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. The second wave of backer rewards will not be coming but Palladium founder […]
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. The series promises not just to be another re-telling but a way to continue Carl Macek’s original vision. This collection takes into account […]
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. Titan’s direct sales and marketing manager, Rick Claydon, […]
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. Now they’re asking for […]
Star Wars animated like Robotech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGl6r5tQYPM 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. Via Lauren Berkley at Geeks are Sexy.
Soaring to success: Robotech RPG Tactics
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rrpgt/robotech-rpg-tacticstm/ [Back this Campaign] 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. That’s a pile of money for the […]
Fan-made Robotech live action trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fp8hhXaMfQ 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. Mankind uses technology claimed from a crashed alien starship to design mecha, transformable mechs, to help fight off not one – but three […]
MechWarrior Online’s Caustic Valley trailer
MechWarrior Online has a video teaser out to drum up recruits for their beta testing phase. If you want in early to a MMO mech strategy/tactics game then now’s your chance.
Palladium expands Robotech license
Palladium Books has signed a deal with Harmony Gold USA to expand the current Robotech range. The deal includes the rights to produce and sell pewter game pieces of both Robotech mecha and spaceships. In a company update, Kevin Siembieda admits that Palladium had kept the negotiations a secret from fans in case the deal […]
