by Draco | Dec 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous
[Click here to download Trax: The Robot Wars!] What was the first robot combat video game? Think about it. Most people will respond with the original Robot Arena for PC, released in 2001. Fans of American robot combat might suggest it was BattleBots: Beyond The...
by Draco | Dec 10, 2021 | Miscellaneous
[Click here to play Metal Breakdown!] [Click here to download BlueMaxima’s Flashpoint and play it if the above link doesn’t work.] The year is 2000. Bill Clinton is winding down his two-term presidency and George W. Bush is the current President-elect...
by Draco | Mar 7, 2021 | Miscellaneous
I realize BattleBots Update has been dead in the water for quite some time, and I can explain that. This website was gone long enough for most people to assume it had moved on to the giant scrapyard in the sky to join the greats like Vlad the Impaler and…...
by Draco | Oct 20, 2017 | Miscellaneous
WARNING: The article you are about to read is exaggerated satire and is intended for entertainment purposes only. Today on BattleBots Update we’ve got something in store for you that isn’t your traditional “robot combat” as we currently know...
by Draco | Sep 2, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Welcome back. Today’s Update isn’t really about robot combat per se, but it does have ties to the 2016 season of BattleBots. Throughout the season I’ve been taking pot shots at the shows and series ABC has deemed “more popular than” or...
by Draco | May 31, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Dear BattleBots, I want to play your cancelled video game. Not just that, but I believe I speak for countless other robot combat fans, young and old alike, when I also say we want to play your cancelled video game. On September 12th, 2002 BattleBots announced on their...