All This Year’s Best Video Game April Fools’ Day Jokes

Kotaku • April 1, 2026 • technology

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April Fools’ Day has prompted numerous video game studios and publishers to release jokes and fake announcements, blending humor with teasing concepts that fans might wish were real.
Capcom joined the fun by linking Pragmata, their upcoming sci-fi puzzle shooter, to the Mega Man series as part of the prank, despite no confirmed connection.
CD Projekt Red teased a playful accessory, the "Project R.O.A.C.H." controller, themed around Geralt’s horse from The Witcher 3, allowing players to simulate riding Roach.
Square Enix hinted at a new Nier game with a cosmic horror twist, though this is likely a humorous misdirection rather than an actual project.
Konami offered a real product amid the jokes: a James Sunderland body pillow from Silent Hill, available for $70, blending novelty with genuine merchandise.