Cassette Beasts Showcase
Cassette Beasts Showcase is an annual video presentation hosted by Raw Fury, the publisher of Cassette Beasts, in which news and updates about Cassette Beasts are shared. Cassette Beasts Showcase debuted on June 28, 2023[1].
2023
The first edition of Cassette Beasts Showcase was announced on June 22, 2023[2], and aired on June 28, 2023[1].
It began with a trailer for version 1.2 of Cassette Beasts, revealing there would be 8 new monsters, a hidden location (Marshland Caves) and 10 new moves added to the game by the update. Version 1.2 became available on the same day as the presentation.
Following this was an interview of Jay Baylis and Tom Coxon of Bytten Studio by Sanna Valapuro, a Community Specialist of Raw Fury at the time, in the House of Fury in Stockholm, Sweden. The interview began with Baylis' announcement of the features and release date of version 1.2, followed by Baylis and Coxon's discussions about the community reception to Cassette Beasts, with several fan art and videos about the game showed in the presentation, the team effort involved in the development of the game, and the creative process of developing monsters for the game.
An announcement trailer of the multiplayer game mode was revealed, followed by Jay Baylis' announcement of the mode being in development and brief explanation of the multiplayer feature.
Physical merchandise of Cassette Beasts were also announced and showed, including a prototype of a Pombomb plushie as well as Cassette Beasts Vinyl.
The developer interview concluded with a short trailer for the Pier of the Unknown DLC, which revealed the DLC's title, the name of Brightside Pier and the silhouette of Gwen.
After the conclusion of interview, a music performance of Wherever We Are Now by composer Joel Baylis and singer Shelby Harvey was featured at the end of the presentation video.
2024
The second edition of Cassette Beasts Showcase was announced on March 18, 2024[3], and aired on March 25, 2024[4].
It began with a trailer for the multiplayer game mode, giving a release date of May 20, 2024, followed by the narrator's announcement and description of the multiplayer features and a beta test for the multiplayer on Steam available on the same day as the presentation.
An announcement trailer for the Android and iOS mobile port of Cassette Beasts was revealed, followed by a narrator announcement of the ports.
A crossover collaboration between Cassette Beasts and Moonstone Island was revealed with a trailer and an announcement, featuring a Moonstone Island outfit set in Cassette Beasts and Pombomb's appearance in Moonstone Island. The crossover content was announced to be released for both games on the same day the Cassette Beasts multiplayer update.
Also featured in the presentation were the second run of Cassette Beasts Tape and Cassette Beasts Vinyl, which included the 4th edition of the tape and the 2nd pressing of the vinyl, along with Black Screen Records Cassette Beasts T-Shirts and Cassette Beasts Tote Bag.
The presentation video ended with an acoustic performance of Arrow of Time by composer Joel Baylis and singer Shelby Harvey.
2025
The third edition of Cassette Beasts Showcase was announced on March 20, 2025[5], and aired on March 27, 2025[6].
It began with an announcement trailer for version 1.8, the "Sunshine Update", giving a release date of April 7, 2025, revealing Sunny as a new partner character, a new story quest (People are People) involving Sunny and the Landkeepers, 3 new monsters including Pawper and the silhouettes of Pawprince and Minosteam, recordable monster wings for character customisation, and a new cosmetic DLC, Wing Pack, which adds more custom wings, followed by the narrator's announcement and description of the content update.
The presentation announced further fixes and improvements to the mobile version of Cassette Beasts, along with cloud save support.
Also featured in the presentation were the official Kuneko and Magikrab plushies.
The presentation revealed the Cassette Beasts Acoustic Sessions album, which will be released to celebrate the second anniversary of Cassette Beasts. The acoustic album collects all acoustic covers of the Cassette Beasts Original Soundtrack that composer Joel Baylis and singer Shelby Harvey have produced, as well as new live tracks that were previously unpublished. Cassette Beasts Acoustic Sessions will be live on April 3, 2025 on Spotify, Bandcamp and Steam.
The presentation video ended with an announcement of the official Cassette Beasts player survey, which will be put out on April 3, 2025.
External Links
- Cassette Beasts Showcase 2023 on the Raw Fury YouTube channel
- Cassette Beasts Showcase 2024 on the Raw Fury YouTube channel
- Cassette Beasts Showcase 2025 on the Raw Fury YouTube channel
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raw Fury (June 28, 2023). "The Cassette Beasts Showcase – News, Updates and Developer Interview". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOMkvnoCCe0. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ↑ Bytten Studio (June 22, 2023). "Cassette Beasts Blog #20 - The Cassette Beasts Showcase & 1.2 Update!". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/3678926034857893056. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ Bytten Studio (March 18, 2024). "Announcing the CASSETTE BEASTS SHOWCASE 2024!". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/6273023611534523324. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ Raw Fury (March 25, 2024). "Cassette Beasts Showcase 2024". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN_IYdwoL_A. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ↑ Bytten Studio (March 20, 2025). "Incoming - Cassette Beasts Showcase 2025!". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/543351239572719528. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ Raw Fury (March 27, 2025). "Cassette Beasts Showcase 2025!". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN_IYdwoL_A. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
