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Madballs in Invasion: Babo is the first game from Canadian developer Playbrains. It revamps the 1980’s gross-out toy series for the game world in an action-adventure title. Congratulations to HIPPO, Cesar, XIII, Angry Twinkie and rinninja! You are the lucky winners of our Madballs in Invasion: Babo contest and will be receiving Steam tokens for the game in your inbox shortly. Thanks again to Playbrains for supplying the codes, and to all who entered. If you didn’t win, don’t feel bad; you can still snag the game on Steam for $9.99 (or check out the free demo) or on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 MSP.

Madballs in Babo: Invasion is the first game from Playbrains, recently released on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. The game resurrects the vintage toy license in an all-new arcade shooter with a strong focus on multiplayer. Senior Game Designer on Madballs, John Harley took some time to answer a few questions about the game and being an independent Canadian Developer.

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Can a well rounded game be made from the 1980's toy line?

For those born too late, Madballs were originally a toy line in the 1980’s. The series featured a set of collectible characters ranging from demons to eyeballs and featured the sort of gross-out humour that was popularized right through the 90’s. So, what place does this forgotten fad have in gaming these days? Canadian Indie developer Playbrain has transformed the dated franchise in to an all-new action title.

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