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PAX East – Raskulls booth montage!
May 11th 2010
With such an amazing showing of Raskulls at PAX East recently, it was only fitting to put together a montage video showing off everyone having a great time and demonstrating how Raskulls can draw a crowd. Over the three days we had hundreds of players come through the XBLA section and the Raskulls booth was by far the loudest.
Check out the video above and gear up for your own Raskulls party upon launch. We are inching ever closer to announcing the release date, so the time to get amongst the action is now.
And a quick announcement – the winners of the Raskulls Box Art competition are are Dao Jones, Todd, Wayner Roper, Scott Nichols and megadude! Congrats guys and thanks for your awesome contribution to the blog – your rad King figurine and Raskulls gear is on the way!
- Posted by: Phil
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Raskulls Xbox Page
May 5th 2010
OK guys, we got some great news today. The official Raskulls Xbox page is now live, along with the Xbox.com forum! This is a big step towards seeing the game on Xbox Live, and over the next two weeks we will be determining a release date and hopefully announcing it shortly.
The game is so close to completion and we really are on the final stretch now. For all you awesome Xbox Live users, it would be a great if you could jump on there with your Gamertag and begin posting to kick the Xbox presence into gear!
- Posted by: Phil
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Raskulls PAX East Round-up
April 12th 2010
I’m back in sunny Australia and ready for the home stretch of Raskulls development. After visiting Boston for a week and getting Raskulls into the hands of some amazing fans, I simply can’t wait to get the game out there and give everyone a chance to play.
The first day of PAX East was a short five-hour stretch, but certainly worthwhile as thousands of attendees lining up outside the Hynes Convention Center. I was able to circumvent the line thanks to my Executive VIP Exhibitor God Pass, and had a quick five-minute tour of the expo to get my bearings. Then proceeded post-haste to the Xbox area where Raskulls was ready to jump into action.
I manned the booth alongside XBLA producer Kevin Hathaway, and took players through some pretty intense two-player matches. These could be customised with or without two AI opponents, but there were only two controllers available so the usual four-player splitscreen had to step back for the show. Still, not a problem as we had many guys come up itching to lay the smackdown on their buddies!
And smackdown there was. Over the three days not a single person left the game without a smile, and the constant shouts and cheers from the Raskulls area led to many passers-by coming over to check out where the action was. The characters were a huge hit, and the favorites of the show included Pompous because of his top-hat badassery, and Duck for being just a completely stupid yet awesome dude. We also had many repeat customers coming back to the booth, and by the end of the show I am confident there are a few elite players out there. Watch out for those bad boys online!
All in all, it was an amazing experience and Raskulls was a huge success. With hundreds, if not thousands of eyes and hands on, Raskulls did steal the show for many gamers looking for something a little different. I’ve attached some photos of the action for you to check out, and will also be posting previews along with a montage video of some of the best games and Raskulls action!
- Posted by: Phil
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Play Raskulls at PAX East!
March 23rd 2010
On the sunny shores of Boston, Raskulls will be entertaining thousands of guests at PAX East 2010! The game will be playable at the Microsoft Xbox booth and I will be on hand during the show to host games, share information and talk smack! Early bird players who tried their hand at the Mana Bar gave nothing but positive praise with their short and intense sessions, so I hope the PAX patrons will live up to their legacy and bring Raskulls out to play! Come by to the booth and say hi, and I’ll surely regale you with many interesting tales of Raskulls development, life in Australia and general tomfooleryness.
See you there!
- Posted by: Phil
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Worldwide release of new Raskulls Mega Quest trailer!
March 22nd 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, after much ado about King, I am very happy to announce the release of the second official Raskulls trailer to the world!
The evil Pirats have crash-landed their ship on the Raskulls world. Their search for the Cheese Planet must wait as they hasten to find a source of fuel and continue their journey. Unfortunately for the Raskulls, Captain J. Turncoat has his sights set on the legendary Shiny Stone, which possesses incredible power.
After a botched attempt at stealing the Shiny Stone from Sergeant Bonesaw and General Battlebones, King devises a devious plan to thwart his cheese-loving enemies. He sets up The Tournament, where the Shiny Stone will be offered as the grand prize. The thieves will inevitably show themselves during the Tournament and King will identify them as the culprits. A plan this good couldn’t possibly go wrong.
Will King expose the Pirats and bring peace to the Raskulls world?
Will Dragon hook up with his love interest Ridinghood?
Will the Pirats obtain enough fuel to power their ship AND run their ice-cream machine Mr. Freezy?
The new Raskulls trailer will start you on your journey to answering these questions and many more. More information and media will be landing in the coming weeks as we gear up for a worldwide release on Xbox Live Arcade!
- Posted by: Phil
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Mana Bar opening featuring Raskulls!
March 19th 2010
This weekend sees the launch of the Mana Bar, which is Australia’s first video game drinking establishment! I mentioned earlier that a super sweet King toy was on display (and always will be on display) in one of the merchandise cases at the bar. Now, I can let you know that if you happen to be in the area, you can come along the to grand opening on Saturday, March 20th and play Raskulls multiplayer before the game is released!
You will be able to select any one of the game’s playable characters and take on other gamers in GP races – amidst the plentiful supply of beer and alcoholic slushies! Yug, Yahtzee and the team will be on hand as well as myself to talk games, drinks and fun!
Hope to see you there!
- Posted by: Phil
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King Superpose takes it down
March 2nd 2010
After a week of intense voting and violent bloodbaths between opposing forces (I assume), one box art has been chosen as the victor in the most epic battle ever staged on the Raskulls Blog. King Superpose just edged out Adventure King as the preferred style, and we honestly did not expect such a close result (51% to 49%), with some great comments from gamers who gave superb reasons for each choice. We thank you!
With over 800 votes and 130 comments, the competition has been a huge success and I’m looking forward to spreading the joy of Raskulls in sweet King toy and t-shirt form to the winners (announced on the blog shortly).
Stick around on the blog for more prizes, fun stuff and news as we gear up for the Raskulls release on XBLA!
- Posted by: Phil
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