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If you missed the PC Gamer live stream of the first reveal Orcs Must Die 2 endless mode then well, you’ll want to check out the below video to see it, albeit not so live! The video features PC Gamer battling the endless waves co-opping with Robot community manager Justin Korthof. The video is a whole 1 hour long, so be sure to crack out the popcorn.

Watch live video from pcgamer’s channel on TwitchTV

It seems like every Orc killing fans dream is coming true with Orcs Must Die 2, not only do we have the highly requested Co-Op, PC Gamer have just confirmed that another highly requested feature –  an endless mode is also forthcoming!

Endless mode is where players can fight wave after wave of Orcs until your hearts content, or until you are over-run with the Orc mob. PC Gamer have also announced that they will have their own exclusive live stream of the endless mode unveiling on Thursday at 11 AM PST. Mark your diaries, you don’t want to miss out on this!

Check out the article over at PC Gamer for more information.

Keep your eyes open for exclusive interviews and footage next week from Robot Fans. We will be getting video footage of Orcs Must Die 2 and the upcoming Steam version of Hero Academy at RTX in Austin, Texas. If fans have any requests or questions that you want me to ask the devs, just send me an email or message.

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Robot Entertainment has announced that their critically acclaimed mobile strategy game, Hero Academy, is coming to Steam on August 8, 2012. Players who purchase the game on Steam will unlock an exclusive new heroic team featuring the mercenaries from Valve Corporation’s wildly popular Team Fortress 2. Additionally, each heroic expansion team purchased in Hero Academy on Steam will unlock a unique cosmetic item in Team Fortress 2. Read the complete blog entry here. 

Statements earlier this week revealed that Robot Entertainment is working to expand into the Chinese mobile market. In a statement to venturebeat.com, Robot Entertainment CEO Patrick Hudson said the following.

“By adapting the game for Chinese players, we can deliver Hero Academy to a much larger audience in China. We chose Yodo1 for this work because they have a deep understanding of the Chinese gaming culture, are very trustworthy with our game design and IP, and have a full appreciation for what makes Hero Academy unique and fun.”

Robot Entertainment also recently announced that Hero Academy will be available for play on the PC via the steam platform in early August 2012.

Articles for reference and additional information.

Gamasutra, Techcrunch, Venturebeat, The Next web

Robot Entertainment has today released their latest update to Hero Academy, version 1.2.3. This update brings an exciting set of single player missions to the table called “Challenges”. For the first time players can now play through single player challenges to boost their skills. The 28 strong challenges have a range of difficulty, some are quite easy – others are particularly tough and will test your wits greatly.

The 28 challenges allow players to play through all the available teams regardless as to whether they have been purchased or not. Each team as 7 of there own challenges to play through. This is great news for those who want to try out a team before committing to buy.

In other news, the update brings a far more detailed tutorial system which includes 8 new interactive tutorials to help new players get up to speed and reduce the learning curve. There have also been changes to the taunt system, where previously taunts have been purchasable they can now be unlocked  each time a player wins a match. Don’t worry, you wont lose any taunts that you have already purchased.

Be sure to check out Robot Entertainment’s latest blog post which details the latest update in full.

Now.. to the Academy, Heroes!

Jason McIntosh of Orangepeel Softworks has a released a new Hero Academy move tracker. This particular tracker runs on the iPhone or iPad as a standalone app. Whilst the app isnt able to record events as they happen it does allow Hero Academy players to quickly record player moves to determine what reserves the oponenet player might still have. This can certainly be a useful tool for competitive play or for playing against opponents who take a long time to make moves and you cant always remember which units they have previously used.

From Jason’s blog over at The Gameshelf he writes:

Hero Tracker is a free, simple tool for iPhone and iPod Touch that lets players track the progress of their active games, mainly to note which pieces have been played by either side.

Now I can remind myself with certainty that the Council player who finally took their turn after a fortnight is out of Inferno spells but still has one high-powered Cleric in reserve. I can calculate the chance that that Cleric sits on their rack, ready to deploy next turn, and plan my own move accordingly.

The app is certainly well worth checking out and it can be found right here: – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hero-tracker/id532915889