http://www.monsterinsider.net Everyone Loves Giant Monsters! A blog about the upcoming Monsterpocalpse CMG, written by an employee of Privateer Press. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:19:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’re gearing up to send out the first wave of Monsterpocalypse Support Kits! What is a Support Kit, you ask? It’s a package of goodies we send to stores every few weeks containing products to use as tournament prizes. Every Monsterpocalypse kit contains a monster Mega form as well as promo ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/11/18/support-kits-on-the-way/ Its been a little while since I posted something here–my apologies. We’ve been busy getting future sets ready for publication along with dealing with all those activities that come with a game’s release. Now that MONSTERPOCALYPSE has been in the marketplace for a couple of weeks, it seems like there are ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/10/24/getting-things-rolling/ Well, it’s finally here—you can now go into your local game store and buy MONSTERPOCALYPSE! I thought I’d take a post to recommend what you should be purchasing to get started. This is basically a summary of how I’ve been purchasing my own boosters in the office in my ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/10/10/release-day/ With Monsterpocalypse just about to land in a store near you, I thought I would share some helpful tips that can make your first play experience that much better. In order to keep track of which buildings belong to each player, I like to place all of my buildings so that ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/10/03/play-tips/ Once the game releases on October 10th, one of the first promotional giveaways you will be able to acquire will be the Mega Ares Mothership. If you send in 24 booster tops along with the receipts for those boosters (which have to be purchased from a real “Brick and Mortar” ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/09/18/chasing-the-mega-mothership/ Last week will be remembered for the unloading of numerous big rig containers. Apparently Monsterpocalypse is too much game to be contained on pallets surrounded by pallet wrap, so those shipping containers were filled top to bottom and front to back with cases of product. Each individual box needed to ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/09/15/big-trucks-and-bigger-monsters/ With just a few weeks left before the launch of Monsterpocalypse, it's time to let your retailer know that you want to put your hands on this game! Take a moment to communicate with your store owner. How else will he know to order you your Monsterpocalypse? First and foremost, the ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/09/08/time-to-make-some-noise/ I have worked something like the last 9 or 10 Gen Cons. Each one had a story, memory, or event that made it special, but this year really set itself apart from previous shows. Never before in all my years of making and selling games have I been able to ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/08/27/back-from-gen-con/ G.U.A.R.D. (Globally United Advanced Research & Defense) is humanity’s answer to the slew of invading monsters from other dimensions, galaxies, planets, and forgotten regions of the Earth. The finest scientists and military leaders came together to develop the greatest fighting force mankind has ever known. Every piece of G.U.A.R.D.’s hardware ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/08/19/the-guard/ Monsterpocalypse is coming to a comic book shop near you! A few weekends ago, a team of Privateer Press employees headed to Comic-Con International 2008. Those of us that who been around the block a few times call it San Diego Comic Con. There, Privateer distributed free copies of the Monsterpocalypse ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2008/08/06/the-comic-is-coming/