You know how I said I'd buy Castle Crashers when the 'Pink Knight Pack' was available?

Well, it is, and I did ... last night!

I've been holding on to a bunch of Microsoft Points, waiting for this day to arrive, so when I saw (via NeoGAF) that the "Pink Knight Pack" was finally available for download--and for free, no less--I raced over to our TV, turned on the Xbox 360 and bought the sucker (Castle Crashers, that is) with nary a second thought.



I've barely scratched the surface of the game thus far, but the little I have, er, scratched has proven to be quite fun. Of course, how could it not be fun when you're controlling a little pink knight who wields a lollipop as a weapon and who unleashes a giant, Slinky-like rainbow as a magical attack?

See also: 'So, where's the Castle Crashers Pink Knight Pack for XBLA?' and 'I guess this means I'm going to have to get Castle Crashers soon'

So, where's the Castle Crashers 'Pink Knight Pack' for XBLA?

One of the many Xbox Live Arcade games I've been eyeing up for some time--along with Costume Quest, Limbo, Super Meat Boy and a few others--is Castle Crashers.

I've held off on buying the colorful beat 'em up, developed by The Behemoth, for one reason and one reason only: I'm waiting for the "Pink Knight Pack," which allows gamers to play as the oh-so-fabulous Pink Knight and has been available to owners of the PS3 version since early February, to be released.



According to a moderator on The Behemoth's community forums, the company is working on it. "We warned you that it would not be a fast addition," the moderator commented on Aug. 13. "There is a lot of work to be done to do a Title Update! Rest assured ... it is coming."

And as soon as that day arrives, I'll give the folks at The Behemoth the 1,200 Microsoft Points needed to buy their game.

See also: 'I guess this means I'm going to have to get Castle Crashers soon'

I guess this means I'm going to have to get Castle Crashers soon

Along with a PS3 or an Xbox 360, of course. (Did you hear that? It was my husband groaning.)

Why am I going to have to buy the above-mentioned beat 'em up, you ask? Because the folks at Behemoth are finally--on Feb. 8--going to release a DLC pack that allows gamers to play as the Pink Knight.

Castle Crashers has been on my lengthy "to buy" list ever since I saw this oh-so-fabulous fighter--who bashes foes with a swirled lollipop--in a video of the company's Castle Crashing the Beard flash game. (The Pink Knight appears at the two-minute mark.)

"Pink Castle Crasher pt. 2" by artist Phill Gonzales.

Unfortunately, I discovered shortly after viewing said video that the Pink Knight wasn't a playable Castle Crashers character--a fact which killed most of my enthusiasm for the game. Of course, it also kept me from running out and buying a PS3 (or an Xbox 360) right then and there, so I guess it wasn't a completely negative discovery.

Does that mean I'm going to run out and buy one of those systems now? No, but I'm sure to do so eventually--and when I do, Castle Crashers (and "The Pink Knight Pack") will be among the first games I download.

(Via gaygamer.net)

You say bento, I say brilliant

I love re-tweets. You know why? Because they make me aware of some awesomely random things, like the following Costume Quest bento box (created by the lady behind annathered.com):

(Software consultant and ludologist Jason McIntosh is responsible for the re-tweet that made me aware of the above-mentioned bento, by the way.)

Anyway, if you think Anna's Costume Quest bento is awesome, just wait until to see some of her other creations--like this Katamari Damacy bento, or this Noby Noby Boy bento, or this Tingle bento. (I also like this Pink Castle Crasher bento quite a bit.)

To see more photos of her Costume Quest bento (and her other bentos, too), check out her Flickr photostream.