Every Gaming April Fools Gag Of 2023 We've Been Subjected To So Far

The beginning of April is always a fraught time to be a gamer on the internet. Each year nearly every side of the industry decides to have a crack at the April Fools Day “fun” with fake news, product launches that will never occur and cruel pranks galore.

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While we figured the last 12 months has been enough of a joke already and abstained from the frivolities, here’s what others have deemed fit to put on the internet today:

And, as usual, you can genuinely pre-order them for one day only.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Complete your look, preorder The Final Drop Bum Bag and Slides for ONE DAY ONLY and add them to your wardrobe!

Highly exclusive, majorly limited, dropping 2023: https://t.co/yULtFEZqsm pic.twitter.com/gXCF8HMgi6

— EB Games Australia (@EBGamesAus) March 31, 2023

Yep, it’s a real Sonic the Hedgehog murder-mystery adventure game. You can get it on Steam here.

The Sonic Social team proudly presents: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog!

A brand new Sonic game. Available right now. On Steam. For FREE! pic.twitter.com/qOsvdwCU2b

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) March 31, 2023

Among Us does a great job every year with their April Fools updates, this time bringing horses and ranchers into the game via the Classic or Hide N’ Seek game modes.

? APRIL FOOLS IS HERE ?

YEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!

Crewmates are now Horsemates in both Classic and Hide n Seek game modes!

? Horse Wrangling Mode: Seekers are now Ranchers, with new animation & music? Classic Horse Mode: Neighhh

This is only around until April 2, so ride on now! pic.twitter.com/wEj3OZTMTB

— Among Us (@AmongUsGame) April 1, 2023

I’m shocked they haven’t done this before? It’s armed with “1,337” ultra-sharp microblades and RGB, naturally.

Put on your best game face with the Razer Razer—the world’s first shaving mouse powered by Razer Chroma RGB. Get out of the hairiest situations with an ultra-clean shave that brings out your A-game: https://t.co/PwapphqPub pic.twitter.com/2DggYdIZsq

— R ? Z ? R (@Razer) March 31, 2023

Our pals over at Vooks never disappoint, and this year they’ve gone the wordplay route with “Metroid Prime” which is, in my humble opinion, a great gag. Very topical.

Exclusive: Special Edition Metroid Prime, Prime Hydration Drink announced https://t.co/dbKYYfNLiR pic.twitter.com/Se2usu3hDm

— Vooks (@vooksdotnet) March 31, 2023

Googly eyes, ridiculous new voice lines and balancing changes designed to make games as chaotic as possible this weekend are all happening in Overwatch 2.

Say hello to flying tanks and spring-loaded kicks ?

Check out the VERY serious patch notes to see the updates to all our Heroes’ ability kits in Arcade Mode only (for now) ?

? https://t.co/i04TAxw51R pic.twitter.com/h5897MJQWg

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) March 31, 2023

I can absolutely get behind an effort to keep hardcore gamers from being the same dry, thirsty husks that they are online, in real life.

The ? Cloud2O will spray you with water as friendly reminder to always stay hydrated

WATER YOU WAITING FOR ?>> https://t.co/LePQivoDKI pic.twitter.com/EkZ6qSHqyK

— HyperX (@HyperX) March 31, 2023

Is it the most useless card in the game? Or is it the best card ever created? Marvel Snap seems to think, at least for the sake of the gag, that it’s the latter. You can even throw real money at an in-game Rock avatar and title, if you feel like it.

Learn more about rocks!https://t.co/lcwKDJXZrd

— MARVEL SNAP (@MARVELSNAP) April 1, 2023

Okay so, at first I hated this, but a couple of these would get a ton of use from me…

Introducing the FT100 – CORSAIR's Elite Tactile Distractors

Idle in style with our durable PBT double-shot keycaps and patented snap action feedback. pic.twitter.com/Oi5cniYaYf

— CORSAIR (@CORSAIR) April 1, 2023

They can’t show us this and not add it into the game for real, right? C’mon, folks!

Anyone found the Tchi-Rex yet?? ?? pic.twitter.com/Ueyy7hFMxs

— Tchia (Awaceb) – ? OUT NOW! (@awaceb) April 1, 2023

And it’s real. No gameplay, but you can watch Night Trap from a real GBA cartridge on anything that’ll play one. Pre-orders are only open this weekend, though.

There's got to be a better way to watch the hit FMV classic Night Trap on the go, right?

Now, take Night Trap with you on the Game Boy Advance! Pre-order this video release this weekend ONLY: https://t.co/NVMUtSBBLT pic.twitter.com/KSKllWWOUT

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) April 1, 2023

Not really, given the platforms listed are “Stadia” and “Ouya” but I would actually throw so much money at this. Give it the BAFTA.

PowerWash Survivors, coming soon? pic.twitter.com/pg6ngQd9U5

— PowerWash Simulator (@PowerWashSim) April 1, 2023

Lechonk has absolutely taken over, with Lechonk apparel, special in-game rewards (including a Flying-Tera type Lechonk!) and a massive official website presence. You love to see it.

Loveable Lechonk is in the spotlight! ??

Join us and discover #PokemonTogether as we celebrate this perfect partner Pokémon from the Paldea region!https://t.co/MIz0pnYJjQ pic.twitter.com/vAO7NZqFwH

— Pokémon (@Pokemon) March 31, 2023

By playing as an actual wheel of cheese, that is. To be fair, a wheel of cheese is something that could genuinely defeat me.

We’ve heard your feedback on cheesing encounters, and are proud to announce a brand-new way to play Baldur’s Gate 3 ? pic.twitter.com/lWpL8oXUvx

— Larian Studios is releasing BG3 on August 31st ? (@larianstudios) April 1, 2023

Capcom’s created the perfect PS5 controller for every cat owner, and yet another opponent for me to lose horribly against in fighting games.

We’ll keep you posted/warned as we see more of these pop up over the weekend.