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This Wednesday: Castle Crashers (finally!) hits XBLA
Well, it's about time. Also: woo! Finished back in May, the colossally anticipated four-player slash-'em-up, Castle Crashers, is set to crash XBL's download servers this Wednesday. We're sure that The Behemoth is happy, gamers are happy, and we can't tell you how happy we are to finally be able to write this particular XBLA Wednesday post.The act of comically crashing castles will run you 1,200 ($15), but from the time we've already spent with the game, it will be worth every last . So, just about 48 hours until we can get to unlocking those hidden characters. And don't forget, if you've already bought The Behemoth's first XBLA offering, Alien Hominid, you'll get an insta-unlock of ... the Alien Hominid. As Miracle Max might say, "Have fun crashin' da castles!"
Shipping This Week: Crashing edition
There are two really notable things about the games releasing this week. One, you may recall that Tales of Vesperia was the game that single-handedly caused the Xbox 360 to sell out completely in Japan. Somehow, we doubt the game will have quite the same impact in North America (regardless of its quality). Two, after over two frakking years, Castle Crashers is finally landing on Xbox Live Arcade. Our anticipation around here is palpable. Perhaps you've noticed. Also releasing this week is Tiger Woods 09. We're not sure exactly what's notable aboout that unless, of course, the Jesus shot makes a return.[Via Joystiq]
Fanswag: Win Castle Crashers t-shirts! [update]
Update: This giveaway has ended and winners have been notified via electronic mail. So, check your email to see if you are a winner. If you already checked your inbox and didn't win, then fret not, because there's more Castle Crashers giveaway excitement to come!It's time for our first Castle Crashers Baby Give-away launch week ... er, giveaway and it's time to give out some wearables! We have three 100% pre-shrunk cotton Castle Crashers Ice Knight t-shirts and two Troll t-shirts (men and womens) to hand out. Speaking of the Ice Knight tees, not only does their shade of gray go well with most any eye color, but the blue knight on their frontside will strike fear into your enemy's hearts. Yup, these t-shirts are for movers and shakers. Trust. So, let's get to today's give-away specifics: We're starting off this week's Castle Crashers Baby Give-away launch week fun with an easy question. To enter today's giveaway, simply comment on this post telling us why you either love or hate babies. It's that easy! Only one comment per person will be accepted. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 11:00PM eastern time today, August 25th, 2008. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec). Later today, we'll pick five winners via a random drawing. Five winners will each receive either a Castle Crashers Ice Knight or Troll t-shirt valued at $15. Complete giveaway rules can be found here
It's a Castle Crashers Baby Give-away launch week!
This week, our Xbox Live Arcade lives will be changing forever with the release of The Behemoth's long awaited Castle Crashers. And, because we can, we're celebrating this monumental XBLA launch in give-away style!We've partnered with The Behemoth for some "Castle Crashers Baby Give-away" launch week fun. What's a baby give-away and what does it have to do with Castle Crashers? Well, we aren't exactly sure and, really, you're over thinking this a little. What we know is that babies are pretty cool and that Castle Crashers is equally cool, which means it totally warrants your purchasing dollars this Wednesday. So, it has been decided. All week long we're celebrating a Castle Crashers Baby Give-away ... without any babies! Huzzah!What does all this mean? Well, you can expect daily Castle Crashers giveaways from now through Friday including wearables, collectibles, promotional items, a chance to play with guys from The Behemoth and (of course) the game itself. Keep your eyes on X3F all this week for all the exciting Castle Crashers Baby Give-away goodness that's to come!
Castle Crashers: 15 minutes of castle crashing
With only eight days to wait for Castle Crashers to storm the Xbox Live Arcade (for 1200 Microsoft points), we're impatiently finding new ways to occupy our time until next Wednesday. We find that sketching Castle Crashers knight doodles helps relieve some of the built up excitement as well as baking mini knight shaped cookies (don't ask.) But for those of you who don't mind "spoiling" your first fifteen minutes of Castle Crashers fun, then make your way over to Destructoid. They have 15 minutes of exclusive Castle Crashers gaming footage (warning: you may want to mute) that should take the edge off your urges. We can wait, though. We'll just bake more knight shaped cookies in the meantime.
