History
On 10 July 2010, the company announced that they are working on two games; the first of which will be published by Microsoft Studios, and will be an RTS game, similar to the Age of Empires series.
On 17 August 2010, the company announced the new game, Age of Empires Online. The game will feature a new stylized, 'cartoon' look, but Robot promised that it would still offer gameplay depth for fans of the franchise and would not alienate fans of the series. On 24 February 2011 it was announced that Gas Powered Games would be taking over the development on Age of Empires Online. Robot Entertainment President Patrick Hudson stated that handing over the development was expected, saying, "The plan was always to move to original IP as soon as we had the ability to focus on our core business goal."
On 24 February 2011, the company announced the new game Orcs Must Die!. The game "challenges players to defend fortresses under siege. With a wide variety of traps and weapons to choose from, Orcs Must Die! dares players to find the best ways to hack, launch, flatten, gibletize, and incinerate an endless army of filthy orcs and their vile allies. Orcs Must Die! features a vibrant look, addictive gameplay, and a blatant disregard for the welfare of orcs." The game was published by Robot Entertainment as well as being self-developed by them.
On 17 November 2011, the company announced the new game Hero Academy. The game will be "...a head-to-head tactics game for iOS devices. Blending classic tactics gaming with the quick action of modern casual titles." Hero Academy features multiplayer combat that "is asynchronous, so a player may battle friends across multiple simultaneous games, whenever they have a few moments of free time. Push notifications alert you to your turn – select your moves from a range of options, like advancing across the playing field, attacking, defending, or adding powerful items to the fray." It is the company's first game developed for mobile devices.
In June 2012, Robot Entertainment partnered with Yodo1 in an effort to release a Chinese version of Hero Academy.
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