April Fools | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:44:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png April Fools | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 SEGA’s April Fools joke game surpasses 1 million players https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/segas-april-fools-joke-game-surpasses-1-million-players/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/segas-april-fools-joke-game-surpasses-1-million-players/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=610502 Sonic the Hedgehog is known for many things. Perhaps even more popular than the franchise itself however are the memes that have spawned from it. SEGA took this in stride as they released ‘The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog’ on the 1st of April. Surprisingly – or perhaps unsurprisingly – the game is a big …

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Sonic the Hedgehog is known for many things. Perhaps even more popular than the franchise itself however are the memes that have spawned from it. SEGA took this in stride as they released ‘The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog’ on the 1st of April. Surprisingly – or perhaps unsurprisingly – the game is a big hit, surpassing 1 million players in just a few days.

As reported by the Social Media Manager for Sonic the Hedgehog on Twitter, ‘Katie MiniKitty’ (who pitched the concept for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog) took to the platform to say “Over 1,000,000 of you have grabbed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and it's currently the #61 highest rated game on Steam of ALL TIME. Absolutely unreal. Thank you all so, so much.”

For the uninitiated, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a free visual novel / platforming murder mystery in which “It's Amy Rose's birthday, and she's hosting a murder mystery party on the Mirage Express! When Sonic the Hedgehog becomes the game's victim, everyone is off to get to the bottom of things. However, something feels a bit off – is this really an innocent game or is something more sinister afoot?”

In recent years we have seen many game developers and publishers have fun with April Fool’s day, leading to the joke announcement of many fake and wacky games. It is exciting however to see that SEGA went all-in and not only created a trailer for the game – but that it is an actual game which anyone can play for free. Hopefully more publishers take this approach with April Fool’s in the future.

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KitGuru says: What was your favourite April Fool’s Day gag from this year? Have you played The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog? What did you think? Let us know down below.

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OCUK expanding 8 Pack range with 8-way OC toaster and action figure https://www.kitguru.net/channel/matthew-wilson/ocuk-expanding-8-pack-range-with-8-way-oc-toaster-and-action-figure/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/matthew-wilson/ocuk-expanding-8-pack-range-with-8-way-oc-toaster-and-action-figure/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:05:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=243094 Overclockers UK is well-known for its 8 Pack range of high-end PC builds along with the first consumer oriented 2000W power supply, so now the range is expanding. OCUK now has store pages for the first 8 Pack 8-way OC toaster, along with the first 8 Pack action figure, which comes equipped with a LN2 …

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Overclockers UK is well-known for its 8 Pack range of high-end PC builds along with the first consumer oriented 2000W power supply, so now the range is expanding. OCUK now has store pages for the first 8 Pack 8-way OC toaster, along with the first 8 Pack action figure, which comes equipped with a LN2 flask and a mini Titan X.

In-case you were wondering, yes the toaster does burn an 8 Pack logo on to your toast, it also comes with an OC button that will guarantee you toast in less than eight seconds. It is a bit expensive though, coming in at £199.99.

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If the toaster doesn't grab you, then how about an 8 Pack action figure? It comes with top of the line features like muscles, swappable LN2 flask and mini GPUs. It will also be the fasted action figure around with its 10THz overclocking ability.

Unfortunately, neither product will ship until April 1st 2016.

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KitGuru Says: That 8-way OC toaster sure seems tempting…

 

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Dying Light is getting super charged abilities for April Fools’ Day https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/dying-light-is-getting-super-charged-abilities-for-april-fools-day/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/dying-light-is-getting-super-charged-abilities-for-april-fools-day/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=242914 If you still happen to have Dying Light installed, then you might want to hop on for a bit tomorrow as Techland is going to be adding in super-charged player abilities as part of April Fools ’ Day. The modifier will only last 24 hours and the game will return to its normal state on …

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If you still happen to have Dying Light installed, then you might want to hop on for a bit tomorrow as Techland is going to be adding in super-charged player abilities as part of April Fools ’ Day. The modifier will only last 24 hours and the game will return to its normal state on the 2nd of April.

