Kotaku: April Fools

Let's Close Out April Fool's With This Unbeatable Minecraft Office Prank

Owen Good — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Closing out this April Fool's Day is a prank that is 100 percent truthful in its awesomeness. At Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Greenview Data, the co-workers of one Minecraft-addicted employee, Matt, converted his cubicle into a Minecraft cave anyone could be proud of, in game or in real life. More »

This Is Not The Next Guild Wars 2 Character Class, But We Wish It Was

Mike Fahey — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EDT

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ArenaNet's upcoming massively-multiplayer online game Guild Wars 2 has warriors, magic-users, and rogues. What's missing? Elite military commandos. For one day and one day only, that role has been filled. More »

Duke Nukem Forever's Gold Date Would Have Been April Fool's

Owen Good — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EDT

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Had the farce of its development not abruptly dead-ended in May of last year, April 1, 2010 was to have been the date Duke Nukem Forever went to gold master - that is, was at last finished. More »

Bayonetta Goes All Master System

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

I know, we've been trying to restrict April Fool's stuff to a single post, but since this clip - of Bayonetta re-imagined as an 8-bit side-scroller - isn't really a joke or a scam, it's worth a closer look. More »

Red Faction Guerrilla Presents: The Ostrich Hammer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:40:00 EDT

The latest developer diary for Red Faction: Guerrilla reveals where the real power in the gaming industry lies, with the introduction of the Ostrich Hammer. More »

Microsoft Announces Alpine Legend For Xbox 360

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Just in time for April 1! If only more games were played in lederhosen. If only this was real. If only. More »

Microsoft Makes Fools Of Us With Awesome Accessories

Mark Wilson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Microsoft had some fun at all of our expense over at their Xbox.com site. As part of a "What's Popping Up This Spring" promotion complete with pastel flower festivity, they announced four "new" products for pre-order. But before we get all giggly, let me be the first to say that this Xbox 360 Vintage Edition is actually quite awesome and should really be produced. Sure, the 100-or-so-button controller appears a but daunting. But it's made of wood. Real wood! More »

Super Pii Pii Brothers...What Can You Say?

Mark Wilson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Occasionally there's a story that hits on April 1st that you only wish was a prank. Pii Pii Brothers, a $35 import for the Nintendo Wii, is such a story. OK, it's actually just a prank. But still.

The play mechanics are simple. Prepare yourself by strapping on the included belt harness and jacking in your Wiimote.

Oh man. And it only gets worse. More »

Blizzard Does April Fool's Right

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:20:00 EDT

No one does April Fool's Day quite like Blizzard, and this year is no exception. Today they've unleashed not one, but three separate April Fool's Day jokes on the completely suspecting (for the most part, see below) masses. More »

You Got Assassin's Creed In My MGS4!

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:20:00 EDT

When worlds collide, they go BOOM! What do you get when you insert Assassin's Creed's Altair into Metal Gear Solid 4? Well you get this video clip, which shows the smoking assassin watching patiently while countless soldiers get slaughtered before leaping into action and finally revealing what he's been hiding beneath that robe...Solid Snake! Feel free to insert your own "Is that a Solid Snake under your robe?" jokes in the comments section, while we try to figure out where the hell this clip came from. More »

Kaketaku: Glucose, Whip and Leaf for Obsessive Game Cakers

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:05:00 EDT

Welcome readers to the new face of Kotaku, a site rededicated to the minute coverage of all things Game Cake. It was a long time coming, but over the years we've noticed that while sites like GameSpot, IGN and 1Up voluminously cover the video game industry, little time is spent on that sweetest of tangents, the artful Game Cake. More »

Kaketaku In the House, Unboxing

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Late last night this showed up on my doorstep, the fabulous pink and green Kotaku cake. I'll post up my impressions in a bit, but for now here's some sexy unboxing shots. Thank God Jason isn't around, I don't think it would survive a pantsing. More »

Halo Lego Game? Think Not!

Drew Crecente — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EST

In what is looking like a trend today (if two posts can be considered a trend), there's another LEGO bit of news today, this time involving Halo. However since this is appearing in EGM's April edition it's likely their idea of an April Fool's joke. It's tough to say though as this issue is already on newsstands and we've just entered March. More »

ThinkGeek's 8-Bit Tie Not Just Vaporwear

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:20:09 EDT

What started out as an April Fool's joke may turn into a real product. ThinkGeek's clip-on 8-Bit Tie appeared on the site yesterday and received such an overwhelmingly positive response, they've decided to actually produce the damn thing. More »

The Best Fake Consoles Of All Time

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:40:09 EDT

As a videogame enthusiast, I loathe April Fool's day and the tired, juvenile tradition of "funny" fake news reporting that comes from generally serious outlets. But 99 Lives' appropriately timed list of the best console hoaxes makes the silly holiday a little less painful. Of the five, I believe only one has been posted on Kotaku before, the clearly fake, but beautifully rendered PSPboy. More »

Glocker Z-Day Round-Up

brownlee — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:40:16 EDT

On March 28th, 2006, a strange Venusian satellite streaked an eerie fluorescent parabola across the sky, irradiating the world's cemetaries, funeral parlors and abattoirs with an extraterrestrial radiation. Four days later, the dead walked, slavering for human flesh and tasty brains. And we were here covering it. More »