Devolver Digital Releasing Pigeon-Dating Sim 'Hatoful Boyfriend' Next Month With 'Summer of Dove' Collectors Edition: Dares Nerds To Play

Devolver Digital Releasing Pigeon-Dating Sim Hatoful Boyfriend, Dares Nerds To Play

Some days you just have to look at the calendar and check if it's not April 1. Today is not that day, however, even with the news of a Pigeon Dating Simulator hitting my inbox. It's just one of those days...

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Honestly, it's a real thing! Hatoful Boyfriend is a real, genuine game about pigeon loving being developed by Mediatonic (Amatuer Surgeon, Foul Play) and published by the madmen and women at Devolver Digital.

This is actually the HD remake of a free online game that was released back in 2011, an incredible avian success that spawned a webcomic, a radio production, even a web series. It's exactly what it sounds like, too, a take on the strangest game genre that exists, the Japanese Dating Sim. Hatoful Boyfriend features you playing as the only human student enrolling at the prestigious St. PigeoNation Institute, a school for [the] birds. 

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This remake has an all-new scenario from series creator Hato Moa, as well as a new ending and tons of new story choices, so hardcore fans will have plenty more to enjoy. 

It will be hitting PC, Mac and Linux August 21 for a mere $9.99, although "[o]rnithological gamers with finer tastes at the top of the pecking order can fly away with the Hatoful Boyfriend "Summer of Dove" Collector's Edition that includes the official digital soundtrack, an exclusive digital comic from series creator Hato Moa, exclusive wallpapers of Oko-san, and a digital St. Pigeonations 2014 Yearbook." 

That Summer of Dove edition will run you a cool $14.99 on Steam.

"You nerds can keep your virtual reality headsets and your haptic feedback," said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker in the pun-filled press release. "Pre-pubescent bird love games are the next big growth category."  

There you have it, the pigeon dating sim you didn't know you needed. You can pre-order Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right here and get 10% off. As if we didn't need any more reasons to love Devolver Digital. Check devolverdigital.com and mediatonicgames.com for more.

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