Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater adds 'Rose' prisoner in honor of Mother's Day]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/11/battleblock-theater-adds-rose-prisoner-in-honor-of-mothers-da/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/11/battleblock-theater-adds-rose-prisoner-in-honor-of-mothers-da/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/11/battleblock-theater-adds-rose-prisoner-in-honor-of-mothers-da/#commentsBattleblock Theater adds 'Rose' prisoner in honor of Mother's DayMother's Day is tomorrow, in case you had forgotten, and to celebrate the Behemoth has released a new, limited engagement prisoner actor for its grand shows of bravery and daring do: Rose.

Anyone that logs into Xbox Live and boots up the full version of Battleblock Theater between now and Thursday, May 16 should receive Rose automatically. What you won't receive automatically, however, is a happy mama, so make sure and do something especially special for the special lady that made you special.

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The levels can be found under the Furbottom's Features tab, where every two weeks developer The Behemoth brings out a new, unlockable prisoner for completing some user-generated stages. The Behemoth has already locked back up the Behemoth Chicken prisoner, Winston, Donuts and Furbottom, and Toast will be available for the two weeks following May 3. Check out the solo and co-op Furbottom's Features here.

JoystiqBattleblock Theater lets loose a new prisoner for two weeks: Toast originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 05 May 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The ringtone pack includes tracks such as "Secret Song," "Relationship Song" and "Buckle ur Pants," and it includes the gem sound, the narrator's "Whoooooo" and "Mmmmhmmm" noises, and classic lines such as "Good job, baby farts" and "Everything's coming together like buttcheeks."

The Behemoth is working on an official soundtrack for the game, currently listed as "coming soon." For now, download the Battleblock Theater ringtone pack and annoy all of your friends for free right here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theatermicrosoftmusicringtonesThe-BehemothxboxWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Play Battleblock Theater featured levels, unlock the Chicken Prisoner]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/play-battleblock-theater-featured-levels-unlock-the-chicken-pri/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/play-battleblock-theater-featured-levels-unlock-the-chicken-pri/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/play-battleblock-theater-featured-levels-unlock-the-chicken-pri/#comments Battleblock Theater 'Chicken Prisoner' wants you to play featured listsBattleblock Theater is rolling out spotlight collections of the best user-created levels, under the Furbottom's Features (story mode) and Arena Feature (multiplayer) tabs. As an incentive to try out some playlists from unprofessionals, The Behemoth is offering a new character to anyone who plays through all of the Furbottom's or Arena features, available for an undetermined, limited time: The Behemoth Chicken Prisoner.

If you are a professional unprofessional and want to get some levels on the Battleblock Theater featured tabs, check out The Behemoth's handy guide right here. Furbottom's and Arena features will be swapped out to highlight community-created content "in the near future."

JoystiqPlay Battleblock Theater featured levels, unlock the Chicken Prisoner originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theaterfurbottoms-featuresmicrosoftThe-Behemothuser-generated-contentXBLAxboxWed, 10 Apr 2013 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater review: Bring some friends and beat 'em up]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/battleblock-theater-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/battleblock-theater-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/battleblock-theater-review/#comments Every week, a group of friends and I get together to watch the television show, The Walking Dead. By "watch" I mean we make fun of the terrible acting and bemoan the missing parts that made the comic so good. It's a joyful, heartfelt tradition that we look forward to each week, and not much distracts us from this routine. Except, of course, a really good excuse to beat each other up.

This week we started our screen session with a local co-op round of The Behemoth's Battleblock Theater in Arena mode. Arena mode features a handful of four-player mini-games, all of which are co-op, two-on-two or every man for himself. We started with "Ball Game." After two hours of passing the controllers, running through various levels, rolling in laughter and punching each other whenever a sweet move went awry, someone suggested we start up The Walking Dead. The response was immediate.

"No way. We're playing this." And so we did, all night long.

Gallery: BattleBlock Theater (4/5/13)

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It's been a long time coming, but The Behemoth's Battleblock Theater is finally available on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) today.

The Behemoth announced yesterday that owners of its previous games, Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid HD, will be able to play as protagonists from those titles through unlocks in Battleblock Theater.

Battleblock Theater has been in development since... well, let's just be happy it's out now.

