Castle Crashers News Archive

Castle Crashers Co-Op Night

Face it, it's been a while since you've played Castle Crashers. Yet, the mere mention of the game brings a smile to your face. Now is your chance to fulfill those dreams with our Castle Crashers Co-Op Night coming this week.

Co-Op Volleyball Detailed for Castle Crashers PSN

Image courtesy of The Behemoth via the PSN blog.
 

There's still no release date for the Castle Crashers port to the PlayStation Network, other than "hopefully sometime this year". The Behemoth really seems to be polishing this game up for PSN users, in addition to developing a brand new game for the Xbox Live Arcade.

To make the experience more unique, The Behemoth is adding in new content, the most prevalent of which is a volleyball minigame (you may remember this being used as an ending sequence to one of the campaign desert levels). By their account, volleyball can be played online or locally (or a combination), 8 vs 8 or 4-player co-op.

Castle Crashers is Half Price Today!

For today only, you can snag Castle Crashers on Xbox Live Arcade for 560 .  Normally a 1200  point title, the four player co-op game is one that shouldn't be missed.  In fact, seeing it merely mentioned makes me want to rush home and fire up the Xbox to play.  It's been far too long since my castles were crashed!

The special deal is part of a holiday promotion on Xbox Live, so you only have until the end of today to grab it.  Really, $6 is a total steal for this title - and if you don't own it - shame on you!  You can download it or add it to your queue by following this link.

This Week In Co-Op: A Thanksgiving Feast

Looked a whole lot better a week ago didn't it?

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year.  A short week of work, good food, football, time spent with family, and the thrill of shopping make me very thankful.  Best of all is a bit of extra time for gaming, and this year was no exception.  This week in co-op, we'll take a look at what was on our family's Thanksgiving table of gaming goodness.

New Castle Crashers DLC Releases Today

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?

New Castle Crashers DLC Coming Soon

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.

Castle Crashers, er... Crashing on to PSN

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! 

1 Million Castles Crashed In 10 Months

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!
 

Castle Crashers - Almost One Million Served

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...

Co-Op Couples: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Co-Op

"Yes, dear..."

 This week we're featuring another Co-Op Couples submission, this time from guest writer Ethan Kaye . Ethan helps us revisit Castle Crashers , Xbox Live's 2009 Live Arcade Game of the Year, as well as some other favorite co-op titles. Read on for a musing romp through the living room of a friendly new Co-Op Couple...