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Happy third birthday Castle Crashers!
Three years ago today The Behemoth gave us Castle Crashers, a game that truly brought the brawler back to the limelight. It’s hard to believe that the four colored knights have been hacking away at...
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What we are playing: Week of September 18
What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each weekend. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones they look forward to. Perry Jackson –...
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XBLAFancast Episode 34 – Hells of bass edition
I’m joined by Todd and Perry this week and we have theme music! Huge thanks to Chris Green for that, we love it! We’ve changed things up a little bit with this episode, we start off with what we’ve...
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Friday Top Five: XBLA’s cutest characters
The real world can be depressing at times but so too can the world of video games. If you’re looking to take a break from war, zombie outbreaks and bleak post apocalyptic realms then check out our Top...
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Activity report for the week of December 15, 2011
Major Nelson released the Top 20 XBLA sales for the week of December 15. 2011; these stats are based on individual full game purchases. Halfbrick is still proving that ninjas and fruit are an...
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Top 10 XBLA soundtracks: Part 2
Last year, we posted a list of the top 10 XBLA soundtracks and while it’s a great list, there’s been a great deal of omissions and new tunes in the past year. Some of them have become iconic and...
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Top selling XBLA games for 2011 revealed
Major Nelson has recently published the top selling XBLA games for 2011 and congratulations are in order for Zen Studios as Pinball FX2 was the number one seller last year. The list is comprised of...
View ArticleThe Behemoth is changing things up in BattleBlock Theater
Back in 2006, The Behemoth’s wildly popular XBLA game Castle Crashers was neither celebrated nor an Xbox 360 game; it was the rough and bumpy shell of itself seen in the footage above. The guys...
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Analyst firm reports 18% revenue growth for XBLA in 2011
Analyst firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE) has released a new report that shows XBLA revenue increased 18 percent last year to $144 million. From Dust, created by Eric Chahi...
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Friday Top Five: Games for Parties
Parties are one of the oldest institutions of humankind, from the time fire was discovered to the latest significant party somebody everyone cares about attended. Perhaps something involving Tony...
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XBLA brings in record revenue in 2011
Xbox Live Arcade brought in $144 million in 2011, making it the best year for the service yet. Leading the charts in 2011 were Castle Crashers and From Dust, as they grossed around $4.6 million each,...
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Friday Top Five: XBLA Games as TV Shows or Movies
Over the years, we’ve seen many video games turn to Movies or TV shows. From Pac-Man to Sonic to Viewtiful Joe at one point, some of these characters are some we want to see on our small screen when...
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XBLA sales data for week beginning January 30
Worldwide Xbox Live Arcade sales data for the week beginning January 30 has been published revealing the top 20 games on XBLA and XBLIG. The Simpsons Arcade leads the pack ahead of Bastion, Fruit...
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XBLAFancast Music Special
To celebrate our recent milestone of 50 episodes, which also coincided with our one year anniversary, we decided to do something a little different. In this special episode of the XBLAFancast we focus...
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EU Easter Eggstravaganza Sale
Gamers in the EU region are being treated to a special Easter Sale just now. Some top XBLA games are featured and see a whopping 50% off the RPR: All Zombies Must Die! – 400 MSP (was 800) Bastion –...
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Fez claims weekly top spot in XBLA activity
Exalted puzzle/platformer Fez has hurtled into pole position in this week’s Live Activity leaderboards, warding off strong competition from Skullgirls which debuted at number 2. Comments from...
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What we are playing: May 13
What we are playing is a weekly column published on Sunday. Select members of the team talk about the games they’ve been playing over the past week and which they’re most looking forward to. Perry...
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More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale
Now that the Arcade Next promotion is over, and Minecraft and Trials Evolution are breaking records all over the place, Microsoft seem to celebrating with a huge sale. If Deal of the Week this week...
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Alien Hominid HD on sale this week for 400 MSP
Fans of Castle Crashers may not be too familiar with The Behemoth’s first console outing Alien Hominid HD, but now is as good a chance as any, for it’s on sale for a mere 400 MSP from today for one...
View ArticleThe Behemoth booth tour at Comic Con 2012
Gamespot went to visit The Behemoth‘s retro styled booth at this years San Diego Comic Con, where both their best seller Castle Crashers and upcoming platformer Battleblock Theater were playable on...
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