JoystiqPSA: The Behemoth's Battleblock Theater out now on XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Battleblock Theater launches tomorrow on XBLA, but two previous games from The Behemoth have been taking up space (and topping the sales charts) for years, Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid HD. Finally, all the hours of enjoying these games pays off, in the form of special unlocks in Battleblock Theater. Owners of Castle Crashers can play as that game's knight in Battleblock Theater, and owners of Alien Hominid HD can get the alien for Battleblock Theater.

Intrepid players are able to unlock the "Can't Stop Crying" pack in Castle Crashers on XBLA by earning at least one achievement in Battleblock Theater, as long as both games are up-to-date and installed on the same system. With the Can't Stop Crying pack, earning achievements in Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid HD unlocks special heads in Battleblock Theater, and earning achievements in Battleblock Theater unlocks Hatty Hattington, that game's protagonist, for Castle Crashers.

Both Alien Hominid HD and Castle Crashers are on sale for 800 MS Points on XBLA, now through April 4.

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The Behemoth is finally ready to release its next game, Battleblock Theater. Initially penned in for spring, The Behemoth has shined a launch spotlight on April 3, when Battleblock Theater will launch on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 MS Points ($15).

Battleblock Theater has been in development since 2009 and will ship with a built-in level editor. The Behemoth recently concluded a final beta for Battleblock Theater, which will initially launch as an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive, though The Behemoth hasn't ruled out the possibility of other platforms.

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The Behemoth recently detailed its plans to feature community-created levels in its upcoming platformer, BattleBlock Theater. The game will include a "Furbottom's Features" section, which will spotlight hand-picked user-created levels in the solo, co-op and arena playlists. Players will have added incentive to play these levels, since strawberries in featured levels will be replaced with gems that can be spent in the BattleBlock Theater Gift Shop.

We've embedded a trailer that shows off some of the levels created by BattleBlock Theater's beta testers above. These levels may not be included in the full game, which is set to launch this Spring.

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We might have assumed this from the timing of the beta (starting this week), but Battleblock Theater has officially received a spring 2013 release window. The long, long wait for the game - we first heard about it as "Game 3" in 2009 - is almost over, probably. Depending on the beta, we suppose.

The news comes on The Behemoth's blog in poem form, which ends, "Mayhaps someone will Spring my friends... Mayhaps they near Release!" We think we see some hidden messages to that effect elsewhere, as well.

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We've been following The Behemoth's followup to Castle Crashers, BattleBlock Theater, for years now - and it's almost, almost ready to play. The Behemoth has announced that the beta, which took signups back in January, will begin two weeks from now on February 28.

Roughly ten thousand players will be allowed in, and The Behemoth says there's still time to become one of them.

A new video of BattleBlock Theater, above, shows what the beta will look like. Count on there being laughter, merriment, and plenty of antlers.

JoystiqBattleBlock Theater closed beta starts Feb. 28, still time to sign up originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblockbattleblock-theaterbetacastle-crashersclosed-betamicrosoftplayersreleasesignupthe-behemothxboxThu, 14 Feb 2013 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sign up now for BattleBlock Theater beta]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/16/sign-up-now-for-battleblock-theater-beta/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/16/sign-up-now-for-battleblock-theater-beta/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/16/sign-up-now-for-battleblock-theater-beta/#comments Sign up now for BattleBlock Theater betaRegistration is open now for the BattleBlock Theater closed beta, scheduled to occur sometime between February and March of this year. There are 10,000 spots available for determined gladiators, but you must meet the prerequisites listed on The Behemoth's site.

BattleBlock Theater is reportedly in the "home stretch," welcome words from the Castle Crashers developer who originally announced BattleBlock Theater back in early 2009.

JoystiqSign up now for BattleBlock Theater beta originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theaterbetamicrosoftThe-BehemothxboxWed, 16 Jan 2013 17:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater development in 'home stretch']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/battleblock-theater-development-in-home-stretch/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/battleblock-theater-development-in-home-stretch/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/battleblock-theater-development-in-home-stretch/#comments Battleblock Theater rated, in 'home stretch'First off: no, Battleblock Theater isn't coming out this year. However, there is some progress toward an eventual release of the XBLA platform/brawler, with developer The Behemoth announcing that "we are excited to be hitting the home stretch with development of this game."

