21/05/13: N32-19 is in danger... and needs your help!

Mantic Games — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:00 GMT

Gripping his weapon, his finger itching on the trigger, N32 breathed heavily, his back pressed against some low-lying rubble.

20/05/13: Survivor Work In Progress Sculpt now on Kickstarter!

Mantic Games — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:10:00 GMT

With 13 days to go the Deadzone Kickstarter is really starting to ramp up - you can feel the tension!

20/05/13: Mantic Needs You (if you fit the criteria)

Mantic Games — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:00 GMT

We've been working with the Nottingham Jobs Fund to look into the possibility of getting some local folk into work, and we're now advertising our first job - we need an Apprentice Warehouse Operations Operative!

19/05/13: Deadzone Terrain Sprues Revealed!

Mantic Games — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:00 GMT

Since the Deadzone Kickstarter began, a lot of people have wanted to know more details about the terrain sprues – what’s on them, how many buildings can be made, and so on. Well, we’ve just received final confirmation of the Core Worlds sprue contents, and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised…

18/05/13: New Stretch Goals announced on Kickstarter

Mantic Games — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:41:00 GMT

The Deadzone Kickstarter has reached half a million dollars… simply a mindblowing amount in the time frame!

17/05/13: Mars Attacks Wargame due in 2014!

Mantic Games — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:00 GMT

We're pleased to be working with Topps on a new licensed Mars Attacks tabletop wargame, due for release in 2014! Here's the full story:

16/05/13: The Forge Fathers and Asterians come to Deadzone!

Mantic Games — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:00 GMT

Well, that’s the Chovar locked in then – thank you so much!

14/05/13: New Plastic Modular Scenery!

Mantic Games — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:31:00 GMT

We’ve unlocked not one but two brand new types of scenery over on the Deadzone Kickstarter, including:

13/05/13: ManticBowl 2013 Results

Mantic Games — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:00 GMT

The Open Day at the weekend was a very special day for DreadBall fans – it marked the very first ManticBowl! This is going to be a yearly competition run by Mantic, and we hope that it will one day grow to be a fully international event. For now, we’re more than happy with the 30 entrants that we had!

Picture courtesy of Robert Smythe Sinclair on the Mantic Forums

13/05/13: Thank you, come again!

Mantic Games — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:14:00 GMT

Phew! The Mantic Open Day 2013 has been and gone, and what a day it was! Over 150 people arrived in sunny* Nottingham to play games, see previews of new models and press Ronnie for all sorts of information that we were planning to keep under wraps for a while**. There was a great atmosphere on the day, especially at the ManticBowl tournament, and the studio room was constantly packed with people trying to get a good look at Deadzone and the new releases cabinet!

10/05/13: DreadBall Kickstarter Orders have Shipped!

Mantic Games — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:46:00 GMT

Phew! After a couple of weeks of solid work in the warehouse, we’re proud to say that the last Kickstarter orders for DreadBall Season 2 shipped yesterday!

10/05/13: Ronnie gets up, close and personal with the new scenery

Mantic Games — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Ronnie – big boss man here at Mantic Games – hi-jacks the camera from Jake and shows off the new Core Worlds Building Tiles and the Deluxe Gaming Mat…

10/05/13: Build a wargame table with our scenery-only pledge levels

Mantic Games — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:44:00 GMT

The Scenery-only Pledge Levels are now available on the Kickstarter campaign – but be quick if you want to get an Early Bird!

08/05/13: You asked for it, and here it is!

Mantic Games — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:50:00 GMT

Today is an exciting day, not just for players of Mantic games, but for sci-fi wargamers, roleplayers and modellers across the world! Yes, we’ve just put out an update to our Deadzone Kickstarter campaign, making that lovely modular plastic terrain even more easy to get your hands on! Check out our awesome video to learn more!

08/05/13: Open Day Craziness!

Mantic Games — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:15:00 GMT

The Mantic Open Day is less than a week away now, and it’s getting even more exciting every day!

07/05/13: Scenery Pledge Level and Add-ons coming to Kickstarter!

Mantic Games — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:57:00 GMT

Many of you have been clamoring for scenery add-ons and a scenery-only pledge level. Well, we’ll be bringing them to you at 5pm BST/ 8am PST/ 11am EST on Wednesday 8th May – please spread the word!

05/05/13: Sci-fi Scenery Preview!

Mantic Games — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:58:00 GMT

Lots of you have been asking for scenery add-ons and the good news is that they are coming - later this week in fact! To get us in the mood, here's a little piece on what you can expect from the new sprues...

03/05/13: Deadzone Alpha Rules now available to download!

Mantic Games — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:38:00 GMT

Here it is guys – the Deadzone Alpha Rules!

03/05/13: Last chance to win big!

Mantic Games — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:29:00 GMT

If you haven’t entered the Deadzone contest over at www.boardgamegeek.com, you’ve only got a couple of days left!

02/05/13: Deadzone Alpha Rules Released tomorrow!

Mantic Games — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Jake has completed the Alpha Rules manuscript and our resident graphic design artist, when not staring at 6’x4’ gaming table made of our shiny new Deluxe Gaming Mat (currently being funded!) is now pulling his hair out getting it into some sort of shape to release to the masses tomorrow as a free download.

02/05/13: Nine Days To Go!

Mantic Games — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:14:00 GMT

The Mantic Open day is nearly here – it’s getting better every year, and there’s no way we’re going to break that tradition!

02/05/13: Mail Order Delay

Mantic Games — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT

Wow – what a month!

01/05/13: Deadzone Designer Notes and Deluxe Gaming Mat!

Mantic Games — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:33:00 GMT

Jake has posted an excellent article on Grids, boards and Line of Sight in the first Deadzone Designer’s Notes.

29/04/13: Win Deadzone!

Mantic Games — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:06:00 GMT

The Deadzone Kickstarter started on Friday smashing its goal in just over 30mins and breaking stretch goal after stretch goal over the weekend (thank you to everyone who has supported us!) Now we’re giving you the opportunity to win big!

28/04/13: Stretch Goal Broken! Now get more scenery!

Mantic Games — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:47:00 GMT

So in case you missed it, last night we stormed past the Survivor model (now included free in pledges of Recon ($100) and up! Not only that but we’ve hunted down the Enforcer Sniper, Marauder Sniper, a 2nd Gen Plague and the mighty Teraton Brawler as well!

27/04/13: Deadzone funded in 30 mins, first stretch goals smashed!

Mantic Games — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:03:00 GMT

Wow – what an opening day on the Deadzone Kickstarter!

26/04/13: Deadzone Kickstarter is live!

Mantic Games — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:02:00 GMT

There have been rumbling all across the internet for the past few weeks - we've had a stealthy campaign running through Twitter, pictures have leaked, models were on show at Salute... and here it is!

25/04/13: And the crowd goes wild!

Mantic Games — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:52:00 GMT

With an almighty cheer, we’ve just started shipping DreadBall Season 2 for Kickstarter backers!

23/04/13: Psst! Want to win some stuff?

Mantic Games — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:35:00 GMT

It must be that time of year again - we're doing another awesome giveaway!

17/04/13: Mantic Hits The Road

Mantic Games — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:08:00 GMT

This weekend, Mantic will be in attendance at two of the most prestigious wargaming shows in the world – Adepticon in Chicago and Salute in London!