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Foolin’ aroundToday is April 1, otherwise known as April Fools Day, aka the day you can’t trust anything you see on the Internet. To mark the occasion, we’re taking a fond look back at some of the best gaming pranks of all time. Check out our favorites and let us know if we missed any great gags of yesteryear. April Fools’ Day approaches every year with a palpable sense of curiosity and dread. For every half-smile we crack at a gaming company’s attempt at a prank, there are other times we hold our heads in our hands, wondering what that…

Beginning today, Apple will have released one new Apple Vision Pro game, one App Store Great, and upgrading an App Store Great to an Apple Arcade Original (as a standalone release) alongside some notable udpates. NFL Retro Bowl 25 () (Edit: No longer an update) will let players create their own dynasty using official NFL teams and players featuring official retro art, attributes, stats, and contracts. Since this was announced, I was surprised at how much interest I saw for it online. I don’t follow the NFL much, but I didn’t expect as much of a positive reaction to the…

Later this week, the launch version of the PlayStation 5 with a disc drive will start selling for $650. Make no mistake, that’s a lot of money. It might not be the most Sony has ever charged for a base console before, but it’s certainly the most it’s ever charged for a piece of hardware that originally came out over five years before. In fact, it’s not even close. The price increases are unprecedented, if not completely unexpected. I’ve recently seen some people rationalize the PS5 price hikes by pointing to the launch prices for previous console generations. When adjusted…

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie marks a big leap forward for Nintendo and Illumination’s animated Super Mario film franchise, as our heroes venture beyond the Mushroom Kingdom and into the realm of deep space. But what comes next in the series may be even bigger, as the moviemakers hint at a further expanded scope for the Mario animated universe. [Ed. note: Spoilers ahead for the end of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.] Does The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have a mid-credits sequence? Image: Illumination, Nintendo At the end of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the status quo has largely returned…

April Fools’ Day is upon us, and once again, it’s the most skeptical time of the year. You can’t believe anything that you see or hear on this particular day, as the gaming industry has a longstanding tradition of pulling “got ’em” pranks on people. Sure, some people might be allergic to fun on April Fools’ Day, but the intention here is to have a laugh and enjoy the silliness that comes with this celebration of mischief, lies, and trickery.So far, it looks like a few games have jumped the gun and gone live with their gags. PUBG: Battlegrounds is…

It has been pointed out to me that perhaps I could be fairer to other Marvel games. I’m always covering Marvel Snap (Free) whenever it gets any kind of update, but the others tend to get relegated to the Best Updates articles on Mondays. That… is a valid point! And thus, let us enjoy a Marvel Minute and see how other Marvel games are faring at the moment. It turns out that both Marvel Future Fight (Free) and Marvel Contest of Champions (Free) have some cool events going on at the moment. Let’s have a look-see! First up, over in Marvel Future…

Love and Deepspace’s latest update is here, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb. The event is dubbed Ghosts’ Final March, and it’s available now as part of a new Limited Wish Pool, as it has always worked. The new Memory Pair is a 5-Star Solar-Slot, which can be obtained through the aforementioned Wish Pool. Doing so will unlock the Netherlord Companion for Caleb, and there’s even more for you to explore in this one. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Alongside the big new Memory Pair, Ghosts’ Final March also offers the opportunity to…

OpenAI’s video app Sora launched last September. In no time, users started sharing generative slop, ripping off everything from Dragon Ball Z to SpongeBob. It’s now shutting down and a new Wall Street Journal report reveals why. It was shedding active users and costing the company a fortune. Allegedly $1 million a day, to be precise. According to the Wall Street Journal, the platform peaked at 1 million daily users before eventually dwindling to less than 500,000. Still, making videos of CEO Sam Altman grilling Pikachu and Studio Ghibli-fying other copyrighted IP didn’t come cheap. “Sora was losing roughly a…

Link copied to clipboard Published Mar 30, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT Save $30 on a purchase of two games Image: Koei Tecmo, Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company While Amazon is running its Big Spring Sale currently and Woot is selling tons of Nintendo Switch games at a discount, they’re not the only retailers with deals that gamers will want to check out. Whether you’re a new Nintendo Switch 2 owner or are looking to expand your original Switch’s library of games, you’ll want to take a look at Target’s current sale on Nintendo games. For a limited time, Target Circle members…

Darwin’s Paradox takes the 2D puzzle-platforming sensibilities of a game like Limbo or Inside and makes it distinctly less creepy and unsettling. Whereas those games presented elements of light body horror and spooky high-contrast compositions, Darwin’s Paradox evokes classic cartoons starring goofball protagonists in vibrant, colorful settings. The result is a pleasant little gem of a game with loads of variety that makes the most out of its relatively short playtime.There’s a core comedic premise to Darwin’s Paradox that begins subtly and then slowly becomes more obvious as time goes on. Your eponymous little octopus, Darwin, just wants to get…