Rounding up the games industry's best jokes, japery, and doggone tomfoolery from April Fools 2023
pcgamer.comApril Fools is no laughing matter—in today's climate of endemic misinformation, every day is April Fools if you ask me. Still, despite the crisis of Truth in today's internet, figures from throughout the gaming world still press on with their unconscionable horseplay, pumping out fake, silly announcements alongside real news and leaving humble reporters such as myself to sort out the difference. What follows is a dispatch from the front lines of April Fools, my favorite sins from this yearly celebration of lies.
You may remember Crest from their work going out of bounds in Demon's Souls(opens in new tab). Well on this holiest of days the modder decided to «fix» infamous Dark Souls puzzle boss Bed of Chaos… by throwing in clusters of some of the most aggravating enemies in the game. Try it for yourself(opens in new tab), why don't you?
YouTuber and BigMode head Dunkey has the inside scoop on John Wick: Chapter 5, a black and white meditation on desolate, industrial Americana vaguely reminiscent of Twin Peaks: The Return, or as the YouTuber himself puts it: «Experience the exciting conclusion to the John Wick trilogy with John Wick Chapter 5: The Road Wick. After the Shadow Men ruin John Wick's rug, Wick has to team up with his greatest enemey Morpheus Fisborne and take out the Shadow Men for one last ride.»
The ruling body of the Republic of Gamers itself brings us a new way to snack n' play: a got dang air fryer shaped like a graphics card??? The TUF Turbo Max 4090 offers «3 radiant burners» as well as «sensor touch control with safety lock,» and honestly doesn't look to be that much bigger than an actual RTX 4090.
47, your next target is a washed up platformer mascot from the '90s, often affectionately called «The Blue
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