Though the developer warns of "many rounds" of testing, submissions, and other work between now and release, Battleblock is apparently complete enought to make it through ratings boards, which is also a good sign. The ESRB rated it "T," by the way, with content descriptors warning of "Blood and Violence" - one of which you can see in the image above.

JoystiqBattleblock Theater development in 'home stretch' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those in either category, or for anyone looking to grab a free copy of Castle Crashers on Steam, stay tuned to the Joystiq Twitter account (Officially Verified!), where we'll be giving away free codes. Good luck, valiant Steam knights.

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The Behemoth announced in August that Castle Crashers would be coming to Steam, with a playable version at Gamescom and PAX. The Steam version supports gamepads, Steam Cloud and online multiplayer.

The Castle Crashers leaderboards boast more than 3 million players, after launching on XBLA in 2008 and PSN in 2010. It has sold more than 2 million copies on XBLA alone and remains a top-seller.

Castle Crashers' Steam page is live now, along with the official announcement from The Behemoth.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Castle-CrashersmacpcSTEAMThe-BehemothThu, 20 Sep 2012 19:34:00 EST<![CDATA[Castle Crashers clocks in over 3 million 'knights in the making']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/13/castle-crashers-clocks-in-over-3-million-knights-in-the-making/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/13/castle-crashers-clocks-in-over-3-million-knights-in-the-making/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/13/castle-crashers-clocks-in-over-3-million-knights-in-the-making/#comments Castle Crashers clocks in over 3 million 'knights in the making'The Castle Crashers leaderboards crested 3 million players this month, meaning "over three million humans have hacked and slashed their way into a castle in hopes of gaining animated glory," as The Behemoth puts it.

"Reaching the 3 million in leaderboards means a lot to us for so many reasons," The Behemoth writes. "It shows us that there is still demand for 2D games like Castle Crashers. It motivates us to keep on creating fresh and original content like in Castle Crashers."

Castle Crashers launched on XBLA the summer of 2008, came to PSN in 2010 and was recently announced for Steam. It consistently remains one of the top-selling XBLA games each month and has sold more than 2 million copies on XBLA alone.

The Behemoth's next game, Battleblock Theater, has been in development since 2009 and we eagerly await a release date any day now.

JoystiqCastle Crashers clocks in over 3 million 'knights in the making' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3-millionBehemothCastle-Crashersmicrosoftplaystationps3PSNsalesThe-BehemothXBLAxboxThu, 13 Sep 2012 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Learn more about Battleblock Theater's level editor]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/learn-more-about-battleblock-theaters-level-editor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/learn-more-about-battleblock-theaters-level-editor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/learn-more-about-battleblock-theaters-level-editor/#comments The Behemoth reveals a fullfeatured level editor for Battleblock TheaterThe Behemoth teased us with a PAX reveal of Battleblock Theater's level editor, and the Castle Crashers developer didn't disappoint. There's a full-featured level editor included with the game, and it's the same one the designers have been using to make their own levels, controller and all.

Every type of block in the game is available to be placed by you within the editor, and you can color them however you like. Each level obviously needs an entrance and an exit, but what happens in between is up to you. You can choose any of the game's modes (and can even combine some of them), lay out resources to collect, and even build little Rube Goldberg devices with the various available components. One example shown to us used boulders and timed pneumatic devices pushing them onto switches, which created a sort of timed trap for characters to navigate. Extra creative users will come up with even more complex and varied setups, we suspect.

Even if you're not looking to create levels, The Behemoth has you covered. To start with, users will be able to share and send levels to each other. There's a "Level Lobby" in the game's main menu, where you can download playlists of created levels, see feeds for highest played and Behemoth favorites, and play and rate all of the levels you can find. Levels do need to be downloaded locally to be played, but they're tiny, so bandwidth and storage shouldn't be a problem.

We'll have to see how the level sharing system actually works post-launch to see how prominent it becomes (Castle Crashers, of course, suffered from connectivity problems during its release, which made playing multiplayer tougher than it should have been). But The Behemoth has created a powerful editor here, and it'll be fascinating, as with most user-generated content systems, to see what players can do with it.

