Another April 1st has come and gone, and with it a glut of April Fools Day jokes, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Some were so perfectly curated, it took me a second or two to check myself and say 'Ah, damn, it is 1st April!'. Alas, it seems I will never get my hands on an Alan Wake Tamagochi-style pet I can feed copious amounts of coffee to.
Others I wanted to be true so badly, I actually feel a tad (a lot) deflated by the revelation they were just a ruse. Looking at you, Tunic on Netflix! With that crushing disappointment behind me, here are the best of the rest video games-related April Fools' Day jokes for 2024.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Newscast: If Larian's not making Baldur's Gate 4, which developer might?Watch on YouTubeFirst up, a new Street Fighter challenger was announced to be entering the fray in the form of, errm, Pom-Pom from Honkai: Star Rail.
Yes, the rather adorable, bright-eyed conductor of the Astral Express was teased as a new combatant for the Street Fighter series yesterday, with miHoYo stating he is «fueled by boundless energy and a fiery spirit».
HERE COMES A NEW CHALL─
wait, what??