Castle Crashers priced for 1200 MS points
Crisis averted! Those who fretted over Castle Crashers' reported 1800 MS point entry fee can finally un-tense their muscles and relax. Behemoth has announced on its development blog that the price tag is a more palatable 1200 MS points (US $15). Is that the sweet spot for this month's only online multiplayer game? Castle Crashers begins, erm, crashing castles next Wednesday, August 27.[Via X3F]
Castle Crashers set at 1200MS Points
When potential prices leaked from the official Xbox Japan blog, gamers feared the possibility of paying over $20 for Castle Crashers on the XBLA. While Microsoft strongly denied the controversial pricing of both Braid and Castle Crashers the former ended up releasing for the leaked price of 1200MS Points. Today, Xbox owners waiting for the sky to cave in on them when Castle Crashers was officially priced are breathing a sigh of relief.On its official blog developer The Behemoth has confirmed that Castle Crashers will ask 1200MS Points when it releases on Wednesday, August 27 -- rather than the rumored 1800MS Points. Arguably the most anticipated Arcade release this summer, Castle Crashers promises a classic single player and co-op beat-em-up experience wrapped in The Behemoth's classic art style. We're excited and for 1200MS Points we think the game has the potential to set the XBLA world on fire.Note: Obviously, the time shown in the image of this post is off.[Thanks, Menno B.]
Castle Crashers dev: Price not yet decided
The Behemoth's Emil Ayoubkhan wanted to make it crystal clear that Castle Crashers will not be 1800 MS points ($22.50 US Earth dollars) when it releases Aug. 27, as indicated by the Japanese Xbox site. Ayoubkhan states that a price has not been decided on by Microsoft and that The Behemoth is working with the company to determine a "reasonable" price point, implying that the 1800 MS price point wouldn't be The Behemoth's choice.As we stated previously, $22.50 would make Castle Crashers the most expensive XBLA title ever -- beating Penny Arcade's record-setting $20 price tag. We'll allegedly get final word on Castle Crashers' price by, at the latest, Aug. 25.[Via X3F]
The Behemoth: Castle Crashers price not decided yet
After yesterday's discovery and following denial of an 1800 MS Points price for Castle Crashers, The Behemoth's Emil Ayoubkhan has made an official comment on the Castle Crashers development blog. According to Ayoubkhan, not only is the 1800 point price incorrect, but the price itself hasn't even been decided. "Both The Behemoth and Microsoft are still working together to figure out a reasonable price point. (not 1800 points)," says Ayoubkhan. He adds that the final price of Castle Crashers will be set by Microsoft (in other words, if the price is high, it's Microsoft's fault). Whatever the price is, we should know for sure by August 25.
Microsoft: high Braid and Castle Crashers prices incorrect
It might be a little too early to breathe a sigh of relief, but things could be looking up for Castle Crashers and Braid. Both were recently listed on the official Japanese Xbox 360 blog for the relatively high prices of 1800 ($22.50) and 1200 ($15.00) points respectively. According to Shacknews, Microsoft has denied these prices, noting that they are "incorrect for both domestic and international markets." Microsoft adds that the official prices will be revealed on the Mondays before Braid and Castle Crashers release dates, which are August 4 and 25 respectively.You can all put your torches and pitchforks away ... for now.
Revealed XBLAugust prices incorrect [Update]
The official Japanese Xbox 360 blog has posted prices for Xbox Live's "Summer of Arcade" series (i.e. five weeks of awesome releases). Let's review: July 30: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (800 MS points / $10) August 6: Braid (1200 MS points / $15) August 13: Bionic Commando Rearmed (800 MS points / $10) August 20: Galaga Legions (800 MS points / $10) August 27: Castle Crashers (1800 MS points / $22.50) At $22.50, Castle Crashers would hold the record for most expensive XBLA title. The total price for the Summer of arcade is $67.50, which is a little bit more than a standard Xbox 360 title + applicable tax. The prices are currently set for Japan only, but they generally don't differ with the North American releases. Is your wallet prepared?Update: Microsoft tells Shacknews these prices are incorrect, and that the final prices won't be revealed until the Monday before each respective game launches.[Via X3F]
Summer of Arcade may terrorize your wallet [update]
Update: It looks like the high prices of Braid and Castle Crashers are "incorrect" according to Microsoft. Click here for the full story.If you're anything like us you stocked up on MS Points in preparation for August's extensive XBLA release list. With releases like Galaga Legions, Braid and Castle Crashers around the corner it looks like it's going to be a good time for the Arcade. There is some potential bad news however, the Summer of Arcade is going to missile-dropkick your wallet.According to the official Japanese Xbox 360 blog, Braid (August 6) lists a purchase price of 1200MS Points ($15 US), while the highly anticipated Castle Crashes clocks in at a hefty 1800MS Points ($22.50 US) -- making it the most costly XBLA title to date.While these prices have only been set for the Japanese market, readers should keep in mind that prices are generally the same in Europe and North America. While -- based on hands-on impressions of both titles -- we can't wait to play Braid and Castle Crashers, we wonder if anyone feels too burned to throw down $37.50 (US) for a pair of Arcade releases.Galaga Legions and Bionic Commando: Rearmed are both priced at 800MS Points each. [via GameBytes]
Alien Hominid owners get alien in Castle Crashers
Guess who's back? Yes, you guessed correctly and on your first try, it's that adorable yellow alien from The Behemoth's Alien Hominid HD and we just learned that he'll be making an appearance in the August 27th release of Castle Crashers. As a playable character at that. Developer The Behemoth confirmed that the alien would be insta-unlocked as a playable character in Castle Crashers for those who already purchased the XBLA release of Alien Hominid HD, but can still be earned by those who don't own the game. Also, per The Behemoth's graphic above (which we totally ninja-stole), there will be a free Castle Crashers theme and gamer pictures come launch week. Big w00tz to that!