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"This is our first time at the event, and we're sending our very own John Baez to the show all by himself!" The Behemoth said in today's announcement. The Steam version will also be playable at PAX in two weeks, alongside XBLA's Battleblock Theater.

The Steam version will support gamepads, Steam Cloud, local and online multiplayer, along with all the Animal orbs that cuteness will allow.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Castle-Crasherspcthe-behemothThu, 16 Aug 2012 02:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Add bling to your Xbox in the Castle Crashers Tournament of Champions]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/add-bling-to-your-xbox-in-the-castle-crashers-tournament-of-cham/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/add-bling-to-your-xbox-in-the-castle-crashers-tournament-of-cham/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/add-bling-to-your-xbox-in-the-castle-crashers-tournament-of-cham/#comments Add bling to your Xbox in the Castle Crashers Tournament of ChampionsThe Behemoth is hosting the second annual Tournament of Champions to discover and reward the "best Castle Crashers Arena Fighter in all the world," with first place earning a real-life, honest-to-chicken, gold-plated Xbox 360.

This mirrors (in a yellowed, rich kind of way) the top prize from last year's tournament, but 2012 adds some new rewards for first place: 25 squeezy chickens, a chonku-chonku mini-fig in the color of the winner's choosing, all nine Castle Crashers phone charms, a beanie, a Behemoth t-shirt and the new Necromancer figurine signed by Behemoth developers.

Second place gets everything except the golden Xbox, but in fewer numbers than first place, and third place gets fewer things than second, though more than anyone in the top 50. The prizes are outlined on the Behemoth blog.

To qualify, players must hit the top 100 on the XBLA Castle Crashers Weekly Ranked Arena Leaderboards by August 17 at noon PST. The Tournament is scheduled for August 25, starting at 8 a.m. PST and ending at 5:30 p.m. PST. The top 96 valid registrants will compete in one-on-one melee matches, hosted by a Tournament staff member, until just one player is left standing.

Check out the full rules and schedule right here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BehemothCastle-Crashersgoldgold-platedgold-xboxmicrosoftThe-Behemothtournament-of-championsXBLAxboxSun, 05 Aug 2012 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater will have 200 playable characters, and at least one duck]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/battleblock-theater-will-have-200-playable-characters-and-at-le/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/battleblock-theater-will-have-200-playable-characters-and-at-le/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/battleblock-theater-will-have-200-playable-characters-and-at-le/#comments Battleblock Theater will have 200 playable characters, and at least one duck
Developer The Behemoth has been toiling away on its latest, Battleblock Theater, for a while now, and all we've learned about the game has come from a few scant glances at various industry events. But the game is finally code complete, so the developer is being a little more forthcoming with details.

On the latest company blog, the team goes through the numbers on the new game: There will be over 200 characters to unlock (compared to Castle Crashers' 30), over 200 levels to play through, and over 10 "weapontools" to use. There will also be a full slate of online multiplayer modes, Achievements and avatar awards to earn, and a "soundtrack created by well-known artists and members of our community" (that community being Newgrounds, which was created by The Behemoth co-owner Tom Fulp).

The dev has also shared a video (above) of artist Dan Paladin working on some of the creations in the game. The Behemoth promises more announcements later this year - here's hoping they'll finally be able to bring this long-awaited game to players soon.

JoystiqBattleblock Theater will have 200 playable characters, and at least one duck originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The giant, colorful arcade cabinets, adorable cartoon-emblazoned fight sticks and beautiful screens running Castle Crashers and Battleblock Theater are all an elaborate tease of things that only exist in the magical world of conventions. Every player's excited laughter turns into a cry of remorse as soon as he steps away from the booth and realizes this experience may never again be repeated, at least not in the comfort of his or her own home.

Battleblock Theater is poised to follow in Castle Crashers' footsteps as an addictive, enthusiastically fun cooperative platformer with oodles of replay value and longevity when it eventually launches on the XBLA. I played through two levels on two separate cabinets, on two separate days with two different people, and had the same joyful experience with both. Battleblock Theater is a game to be enjoyed with friends, or with people who seem to have a good attitude about getting hit with friendly explosive Frisbees in the middle of complicated platforming maneuvers.

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Battleblock Theater, the long, long-awaited title from Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth, passed its code complete milestone just before San Diego Comic-Con kicked off last week, project manager Emil Ayoubkhan told us. We played a few rounds of Battleblock Theater at another fantastic installment of the Behemoth booth at the con.

