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Fanswag: Play Castle Crashers with The Behemoth [update]
Update: Giveaway closed ... winner notified ... more to come, so stalk this link.Today, in celebration of Castle Crashers finally making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade, we have an extremely special Castle Crashers Baby Give-away prize: The chance to play Castle Crashers with the guys from The Behemoth via Xbox Live! That's right, The Behemoth has graciously offered some of their limited online playtime, so we're awarding one lucky fanboy the chance to play Castle Crashers co-op with a few members from The Behemoth including Tom Fulp and - artist to the stars - Mr. Dan Paladin. W00t! This is one of those priceless prizes that needs no further hyping from us. We want today's give-away winner to be super respectful, super cool and represent the X3F community in the best light. And the best way to make a good impression on The Behemoth is to shower them with lots of compliments. So, to enter today's give-away, comment on this post telling The Behemoth how much you love them and Castle Crashers. It'll be good practice just in case you win today's prize. 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 27th, 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 one winner via a random drawing. One winner will receive Castle Crashers playtime with The Behemoth via Xbox Live at a time convenient to them. Prize has no monetary value. Complete giveaway rules can be found here
Get excited, Castle Crashers releases to the XBLA!
After years and years of patient waiting, the day we've all been eagerly anticipating has finally arrived! Earlier this morning, The Behemoth officially released Castle Crashers and its four player, beat-em-up online co-op to the Xbox Live Arcade. GET EXCITED!For 1200 Microsoft points ($15), you can download your own copy off the XBLA and, for those points, you'll be treated to an XBLA experience like no other. With 40 different weapons, over 22 unlockable characters, a leveling system, helpful animal orbs and even an Arena Mode, Castle Crashers should be worth every last dime. Heck, we're holding a week long Castle Crashers Baby Give-away for the game's monumental release. We're that excited! Okay, enough blab, get online and get downloading, because it's Castle Crashers and we need not say anymore.%Gallery-27824%
Fanswag: Win collectible Castle Crashers figures [update]
Update: This giveaway is closed and winners have been notified. But know that there's plenty more Castle Crashers Baby Give-away fun to come ... promise!It's time to get excited once again, because today is the second celebration of our Castle Crashers Baby Give-away launch week festivities (thanks to the crew over at The Behemoth) and we have collectible Castle Crashers figures to give out! We have four knight figures (Blue, Red, Orange and Green) to give away to four lucky fanboys and, if you want to be one of the select few "special" winners, simply ... Seeing that we're giving away Castle Crashers knight figures in all four knight colors, we have one simple questions: Which is your favorite colored knight? To enter today's giveaway, comment on this post telling us which knight is your favorite and cross your fingers for good luck. 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 26th, 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 four winners via a random drawing. Four winners will each receive a randomly selected Castle Crashers figure valued at $20. Complete giveaway rules can be found here Feeling out of the loop? Confused by all this Castle Crashers Baby Give-away talk? Then do yourself a service and get learned about all the exciting Castle Crashers launch events we have planned.
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!"
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 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.
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
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]
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.
Castle Crashers Super Survey: Hit up X3F!
While it isn't strictly news about the game itself, the so called Castle Crashers Super Survey is being held by the guys over at The Behemoth and contains a whole host of different metrics on which they would like their audience's feedback. The questions cover everything from your favorite blogs (wink nudge) to your systems and your digital distribution purchasing habits.Of course there's really no way to know exactly what this survey is in regards to. But now that development on Castle Crashers has wrapped up, The Behemoth is probably looking towards its next project and could be using this data to help them figure out exactly what direction to head. It seems likely, given Dan Paladin's art style, that their work will continue on XBLA, but their games have seen retail release before and they could be looking to expand the range of services on which their content is available (they do mention Steam after all, and do ask whether or not your consoles are online).
Castle Crashers scares up a skeleton
Those Behemoth jerks just keep teasing us with more content for Castle Crashers. Earlier this week, we were treated to a new ninja character and now we discover that there is also a skeleton. We don't know much about him (or her) apart from the fact that he wields a bone firing bow as his long range weapon. Since we know so little, we'll have to make something up. His name -- we have decided -- is Skelly. Now, someone please tell us when we can buy this game.
A ninja sneaks into Castle Crashers
Face it, everything is better with ninjas. It's like in that movie The Last Samurai when all the ninjas attacked. It was like, "Whoa, ninjas! This movie just got even awesomer!" Imagine that feeling, only applied to Castle Crashers. See, it feels awesome, righ?. The game was already cool and now it has a ninja and is even cooler (and by cool we mean totally sweet). If you thought it couldn't get any better than that, then get this: the ninja carries ... a mug. Not just any mug ... a Ninja Mug. We're not quite sure how it works, but according to the Castle Crashers website, its purpose is "defensive shielding."It's official now: the wait for Castle Crashers is killing us. Follow the source link for shots of ninja doing his thing.
Suhweet Castle Crashers wallpapers are here!
So, we aren't really sure how old or new these super sexy Castle Crashers wallpapers are or how long CastleCrashers.com has had them available. But it really doesn't matter, because they're teh awsomez and you need to know about them. Mmmkay? Now go already, head over to the media section of the official Castle Crashers website where you'll be able to download (in 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1280x720, 1600x1200 and 1900x1200 flavors) the badass and ever so purple desktop wallpaper you see above as well as a pretty sky-blue wallpaper featuring a Red Knight action shot. We're currently rockin' the purple background and can 100% confirm that it'll make your Tuesday nine times more enjoyable. Enjoy.
Castle Crashers isn't only done, but now it's rated!
Yes, we'll admit, we're a bit obsessively excited to play The Behemoth's Castle Crashers. And ever since we learned that development has wrapped we've been experiencing reserved excitement. Reserved only because our Castle Crashers wait has been full of delays, more development and more waiting which leaves us believing that there may be a chance that The Behemoth will announce that they've jumped back into development for some crazy reason, ultimately leading to a 2010 release. Scary thought, no? But we're pleased to reveal that there is absolutely no turning back with Castle Crashers' release, because we just learned that the game has been rated "T" (for teen) by the ESRB. This means we can now go from reserved excitement to full fledged, ecstatic, ADD filled excitement. We say, bring on the blood, gore, cartoon violence and crude humor! We're ready![Thanks, Jonah Falcon]
