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Foolin’ around
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 company was thinking.
In this gallery, we’ve collected some of the best April Fools’ efforts from gaming’s long history. From a magazine article that sent street fighters a-flutter to a keyboard consisting of a single key, these are the pranks that made us laugh the most. PSA to game companies: These are the kinds of jokes we like.
