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April Fool's Day is back again, offering a slate of jokes, gags, knee-slappers, and occasional bouts of confusion as those of us who have to wrangle this stuff are forced to expend way too much mental energy debating whether an announcement is real, or just not very funny. It's rough out there, folks.
Each year on this day we round up the best (of whatever lands in our inbox), and this year is no different. What is different in 2026, possibly, is the vibe: April Fool's Day is always a fairly big deal in this business, as companies large and small rush to promote themselves and their products with carefully crafted lighthearted fun™. But this year feels quieter and more reserved, and I can't help thinking that the absolute state of it all is responsible.
Jokes and funnies don't land in quite the same way when the industry is in the midst of an unprecedented decimation that has seen tens of thousands of developers put out of work over the past few years. March alone saw layoffs at Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Ubisoft, Amazon, and Epic, which cut more than 1,000 people in one fell swoop despite making one of the most popular and lucrative games on the planet. Layoffs are nothing new to the game industry but what's been happening since 2023 is a slow-burn catastrophe from which there is no protection. Is it any wonder, really, that game companies might be inclined to keep their heads down and their pie holes shut this year?
But the gags, like the games, must roll, and so here we go: The best April Fool's jokes we've spotted in 2026!
A had a split-second of panic when I saw a new Witcher 3 trailer drop—still waiting for that surprise new content—before remembering what day it is. Sure enough, "What if the horse... was the controller?" isn't a serious concept, although honestly I bet CD Projekt would make serious bank on it if it was. (Bonus points for the "Roach on a roof" callback.)
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April Fool's Day is back again, offering a slate of jokes, gags, knee-slappers, and occasional bouts of confusion as those of us who have to wrangle this stuff are forced to expend way too much mental energy debating whether an announcement is real, or just not very funny. It's rough out there, folks.
Each year on this day we round up the best (of whatever lands in our inbox), and this year is no different. What is different in 2026, possibly, is the vibe: April Fool's Day is always a fairly big deal in this business, as companies large and small rush to promote themselves and their products with carefully crafted lighthearted fun™. But this year feels quieter and more reserved, and I can't help thinking that the absolute state of it all is responsible.
Jokes and funnies don't land in quite the same way when the industry is in the midst of an unprecedented decimation that has seen tens of thousands of developers put out of work over the past few years. March alone saw layoffs at Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Ubisoft, Amazon, and Epic, which cut more than 1,000 people in one fell swoop despite making one of the most popular and lucrative games on the planet. Layoffs are nothing new to the game industry but what's been happening since 2023 is a slow-burn catastrophe from which there is no protection. Is it any wonder, really, that game companies might be inclined to keep their heads down and their pie holes shut this year?
But the gags, like the games, must roll, and so here we go: The best April Fool's jokes we've spotted in 2026!
A had a split-second of panic when I saw a new Witcher 3 trailer drop—still waiting for that surprise new content—before remembering what day it is. Sure enough, "What if the horse... was the controller?" isn't a serious concept, although honestly I bet CD Projekt would make serious bank on it if it was. (Bonus points for the "Roach on a roof" callback.)
Paradox brings the power of AI to Crusader Kings 3 with CKSS, delivering previously unseen levels of visual fidelity to its deep, intricate strategy simulations.
At first blush it sounds like Razer is d...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
What do you think about this?