April Fools is upon us, and in true internet fashion, gags and goofs are fairly aloof around the interwebs. While nothing this year even comes close to Faxtoid 2011, there’s still some fun to be had.
Here’s a collection of our journey through April 1st, 2012 so far — if you have more to add, feel free to write in below — otherwise we’ll keep adding more as we find them.
- New Prototype 2 Character – Prototype 2 Youtube
- Metametacritic reviews game reviewers – Metametacritic
- Think Geek’s Fus Ro Dah Skyrim Hoodie – ThinkGeek
- Razer SnakeEyes – Razer Hardware
- OverClocked Remix is now VocalClocked Remix – OCR
- Retro City Rampage Breakfast Cereal – RCR Youtube
- Hangame – an over $1,000 portable – Hangame.com
- Blizz Kidzz – Blizzard Entertainment
- Zergotchi Authenticator – Blizzard Entertainment
- X-Rebirth – Negotiate Prices with motion – Facebook
- Mars Effect – Notch
- Ricochet 2 in development – Valve
- Nintendo Dubstep 3D – 1UP
- Skullgals coming to Neo-Geo Pocket Color – Skullgirls.com
- Ska Studios “acquired” by Twisted Pixel – Ska-Studios.com
- The Old Republic Robot Romance – Swtor.com
- Access Games Blog “hacked” – Access Games
- Lady Gaga does Final Fantasy – Youtube
- Pokemon Black and White “leaked” demake – Youtube
- Mass Effect Cartoon – Youtube
- Dragons being added to World of Warplanes - World of Warplanes.com
- Rock Band Board Game – Harmonix
- “Block of Ages” PC update for Rock of Ages – Rock of Ages Youtube
- Supertank added to World of Tanks – World of Tanks.com
- Grandia – The Movie – Grandia-movie.com
- El Shaddai Social Game (may be real) – El Shaddai
- Operation Rainfall Adds New Game – OR
- Silent Hill 9 reunites old developers – Rely On Horror
- Assassin’s Creed Kinect – Youtube
- SEGA’s Bass Fishing of the Dead – SEGA Youtube
- Google Maps 8-bit Dragon Quest – Google Maps
- Super Meat Boy iOS – Team Meat
- Destructoid’s Dating Site – Destructoid
- Octodad – Armed and Dangerous — Octodadgame.com
- Majora’s Mask 3D Confirmed – Zelda Informer


If only Majora’s Mask 3D were really announced.