It's hard to believe, but tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the release of Castle Crashers.  It is still among the finest co-op experiences in modern games, particularly for gamers who like a little old school in their new hotness.  In celebration of the game's first birthday, the Necromantic Pack is now available for download, for the value price of a mere 160 MS Points.

I know I'll be getting this one.  It's always fun to go back and play this game again, and I never did get the King DLC pack.  Besides, who doesn't want a dragon pet, or a chainsaw for a weapon?

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We're a mere two days away from the first birthday of the four player co-op game Castle Crashers on XBLA.  With a PSN release later this year, you wouldn't think The Behemoth would have any time to create some new content.  Alas, that is not the case.  

Just announced is the Necromantic Pack, which contains two new characters, a new animal orb and two new weapons.  The animal orb is a fiery dragon, the Necromancer's magic is "pure awesome" - and you get a chainsaw.  No word on price or date, but I have a sneaking suspicion we'll see it this Wednesday when the game turns one.

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The San Diego Comic-Con has been a reliable source of gaming news in the past few years, and this one's no different.  PlayStation 3 owners rejoice, you're finally going to be able to play one of last year's finest co-op experiences!  Gamespot had some hands-on experience on the SDCC floor and chimes in: 

As far as how the PS3 game looks and plays, the demo that we checked out was already running well and certainly looked to be on par with the Xbox 360 game. The action is smooth and responsive, and the colorful visuals look as crisp as ever. From the look of things Castle Crashers should be a good addition to the PlayStation Network library. A straight port of the Xbox 360 game will be a lot of fun, but we're hopeful that the PS3 version might also benefit from some additional content.

We can always hope for new content, but I'd much rather have more people experience this fantastic title. No release date was given, but I hope we can expect this one soon! 

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Over 1 Million Served!

One of our favorite old school cool co-op titles is Castle Crashers.  Apparently, we aren't the only ones who enjoy the game, either, according to the Behemoth development blog.  Just two days ago, on June 22, the one millionth player was listed on the Castle Crashers leaderboard.  This achievement makes Castle Crashers the fastest growing title ever released on Xbox Live Arcade.  It's good to see that such an honor belongs to a very strong co-op title!
 

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Castle Crashers is one of the greatest co-op titles on Xbox Live Arcade.  Old School beat em up gameplay, charming, hilarious style, and 4 player co-op are a recipe for a good time.  Apparently there are many others who share our high opinion of the game.  In fact, that number is quite large: the Castle Crashers leaderboards include over 900,000 players!

To celebrate, Behemoth is running a contest.  All you have to do is guess the date and time that the leaderboard reads 1,000,000 players.  The prize is unknown at this time, but is promised to be "awesome, nay, SPECTACULAR!"  I'm sure it will be quite amazing.

Speaking of amazing, have you checked out the adorable Castle Crashers figurines?  I know at least one staff member has a set, and I think they'd look great next to my Transformers Mighty Muggs...

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Co-op ruled them all in the 2nd Annual Xbox Live Arcade awards.  Castle Crashers beat out the assumed favorite, Braid, for the overall Game of the Year in 2008 on Xbox Live Arcade.

Behemoth's four player co-op hack and slash also took in awards for Best Original Game and Best Co-Op game.  All very promising considering the trailer we just saw for their third game.

The full list of winners can be found right ahead.

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If you haven't already bought the Castle Crashers DLC King Pack released in January, then you now have a chance to get it for free! Two chances!

Last week, The Behemoth created a Twitter account for all to follow, and Tuesday they gave a heads-up on free King Pack codes. Yesterday, they posted two methods to their developer blog; this morning, our own animerion tipped us via the Co-Optimus forums.

Follow the links to animerion's forum post, or click the "Source" link below. Hurry -- codes are still available, but in limited supply.

Update:  And they're gone.

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Now that we can connect and play with our friends on the four-player sidescroller beat-'em-up Castle Crashers, developer The Behemoth is finally ready to roll out some new content!

January 14th will mark the release of the The King Pack.

Despite The Behemoth's apparent wishes to offer the downloadable characters and weapons for free, Microsoft has seen fit to tag a small price on: $2.00. All in all, not a bad deal.

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According to The Behemoth via their own forums, Microsoft has certified the Castle Crashers title update, and it will be available at 2:00 AM PST on Wednesday December 24th.

The game was a long time coming, and it seems like the patch even more so. After four months of waiting, however, it seems we may now finally be able to play Castle Crashers the way it was meant to be played: in four-player co-op, over and over and over again.

Click "Read More" to see what The Behemoth had to say about it, officially...

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I remember when we were hyping up Castle Crashers. It was one of the few co-op games we knew were going to be a stand out title. Four player online, easy pick up gameplay, and graphics that just ooze style. Then the game was released, and our hopes and dreams were dashed. What we got was a great couch co-op title that severely lacked any workable online.

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