If you come across any we haven't included, be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'll update this post over the weekend as more surface.
Square Enix's New Tactics Game
Square Enix produced a trailer for a fake game called Tactics Alexander as a spinoff of MMO Final Fantasy XIV. This is somewhat of a cruel gag, as the game actually looks pretty fun.
Turtle Beach Feed Bag
Turtle Beach introduces the Feed Bag, which they dub the "F-Bag." According the jokey press release, "Attach the F-BAG to any Turtle Beach headset and wrap it securely around the lower half of your face so your piehole is perfectly positioned to feast."
Yet Another Fire Emblem Game
Nintendo's Fire Emblem series has not been lacking attention in recent years, which makes the prospect of another game seem pretty reasonable. That is, at least until you check out the specifics and images laid out on this Japanese-language website for the supposed 3DS/Switch game, Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution.
The newest (fake) innovation from Nvidia is G-Assist, which is essentially an AI player that can take your place in online games or help to give you an edge in difficult boss fights. It's even supposed to warn you when it's time to pause and get something to eat or drink, which is like a weird twist on those notifications in Nintendo games telling you to take a break.
A New Street Fighter EX Game
Update: This game could actually be real, and just be a bit of unfortunate timing. According to a post on Neogaf, as translated note from Arika wrote that "the fact that we hid that this was going to be the game played is the joke." The game above is actually playable and represents an in-development product. It's a weird joke, but great news that the EX cast may actually be coming back!
World of Tanks' Mars Mode
In a rare instance of an existing game offering an April Fools' joke for real, World of Tanks has a limited-time mode called Mars mode. In it, you'll head to Mars to use lasers and deal with UFOs.
A New Stronghold Card Game
The Stronghold series is (not) expanding with a new collectible card game. Called Stronghold: Drawbridge, Firefly Studios has released the trailer above for the fake game.
Black Desert Online's Own Whisky
Black Desert Online is marking an anniversary with Black Spirit, its own line of whisky. It's described as a "blend made from some of Scotland's rarest and most exceptional whiskies," offering a sickening mixture of flavors. "Black Spirit is incomparably rich and smoky, with velvety smooth breaking waves of powerful flavor," the description reads. "Hazelnuts, honey, sherry and oranges tumble in first, before releasing hidden secrets like ginger, kumquats, sandalwood, and dark chocolate. A rich honey sweetness emerges, accompanied by hints of pepper and dried fruits."
Kartong: Death By Cardboard
The developer of Svrvive: The Deus Helix has another VR game (not really) in the works called Kartong. It falls into the incredibly common "challenging casual/miniature/stealth/adventure/FPS" genre. You can check out a video for it above.
8-Bit Bayonetta
Sega has released a new Steam game called 8-Bit Bayonetta. While a playable joke in and of itself, the game directs fans to a teaser website counting down to something in April. While it might be part of some larger joke, it looks like this apparent April Fools' gag may lead to a real announcement--such as a PC release of Bayonetta.
StarCraft II Overlord Announcer Pack
If you're tired of useful announcer packs in StarCraft II, the new Overlord pack should suit your needs nicely. As you can hear in the samples on Blizzard's website, everything it has to say is completely unintelligible. I'm almost sad that this probably won't ever be released.
According to Deadline, Stallone is bowing out of the franchise that he helped create. The site reports that he and production company Nu Image/Millenium boss Avi Lerner could not agree on several key elements of The Expendables 4, including a director, a script, and "certain qualitative elements," including which CGI studio would do the effects work.
Deadline reports that Stallone backed away despite the potential of earning an upfront payday of $20 million or more, the biggest of his career. Stallone directed the first Expendables and co-wrote the two sequels.
Speaking to Deadline, Lerner acknowledged "disagreements" with Stallone, but said he's hopeful that The Expendables 4 will happen.
"We've got disagreements with Sly, but we've had them for over a year and a half," he said. "Right now, each one has an opinion. We agreed on 95% of things, but there are certain things in production we don't agree on. I don't think it's over, but write whatever you want. In my opinion, it's not dead."
The first Expendables was released in 2010, and made $315 million at the worldwide box office. While the next two parts weren't as big, they still made $274 million and $214 million respectively.
In 2014, Stallone was critical of the decision to release Expendables 3 with a PG-13 rating rather than the R that the previous movies had carried.
"Absolutely unequivocally yes," he told Crave Online when asked if the lower rating was a mistake. "I believe it was a horrible miscalculation on everyone's part in trying to reach a wider audience, but in doing such, diminish the violence that the audience expects. I'm quite certain it won't happen again."
The various entries in the Expendables series have featured big-name actors such as Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lungren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Terry Crews, Jet Li, and Wesley Snipes, in addition to Stallone.
Destiny 2 has finally been announced, which means it's time for die-hard fans to figure out where to pre-order the game. But which retailer is it worth buying the game from? The wealth of bonuses and special editions for big games like this can get pretty convoluted. That's why we've compiled information on the Destiny 2's different pre-order bonuses and various editions.
