Thank you to everyone who read along with our live blog and kept up with our photo album during PAX West 2024! The show has come to a close, the chickens have flocked back to their coop in California, and their chicken hearts are filled with love and appreciation for every person who stopped by our booth.
If you missed it, check out our live recap blog of PAX West below, starting from the bottom of the page upwards!
One big chicken with a whole lotta co-op goodness is soon headed your way, Seattle! From August 30th through September 2nd, you can find The Behemoth crew in Booth #1501 of the Arch Expo Hall from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily! Weāll be near the Skybridge on the 4th floor.
Weāve prepared quite a few moments of merriment for this yearās PAX West, so letās get right into it, shall we?
Traveling with us all the way from San Diego to Seattle is one special feline security pal, our beloved Cat Guard statue. Donāt take the straight face too seriously ā this Cat Guard doesnāt bite and is ready to take fun photos with humans, AND you could win a $100 gift card for our merch store just by uploading your picture to social media! Wait, what?
Donāt have social media? Weāll also be hosting a newsletter raffle for a set of our much-anticipated, newly redesigned Castle Crashers knight plushies throughout the weekend! Find our special newsletter sign-up station at the show for more details.
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: #BuckleYourPAX photo contest and newsletter raffle
11:00 – 11:10 AM: Free bucket hat giveaway (while daily supplies last!)
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Dan Paladin signing
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Back Off Barbarian High Score Challenge
In addition to running our #BuckleYourPAX photo contest and newsletter raffle from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM DAILY, we also have rotating daily competitions and EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT PLANNEDā¦
For Friday, that excitement is Behemoth Co-founder and Art Director Dan Paladin signing your stuff from 2:00 – 3:00 PM! Come by the booth with a beloved Behemoth character in mind for him to doodle on any plush, chicken tee, physical game, or trusted notebook you desire!
After getting your favorite Behemoth merch signed, why not stick around for a classic Back Off Barbarian competition? Survive the longest in the fast-paced Castle Crashers minigame, and you might just find yourself sipping sweet victory from our NEW Necromancer Tiki Mug!
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: #BuckleYourPAX photo contest and newsletter raffle continues
11:00 – 11:10 AM: Free bucket hat giveaway (while daily supplies last!)
2:00 – 2:45 PM: Patric Catani in-booth live set
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Alien Hominid Invasion SOLO BONUS HI SCORE COMPETITION
On Saturday, weāre celebrating all things alien with a special guest performance from Patric Catani! Whoās ready to BAPI BAPI BREAK IT DOWN and dance together to some BUMPINā Behemoth tunes in the expo hall???!! Patric is a longtime collaborator of The Behemoth and has contributed delightful ear tunes for BattleBlock Theater and Pit People, and he most recently composed the Alien Hominid Invasion OST! We love the vibrant energy Patric has added to our games and canāt wait to celebrate his efforts on the dance floor!
Dancing aliens not included, but I did hear Dan Paladin might be around, getting down to some sick extraterrestrial beats and signing autographs in the crowd.
After Patricās set, the party continues with our Alien Hominid Invasion SOLO BONUS CHALLENGE! Hereās some intel straight from the Mothership on how to join:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: #BuckleYourPAX photo contest and newsletter raffle continues
11:00 – 11:10 AM: Free bucket hat giveaway (while daily supplies last!)
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Dan Paladin signing
3:00 – 4:00 PM: BattleBlock Theater 2v2 Ball Game Tournament
Dan will be signing from 2:00 – 3:00 PM on Sunday for the last time during the show. Donāt forget to swing by if you want any of your Behemoth goodies signed!
Starting at 3:00 PM is our BattleBlock Theater Arena Tournament! Eight teams of two will battle it out for a chance to win a shiny Hatty Hattington trophy. Ooooooh, aaaaaah. Who doesnāt want a shiny Hattington cheering them on for life???
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: #BuckleYourPAX photo contest and newsletter raffle continues
11:00 – 11:10 AM: Free bucket hat giveaway (while daily supplies last!)
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Beat a Dev Chicken at Alien Hominid HD
Donāt cry at the thought of PAX coming to a close ā smile because you still have a chance to beat a Behemoth dev chicken at their own game! To close out the show, longtime Behemoth Programmer (currently saving the world!) Mike āThe Bearded Chickenā Welsh will once again don a chicken suit and face opponents in a 1v1 speedrun through the first level of Alien Hominid HD.
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And thatās all, folks! See you soon in The Behemoth arcade. š
Itās a bird, itās a plane, wait ā itās a bird (chicken) on a plane, headed to PAX West in Seattle! Thatās right, our crew will be at the show from September 1st-4th at Booth #2317 with some arcade cabs, competitions of epic proportions, exclusive merch, and an infinite amount of bawks!
This time around, weāll have arcade cabinets for Alien Hominid Invasion, Alien Hominid HD, Castle Crashers Remastered, and Back Off Barbarian. Come by, try out a few of our older titles, and check out the first-ever 2-player Invasion cabinet!
We recently announced the upcoming Castle Crashers Nintendo Switch physical edition, and we want to keep the excitement going with a giveaway!
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the show, weāll be giving away the PAX-exclusive Castle Crashers donut box (pictured above), in addition to a set of Joy-Cons with two of the original knightsā colors!
To enter, all you have to do is stop by the booth and fill out a raffle ticket from 10am-4pm on any day except Monday. Winners will be drawn at 4pm each day and contacted to pick up their prize before 5:30pm. Attendees can enter once per person, per day. Contest entries reset each day, so be sure to come back the next day to re-enter if your name isn’t drawn!
If you canāt make it to the show, stay tuned for a chance to win on Twitter!
From 4-5pm each day, weāll be hosting a speedrun competition of the Alien Hominid Invasion demo, complete with totally-legit commentary from our community managers.
The speediest invader each day will win a grand prize goodie bag with a signed YouTooz figurine, Invasion-themed apparel, and more alien goodies! Two runner-ups daily will also win a smaller goodie bag with a bandana and keychain, so thereās even more incentive to join in on the speedy invasion fun.
Want to win some Castle Crashers merch by battling some barbarians? We have the contest for you! Our Back Off Barbarian challenge will take place all day, every day during show hours (10am-5pm).
To enter, get the high score on our Back Off Barbarian machine, enter your initials, take a pic of your score, and post it on Twitter with the hashtag #BehemothBOB23. At the end of the entry period at 5pm, the high score wins our grand prize ā if thatās YOU, make sure you come back to the booth by show floor closing to claim your prize!
The leaderboards will reset each day with one competitor being crowned champion! The daily grand prize includes a signed Barbarian figurine, BRAND NEW Castle Crashers socks, and more goodies wrapped up in a Troll Baggu. Two runner-ups will also receive those newly-designed socks, simply because we love socks.
NOTE: To keep things on an equal playing field (and spread the love of comfy socks), attendees can only win each contest once.
Thatās all weāve got for now! As always, weāll be posting updates on Twitter and Instagram leading up to and throughout the show weekend, possibly including a surprise or twoā¦ Who knows what the big chicken has in store?