April Fools’ is an interesting time for any entertainment industry because you’re never quite sure if what you’re seeing is an obvious farce or something that could come true. Generally we’ve gotten pretty good at sussing these things out, but sometimes there’s a really good prank out there that trips us up.
This year saw some pretty good gags from Blizzard (like Blizzard Kidzz and Supply Depot 2, which takes a stab at Mass Effect 3’s ending) to Mojang and Notch’s very overt dig at Mass Effect, Mars Effect. The Old Republic team also had a pretty good one detailing the addition to play as your ship’s Protocol Droid. There were also a lot of great video April Fools’ gags, which I’ve put in after the jump.
Mass Effect Cartoon
Nintendo Dubstep Experience 3DS
Assassin’s Creed Kinect
What were your favorite April Fools’ gags this year? Any that I missed? Sound off!
Loved the 80’s cartoon and AC Kinect, along with Blizzard’s jab at Valve and Bioware in the Supply Depot game article.
I laughed pretty hard at the AC Kinect. Sweet flip.
Tears after watching Assassin’s Creed for Kinect. The wii port looks pretty killer too.
AC K looks dangerous…
Also, I would watch that cartoon.