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Former XBLA exclusive BattleBlock Theater is coming to Steam.

http://blog.thebehemoth.com/2014/03/04/battleblock-theater-coming-soon-to-pc/

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIUE3aP1TFw

New Features
-Weapon switching! Players can now switch between a primary and secondary weapon in game!
-New Cat Guard enemies throughout Story Mode.
-Steam Workshop integration for sharing user created levels.
-Steam Inventory integration for trading! This allows users to trade and sell weapons, prisoners, gems and yarn via Steam.
-X input, Direct Input, and Keyboard/Mouse support.

BattleBlock Theater Steam (version) is going to manifest moments in your mind you never thought would be possible. Don’t believe us? Try the game yourself before it even makes its official release on Steam.

From March 24, 2014 to March 31, 2014, we’ll be holding a Closed Beta for this upcoming PC edition of our game. A Closed Beta means you’ll need to register to get a beta key, but anyone 13-years-old and up are welcome to sign up!

The Beta start date is of course subject to change. We’re still updating and testing a bunch of items, and in the event something doesn’t feel right we might adjust the beta start. Regardless of this, we encourage you to register now.

2014-03-20 update:

Steam store page is now up.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/

Releasing May 5th. No price mentioned (yet). The XBLA release was $15, and Castle Crashers debuted for the same price on Steam, so that's what I'm expecting.

2014-03-20 update 2:

They've since changed the release date to "SOMETIME SOON".

2014-05-01 update:

Battleblock Theater confirmed for May 15th.

https://twitter.com/thebehemoth/status/461937017530511360

http://blog.thebehemoth.com/2014/05/01/battleblock-theater-releases-steam-on-may-15th/

$14.99 confirmed via the blog.

 

[Magwik]

Awesome! Also Halo 2 any day now ...

 

[Silky]

"STEAM! ....version"

"STUNNING 1BILLIONP GRAFX"

 

[Vitor711]

Was this game any good? Seemed decent when I saw it at TGS a few years back but wasn't sure what to make of it on launch. I'd probably be playing SP only so a bit worried about that.

 

[Nabs]

 

[Mugy]

I asked them a few ago about this! Nice to read that they finally did it. Can't wait

 

[FloatOn]

day 1

<3 the behemoth

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Seemed like this game took forever to come out and when it did everybody forgott about it after a day or two. Barley heard anything about it.

 

[Silky]

Was this game any good? Seemed decent when I saw it at TGS a few years back but wasn't sure what to make of it on launch. I'd probably be playing SP only so a bit worried about that.

Game's a great puzzle/platformer

 

[jond76]

This game is amazing! I encourage everyone to buy it. The narration is brilliantly hilarious.

 

[TheOddOne]

That was freaking awesome.

Also Gaben.

 

[RK9039]

10000000p*?! this is madness.

I have no idea what I just watched but I liked it.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

This game is amazing! I encourage everyone to buy it. The narration is brilliantly hilarious.

Is it a good SP game? Always seemed like a MP game.

 

[sheaaaa]

This was sadly overlooked on the dying XBLA last year. Fantastic platformer and humour, and the user created levels are pretty interesting as well.

 

[Takamura-San]

Other games need them Ps....

 

[Moobabe]

Buying this based on the trailer. You win Behemoth.

 

[sheaaaa]

Is it a good SP game? Always seemed like a MP game.

Plays perfectly in SP, I had the same concern initially but it's fantastic solo.

 

[jond76]

Is it a good SP game? Always seemed like a MP game.

I barely dabbled into the multiplayer. SP was totally satisfying.

 

[Visualante2]

$15?

Feel like this game got a little bit ignored, hopefully it has a good community.

 

[djplaeskool]

My pants are buckled.

 

[Lord British]

This looks AMAZING. Day one.

 

[EVH]

Lol at Gaben.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Looks good.

 

[Kid Ska]

Day 1 for sure. I've been dying to get this on Steam for ages.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

A game trailer rarely makes me want to buy a game, but that one did. I loved it.

 

[NotLiquid]

Stamper's voice continues to be as bizarrely intoxicating as ever

 

[Gintoki]

Next gen is finally here

 

[Panda Rin]

winnnnerrr!

 

[Uiki]

Double dip for sure. Godlike game.

 

[Grief.exe]

Gabe approves

 

[nded]

Is this game done entirely in vector?

 

[Glass Rebel]

PEEp is 3DS resolution

Spoiler

;___;

 

[Artanisix]

That trailer.... was the greatest trailer I've ever seen. Holy shit.

 

[keit4]

The best thing about this game is the narrator.

 

[fargofallout]

It seems like this game came when XBLA was really starting to matter less and Steam was becoming even more important for the smaller teams - I have no idea how well it did, but I sure didn't hear much about it. I'm glad it's coming to Steam, and I'm also glad to hear the game is fine in single player.

 

[Haunted]

 

[kadotsu]

It seems like this game came when XBLA was really starting to matter less and Steam was becoming even more important for the smaller teams - I have no idea how well it did, but I sure didn't hear much about it. I'm glad it's coming to Steam, and I'm also glad to hear the game is fine in single player.

This game will get its own Spelunky like renaissance. It's perfect for streaming and has interesting community features and Behemoth is smart in using almost all of Steams API to make the game shine. I'm sure it'll be in many GOTY 2014 lists.

 

[see5harp]

Sorta sad this didn't really get big on XBLA. It was sorta in a time where XBLA was dying and Steam holiday sales and Humble Bundles were becoming the place. Same thing happened to Skulls of the Shogun (and they both had development cycles that lasted much too long). Still, this game was very good and deserves some sales. Some of the cutscenes are hilarious.

 

[fantomena]

Can't wait!

 

[Birbo]

Awesome trailer. My son and I had a blast co-oping this. Will double dip when on sale.

 

[Captain_Spanky]

That was a great trailer. Really inventive and funny.

 

[GWX]

This has got to be the best trailer ever :lol

 

[ashecitism]

That trailer :lol

looks cool!

 

[Yuuichi]

Excellent, another thing to add to list of things I need to buy and can't afford.

 

[PAULINK]

The greatest trailer of all time?

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Real fun game on XBLA.

Maybe I'll double dip...

 

[Polioliolio]

FINALLY.. Actually surprised it didn't take another 2 years.

 

[Family Fry]

I'll double dip on this, seriously great fun on single player and co-op/vs.

Let the quest for the special prisoners BEGIN (again)

If it's like the XBLA version, every week behemoth had a specific user created playlist, when completed it would award you a special prisoner head, 63 special prisoners to collect. Wonder if they will add more for the PC version?

Also that trailer is god like.

 

[Interfectum]

Hilarious trailer. haha

 

[InfiniteNine]

That silly trailer just sold me on the game.