Hitch a ride on a Pit People Spidaur

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What do you do when you run into obstacles in your path? Some fighters go around them, while some become that obstacle. Pit People’s Spidaurs do the latter!
 
Part spider, part woman, these well-rounded Spidaurs fight with what they’re most known for–their webs and legs!
 
There are tons of levels in Pit People with varying terrain. Spidaurs can use taller objects that are closeby (such as large trees or statues) to create an insurmountable wall of webbing. Every fighter type will be limited in the paths they can take once that wall goes up. The amount of utility these ladies bring to a fight demands respect!

Spidaurs can also cast webs to one another! In the GIF above, we see our old friend the Cupcake, healing the Spidaur after it walked through flames caused by the enemy Pixie. More noteably, that Pixie is completely closed off by web walls and cannot go anywhere! If that Cupcake was just one more hex away from the Pixie, it’d have nothing to shoot at. Woops!


While Spidaur webbing can be used as a defensive tactic, they can also deal some damage using their legs.
 
Spidaur appendages are appropriately dressed with stylish socks to show off their high kicks in battle. There’s also a decent chance for the attack to snare enemies!

Archers and Cupcakes on the Spidaur’s team can also hitch a ride on the back of a Spidaur! The two can form a roaming fortress of hurting or healing! On top of that, the rider won’t take damage while on the Spidaur because the Spidaur takes any attack made by the enemy team.
 
Overall, the Spidaur has great defensive abilities for herself and her teammates – but she’s no stranger to offensive capabilities, either.

TL;DR
*Spidaurs can create a wall of web that attaches to a tall obstacle or to another Spidaur
*Spidaurs can attack with kicks and web netting
*Archers and Cupcakes can ride on a Spidaur, which provides extra protection
 
Which Spidaur ability would you look forward to using? Let us know in the comments section below!

Breaking Down Backward Compatibility

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Larry Hyrb (aka Major Nelson) and FLitz (from Smosh Games) recently came out with a video explaining the Backward Compatibility features for Xbox One. As you’ll see in the video, all of our Xbox 360 titles will be available for Backward Compatibility:

Alien Hominid HD, Castle Crashers, and BattleBlock Theater will all be accessible on Xbox One through Backward Compatibility. If you owned any of these titles on Xbox 360, then they will automatically show up in the “Ready to Install” section on your Xbox One when you sign in with the same gamertag.

The video explains several questions regarding Back Compat, including saves and cross platform online multiplayer. Here are some highlights:

-When playing on Xbox 360, make sure to cloud save so that your saves will transfer over to Xbox One.

-Your Xbox 360 Achievements get transferred and you can continue to unlock achievements when playing on Xbox One.

-You will be able to play online mutliplayer with Xbox 360 players if you’re playing through the Back Compat version on Xbox One.

-You’ll also be able to use all the advanced features in Xbox One, like “record that” or “save screenshot.”

For those who want to see the full list of Back Compat titles, check out the list HERE. If there’s a game you don’t see on the list, you can vote for or submit a game title HERE.

A few improvements to Castle Crashers Remastered

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For those of you who have been enjoying hours of hacking, slashing, and adventuring in Castle Crashers Remastered on Xbox One, we’re here to make your experience even more awesome! There were a few visual and matchmaking improvements for this update:
 
 
* Removed multiplayer privileges message being erroneously shown
 
* Some misc. fixes for issues that would occur after regaining network connection
 
* Fixed issue where multiplayer privileges messages were being incorrectly displayed.
 
* Fixed online issue where clients were booted out of a match if the host becomes disconnected.
 
* Addressed issue with lobby timer resetting when players read up and then un-ready.
 
 
Back Off Barbarian (BoB) specific updates:
 
* Rich presence is now set for BoB.
 
* Improvements with overall BoB gameplay.
 
* Addressed spamming and potential exploits.
 
* Added a potion indicator.
 
* Updated the loneliness meter art.
 
 
The next time you load up Castle Crashers Remastered, you will get prompted to update the game. These changes will go into effect immediately!
 
Thanks again for choosing to experience Castle Crashers Remastered on Xbox One!