GOAT Goat

Sometimes, you just got to kick back and relax.


Some of us need it a lot more than others

Not much today from me, as both my mood and the weather are in a quaint state of idyllic contentment right about now, so relaxing seems to be my imminent concern. Though my gaming usually takes the bent of challenging, hyperactive, intense etc…there is still plenty of titles one can be positively silly engaging with on more lackadaisical days like the one I am experiencing at the moment. Such was the reminder when I saw this little nugget pop up on my feed, and gave me a giggle something fierce as I was reminded of the awesome reality that is Goat Simulator. The “Goat Direct” as it were, obviously aiming not to be upstaged by Nintendo’s Switch 2 first look the following day, and while having a go at the reality of April 1st being a prime-time hotspot for a fake news fiasco, no doubt comes draped in ridiculous seriousness in it’s intent and approach, in helping to pull back the curtain on not just some of the upcoming updates for Goat Simulator 3 by developer Coffee Stain North, but other goat like oddities they’ve been cooking up recently.


Explosive goat news impending, if I had to use my
decades of refined gaming expertise to broadcast an
educated guess

The Goat Simulator series helps to remind us that gaming has truly evolved over the years, and that the industry is not just for the AAA behemoths and budget breaking game development cycles plagued by crunch with 1000 person teams it is known for, but has plenty of room for both the smaller teams with a simple mission statement: absurdist, lighthearted fun. The event also reminds me how long I’ve been covering the gaming news, as I remember writing an article covering the inevitable launch of Goat Simulator 1 set to launch on April 1st about 11 years ago around this time when I had a gig as an editor-in-chief for commercial site way back when, sporting a similarly goofy grin covering the event more than a decade ago.

Time really flies when you’re kidding around.
~Pashford