April Fools’ Day 2011 is nearing it’s end and we’ve already highlighted some of our favorites, but hit the jump for a quick rundown of more gags, pranks, jokes and hoaxes that the game industry played on unsuspecting gamers this year.
And don’t forget this year’s greatest non-prank, the 100% real feces flinging in Duke Nukem Forever. Also, check out our real rumor report on The Undead States of America.
Did we forget your favorite? We’ll update this post throughout the rest of the day and let us know what we missed in the comments.
Our Favorites
- Halo Dance Central (1UP)
- Harry Potter’s Gritty Reboot (IGN)
- Kama Sutra: Connected (LunchPR)
- StarCraft: Motion Overdrive (Blizzard)
Fake Games
- The Bard: Savior of Queens, which promises “no violence, no complex storyline and definitely no morality” (CD Projekt RED)
- Copernicus Qwark’s Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One with a different focus (Sony)
- Final Fantasy VII: Errant Civilization (RPGFan)
- Might & Magic VI (Ubisoft)
- PimpsVille (Bungie)
- Smash MNC, an awesome Smash TV sequel (Uber Entertainment)
- Super Monkey Cube (Sega)
- Total War: Dinosaurs (Creative Assembly)
Real Games, Fake Announcements
- City of Heroes: Running out of XP (NCSoft)
- Guild Wars 2: Modern Commando Class (NCSoft)
- Killzone 3: Cloaked Edition (Guerrilla Games)
- Portal 2 Demo (FilePlanet)
- Rock Band Network: Parrot That Sings “Bodies” Chosen as Artist of the Month (Harmonix)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Localized for Wookiees (LucasArts)
- World of WarCraft’s Crabby the Dungeon Helper
