VGCulture - April Fools 2013

There were a lot of April Fools jokes this year.  Like every year, I avoid the internet on April 1st and read all about it the next day.  Here are the ones I found:

[Half-Life 4]
The same old, boring "next Half-Life game" joke that's done every year to destroy the hopes and dreams of rabid fans awaiting the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 or Half-Life 3.  Honestly, Valve isn't going to release a Half-Life 3 until they can truly innovate something in the genre or industry like they have with Half-Life 1 and 2.  Half-Life 2: Episode 3?  Well, that all depends on them.

[Journey: Rocket Death Match DLC]
Source: Youtube Channel thatgamecompany

I'll be honest and say that I didn't really enjoy Journey that much.  It was an interesting experience, but it didn't feel much like a game.  What's sad is that this little April Fools Joke looks more interesting than what I played.  There are too many people who liked Journey for me to write an honest game review on it.

[Deus Ex: Human Defiance]
April Fools Joke?  Most likely.  Will there be a playable version of this?  Who knows.  But they did take the time to make all those assets (art, music, etc.).

[Minecraft 2.0]
Source: Youtube Channel paulsoaresjr

This is quite a big tease to Minecraft fans claiming lots of additions and new content with a Minecraft 2.  To make it more convincing, there are 3 different videos "showing off" all the new content.  I've always had an interest in Minecraft and even tried buying it once, but the purchase didn't go through.  Maybe it's for the best, I'd probably spend too much time on it anyways.

[Football Manager 1888]
I wasn't expecting an April Fools Joke by Football Manager, but this is one that could seemingly be legitimate if they really wanted to.

[Razer Naga - Phone Update]
Source: Youtube Channel cultofrazer

The Razer Naga has a built in function no one knew about: a built in phone.  You can talk and text others using your own Naga mouse!  Or so the update claims.

[Apple - iPlay]
Source: Youtube Channel IGN

What's funny about this April Fools Joke is that Apple making a platform to play all their games isn't too far-fetched considering the Android market has the Ouya coming out.  Maybe if the Ouya is a hit, Apple will try something similar.

[Farcry 3 - Blood Dragon]
Source: Youtube Channel ubisoft

Take a look at this 80's style commercial.

[Toshibasphere]
Source: Youtube Channel toshibaUS

What's sad is that it feels like it's making fun of Microsoft's Kinect more than anything.

[Team Fortress 2 - Reddit owns TF2]
I was wondering if anyone at Valve even does April Fools jokes and so I went and checked.  The apparently had a blog update confirming that reddit owns them now and then explains how they switched the legal documents to end up owning reddit instead.  It's not a complex April Fools joke, but it was one I found funny.

[Dishonored - Gameplay Commentary by Co-Creative Directors]
Source: Youtube Channel BethesdaSoftworks

I haven't played Dishonored yet, but using plants and possessing doors sounds like a legitimate way to subdue your enemies.

[Street Fighter IV - Super Duper Edition]

What's more extreme than Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition?  Super Duper Street Fighter IV!  Capcom is a lot more self-aware than most people think.

[Starcraft 2 - Warhound Returns]
This year's April Fools Joke by Blizzard seems kind of boring compared to the last 2 years, but maybe they were really busy with the launch of "Heart of the Swarm".  What I heard though was that all builder units of every race was replaced with the Warhound which kind of made me wish I had played some Starcraft 2 last night...

[League of Legends - Cho'Gath Eats the World (CHEW)]
Source: Youtube Channel kavvsona

Sadly, this can't be played anymore as Cho'Gath already ate the world after yesterday.  I got to play a bit of it last night when my friends asked me to play some LoL and this was featured on the front page of the LoL client.  Essentially, it was a LoL rendition of the classic arcade game "Rampage" with a secret Teemo Dash game in it.  It was a call April Fools treat by Riot Games.

[Guild Wars 2 - Super Adventure Box]
Source: Youtube Channel arenanetofficial

Despite looking like a cheesy 80's videogame commercial, this is a real thing in Guild Wars 2 where players travel through an 8-bit like world with tons of jumping puzzles.  This is possibly the coolest April Fools joke this year.  This special area will be gone at the end of the month.