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The bots answer your questions on Reddit!

Have you been following closely on Facebook and Twitter? If so you may have spotted some very interesting new “Ask Me Anything” features on Reddit. Known as AMA’s players have been asking questions directly to the bots at the studio. … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: March 31, 2016, 4:16 pm

Robot Entertainment at PAX 2014 (Part 2)

Following on from our first part of Robot’s PAX Panel review we now move on from looking at the studios history to present day to looking at some of the interesting prototypes they have been working on in-between OMD2 and OMDU. … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: September 7, 2014, 2:51 pm

Robot Entertainment at PAX 2014 (Part 1)

Some of the bots from Robot Entertainment have been hanging out at PAX Prime this weekend, hosting their very own PAX panel titled “An afternoon of fun with Robot Entertainment”. In our first part of our two part series we … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: August 31, 2014, 12:31 pm

Six answers from SixOkay – Hero Academy and more

Following up on the recent Six Questions feature we have put the most common themes to SixOkay, Robot’s Community Manager to answer your burning questions. Without further ado here are some answers to your questions: 1. Will Hero Academy have … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: March 14, 2014, 10:05 pm

Radiokenny’s humble guide to becoming better at Orcs Must Die! and preparing for greatness in OMD2!

With an influx of new players on the way with the release of Orcs Must Die! 2. I thought that it might be a good time to make good on my promise and write a guide to becoming a better … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: July 14, 2012, 6:19 am

Story Time With Fryedegg – The OMD! master narrates the complete comic book for your pleasure. (Art Included)

Rumor is he is also working on a version of Goldie Locks and the three orcs.

Author: Kenny

Posted: July 13, 2012, 4:11 am

Justin Korthof podcast interview with Seven Day Cooldown

Robot Community Manager Justin “SixOkay” Korthof has popped up on the gaming podcast website Seven Day Cooldown. The hour long interview with Adam Crichton talks about a ton of stuff from both Orcs Must Die! and Hero Academy. The podcast includes … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: May 18, 2012, 11:45 pm

MMM? I mean SSS. Super Slusser Sunday.

Robot Entertainment posted the weekly MMM (Monday Morning Meeting) blog a day early. The blog contains a 15 minute video that shows a time lapse construction of an OMD! fortress. Also, some news about Robot attending the upcoming Rooster Teeth … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: May 13, 2012, 8:52 pm

Robofan Spotlight – (Vvt76) Vince Van Tongeren

Ever wonder who is putting up such high scores in OMD? This week we decided to Spotlight OMD! expert player Vvt76. Vince has recently taken on the challenge of finishing Nightmare levels without barricades. Impossible you say? Vvt76 has provided … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: May 13, 2012, 8:34 pm

Best of OMD! Expert Highlights Video

Author: Kenny

Posted: May 13, 2012, 1:28 am

First Ever OMD! x14 Confirmed on the Xbox360. Vvt76 takes his place among the greatest OMD players.

One of the most elusive achievements in OMD! has finally been accomplished on the Xbox360. Robot Forum member and Finale Fortress expert Vvt76 explains how he pulled it off and supplied a screenshot to boot. Here is a link to … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: April 5, 2012, 11:26 pm

Exclusive Screen Shot from OMD! 2 – Interview to come later today

Check out the below screenshot, exclusive to REF, here we can see one of the new enemies that we’ll be facing off with when OMD launches this Summer. Click the image for full resolution!!!

Author: Kenny

Posted: April 2, 2012, 8:09 pm

Orcs Must Die! 2 – Revealed today

The long awaited sequel to the OMD! was revealed today and will be ready for play at Pax in a few days. Click here for the announcement blog.

Author: Kenny

Posted: April 2, 2012, 5:46 pm

OMD! Online Onslaught Editor Released

Now you can easily create onslaughts for OMD! Robot forum member Vvt76 made the following post in the RE forums earlier today. The last 2 weeks I have been working on that editor everybody has been wanting to have for the … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: March 28, 2012, 9:23 pm

Nightmarized versions of Orcs Must Die! maps and onslaught generator

Orcs Must Die! extraordinaries Rogotin and VvT76 have been hard at work re-jigging the onslaught files to provide the community with even more trickier OMD levels with their Nightmarized files which increase the difficulty of the standard War Mage campaign. Not … Continue reading →

Author: Dean

Posted: March 19, 2012, 8:58 pm

Fan made OMD! leaderboard 2.0 being coded.

A great new project is being coded by Robot forum member VvT76. It’s a leaderboard that will display all of the current top scores in the game and filter out the obvious cheaters. The scoreboard will also have information about … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: February 28, 2012, 2:29 am

Chris Moffitt Shares more OMD! art on his blog.

Chris Moffitt is sharing some OMD! art work on his blog. Chris noted that the interlude images were built using Chris’s character models and the weapon models were made by Gene Kohler. The environments were built by Paul Slusser, Rob … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: February 14, 2012, 4:05 am

X14 Finally Accomplished. Videos From HungryHungryHippo and Radiokenny

Just a few days after Radiokenny shared the x14 position with the community, It was finally accomplished. HungryHungyHippo and Radiokenny used a slightly modded version of Radkenny’s “T” Trapset to get it. HHH adjusted the ballista positions and swapped a … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: February 5, 2012, 5:49 pm

Hear the original OMD! “win” music before it got funkified

I noticed a great tweet earlier today from @chrisrickwood. It was a posting of the Orcs Must Die! winning music in an early form. Here is the link to the music. Click here to listen to the soundtrack

Author: Kenny

Posted: February 4, 2012, 5:28 am

Radiokenny Shows the x14 position

Want to try to pull of an x14 combo. Here is where you can do it.

Author: Kenny

Posted: February 3, 2012, 11:42 pm

A very Hungry Hippo takes over the OMD! leaderboard and reveals tactics

Recently the War Mage difficulty high scores have been falling like rocks because of a new tactic used by OMD player and Robot forum member hungryhungryhipp. REfans.com talked to HHH and asked him for some info on the tactic. He … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 30, 2012, 12:24 am

Rogotin’s theorycrafting and Radiokenny’s testing find the x14 position

Ok, Get ready for your mind to be blown OMD players. Robot Fans has confirmed with video evidence that the setup for the x14 combo in Orcs Must Die! is possible. What does this mean? It means that Rogotin and RadioKenny have … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 29, 2012, 4:54 pm

Anatomy of the x13 video series published

Players wanting to know how the x13 was solved in Orcs Must Die will enjoy a new three part series about the accomplishment. The 45 minute guide takes you through the thought process and strategies that were used to solve … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 22, 2012, 9:12 pm

Rogotin and Radiokenny weren’t just chasing Rainbows. X13 achieved

Just days after a live interview with Robot community manager SixOkay sparked discussion about the possibility of an x13 combo in Orcs Must Die, it has been achieved. Robot forum member Rogotin theorized that OMD could produce an x13 … Continue reading →

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 20, 2012, 3:14 pm

First Ever x12 combo recorded on Gateway.

Today I accomplished the first ever x12 combo on Gateway. Here is a video to give some hints and help you get yours.

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 7, 2012, 9:02 pm

x12 Achieved in normal OMD! gameplay

The first ever x12 combo was recently achieved by Robot forum member Doc Shmok. Here is a link to the video he provided of the accomplishment.

Author: Kenny

Posted: January 7, 2012, 12:53 am

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