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Play BattleBlock Theater this Week and Get a Toothbrush and Eye Monster Prisoner

Hardcore Gamer: The first prisoner is I See You, who appears to be some sort of eye ball monster / mutant. He can be unlocked by simply completing this weeks featured single or multiplayer feature. The other character is simply a Toothbrush, who should instantly unlock for simply signing into the game.

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Press Start: Years later, the charm of Castle Crashers holds up

Castle Crashers is just as fun today as it was a decade ago, writes Gazette gaming columnist Jake Magee.

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How Newgrounds Changed the Game (And Why It Needs Our Help)

Newgrounds fundamentally changed indie gaming and independent animation. Now it's struggling for the very reasons it was so influential -- creative freedom.

opinionated2480d ago

Interesting story. I haven't heard about newgrounds in years. The site was great and I hope the people that still frequent the site choose to support it. If not, you should give it a Viking funeral.

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Here's Why You Need to Play Battleblock Theater

Geraint at GameSpew.com writes: "From The Behemoth, creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers, comes this little gem of a puzzle-platformer.

Having grown up on early-90s platformers like Commander Keen and Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure, and playing both of The Behemoth’s previous titles, it seemed only a natural choice to pick up the fabulous Battleblock Theater.

The Behemoth have advanced their status in the gaming world by finally adding actual speech to their games instead of just speech bubbles filled with witticisms and exclamations. They have employed the voice talents of Will Stamper of Newgrounds, StamperTV and OneyCartoons. Here, he is the much-loved-and-loathed narrator."

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