April Fool's Day is no laughing matter. In today's world of misinformation, every day is April Fool's Day, if you ask me. Yet, despite today's crisis of truth on the Internet, luminaries from all corners of the gaming industry still continue their senseless shenanigans of publishing false and ridiculous announcements alongside real news, and letting humble reporters like myself spot the difference. The following is from the front lines of April Fool's Day, my favorite sin in this annual celebration of lies.

When you think of Crest, you may recall his rule-breaking work on "Demon's Souls" (open in new tab). Well, on this most hallowed of days, the mod decided to "fix" the infamous Dark Souls puzzle boss "Bed of Chaos"... By throwing in a cluster of the most annoying enemies in the game. (Opens in a new tab), and we urge you to give it a try.

YouTuber and BigMode representative Danky has the inside scoop on "John Wick: Chapter 5," a black-and-white depiction of desolate industrial Americana reminiscent of "Twin Peaks": or so says the YouTuber himself: John Experience the exciting conclusion to the "Wick" trilogy in "John Wick: Chapter 5: The Road Wick". After the Shadow Men ruin John Wick's carpet, Wick joins forces with his greatest enemy, Morpheus Fisbawn, to finally defeat the Shadow Men."

The governing body of the Republic of Gamers itself brings a new way to snack and play: the TUF Turbo Max 4090 has "three radiant burners" and "sensor touch controls with safety locks" and honestly, the actual RTX 4090 does not look much larger than it is.

47, your next target, often affectionately referred to as "The Blue Blur," is a worn-out platformer mascot from the 90s. Unable to adapt to new technologies and market conditions, the company fell on hard times selling its former glory. He is now heavily in debt and is reportedly wanted by the authorities for insider trading in the popular "Chao Garden" game mode for cell phones. He continues to live a life of opulence and often loses track of where he is going. Good luck, 47 years old.

PUBG introduces a special custom game mode every April Fool's Day, and this year it's flaming zombies, monstrous chickens, and... speed-boosting anabolic steroids included. Some of which you usually have to talk to a shady guy in the gym locker room to get, but winners don't drink the juice, kids (unless you can get away with it...). But "War Thunder" has a lot to offer military hardware gearheads who want a rigorous simulation of modern warfare. That said, I have to admit that if the Yoji Shinkawa-esque personal mech suits and giant walking tanks (opens in new tab) that were teased in the latest April Fool's Day video actually make an appearance, it might just be my kind of game.

With all the edginess and Blade things going on, it was inevitable that peripheral maker Razer would bring us "the world's first shaving mouse."

Now that DPI and input lag have been conquered, the next step is spawning hair.

After "communicating with Crackle," the Overwatch team released a patch note "- DRAFT - DO NOT PUBLISH (opens in new tab)" for a very balanced and fair update to the long-running hero shooter .... Well, maybe not, but it's still a fun new arcade mode that you can play right now. [This article releases the patch notes for the true endgame of ArenaNet's venerable fantasy MMO FASHION, first reported by our friends at Massively OP (opens in new tab). Fashionable changes include Thief's Steal, which now "emulates the target's wardrobe selection and dye selection to steal additional styles from the target only in PvP," and Warrior, which "in all gameplay modes, the bodybuilder's increased the effectiveness of the side chest stance by 10%."

The notes may be jokes, but the actual catwalks for the impromptu fashion show at the Crow's Nest Tavern are very, very real. As an added bonus, the default card back looks like a real middle-school deck, all scratched up and loved up. This is cute, but I wonder if they considered that it would detract from the collector's value.

I would call myself a fitness enthusiast. I've run three marathons and I've pulled up a 600-pound deadlift. But for the life of me, I can't explain why so many people train by hammering on tires or doing that thing with a rope. If you do know, please don't try to explain it to me. But whatever my confusion, I can't help but love this warhammer. Apparently, the transhuman warriors of the dark future did so through functional fitness.

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