Goats are a constant source of ridicule in video games, and sometimes I worry that we're taking it too far. Goats are probably a lot smarter than they look. There are humans that look much dumber than goats. I see them every day. 

While Goat Simulator could arguably be pro-goat, I'm not so sure this cross-promotion with Payday 2 is. It's a new game mode that tasks players with capturing and extracting goats instead of cocaine. "When the Payday gang were ordered by Vlad to intercept a truck carrying cocaine, they expected to act as clean-up and collect the goods," so reads the DLC description.

"Easy peasy, or at least that's what they thought. But as they arrive on the scene and see the crashed truck, there is no cocaine packages in sight, only goats, and chaos."

I have no idea how this will play out in practice: the video below shows goats bouncing on the top of light poles. I don't think shooting them off will be an option, or at least, I hope it won't be. Whatever the case, whether you love or hate goats, I guess this will please you. If you feel ambivalent towards goats, well, maybe you'll feel differently after this? Anyway, goats.

Here's the trailer:

I don't think that anyone can reasonably argue that Goat Simulator is a good game. Yet it's bizarre blend of stupid premise, glitchy behavior, unwavering commitment to ridiculousness, and disdain for people who spend money on it has somehow resulted in a strange brew that people seem to like. And so today, developer Coffee Stain Studios has released a teaser for yet more DLC, entitled (for now, anyway) "New Super Secret DLC."

What's really good here is the teaser. It starts off simply enough with a discussion between a flamingo and a  camel (not a horse!) about the merits of buying DLC and whether or not the decision should be influenced by the fact that you probably got the main game for 90 percent off in a Steam sale. But it slowly and surely turns into something more, and ends on a picture-perfect note. (I think it's best enjoyed without knowing what's coming, so I'll say no more.) It may or may not have anything to do with the actual DLC, but either way it's a lot of fun to watch.

The announcement of the DLC on Steam doesn't tell us anything more than the new trailer: It comes straight out of Coffee Stain's creative butt, and the hype train is started. Seriously, read it for yourself. I'll keep you posted.

I don't know how I didn't see this coming. The guys behind Goat Simulator and I Am Bread are teaming up to bring you an unholy union of Goat and Bread with the aptly named GoatBread DLC, which should come out free for both games in the next few weeks.

I Am Bread will get a new 'RAMpage' mode, while Goat Simulator will allow you to play as the slice of bread himself. (Itself? Herself? Are these even the right questions?)

Despite receiving a bunch of flak for just being 'Youtube bait', it's fair to say both games have been big successes. My experience with both amounts to 20 minutes spent messing around at a friend's house, though I suspect that might be the best way of enjoying these things. Sure, there's a bunch of cool stuff tucked away if you want to go looking for it. I just wanted to chuckle at some stupid goat/piece of bread doing stupid things for a bit: it's a niche I didn't know needed filling, but I'm glad someone has.