Kotaku: The Behemoth

The Pink Knight Comes to Life in Castle Crashers

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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The Pink Knight was an urban myth cooked up by Castle Crashers' Xbox Live community. No such dude existed. But he does now, as The Behemoth offers him for free and promises to make up to a $50,000 donation to a breast cancer prevention and awareness organization. More »

And Then BattleBlock Theater's Opening Movie Went Whoosh

Mike Fahey — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EDT

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While fans eagerly await the eventual release of the third game from Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth, the studio teases us all with the stick puppet filled opening cinematic for BattleBlock Theater. More »

From Castle Crashers To...Cold War Missile Drama

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:00:00 EST

Mother Russia (in this case The Behemoth, developers of Castle Crashers) needs to send a care package to the capitalist dogs in the United States. In a missile. And that's where you come in. More »

Due To Popular Demand Castle Crashers Adds Pink Knight

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Because you demanded it, medieval beat 'em up Castle Crashers is getting a new brawler armed with a lollipop and equipped with pink armor. The best part? The new Pink Knight is for a good cause. More »

Explode American Capitalist Pigs For Free, For Fun

Brian Crecente — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST

The folks behind Alien Hominid HD have a little Freudian present for you iPhone gamers out there. More »

Two Million Xbox 360 Gamers Have Played Castle Crashers

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST

Independent developer The Behemoth got a rather lovely present on Christmas Day, when the Xbox Live Arcade version of Castle Crashers surpassed two million players. How will they celebrate? With an Xbox made of gold. More »

Chicken For Thanksgiving, Courtesy of Castle Crashers

Owen Good — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST

The mascot of The Behemoth, the studio behind the PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable hit Castle Crashers, is a giant chicken. Fittingly, it's pledging gifts of livestock to needy families in developing countries through the end of November. More »

The Behemoth's Next Game Keeps Growing, Won't Make 2010

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EST

The creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers are going to need a bit more time with their third game, BattleBlock Theater, an Xbox 360 title that is "becoming so much more than we ever expected," says developer The Behemoth. More »

Castle Crashers Dated for PS3

Owen Good — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:46:49 EDT

Almost two years to the day after it arrived on the Xbox 360, Castle Crashers will hit the PlayStation 3. The game's developer today said it will release on the PlayStation Store on Aug. 31. The price is $15. More »

Castle Crashers Crashing PAX With A Special Surprise

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:30:00 EDT

The Behemoth may be busy pushing Castle Crashers through Sony's approval process and working on BattleBlock Theater, but that doesn't mean they don't have time to work on a very special Castle Crashers treat for fans attending PAX this year. More »

It's Not the Critic Who Counts, but the Crasher in the Arena

Owen Good — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:20:00 EDT

Hinted at a week ago, the developers of Castle Crashers for the PS3 have more information on the new four-player Arena Mode exclusive to this version of the game. It accomodates 2-on-2, 1-on-3, or good old free-for-all matches. More »

How Xtreme Is Castle Crashers' New Volleyball Mode?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:40:00 EDT

This xtreme!!! It may not induce a thirst for tossing back a Mountain Dew or inspire us to shred something, but the PlayStation Network release of Castle Crashers is not tame looking by any means. More »

Battle Block Theater Preview: Older-School

Stephen Totilo — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:30:58 EDT

The creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers have finally named their new game and let us play it again. Here at PAX East I have played Battle Block Theater. More »

The Behemoth: The Timeline

Stephen Totilo — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:30:00 EDT

As seen at PAX, a timeline of the work of the people behind Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers — with an important hint about the future. More »

Castle Crashers Adds Xtreme Volleyball Action To PSN Port

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:40:00 EST

Gosh! It's been a while since we've heard about the PlayStation Network port of The Behemoth's Castle Crashers. The game is still coming (whew!), reassures the game's developer, making that reassurance sweeter with the addition of volleyball mini-games(!!!). More »

The Behemoth Unveils... BattleBlock Theater!

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST

The Behemoth has named and detailed its third Xbox Live Arcade game, the title formerly known as "Game 3" and now known as BattleBlock Theater. Get ready for shipwrecked, theatrical battle action torment under the cruel direction of giant cats. More »

It's A Good Day To Buy Castle Crashers

Mike Fahey — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:40:00 EST

Microsoft delivers a late Christmas present to Xbox 360 owners, discounting Castle Crashers by more than 50% for one day only. More »

Booth Check: The Behemoth

Brian Crecente — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:00:33 EDT

Not all the booths at the Tokyo Game Show were huge, some where just right. Take, for instance, this compact little show space by The Behemoth, makers of Castle Crashers. It featured cookies! More »

Castle Crashers DLC Arrives at Midnight

Owen Good — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Last night The Behemoth announced that the Necromantic DLC for Castle Crashers - said to be coming "soon" - is coming out, like, now. At midnight ~~U.S. Pacific time~~ it's available for 160 Microsoft points. More »

Chainsaw Finally Coming to Castle Crashers

Owen Good — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:00:00 EDT

The Behemoth confirmed yesterday that the long-awaited Chainsaw weapon will be part of an upcoming, yet undated, DLC. It's "Necomantic," boogie-woogie-woogie. More »

More Footage From The Behemoth's Next Game

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:30:00 EDT

The Behemoth - creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers - are working on something new. It doesn't have a name yet (just "game #3"), but it does have this new trailer. More »

The Behemoth's "Game 3" Revealed, Played At Comic-Con

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The creators of Castle Crashers brought their latest game, right now known as Game 3, to Comic-Con, an Xbox Live Arcade title heavy on the "TBA." Platforms, release date, final game name and just about everything is still "TBA." More »

