The video game Robocop vs. the Terminator was released, featuring a crossover storyline between the Robocop and Terminator franchises.
The game was officially announced to the public, revealing the crossover concept and gameplay mechanics.
The artificial intelligence system Skynet becomes self-aware and launches a nuclear attack, beginning the apocalypse and the war between humans and machines.
Dr. Marie Lazarus helps develop RoboCop, a cyborg police officer created to restore law and order in a crime-ridden Detroit.
Skynet detects RoboCop's superior combat capabilities and decides to eliminate him to secure its dominion in the future.
Skynet sends Terminators back in time to terminate RoboCop before he can effectively challenge the machine uprising.
RoboCop confronts and fights off waves of Terminator units sent from the future in various city locations.
RoboCop infiltrates a major Skynet production facility to destroy the core technology powering future Terminators.
RoboCop successfully destroys the Skynet core in the past, disrupting the timeline and preventing some future Terminator assaults.