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Castle Crashers bronze and a seahorse too
Okay, we're good. That should be enough Castle Crashers news for at least twelve hours.
Read - First Bronze Trophy Pour
Read - It's a Seahorse!
The Behemoth will be awarding bronze Castle Crashers trophies
Alien Hominid HD players will no doubt remember the trophies developer The Behemoth awarded to players for completing various alien tasks, etc. And good news fanboys, they'll be doing the whole trophy thing with Castle Crashers too, but this time in bronze! That means that when Castle Crashers makes its way to the XBLA later this year (it is this year, right?) we'll be trying our darnedest to earn a coveted trophy ... no matter the task. Let's just hope The Behemoth's crew learns how to cast bronze statues by release day. Because, per the photographic evidence above, their attempts thus far haven't been successful.Video: Castle Crashers drawing fun times three
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Video: Jaw-dropping Castle Crashers 3D render
Just look at him, he's ... beautiful. Behold the 3D rendering artwork of Andre Mercier who, after suffering from a serious case of boredom, decided to create the traditionally 2D Castle Crashers red knight into a fully rotatable 3D model. The thirteen minute video showcases the two and a half hours that were spent creating the 3D knight and well, just watch and be amazed. If The Behemoth ever wants to take the Castle Crashers crew into the third dimension, we recommend Mercier for the job.
[Via The Behemoth]
Castle Crashers: Bears & Cats & Fish, Oh My!
Dev blogs are becoming more and more popular these days, as devs are learning that community managers have much more diverse tools at their fingertips to hold consumer attention and interest, while at the same time informing them about the upcoming game's inner workings and mechanics. The Castle Crashers dev blog has done a great job at this, giving the community a consistent flow of news. The blog has been updated several times since we last updated on its contents and now includes a few new weapons (as well as the names of all those so far revealed), a new animal orb (the cat, who will add to your agility and strength) and a new playable character (the bear, who wields the deadly fish).
New Castle Crashers video and news
Other than the video, there were the scans, which revealed a few interesting, previously unknown things. First, there's the Arena Multiplayer mode with it's four different competitive modes: Free for All, Arrow Challenge, Beefy Beat-Up and Treasure Battle. Second are some smaller things, like the fact that there is an unlockable fish for a weapon, and that you can get a shovel that will yet you dig for treasure. We can't wait for this game, and the more info that gets released, the more our anticipation grows!
New Castle Crashers feature: Animal Orbs
The Castle Crashers dev blog has had some fun and interesting things, keeping the media flowing and the interest high. Their latest reveal is a feature they're calling Animal Orbs. During the game you'll find these animal-limbed orbs and they will imbue you with an enhancement, or help you in combat, or aid you in some manner not unlike a power-up. As with the Periwinke Knight, there was a reveal of a single orb, along with it's unique power, visible above. Though it was explained that there is currently a total of 23 different orbs with a variety of powers, there has only been one official reveal, and the dev blog suggests that not all of them will be unveiled there. However, the top banner of the blog has been changed to include some animal orbs, and from the looks of things there's going to be a cardinal, a dog or wolf, and cat or small tiger tagging along with you as well.
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Castle Crashers: 40 weapon unlocks and a periwinkle knight
The Castle Crashers news keeps on flowing from The Behemoth's recently launched dev blog with news of weapon count and another playable character getting the "big reveal" treatment.Today, we learn that Castle Crashers will feature 40 (count 'em), 40 different unlockable weapons to dish out the pwnage and can be discovered via a shop purchase, in hidden treasure chests, buried underground and bosses will even give up their weaponry. Not only will Castle Crashers be overflowing with weapons galore, we also get a first glimpse at another playable character (seen above) and even though it doesn't have an official name (The Behemoth admits they hate naming things) we're going with "periwinkle knight". And yes, he is holding a blue lightsaber.
Read - Weapons list
Read - It's the periwinkle knight.
Castle Crashing "The Beard"
We thought gamers got excited for upcoming releases, but it seems that designers go crazy waiting for their game to go gold as well. Tom Fulp, lead designer at The Behemoth, has refused to shave his beard until his team's upcoming XBLA title, Castle Crashers, is released. That's the old news, the new news (well, it's been around for a bit) is the Newgrounds (where Tom Fulp is the founder and CEO, by the way) flash game dedicated to both Castle Crashers and Tom Fulp's playoff release beard.
Castle Crashing "The Beard" is an independently created flash game that pits players against the floating head of Tom Fulp who attacks you using a variety of beard based attacks and eye lasers, of course. As you level up throughout the epic battle players assume the role of a different Castle Crashers hero. The best, and funniest, part of the game is Tom Fulp voice-acted his role in the game and proceeds to mock you throughout the fight. Anyone looking to pass the time while they wait for the arrival of Castle Crashers should check this one out.
[Thanks, Kevin]
Castle Crashers will have 22 unlockable characters
Super new Castle Crashers dev blog goes live
Currently, the Castle Crashers dev blog is a little bare bones (it did just launch, so be understanding), but already they've posted a brief introduction and an intriguing video where we get to watch artist extraordinaire Dan Paladin create the game's world map in super fast motion. Man does that guy have talent. The Behemoth promises regular weekly updates and a behind the scenes look at the game, so be sure to place a bookmark and refresh often. We know we will, because, truth be told, we have a Castle Crashers addiction that needs to be fed. Feed us The Behemoth, feed us until our tummy hurts with painful joy.
Video: It's a Castle Crashers playthrough
Coming straight from the GDC floor and onto your computer screen is actual gameplay video of The Behemoth's little XBLA game that could, Castle Crashers. And it's an informative video at that. In the vid, The Behemoth briefly shows off some of the game's hack and slash combat as they string together a few combos, kill some baddies and explain how the magic system works. We also get to see the game's level map that encompasses twenty levels and get to preview what the character stats screen looks like. But most interesting of all is the fact that Castle Crashers will incorporate some mild RPG elements that'll allow you to level up your character, gain experience points and unlock new abilities. Enough talk though, just start viewing. It's Castle Crashers ... 'nuff said.
GDC08: Castle Crashers crash lands this Summer
For Sale: Delightful Castle Crashers knight figures
Over at the new and improved The Behemoth store they released some new Castle Crashers knight figurines in all four yummy knight colors. Actually, these figures released back in December, quickly sold out, but are now in stock (except for the blue knight, he's the popular one). Each figure comes with a display case, stand and a set of four interchangeable weapons for $20 each. Otherwise, you can buy any three knights and The Behemoth will give you the fourth free. They're cool like that.
We're not sure how we missed the release of these figures last month, but we're sad we did. The holidays would have been much merrier for us and a few close Castle Crashers friends. Oh well, it'll be a merry January present to ourselves.