You will be able to smack those zombies around a lot easier, as shown in the video below:

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There is some explanation for this in the game, Techland is claiming that these side-effects are down to an infected back of Antizin, which is used in the game to combat the zombie virus.
“All undelivered Antizin crates have been destroyed, and we would like to assure the survivors that untainted drops will resume as of April 2nd. We urge all the survivors to use extreme care when exhibiting symptoms of the contaminated Antizin injections.”

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KitGuru Says: Did any of you guys play Dying Light? What did you think of it? I still need to give it a proper go myself.

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EA apologises for April Fools Wii U jab https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ea-apologises-for-april-fools-wii-u-jab/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ea-apologises-for-april-fools-wii-u-jab/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:41:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=185506 EA has apologised for some April Fool's tweets that came from the Frostbite Engine Twitter account yesterday, branding them as “unnecessary” and “stupid. The Wii U taunting tweets have been deleted but EA COO, Peter Moore, has still apologised on behalf of the company. Gamers will know of the Frostbite engine from games like Battlefield …

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EA has apologised for some April Fool's tweets that came from the Frostbite Engine Twitter account yesterday, branding them as “unnecessary” and “stupid. The Wii U taunting tweets have been deleted but EA COO, Peter Moore, has still apologised on behalf of the company.

Gamers will know of the Frostbite engine from games like Battlefield and Mirrors Edge,  the tweets originally said: “Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda.”

A little later the Twitter account posted another jab: “Good news, we have finally fixed and optimized our ‘netcode'. Uses quantum entanglement for Zero Latency connections. Exclusively on #WiiU.”

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We saw a lot of April Fools jokes yesterday from Razer's Eidolon drone to Optimus Prime DLC for Titanfall but many felt that Frostbite's tweets came across as mean spirited, especially since it's obvious that EA has abandoned the Wii U and doesn't want to support the console.

EA COO, Peter Moore tweeted: “Our apologies to partners @NintendoAmerica & fans @FrostbiteEngine's poor attempt at April Fools not condoned by EA: unacceptable/stupid.”

KitGuru Says: I get the whole April Fools thing but these tweets weren't all that funny. Maybe they should have done something a little more creative like tease lightsabers for Battlefield… just about anything would have been better.

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Google’s April Fool’s gag is Nose https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/googles-april-fools-gag-is-nose/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/googles-april-fools-gag-is-nose/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:16:44 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=130390 Anyone that remembers when 1st April rolls around will be expecting it. The slew of news sites, offering up somewhat believable – and usually attention grabbing – stories, that ultimately turn out to be a ruse – “Hi the 1930s called and they want their words, clothes and…” Google has its own version today, with the debuting …

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Anyone that remembers when 1st April rolls around will be expecting it. The slew of news sites, offering up somewhat believable – and usually attention grabbing – stories, that ultimately turn out to be a ruse – “Hi the 1930s called and they want their words, clothes and…” Google has its own version today, with the debuting of Google Nose, a feature that is designed to let you smell your way around the world.

“Google NoseBETA leverages new and existing technologies to offer the sharpest olfactory experience available,” reads the new page setup to discuss the technology. There's also a video that explains it far better than I ever could, bringing up everything from the technology behind it- olfactory algorithms – to the inspiration for it in the first place.

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The fictional idea behind it is that you'll be able to find out what anything in the world smells like, just like we can already find what things look or sound like through images and video. Clicking the big headline banner that has a woman sniffing away at her phone, takes you straight to a Google search for diapers – or nappies to us limeys.

KitGuru Says: I'm cool with April Fools that we can all get in on, but I hate the elaborate believable ones. I like having a laugh with my fellow techies, but I don't want to be outright lied to by a news site, whatever day it is. 

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