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Castle Crashers is a 2D beat ' em up video game developed by The Behemoth . It features music created by members of Newgrounds . The Xbox 360 version was released on August 27 , 2008 via Xbox Live Arcade as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade . The PlayStation 3 version was released in North America on August 31 , 2010 and November 3 , 2010 in Europe via the PlayStation Network . A Microsoft Windows version , exclusive to Steam , was announced on August 16 , 2012 . The game is set in a fictional medieval universe in which a dark wizard steals a mystical gem and captures four princesses . Four knights are charged by the king to rescue the princesses , recover the jewel , and bring the wizard to justice . On June 15 , 2015 , The Behemoth announced a remastered version of the game for Xbox One . The PlayStation 3 ( abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and ___MASK34___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 , in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 27 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . Xbox Live Arcade ( XBLA ) is a digital video game download service available through the Xbox Games Store , Microsoft ' s digital distribution network for the Xbox 360 . It focuses on smaller downloadable games from both ___MASK51___ publishers and independent game developers . Titles range from classic console and arcade video games , to new games designed from the ground up for the service . Games available through the XBLA service range from $ 5  20 in price , and as of October 2016 , there have been 719 Xbox Live Arcade titles released for the Xbox 360 . Prior to the Xbox 360 , " Xbox Live Arcade " was the name for an online distribution network on the original Xbox , which was replaced by the Xbox Live Marketplace . The Behemoth is a video game development company that was created in 2003 by John Baez , artist ___MASK30___ , and programmers Tom Fulp , Brandon LaCava , and Nick Dryburgh . Dryburgh and LaCava later left the company . The Behemoth development studio is located in San Diego , California . The company is known for producing simple games with Paladin ' s signature 2D style . The Wii is a home video game console released by ___MASK34___ on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh - generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and Sony ' s PlayStation 3 . ___MASK34___ states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . , the Wii leads its generation over PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . BattleBlock Theater is a comedy platform game developed by The Behemoth and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac , and Linux . It is the third title from The Behemoth following Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers . The game was released on Xbox Live Arcade on April 3 , 2013 , and later temporarily made free via Games with Gold on July 16 , 2014 . The ( abbreviated as GBA ) is a 32 - bit handheld video game console developed , manufactured and marketed by ___MASK34___ as the successor to the Game Boy Color . It was released in Japan on March 21 , 2001 , in North America on June 11 , 2001 , in Australia and Europe on June 22 , 2001 , and in the People ' s Republic of China on June 8 , 2004 ( excluding Hong Kong ). ___MASK34___ ' s competitors in the handheld market at the time were the Neo Geo Pocket Color , WonderSwan , GP32 , Tapwave Zodiac , and the N - Gage . Despite the competitors ' best efforts , ___MASK34___ maintained a majority market share with the Game Boy Advance . As of June 30 , 2010 , the Game Boy Advance series has sold 81 . 51 million units worldwide . Its successor , the ___MASK34___ DS , was released in November 2004 and is also compatible with Game Boy Advance software . The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft . As the successor to the original Xbox , it is the second console in the Xbox series . The Xbox 360 competed with Sony ' s PlayStation 3 and ___MASK34___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12 , 2005 , with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ). The PlayStation 2 ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March 4 , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with Sega ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and ___MASK34___ ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . The is a home video game console released by ___MASK34___ in Japan on September 14 , 2001 ; in North America on November 18 , 2001 ; in Europe on May 3 , 2002 ; and in Australia on May 17 , 2002 . The sixth - generation console is the successor to the ___MASK34___ 64 and competed with Sony Computer Entertainment ' s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft ' s Xbox . Microsoft Windows ( or simply Windows ) is a metafamily of graphical operating systems developed , marketed , and sold by Microsoft . It consists of several families of operating systems , each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry with the OS typically associated with ___MASK16___ PC compatible architecture . Active Windows families include Windows NT , Windows Embedded and Windows Phone ; these may encompass subfamilies , e . g . Windows Embedded Compact ( Windows CE ) or Windows Server . Defunct Windows families include Windows 9x ; Windows 10 Mobile is an active product , unrelated to the defunct family Windows Mobile . Alien Hominid is an independently developed run and gun video game developed by The Behemoth . The game was developed from a Flash game originally released on Newgrounds in August 2002 . O3 Entertainment released the game for PlayStation 2 and GameCube in North America in 2004 , whilst ZOO Digital Publishing released the game in Europe for PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Mobile phones and Gizmondo in 2005 . The Xbox version is not compatible with Xbox 360 . A port for the Game Boy Advance , co - developed by Tuna Technologies , was also released in Europe in 2006 . A high - definition version titled " Alien Hominid HD " was released for Xbox Live Arcade on February 28 , 2007 . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , ___MASK34___ then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , ___MASK34___ was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners .