UPDATE – Kotaku just discovered that while the news of these two projects came out nearly at the same time, apparently Titan Maximum will not be using Spore. You can read more details on this matter at their site. Oh well, May 19th should answer everything 🙂
Tuesday I posted a clip of a preview for an upcoming TV show that I thought was for Robot Chicken, but I think it turns out I was wrong. Reuters has an article on an upcoming new television show by the same folks who created Robot Chicken called Titan Maximum. Technically, they don’t come out and say they’re going to be using Spore animation vs. animating clay, but linking the two together could be a possibility. I suppose we’re going to have to wait until May 19 until we get more details!
“Titan” is set 100 years in the future, when Saturn’s moon Titan is defended by an elite squadron of young, brash pilots whose spaceships combine to form the giant robot Titan Maximum. Because of budget cuts, the team has been disbanded but must hastily reassemble when a former team member turns rogue and tries to conquer the solar system.
With “Titan,” the creators pay homage to 1980s Japanese animated cartoons.
“There were always teams of extraordinary young people with the fate of the universe in their hands,” Root said. “In reality, that would end terribly. The last thing you want when giant monsters attack is a bunch of teenagers in charge of defending you. ‘Titan Maximum’ is about what would really happen if a team of idiot kids was in charge of a six-story-tall robot.”
Once again, special thanks to Sporedum for submitting this story!