April Fool - Gaming Roundup

[Xenoz I]

April Fools' Day is an absolute nightmare for news writers. Having to pick the genuine stories out of the fake can usually be a taxing affair - although not especially this year - but the hardest part is convincing our readers that everything we post isn't part of some sick joke.

Incidentally, we don't support - I guess that's the right word - April Fools' by creating our own "jokes." As you are all aware, a good April Fools' Day prank is hard to master. If it backfires, then you run the risk of alienating and pissing off you at home.

Instead, what we're doing is rounding up the internet's best this evening, from Halo chess to Alan Wake Wars. They're all below. Obviously this isn't them all, this is just our pick so feel free to offer your favourites in the comments. If they're especially awesome, I'll update the post.

Enjoy...

Remedy - Alan Wake Wars



SEGA Announces Ecco: Water Wars 2

"Today is a big day for us here at SEGA of America – and for aquatic wildlife across the world. Today we announce something that many of us have been waiting patiently for, our eager fins and flippers anxious. Today, we make it official – it’s time to reveal the North American-only exclusive sequel to one of the best-selling SEGA games ever not created: ECCO: WATER WARS 2!"

"As the first F.P.S. (First Porpoise Shooter) ever on a console, ECCO: WATER WARS 2 sees Ecco trapped by humans and forced to perform tricks on a daily basis for pudgy, cash-bloated tourists and families. When his pod’s turf is infringed upon by lost Russian submarines searching for a legendary signed copy of SEGA BASS FISHING, Ecco has no choice but to break fre of his captors, steal their own technology, and hurl those weapons back with him into the seas."


Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

SEGA parodies the art-style of Street Fighter and Tekken in a Virtua Fighter universe.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K-5ZYG8WDg&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Virtua Fighter 5:Final Showdown[/ame]


Lara Croft Goes Blonde

Although the picture isn't as clear as we'd have hoped (they should have used an Underworld render. Regardless, here's the "news."

"We’re adding a new and immersive dimension to gamer democratization with Laura Croft and the Guardian of Light. We want to bring empowerment to players by allowing them to dynamically make-over the tones of Laura's hair from traditional brunette to killer blonde as we look to move into a new space while breaking down barriers and challenging accepted convention. During a deep-dive mindshare we asked 'what would Laura do?' And we concluded..... ‘she would do blonde’. We wanted to leverage that connection with Laura and take her back to her roots - only this time her roots are butterscotch blonde."


Bungie Set to Redefine Halo With Reach





GAME Enters The Fruit and Veg Market

Supermarkets are looking to get a slice of the video game industry pie, so UK retailer GAME are going the other way by introducing fruit and veg into their gaming stores around Britain. I wonder what the pre-owned stuff is like... Ewwwww.... Read the full story here.:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/38309/GAME...uit-veg-sector


Halo Movie Series Announced

IGN posted up the debut movie trailer for the upcoming Halo Movie Series earlier on. It's not quite what you'll imagine. Check out the trailer here:

http://uk.movies.ign.com/dor/objects...rl_040110.html


Duke Nukem Forever Demo Now Available

Perhaps the biggest joke of them all, FilePlanet today posted up the demo of the game that everyone thought would never be; Duke Nukem Forever. The file is 950+ MBs and is called AprilFools.zip. Whether there is anything in there, we're too scared to even download. Check out the Duke Nukem Forever demo announcement here.


Blizzard's Multi Frontal Assault

Blizzard went all out today. We're not talking a singular April Fools' Day attack, we're talking multiple. Whether you want a Deckard Cain GPS voice pack, their new X-Treme Gamer Blanket, its new equipment interface (EPEEN) or Battle.net's new advanced matchmaking system, Blizzard had it covered today.

YouTube Goes TEXTp

You've seen 480p, 720p and 1080p... but have you ever seen TEXTp? No, well that's YouTube's new innovative video mode, available to celebrate April Fools' Day this year. Check out the these three videos and change the settings TEXTp mode to see what we mean:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDe4v318f64&feature=featured&textp=fool"]YouTube- Lego Matrix Trinity Help[/ame]


And finally... Not April Fools but bloody amazing nevertheless...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjGrHBpfqCo&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Team Fortress 2 - Law Abiding Engineer[/ame]

[Darth1Nader]

That Law abiding citizen spoof was amazing...

[PredArtagnan]

I love the Halo movie trailer.


'I need a weapon!'

Man, I got done by a terrrible Aprils fools joke yesterday. Nearly gave me a heart attack, because I believed what this particular person told me.

[Harflin]

I had actually believed the halo chess one. I was so hyped

[Xenoz I]

I had actually believed the halo chess one. I was so hyped

LOL.

[Darth1Nader]

I love the Halo movie trailer.


'I need a weapon!'

Man, I got done by a terrrible Aprils fools joke yesterday. Nearly gave me a heart attack, because I believed what this particular person told me.

She told you she was pregnant

[13lueWolf]

The halo reach chess looked cool the first time I saw it. It would have been good for a custom game or something, but nothing more.

[PredArtagnan]

I love the Halo movie trailer.


'I need a weapon!'

Man, I got done by a terrrible Aprils fools joke yesterday. Nearly gave me a heart attack, because I believed what this particular person told me.

She told you she was pregnant

Have you been stalking me elsewhere online? Lmfao.

Yeah, 19 year old EB Games girl texted me that she was pregnant. I froze up and felt ill lmfao.

[RUL Subzero]

what did TEXTp do?I only looked at this now

[Darko55]

The halo reach chess looked cool the first time I saw it. It would have been good for a custom game or something, but nothing more.

I wanna Play Halo Chess T_T