Pre-Order Bonuses
Below you can find a table highlighting the different retailer pre-order bonuses. We also provide in-depth information about what each bonus is. We'll update this article with more retailer pre-order bonuses as they get announced.
GameStop customers receive a limited edition figure of Cayde-6, the returning character voiced by Nathan Fillion. People who preorder in-store will receive their figurines right away when they put their money down. Those who preorder online will have to wait until the game is released. The figure is included with physical pre-order copies both online and in store. However, it doesn't come included with digital pre-orders.
The Versions
There will be several different Destiny 2 special editions. A Digital Deluxe Edition comes with a Legendary sword, emote, and Cabal-themed emblem. The Limited Edition comes with the game, a steelbook case, the Expansion Pass, and various physical and digital bonuses. The Collector's Edition comes with all of that plus additional physical bonuses, including a messenger bag/backpack hybrid and a solar-powered USB charger. You can see the full contents of the Digital Deluxe Edition, the LE, and the CE listed below.
Digital Deluxe Edition - $100 (Digital Only)
Destiny 2 base game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass
Premium digital content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary Player Emote
Cabal Empire Themed Emblem
Limited Edition - $100
Destiny 2 base game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass
Limited Edition steelbook case
Cabal-themed Collector's Box, containing:
Booklet with secrets into the Cabal Empire
Cabal Schematic
Collectible Postcard Images
Cabal Military Pawns
Premium digital content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary player emote
Cabal Empire-themed emblem
Collector's Edition - $250
Destiny 2 base game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass
Destiny 2 Frontier Bag
Customizable bag that can be worn as a backpack or messenger bag
15" Laptop/Tablet Sleeve with protective pocket slip
Frontier Kit, featuring:
Solar panel USB charger with built-in light
Paracord
Solar blanket
Limited Edition steelbook case
Booklet with secrets into the Cabal Empire
Cabal Schematic
Collectible Postcard Images
Cabal Military Pawns
Premium digital content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary player emote
Cabal Empire-themed emblem
Destiny 2 launches on September 8; a PC version is confirmed to arrive alongside the expected Xbox One and PS4 versions. For more on the game, check out our roundup detailing everything we know about it so far.
This week was all about Destiny 2, as Bungie finally officially announced the much-anticipated sequel. The game is something of a fresh start, as your characters and abilities from Destiny 1 won't extend to Destiny 2. But how much longer will Bungie support Destiny 1? At least a while longer, Bungie says.
Community manager David Dague told GamesRadar, "Destiny 1 is still a game that will be there for players."
While Destiny 1's Age of Triumph is expected to be the game's final major update, that doesn't mean Bungie is totally walking away from the game just yet.
"We've planned to support it for the foreseeable future, so while we do have a sense of finality and closure as the theme of this [Age of Triumph] event, we are by no means turning the lights off on Destiny 1," Dague said.
Wrestlemania is without a doubt WWE's biggest event of the year. It's essentially the Super Bowl of sports entertainment. The show is coming to PPV and the WWE Network on Sunday, April 2.
Before you get to watch the self-proclaimed "the ultimate thrillride," we've rounded up our coverage of the event. You can check it all out below, and remember to come back to GameSpot the day of the event for live coverage of every match, reactions, and more Wrestlemania aftermath.
Blizzard has finally nailed down a release date for the upcoming Hearthstone expansion, Journey to Un'Goro.
Un'Goro launches for all versions of the game on April 6, Blizzard revealed as part of a livestream today (watch a replay below). As announced in February, it introduces 135 new cards to the game, as well as some new mechanics. There's the Adapt keyword, which allows you to choose one of three buffs (from a randomly selected pool of 10) when playing certain cards.
Potentially more meaningful are Quest cards, which are one-mana cards that provide you with a mission to complete over the course of a match for a big reward. As part of the stream, Blizzard showed off more of Un'Goro's cards, including Open the Waygate, a Quest card that tasks you with playing six spells that didn't start in your deck. Doing so provides you with the five-mana card Time Warp, which allows you to take an additional turn.
As of earlier this week, Blizzard is offering Hearthstone players rewards for logging in each day. While it's too late to claim those from the past few days, you can still earn yourself some free gold and cards for doing nothing more than opening the game from now through April 5.
April Fools' Day is tomorrow, so you can celebrate now by playing Pac-Man around your neighborhood on Google Maps.
Reviving the gag it's offered before, Google has enabled the ability to play Ms. Pac-Man using the streets in most areas on Google Maps. Provided there are enough roads in the area you're looking at, you can play a working version of the game, complete with ghosts, sound effects, and music.
On the web version, Ms. Pac-Man is turned on by clicking a button in the bottom left; the arrow keys are then used to control your character. You can also play in the mobile app--you won't miss the option to turn it on--by swiping on the screen.
Either way, it can get a bit confusing with diagonals and strangely laid out streets, but it's still a fun distraction that works surprisingly well.
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