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Interactive Trailer Lets You (Almost) Play Orcs Must Die

6:00AM October 6, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Y’know, for a medium where interactivity is king, 99.9 per cent of game trailers get it wrong, by simply not offering anything to do. Sure, all the chanting, shiny CG and ominous voiceover is OK for setting mood but that stuff tells you nothing about the actual play experience of a game. More »


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Orcs Must Die, Preferably Due To Multiple Causes

8:00AM March 26, 2011 | StephenTotilo

I knew that I would be killing orcs when I played Orcs Must Die at the PAX East gaming convention recently. I knew I would live, and I knew orcs would (virtually) die. I did not know I could kill them in so many ways. More »


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Age Of Empires Online Switches Developers In Mid-Game

7:20AM February 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With two civilisations under its belt, Robot Entertainment tags in Chris Taylor’s Gas Powered Games to handle further development of Microsoft’s eagerly anticipated strategy game Age of Empires Online. What gives? More »


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Age Of Empires Creators Declare Orcs Must Die

3:40AM February 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

What can a lone War-Mage do against a never-ending horde of orcs hell-bent on invading his castle? Quite a lot, actually. We’ll find out for ourselves later this year, when Robot Entertainment releases its new action-strategy game, Orcs Must Die! More »


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The Rise Of Egypt And How You’ll Pay For Age Of Empires Online

7:20AM January 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Age of Empires Online is a free-to-play online game, but every free-to-play game needs to make money somehow. Kotaku spoke to members of the game’s development team about the newly-unveiled Egyptian civilization and how gamers can pay to play. More »


In Real Life

30 Days, 25 Robots, 24 Moustaches, One Sex Change

5:20AM December 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Last month 25 employees at Age of Empire developer Robot Entertainment stopped shaving in honour of the annual Movember men’s health awareness event. Aside from one transforming into a woman, it seems to have gone pretty well. More »


In Real Life

Remember, Remember The Robots Of Movember

8:00AM November 3, 2010 | Mike Fahey

It’s Movember, the time of year when males spend 30 days growing facial hair to raise awareness of men’s health issues. The team at Age of Empires Online developer Robot Studios prepares to do its part. Track their progress here. More »


Age Of Empires Online Explained For You In Video

6:00AM October 12, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Back in August we learned that the popular strategy series Age of Empires would return as, oddly, a colourful online game. Odd? Let’s look at 2011′s Age Of Empires Online in action, shot today in Manhattan. More »


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Microsoft Releasing Age Of Empires Online

2:30PM August 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

You know how we told you that Microsoft’s secret “Project S” game played a lot like Age of Empires? Well, that’s probably because it was Age of Empires. Namely, a new game called Age of Empires Online. More »


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Robot Entertainment Are Indeed The New Ensemble Studios

6:30PM February 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

When Robot Entertainment said “hello, world” last week, it seemed likely that, being made up of an Ensemble co-founder and a bunch of Ensemble staff, they’d be taking over Ensemble’s work.

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