Alien Hominid HD, the award winning XboxLIVE! Arcade game from The Behemoth, will be “Deal of the Week” beginning today, March 30th. The game will see a 400 Microsoft Point price drop during this time. As an added bonus, players who own Alien Hominid HD (and have received at least one achievement) will unlock the playable Alien character for Castle Crashers, XboxLIVE! Arcade’s Game of the Year for 2008.

“There has never been a better time to get to know our little yellow friend who started it all!” said Kelly Revak, Mayor of Behemothtown and Community Ambassador. “Charge up your power shot and go chomp some heads!” Accused of being the hardest but funniest game in the universe by five different species of sentient beings, the oft-overlooked “easy mode” can be used by hominids in training.

As a feisty yet adorable alien, gamers must fend off FBI agents in search of their coveted spacecraft. With unique, hand-drawn characters and weapons, this award-winning title is the epitome of quirky humour and intergalactic fun. Sixteen levels, seven Mini-Games, and jump-in anytime multiplayer capability adds to the cosmic mayhem. Alien Hominid HD from The Behemoth is a side-scrolling extraterrestrial experience like no other, and is available now for download on XboxLIVE! Arcade for Xbox360.

The Behemoth's other XboxLIVE! Arcade release, Castle Crashers, the most downloaded XboxLIVE! Arcade title released in 2008, is also the fan favourite according to the 2nd Annual XboxLIVE! Arcade Awards. Over 185,000 XboxLIVE! Arcade community members cast their votes awarding Castle Crashers the top honour of “Game of the Year” as well as “Best Original Game” and “Best Co-op Mode.” Four-player online capabilities, deep replay value, and downright fun gameplay helped Castle Crashers stand-out among the excellent games released in 2008.

“These awards are particularly meaningful to us because they were decided by the players themselves.” said Kelly Revak, Mayor of Behemothtown and Community Ambassador. “A BIG thank you to all who voted, you are the wind beneath our chicken wings! Seriously, we have the best fans in the whole world.”

Castle Crashers continues it’s record-breaking pace, remaining in the top five most downloaded titles since its August 2008 release. With over 800,000 players now on the Leaderboards, Castle Crashers is on track to attract 1 million players within a year of launch, a feat few Arcade titles have achieved.

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