http://www.monsterinsider.net Everyone Loves Giant Monsters! A blog about the upcoming Monsterpocalpse CMG, written by an employee of Privateer Press. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:38:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We interrupt the regularly scheduled blog to bring you a sneak peak at Mega Lo-Tron. This mega form was just recently announced as a special Comic Con release, and I don’t want to waste any time getting to the good stuff. Mega Lo-Tron, ladies and gentlemen: When I found out that ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/07/13/mega-lo-tron-coming-to-comic-con/ In my last blog, I touched a bit on the development of the Voltron battle maps. Playing Monsterpocalypse in space has some different elements from playing in a crowded cityscape, but playing on the Cosmic Influx map also varies greatly from Solar Conflict. The dominant feature of the Cosmic Influx map ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/06/14/cosmic-influx/ After Brent’s quest to bring Voltron over to Monsterpocalypse, the responsibility fell to Erik, Michael, and I to bring the characters of Voltron to life within the context of the Monsterpocalypse game. As noted last week, we really wanted the Voltron game to be accessible to new players, so we decided ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/05/18/voltrons-transformation/ As promised, today we’ll be looking at Voltron’s trail from cartoon hero to Monsterpocalypse figure. From its inception, part of the plan for Monsterpocalypse was an open-ended format. From alien invaders and giant robots to Lovecraftian horrors, anything was possible in the world of Monsterpocalypse, and monsters from a broad ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/05/03/how-voltron-came-to-monsterpocalypse/ In my last blog, I mentioned I would be taking a look back at AdeptiCon and at the great Monsterpocalypse players I had the opportunity to spend time with at the convention. One thing that has repeatedly impressed me about our Monsterpocalypse players is their great sportsmanship and helpful attitude, ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/04/19/monsters-in-chicago/ It’s been a while since my last post here on MonsterInsider, so allow me to reintroduce myself. This is DC, the coordinator for the MonsterWatch rules team and staff judge for Monsterpocalypse Masters and Champion events, such as those at Gen Con, Monsterpocapalooza, and AdeptiCon. This promises to be a ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/04/12/monsterpocalypse-world-tour/ Monsterpocalypse: Big in Japan features one super-rare character unit for each of the six factions in the block. These character units all possess the Limited skill and a cost of 2. We’ll take a look at what each of these monstrous characters bring to the battlefield in their faction’s quest ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/03/15/series-5-character-units/ Monsterpocalypse: Big in Japan will bring more radical gargantuan apes from the Congo to the industrialized cities of the world. Today, we’ll look at the new Empire of the Apes monsters and units. Menace in the Jungle The Monsterpocalypse arrived in the Congo when a force of invading Martians attempted to overtake ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/03/08/empire-of-the-apes-war/ Those fiends from beneath the earth’s surface will strengthen their ranks of oppression in Monsterpocalypse: Big in Japan. In this Monster Insider installment, we’ll take an up-close look at the new units and monsters from the Subterran Uprising. Dark Development From the rooftop of his apartment building, photographer Timothy Mooze was snapping the ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/03/01/subterran-uprising-rising-oppression/ Remember when Saturday morning was the time for awesome cartoons? Yes, Saturday morning was sweet—and not just because of all that extra sugar you poured on your already-sugary breakfast cereal. It was because five mecha-lions piloted by a super force of space explorers showed up each week to form Voltron, ... http://www.monsterinsider.net/2010/02/24/voltron-defender-of-the-universe/