So, this is the big official April Fools' Day thread.Take a seat, please. Because this might be the biggest thread in Fyreball's history.
Bungie Studios made some new listings in their "work at Bungie" page.A total of 3 new jobs is available:1: Contract Position: Port/Emulation Specialist:"Bungie Studios is looking for an experienced engineer with the skills and qualifications to port existing software to a challenging older hardware platform through emulation. This is a contract position and will require about one year of commitment for a single project. "2: 3D UI Designer "Bungie Studios is looking for an experienced UI designer who can work in a 3D spatial field and create user interfaces that respond to natural human movement and gestures ina 3D space. We are seeking a non traditional UI conceptualist who can work with dancers, game designers and performance artists to create control through movement and form."3: Animator/Dance Choreographer "Bungie is seeking an unusual candidate – an animator with a real understanding of individual and group dance aesthetics. Ideally you will have professional experience in both modern dance choreography and computer animation. This is a challenging and unique role for a very unique individual."All of these have been pointed out by the community as obvious jokes. I mean, Bungie hiring a dance choreographer to remake a Sega Dreamcast game? LOL
Link to thread on Bungie.net regarding it.
Next one out is Scientists designing videogames for cats."Sure, you’ve played the Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but now your favorite feline friend can get into the action thanks to the latest in video gaming technology — the CatBox 360."
Catbox 360 FTW!
Direct link to story.
Pong: The movie"MovieSet can exclusively report to you the news that Uwe Boll has secretly acquired the film rights to yet another videogame property. The director of “House of the Dead”, “Alone in the Dark”, “BloodRayne”, “BloodRayne II”, “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale” and the upcoming “Far Cry” and “Postal” films is the world’s most prolific adapter of videogames into movies and he will be continuing to hold on to that mantle when filming begins later this year on the film version of the greatest of all videogames, the legendary arcade game called “Pong”
Google now allows you to set the time the email you send is received, even in the past!But beware: You're only allowed to send a person 10 emails a year because; "Their researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless."
New World of Warcraft class: Bard hero!"The deeds of every great hero inspire countless songs of triumph, virtue, and epic adventure. But although a hero’s glory endures in song, the creators of those songs are seldom remembered. After ages spent singing of the heroic exploits of others, the bards of Azeroth are finally stepping into the spotlight on their own terms, proving once and for all that while just about anyone can pick up a sword or cast a spell, only a true hero can vanquish evil with the power of ROCK!"Basically you can now defeat enemies using good 'ol rock 'n' roll!
Rockin' out
Direct link to story here.
New game from Blizzard -- Molten Core: Unleashed"Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce its long-awaited return to console development with Molten Core: Unleashed!, a new console game based on the popular World of Warcraft 40-person raid dungeon."
Trailer! Link for full story: http://wow-europe.com/en/moltencore/
A new unit revealed for Starcraft 2!
Looks ugly.
Click for full story.
Next up is GTA4!"Extended details found in the recently published GTA 4 BBFC classification have revealed new details about the sexual content of Rockstar's anticipated title. This includes sexual references, prostitution, lap dancing and portrayed masturbation."
View the full size image to read it all.
PlanetDiablo announced Diablo 3!!"Overwhelmed by an army of angry and impatient fans, Blizzard Entertainment® today reluctantly unveiled Diablo® III, the third groundbreaking title in its highly acclaimed role-playing game series and sequel to the award-winning Diablo® II: Lord of DestructionTM, at the company's very first surprise press conference at its newly opened headquarters. "
Click here for full story. =)
New Duke Nukem screenshots revealed."When we released the teaser trailer last December, the one thing people asked us all the time was when we were going to release more media. Well, today, we're here to bring you some new media.This is a new piece of conceptual art. One thing we weren't happy with in the teaser from December was the pig cop design. Shortly after the video was released, we happened upon a really hot new artist by the name of Alex Huenick. Here's Alex's take on the classic pig cop."
Click here to view the screenshots. (It wouldn't let me post them here)
Apple and Microsoft announces their S.U.C.K.S. Project. They're now working together on an Open Source OS!"Apple and Microsoft have finally buried the hatchet, hung up their greedy nature for the bottom line and released a 100% free open source operating system, S.U.C.K.S. This is an abbreviation for Standard Universal Computer Kakistocracy System."
Bill Gates setting things straight.
Full story here.
LOTR Online now announced a new creature for use in their game: A chicken."Welcome to the next free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online™! The Battle of Amon Hen brings a new race to the table with extra crispy new skills and features! Six New Skills!• Oppressive Yolk• Hot Wings• Eggcellent Assault• Scramble• Poach• Batter"
Lol
Heh
Netdevil.com annouced a new company name: Netangel."Today, NetDevil announces a new name change to NetAngel. This new company name establishes a clearer link to our commitment to make immersive and socially responsible massively multiplayer online games. This change takes effect on April 1st, 2008."
Link to article.
New Xbox gear released!
Xbox 360 Recon Edition
Xbox 360 Vintage Edition
Xbox 360 Wireless Helmet
Xbox Live Board Game
Click here for full story.
Black Mesa, developer of the Half Life remake, have been purchased by EA."he Black Mesa team is proud to announce that we've been purchased by EA! Early in February an EA representative contacted us regarding a possible deal. After a short round of negotiations, we agreed to merge with EA and take orders from the company regarding the development of Black Mesa."
Screenshot from the game
Link to full story.
Assassins Creed: Metal Gear style?
And finally, a new Diablo expansion set!The Diablo Loot Piñata!"The Diablo Loot Piñata provides the same fun and excitement as traditional piñatas while also letting longtime Diablo players relive their epic battles with the Prime Evil."
<3
1up shows up LEGO: Halo for the first time!'"Halo 3's fight is over. Finished, shall you say. Or is it? Of course not! Master Chief might be good at saving the universe, but he's better at something else: making mountains of money. That's why developer Bungie is looking to construct some more cash with their newest project: Lego Halo."
Click for full story, pics and other shenanigans.
That's all folks. Hope you enjoyed it! If you have anything else regarding April Fools' Day feel free to add it to this thread.-Qbix
Dear God that's big. :o Nice collection of events. Maybe we can keep them all in one place now.
These were all pretty cool, but this one was my favorite for "Skinning a bear should aggro every bears in a 40 yard radius" hahahahahah
OK, so I come in here, and all of a sudden I here shooting. Don´t know where it´s comming from so I keep looking with the shooting on.Do you know how funny it was with the World of Warcraft one?Skinning a Bear will Agro every bear in a 40 yard radius.BANG BANG POW POW EUUUUUUUUUUGHH! (Metal Gear Screaming)
Nice post Qbix
thats a lot of funny stuff the I also couldn't figure out where the shooting was comong for(for a few minutes anyway)
You should clearly see Mr Chief there :)
OMFG to the MetalGear/Ass.Creed vid. Truly amazing.
My favorite is the "vintage xbox."
