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Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain Studios was acquired for SEK 317m (£26.8m), while the sum was not disclosed for Bugbear Entertainment’s acquisition
Read More »THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain Studios and Bugbear Entertainment
Saints Row, Payday, Yooka-Laylee, Rocket League, Goat Simulator and Perfect Dark star in new Worms game
Team17 has included some major video games into its next Worms title. Worms W.M.D is due on August 23rd for Xbox One and PS4, and those that pre-order the game will receive levels, costumes and weapons based on Rocket League, Goat Simulator, Saints Row IV, Payday 2, Unturned, Broforce, Orcs …
Read More »Goat Simulator hits PlayStation consoles next month
Goat Simulator is heading to PS4 and PS3 consoles this August, the game’s console port developer Double Eleven has announced. The PlayStation US Blog reveals Coffee Stain Studios’ absurd affair will arrive August 11th for Sony’s current and last-gen console hardware. Aside from including the features from previous platform releases, …
Read More »Goat Simulator borrows a page from DayZ this week with GoatZ DLC
Goat Simulator is primed to receive a zombie survival game mode with the release of the DayZ-inspired GoatZ DLC later this week. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, developer Coffee Stain Studios boasts that GoatZ is the only survival game on Steam that isn’t in Early Access.” Though the claim isn’t …
Read More »Goat Simulator hits Xbox 360, Xbox One next month
After successful runs on PC and mobile platforms, Goat Simulator is being flung toward Xbox consoles next month. Game Informer reports the game is expected out in April – though no exact release date has been provided as of yet. Developer Coffee Stain Studios is having Double Eleven handle the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to indie merchandise
Small but mighty, indie games have become a hot point of interest for players, publishers and platform holders alike in the last few years. So much so, some even have merchandise. MCV takes a look Indie games are big news. Once moderately prosperous passion projects, independently-developed titles have been brought …
Read More »GAME launches Christmas Shopper Simulator for PC and Mac
GAME has created its own video game about shopping. Christmas Shopper Simulator lets you walk up escalators, buy things, ‘fall over,’ ‘turn left’ or ‘stop abruptly’. It’s GAME’s effort at doing a Goat Simulator, and looks equally ridiculous/awful/brilliant. In the words of the retailer’s press release, the simulation offers ’15 …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »Goat Simulator arrives on iOS and Android
Coffee Stain Studios’ bizarre PC outing Goat Simulator is now available on smartphones. It costs 2.99 on both iOS and Android. Simulator is a drug that is created by the 0’s and 1’s inside computers, and then radiated from a computer screen right into YOUR EYES, forcing your brain to …
Read More »Goat Simulator North American distribution rights acquired by Deep Silver
Deep Silver has picked up the North American retail distribution rights for downloadable PC hit Goat Simulator, the publisher has announced. Participating retailers in North America will begin carrying Coffee Stain Studio’s Steam chart-topper in mid-July. The boxed version will happily match the title’s digital price tag of $9.99. Next …
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