Routinely Itemised: RPGs #14
In this column, we quickly summarise news and discoveries from the RPG industry. If it hit the radar this week, then it has a chance of making this bullet-point collection of headlines.
Robotech: The Macross Saga RPG opens for pre-orders
The pre-order gives gamers a chance to secure one of the alternative or premium edition covers to the game.
The best selling cartoon and anime RPGs of 2018
This data looks at the relative number of sales of all RPGs in the 'anime' or 'cartoon' tag.
Palladium Books looses the Robotech license after 30 years
Palladium Books has published Robotech games for 30 years but the license has now expired and it will not be renewed. This is especially bad news for the already problem haunted Robotech RPG Tactics (RPT) Kickstarter which took US$1.44 million in 2013.…
How it all started! A review of Robotech #1
When Titan Comics announced it would do a brand new Robotech series it sold out. It’s already on a second printing and you can expect to find it on sale early August.…
Titan to create original Robotech comic series
Titan Comics has struck a deal with Harmony Gold to bring the cult 80s Robotech series back as a series of comic books. Not that they ever really went anywhere.
The new Robotech series will debut early 2017 but creative team announcements have yet to be made.…
New Robotech anime? If Harmony Gold finds Kickstarter gold
Harmony Gold Productions are the people who helped dub Dragon Ball in the 80s but are better known for being the US distributor of Robotech. The company has been slumbering for a while, it seems, but perhaps due to the ongoing sales strength of Robotech on DVD they’ve started to stir.…
Star Wars animated like Robotech
This 2 minute animation, also available in 3D, shows what Star Wars might look like if it’s animated like a traditional Robotech anime. It also shows Tie Fighters doing some serious damage on the rebel fleet.…
Soaring to success: Robotech RPG Tactics
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Palladium Books have a success on their hands with the Kickstarter for Robotech RPG Tactics. The pitch asked for $70,000. At the time of posting, there are 23 days left on the clock and the project has attracted over 2,100 backers and raised $385,820.…
Fan-made Robotech live action trailer
There is no Robotech live action, that I’m aware of, but this juicy fan-made trailer shows you clearly what it might look like. There are certainly plenty of Robotech anime movies.…
