Gori: Cuddly Carnage

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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
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Developer(s) Angry Demon Studio
Publisher(s) Wired Productions
Composer(s) William Sahl
Engine Unreal Engine
Platform(s)
Release29 August 2024
Genre(s) Hack and slash, action-adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Gori: Cuddly Carnage is an upcoming hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by indie developer Angry Demon Studio and published by Wired Productions. The game is scheduled to be released on August 29, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. [1] [2]

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Development

Gori: Cuddly Carnage is developed by Angry Demon Studio, an independent game development studio from Sweden. The game was first unveiled in IGN's virtual Summer of Gaming event in June 2020. [3] In April 2022, Angry Demon initially announced a Windows release in 2023 with England-based publisher Wired Productions serving as its distributor. [4] In September of the same year, Angry Demon Studio CEO John Kalderon announced that the game will also head to all major consoles alongside Windows. [5] [6] In October 2023, its release was pushed back to early 2024. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Romano, Sal (October 24, 2023). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage 'Origins Story' trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Mike (April 24, 2024). "'Gori: Cuddly Carnage' Rips Into Bloody Action on August 29". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Brown, Fraser (June 15, 2020). "Kill mutant toys with your deadly hoverboard in Gori: Cuddly Carnage". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 14, 2022). "Wired Productions to publish hack-and-slash action game Gori: Cuddly Carnage". Gematsu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (September 20, 2022). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage adds PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions". Gematsu. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Clark, Dean (October 3, 2022). "Hack 'N' Slash Title GORI: CUDDLY CARNAGE Is Bringing The Catitude To Consoles". Game Tyrant. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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