Battleblock Theater still has no set release date, and has a few more stages to complete before The Behemoth gives it one. Right now the speed of development is "all on us," Ayoubkhan said, and every day is one step closer to a final version.

Update: The original story read that Battleblock Theater had passed Microsoft certification, and that The Behemoth planned to release it before the end of the year. We have received confirmation that this is not the current schedule, no matter how excitable anyone may have been at Comic-Con.

JoystiqBattleblock Theater is 'code complete' [Update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqCastle Crashers (XBLA) on sale for $7.50 through May 21 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Castle-Crashersmicrosoftthe-behemothxblaxboxxbox-live-arcadeWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Alien Hominid has been played 20 million times on Newgrounds]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/alien-hominid-has-been-played-20-million-times-on-newgrounds/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/alien-hominid-has-been-played-20-million-times-on-newgrounds/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/alien-hominid-has-been-played-20-million-times-on-newgrounds/#comments ImageBefore there was, uh, that other game called Alien Hominid (and Castle Crashers), there was the original Alien Hominid, a free browser run-and-gun game that debuted on Newgrounds. And that original game has now surpassed 20 million play sessions, The Behemoth has announced.

The brain child of Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin, Alien Hominid was built in Flash and released on Newgrounds way back in 2002. It would eventually be ported to the GameCube and PS2 in 2004 (and Europe would see Xbox and GameBoy Advance ports), then to Xbox Live Arcade in 2007. Currently, The Behemoth is working on Battleblock Theater.

JoystiqAlien Hominid has been played 20 million times on Newgrounds originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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All right, so Battleblock Theater doesn't have a release date yet. But The Behemoth offered a superb visual justification for why it takes as long as it does with each game: footage of an early version of Castle Crashers, back when it was a GameCube game and purely a side-scroller. "We decided it was cool but NOT COOL ENOUGH," Project Manager Emil Ayoubkhan said on the development blog.

"So anyway, this is why we took it back to the drawing board. We needed to tweak stuff and add awesomeness on top of it. This is essentially what's happening with BBT right now," Ayoubkhan explained. "Some of the largest steps forward have occured recently and we're so glad we didn't just settle on something that wasn't quite ready yet (and at the same time ready to explode from the excitement of handing it over)."

This example suggests that Battleblock Theater could go through some dramatic changes before we finally get to play it. It also suggests that, if development progresses like Castle Crashers did, we'll get to play it.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theatercastle-crashersmicrosoftThe-BehemothxboxThu, 26 Jan 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Alien Hominid: PDA Games adds new trial levels]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/28/alien-hominid-pda-games-adds-new-trial-levels/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/28/alien-hominid-pda-games-adds-new-trial-levels/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/28/alien-hominid-pda-games-adds-new-trial-levels/#comments We get it. In this tough economy, it's hard to scrape together cash for a game sometimes, even if it is only a buck. And so you've been rationing the trial levels in Alien Hominid: PDA Games. Well, today The Behemoth has added more trial levels for its frugal fans.

You can download the free version over on iTunes and, should you change your mind about that buck, you can purchase the full game in-app. The full version sports 20 different achievements across 500 levels.

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We imagine incarcerated people the world over aren't very fond of spotlights -- at least during escape attempts -- but perhaps the opposite can be said for the inmates of BattleBlock Theater. The Behemoth has unleashed videos focusing on ten different playable characters in the game and they don't seem concerned with the extra attention.

Some inmates are decidedly less blocky than others, but each is a unique individual that, at least to us, doesn't look like much of a criminal -- unless being too cute is a crime.

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The Behemoth is steadily working on BattleBlock Theater, and Alien Hominid is a great way to ease the waiting period and get a glimpse of the gameplay that inspired the cat-crushing prison drama that is BattleBlock Theater.

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The Behemoth has let the cat out of the musty prison cell with details about Battleblock Theater's's trading system, which was inspired by the hacking of weapon drops in Castle Crashers. Battleblock Theater players will be able to collect the faces of other prisoners by freeing them with green gems found in co-op levels, and weapons by distracting their feline foes with balls of yarn. All weapons and strangers' faces for you to wear as your own will be randomized, and there are no duplicates of any one item, meaning trading will play an important role in collecting the pieces you want.

