BattleBlock Theater Gets Release Window

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on February 28, 2013 AT 11:54am

A poem posted on The Behemoth’s developer blog points to a spring 2013 release window for their upcoming 2-D side-scrolling platformer, BattleBlock Theater.

BattleBlock Theater is the follow up to The Behemoth’s XBLA smash hit, Castle Crashers.

Here is the poem in question, titled “A Prisoner’s Tale,” as it appears on The Behemoth’s developer blog:

The guard did growleth as he pushed us out,
Catnip stanking up each breath.
“Your turn has come at last,” he mewed,
His eyes aglow with death.

In leaps and bounds, the course was run;
We gave it every ounce of heart.
So silently, the audience sat enrapt,
That thou couldst hear a kitten fart.

But when we came to that final jump
Promising freedom from my cell,
My companion, she did puncheth me,
And laughed loudly as I fell.

Falling, falling… I wonder now,
Won’t our imprisonment ever cease?!
Mayhaps someone will Spring my friends…
Mayhaps they near Release!

The poem also came with a new video of BattleBlock Theater in action:

Source: The Behemoth

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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