Entire August XBLA lineup dated, Castle Crashers crashes the Arcade Aug 27th
Just a tiny while ago, Microsoft dropped an Xbox Live Arcade OMG MEGATON bomb by announcing the release dates for all upcoming XBLA games through the end of August, including The Behemoths' Castle Crashers. Just to get it out of the way, Castle Crashers will be available for purchase starting Wednesday, August 27th. It's still a month away, but we can still express our over-enthusiastic enthusiasm ... OMG MEGATON JOY! You can view the complete and golden delicious August XBLA release schedule below as well as screenshots after the break.Also, be aware that Microsoft will be sponsoring a "Summer of Arcade" giveaway all August long and awarding hundreds of thousands of Microsoft points to gamers who try the new XBLA lineup. Castle Crashers. August 27th. Need we say more? July 30th - Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 August 6th - Braid August 13th - Bionic Commando: Rearmed August 20th - Galaga Legions August 27th - Castle Crashers
XBLAugust: Castle Crashers, BC Rearmed, Braid, and Galaga
The official Microsoft Gamerscore blog has just outlined how you'll be spending our weekly allowance for the next month. Five major Xbox Live Arcade titles are debuting over the next five weeks (that's one each week). Pause your game of Coffeetime Crosswords and check out the schedule: July 30: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 August 6: Braid August 13: Bionic Commando Rearmed August 20: Galaga Legions August 27: Castle Crashers Only the previously-dated Geometry Wars 2 has a price at the moment (800 MS Points / US $10).
Del'knightful Castle Crashers achievements
Achievements news plus The Behemoth's Castle Crashers equals epic win. And what an epic win today is with the release of all twelve Castle Crashers achievements and artwork detailing how you and your colorful knight comrades will earn a 200 Gamerscore come release day. Make a (deer) jump to Achieve360Points to view all twelve achievements including our favorite one, "Kay Eye Ess Ess". Four princess kisses plus a fifteen Gamerscore equals epic win. Epic wins all around![Thanks, Matt]
Castle Crashers, Galaga Legions, more on XBLA in 4-6 weeks
During our guided demo of Microsoft's upcoming stable of XBLA games, Microsoft's Scott Austin informed us that all the games on display would be available in the next four to six weeks on Xbox Live Arcade. All of 'em. If you've been reading the impressions on Joystiq, you'll know that this a reason to be excited. For the record, the XBLA games being shown by Microsoft are: Bionic Commando Rearmed Castle Crashers Galaga Legions Braid Geometry Wars 2 We expected Microsoft to show off some cool XBLA games at E3, but we weren't expecting four to six weeks of win.
Joystiq E3 Hands-on: Castle Crashers
Thanks to the dedicated blogging of the folks at Behemoth, we pretty much knew everything there was to know about Castle Crashers coming into E3 -- it's the followup to Alien Hominid, a game that started out on Newgrounds, and ended up on the XBLA. It's got tons of playable characters, lots of "animal orbs" you can recruit to fight with you, and a great art style and a sly sense of humor. In fact, the only thing we didn't know about it was probably the most important thing: how it actually played. After playing it with Microsoft Director of Digitally Distributed Content Scott Austin here at E3, we can safely say it's going to be one of the biggest XBLA titles of this year (it's due out before September 21st). Castle Crashers is crazy good button mashing fun, and we can't wait to lay down our hard-earned Microsoft Points for it.
New Castle Crashers video: Beefy mode
Sure, sure, we're all (devs included, more than likely) frustrated with the fact Castle Crashers hasn't yet seen some sort of final release date. But that doesn't mean we can't learn more about the game to help to pass the time. The latest feature revealed on the Castle Crashers dev blog fits right into the game's quirky art,and is known as Beefy Mode. Apparently activated by the awesomeness of peanut butter and jelly, Beefy Mode hulks-out your little character to steroid size and provides a power boost.In an effort to keep even more video from cluttering the front page the short gameplay clip is embedded after the break.
Oh no! It's the Castle Crashers Killer Beekeeper
Is there really anything more terrifying than bees? It seems like every few years there is another killer bee scare. We have a feeling that Castle Crashers just may incite the next one. The latest Castle Crashers character reveal is none other than the Killer Beekeeper. While the name implies that it is the Beekeeper himself who is a killer, we think there's something to be said for the bees he is throwing at the enemy. Just look at the stingers on those things! Clearly, the Killer Beekeeper is no one to be trifled with.