If you see an item -- let's say, a face -- on another player online, rip off your face and throw it at him, and if he returns the gesture, you've traded. Sounds painful simple enough. There are over 100 unlockable weapons and faces in Battleblock Theater, with more in the works before launch, which is scheduled for later this year. We recommend stocking up on lotion (or hoses) now.

JoystiqBattleblock Theater player-to-player trading system channels Buffalo Bill originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Behemoth (and Newgrounds) co-founder Dan Paladin told me in between signings that the machines were hand-crafted by the company, in a project overseen by The Behemoth's John Baez. And they're even cooler than they appear -- Paladin said that the big screens up on top of the machines were controlled remotely, and could move in and out of the units mechanically for transportation.

If you missed these at Comic-Con, Paladin also said that they'll be on the road with the company, both at PAX Prime and the Tokyo Game Show later this year. The whole enterprise was very impressive; it's no wonder the booth was full all week long.

Gallery: The Behemoth Comic-con 2011 booth

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Remember the delightful puppet theater magic captured by the Battleblock Theater introduction? You'll be happy to know it carries right over into the game's prologue, throwing in some wonderful hats and terrible cats in the process. We suggest you brighten your day by watching it right now.

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It's been a while since we last saw The Behemoth's Battleblock Theater in action, so if you're forgetting all of the pertinent deets, let us remind you: The game, by the creators of XBLA superhit Castle Crashers, throws a few players with strangely-shaped heads into a theater run by cats and tasks them with navigating a maze of traps and troubles for the cats' presumed entertainment.

You can see some of that entertainment in this brand-new video, which features Prisoner 10321 and the game's co-op "throwing" mechanic, which allows players to launch their frienemies across gaps, into portal-like devices ... or into spikes and pits, if they happen to not be so fond of them at a given moment.

The official Behemoth blog says there's complexity here, too: you'll go farther when both characters are facing the same way, or not as far if they're facing apart. And while players can slide tackle each other while fighting, the throw move can cancel that out, blocking the slide and instead sending the slider into danger. We tell you that now so that when it happens in the game, you're not actually thrown for the proverbial loop.

JoystiqNew BattleBlock Theater video throws a little surprise party originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theatermicrosoftpax-east-2011the-behemothxblaxboxTue, 15 Mar 2011 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater preview: Uncooperation]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/12/battleblock-theater-preview-uncooperation/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/12/battleblock-theater-preview-uncooperation/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/12/battleblock-theater-preview-uncooperation/#comments When checking out games on the show floor of a convention like PAX East, there's a strange phenomenon that occurs with surprising regularity -- you're paired up with a stranger to play along with you in a much anticipated, co-op focused game, and by the end of your demo, the two of you are as thick as thieves. The goodbyes you share as you leave the demo station are as painful and poignant as that fateful farewell ceremony on the last day at Camp Golden Friendships.

My demonstration for Battleblock Theater was not one of these magical instances -- not due to the nature of my unacquainted co-op partner, but because of the many, many ways The Behemoth's latest allows you to royally screw your accomplice. With so many annoyances at his disposal, I can't really blame him for his malfeasance.

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JoystiqBattleblock Theater preview: Uncooperation originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Behemoth booth was packed full of folks getting their co-op on and purchasing game merch as we precariously circled and snapped a handful of shots. You can find them in the gallery below. As you'll see momentarily, the cabinets weren't just fun to play on, but also quite attractive in their own right.

Gallery: Seen@PAX East: Castle Crashers and Battleblocks Theater

JoystiqSeen@PAX East: The Behemoth's Battleblock Theater and Castle Crashers arcade cabinets originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadeCastle-Crashersmicrosoftpax-eastpax-east-2011the-behemothxboxSat, 12 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Super Soviet Missile Mastar available now for free on App Store]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/super-soviet-missile-mastar-available-now-for-free-on-app-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/super-soviet-missile-mastar-available-now-for-free-on-app-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/super-soviet-missile-mastar-available-now-for-free-on-app-store/#comments So, maybe Super Soviet Missile Mastar doesn't possess the depth or polish of The Behemoth's other animated offerings, but it certainly has an unprecedented quantity of freeness. The Atari-inspired Alien Hominid mini-game is now a complimentary download on iOS devices, where, despite its simplicity, it comes equipped with Game Center functionality. That basically means that even though it's not the most sophisticated game, you'll be playing a lot of it in an attempt to usurp the scores of your internet friends.

