robot entertainment
PC

New Characters, Monsters, Traps Ensure That Orcs Must Die Again

Here’s the PAX East demo of Orcs Must Die 2, the sequel to last fall’s popular downloadable tower defence game.

April 3, 2012
PC

Orcs Must Die! Sequel Landing Soon, Playable At PAX East

A sequel to the popular tower defence game will be out this (northern) summer on PC, developer Robot Entertainment said today. If you go to PAX East this weekend, you can slaughter orcs there. And play the game. [Robot Entertainment]

October 6, 2011
Xbox

Interactive Trailer Lets You (Almost) Play Orcs Must Die

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.

March 26, 2011
PC

Orcs Must Die, Preferably Due To Multiple Causes

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.

February 26, 2011
PC

Age Of Empires Online Switches Developers In Mid-Game

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?

February 25, 2011
PC

Age Of Empires Creators Declare Orcs Must Die

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!

January 26, 2011
News

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

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.

December 2, 2010
In Real Life

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

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.

November 3, 2010
In Real Life

Remember, Remember The Robots Of Movember

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.

October 12, 2010

Age Of Empires Online Explained For You In Video

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.

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