Meet The New Game From The Castle Crashers Guys

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:30:00 EDT

The Behemoth, developers behind Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers, have a new game. It doesn't yet have a name, so it's going by a working name: "Game 3". Practical name! More »

Castle Crashers Coming To PS3

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Castle Crashers is just about the best thing to happen to Xbox Live Arcade. And soon, it'll be just about the best thing to happen to the PlayStation Network as well. More »

At Least One Million People Have Played Castle Crashers

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:30:00 EDT

It's the little Xbox Live Arcade game that could. Despite a rocky launch, The Behemoth's delightful brawler Castle Crashers has just seen its millionth player log a score on the game's leaderboard. More »

900,000 Castle Crashers And Counting

Mike Fahey — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:20:00 EDT

As of this weekend more than 900,000 players have crashed castles in The Behemoth's Xbox Live Arcade title Castle Crashers. Can you guess when they'll hit the one million mark? More »

New Behemoth Game's an Operatic Platformer

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

OK, so maybe, just maybe, this won't be the game's official soundtrack, but it certainly will be the game's official gameplay. More »

A Glimpse At The New Game From Castle Crashers Dev

Brian Crecente — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:24:01 EDT

The Behemoth will be unveiling their new game on March 18, the developers said today. More »

Castle Crashers: The Lucha Libre Connection

AJ Glasser — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:30:00 EST

Jerry Frissen's Lucha Libre comic series is already a line of collector's toys by Muttpop; but toymaker Bob Silva says it was almost a multiplayer game made by The Behemoth. More »

The Behemoth Prepping Follow Up To Castle Crashers

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:20:26 EST

The creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers have not given up on the video game development business. In fact, they're already prototyping a new title! Way to soldier on, The Behemoth. More »

Castle Crashers Patch Still Coming, Still Coming

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:00:25 EST

Remember back in September when The Behemoth calmed our fears about Castle Crashers' shaky online multiplayer, noting that "we’re on our way to getting this title update out"? Yeah, whatever happened to that, Behemoth? More »

Castle Crashers: 250,000 Players Served (Plus Patch Info)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:30:00 EDT

Here's a feel-good story for the day. Castle Crashers has now found its way into 250,000 homes, an incredible number considering the scope of the project and the fact it's still a litle broken. Just goes to show what fun times can do for a game. Now that the good news is out of the way, time to move on to the obligatory "when's it being patched" info. Lead artist Dan Paladin has told Gamasutra that while there's still no expected release date for an online patch, the team are working through Microsoft's certification process, and that they "really appreciate everyone's patience and support". More »

Castle Crashers Shill For Trader Joe's

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:40:33 EDT

Hot from the Not News Department of the Kotaku press room comes word that Castle Crashers is going mainstream. That is, if you consider being prominently displayed in endcap ads at crunchy grocery chain Trader Joe's mainstream. Reader Jose wrote in to say he spotted the stars of The Behemoth's XBLA hack and slasher shilling ridge-cut potato chips and Virgil's root beer. Clearly, this kind of endorsement speaks to the gaming/snacking crowd that shuns high fructose corn syrup. More »

Castle Crashers Getting New Characters, New Weapons

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:30:00 EDT

Right now, The Behemoth are busy fixing the online problems plaguing the fantastic Castle Crashers. Once they're done with that, they'll move on. Move on to giving us all new stuff to play with! Writing on their company blog, they've revealed that at least two new playable characters - the King and the Necromancer - will be made available as DLC, as will at least one new weapon, the chainsaw. More »

Castle Crashers Title Update Is Coming, It's Coming

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:30:00 EDT

Castle Crashers is great. So much fun. Sadly that fun is often tempered by serious technical glitches in the game, from wonky online connectivity to stuff like erasing your entire game progress. It's annoying, yes, but The Behemoth promise (cross their hearts!) that a fix is on its way. More »

Castle Crashers Review: Hack & Slash & Fun

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT

The Behemoth's last game - Alien Hominid - wasn't fun. Looked good, but wasn't fun. It was the gaming equivalent of taking your balls, resting them on a table, picking up a hammer then smashing them over and over and over until you sobbed yourself unconscious. The Behemoth's latest game – Castle Crashers – shares many of Alien Hominid's traits. It's lovingly drawn in 2D, it scrolls sideways, you have to kill everything in sight. So, should you be reaching for the hammer again? More »

Castle Crashers Gives Alien Hominid A Leg Up

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:20:00 EDT

Alien Hominid came out aaaages ago on Xbox Live Arcade. Did OK for itself, but really, as good as it looked it was just way too hard. So it promptly faded away. But this week, it's back! With The Behemoth's Castle Crashers coasting into the top spot on the XBLA sales charts for last week (and deservedly so), Alien Hominid's been dragged along with it, slotting back into top ten in ninth spot. If you dig Castle Crashers, and have seen the "please buy our stuff it helps keep us alive" notices all over The Behemoth's site, you should be quite pleased with yourself. More »

Castle Crashers Beset By Problems, Patch On The Way

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:30:00 EDT

Castle Crashers is proving rather popular with the XBLA crowd, but it is fair to say that it has had a difficult first couple of days. More »

More Castle Crashers Characters: Ninja and Skeleton

Owen Good — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The Behemoth aren't fools, they understand that adding ninjas not only adds awesomeness, it compounds it. (Seriously, try it out. Take any noun, say "plus ninjas," and tell me if it's not awesome. Christmas. Oregon Trail. My cousins' confirmation. Told you.) So word's out via the official blog that you can count on Ninja as another character, and Skeleton as still another.
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