Also, make sure you check out the credits for a bracing shot of honesty, in which The Behemoth asks players, "Don't forget to play our other, better games."

JoystiqSuper Soviet Missile Mastar available now for free on App Store originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobilesuper-soviet-missile-mastarthe-behemothTue, 08 Feb 2011 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Pink Knight joining Castle Crashers crew to benefit breast cancer research, PSN-only for now]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/pink-knight-castle-crashers/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/pink-knight-castle-crashers/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/pink-knight-castle-crashers/#commentsCastle Crashers Pink Knight Always wanted to find a way to donate money to breast cancer research, but you're (curiously) allergic to pink ribbons? The Behemoth has a solution just for you! Meet: the Pink Knight, the latest warrior for old-school-melee-em-up Castle Crashers. He (knights are usually male, right?) comes with "the Lollipop and 4 other brand new additional weapons," all for the reasonable price of $1.99.

Too rich for your blood, you say? Well, The Behemoth is donating 100% of the revenue (that's all of it!) to "charities devoted to Breast Cancer Research." That's capitalized, so you know it's serious. And yes, it's true, this offer is PSN-only for now - with a February 8 release date - but it's not because XBLA owners hate women (ignore this); The Behemoth is "working hard on a title update for XBLA that will feature the Pink Knight as a playable character as well." But what do you do when life hands you (pink?) lemons? If you don't want to wait for pesky certification, you can donate to breast cancer research right here. There, doesn't that feel good?

Gallery: Castle Crashers (the Pink Knight)

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The Behemoth also tells us it'll be a free download and plans to launch it "sometime in the next month," which is great because that coincides with the anniversary of the Czech coup of 1948. We could hardly think of a more synergistic time to launch.

JoystiqThe Behemoth's free Super Soviet Missile Mastar targets iPhone originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleiphonemobilesuper-soviet-missile-mastarthe-behemothTue, 11 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST<![CDATA[The Behemoth's 'Tournament of Champions' giving away a gold-plated Xbox 360]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/08/the-behemoths-tournament-of-champions-giving-away-a-gold-plat/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/08/the-behemoths-tournament-of-champions-giving-away-a-gold-plat/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/08/the-behemoths-tournament-of-champions-giving-away-a-gold-plat/#comments Take a good, hard look at your Xbox 360. Look at it, sitting in your entertainment center. It is plain. That, friend, is a pauper's gaming console. The Behemoth is offering you a chance to add some much-needed regality to your gaming experience: As part of its "Tournament of Champions" contest, the indie studio is giving away a 24 karat gold-plated 360 Elite to the top-ranked global Castle Crashers Arena fighter on Xbox Live Arcade.

There's plenty of other prizes to go around, including a Castle Crashers-themed 360 Elite, and ... um, 250 squishy chicken toys, all of which go to the third place winner, which is appropriately bizarre. Check out the rules and regulations for the contest over on The Behemoth's official site!

JoystiqThe Behemoth's 'Tournament of Champions' giving away a gold-plated Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Castle-Crasherscontestgoldmicrosoftthe-behemothxblaxboxSat, 08 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Over two million have played Castle Crashers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/27/over-two-million-have-played-castle-crashers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/27/over-two-million-have-played-castle-crashers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/27/over-two-million-have-played-castle-crashers/#comments We've always known that the fan base for The Behemoth's colorful beat-em-up Castle Crashers would continue to grow throughout the fullness of time -- there's something just so universal about beating the tar out of dudes in exchange for food and coins, you know? Recently, that fan base passed a major milestone across all the game's platforms: According to the leaderboards, over two million players have taken up arms in the name of princess rescuing.

Will this impressive number carry over some steam to The Behemoth's next project, Battleblock Theater? It's hard to be sure -- both seem to have the same level of polish and oddball humor, though the studio's upcoming project doesn't appear to have quite as much diarrhea-stricken forest wildlife, so it's really anyone's guess.

JoystiqOver two million have played Castle Crashers originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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