Netflix and elsewhere, as well as an exclusive on one FX show called The Americans. That show is pretty cool and focuses on a seemingly normal husband and wife in America, who are actually Russian spies. The show is set during the Cold War.

Along with the exclusive for the first season of The Americans, the deal also comes with a slew of other non-exclusive shows. The most important of those is Archer, for me anyhow. How I Met Your Mother, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, and Louie are the other shows in the deal, and they will arrive this March. The Americans is available now, which gives you a couple of weeks to binge watch season one before the new season starts up on FX on February 26.