april fools day
April Fools’ Day events in the MMO world, 2023 edition
April Fools' Day has a weird feel this year, being on a weekend, but it's here all the same. It's tradition for MMO devs...
The Stream Team: AQ3D’s Burger Hero opens for business
What will Massively OP's MJ be doing to prepare for April Fools Day tomorrow? Attending the grand opening of Burger Hero in AQ3D! Who...
The Stream Team: Trying to take on the doom chickens in Neverwinter
Sometimes things line up perfectly: MOP's Chris is tripping his way through Neverwinter for Choose My Adventure, and the April Fowls' Day event is...
Elder Scrolls Online dares you to ’embrace the outrageous’ with its Jester’s Festival
Do you have a manic grin on your face and a willingness to "embrace the outrageous?" It's really the only way to approach Elder...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box – and part of an unfinished World 3 – is live ahead of April Fools’ Day 2023
Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Festival is live for the April Fools' season as of today with all the usual features and tweaks. Players...
Neverwinter asks players to stop the ‘a-bok-alypse’ once more with its returning April Fowls event
Life in Neverwinter is getting clucked up again as April Fools' Day has descended on the titular city with the returning April Fowls event,...
World of Warships goes rubber ducky crazy once again for its annual April Fools’ event
Rubber ducky, you're the one. You make naval fights so much fun. That's right, rubber duck fights are back again in World of Warships'...
Classic EverQuest begins testing its new UI engine as Bristlebane Day begins
Classic EverQuest is having a helluva month as it engages in its 24th birthday celebrations, but Daybreak isn't stopping there as the game's roadmap...
The Perfect Ten: 10 MMO NPCs as muffins
You’ve all seen those memes or Twitter threads that try to link celebrities or people to food items or other inanimate objects, but I’m...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO April Fools’ Day gag from past years?
Yes, that subtitle is telling the truth! Massively Overpowered has been bought out by a blogging conglomerate and will be rebranding into Massively Overpawered,...
Neverwinter’s ‘April Fowls’ returns with chicken raids and Poultry vs. Poultry fights
It's April Fools season (?) in the MMO world, and for Neverwinter, that means an outbreak of frisky poultry. Yes, it's "April Fowls," a...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s April Fools’ Day celebration has officially gone live
Sure, maybe players are more interested in the new DLC and related game update of Elder Scrolls Online, but perhaps it's time for players...
Massively on the Go: Here’s to hoping for proper Pokemon Go pranks in April
If the earlier mention of Niantic wildly and disappointing experimenting with a shorter, stationary incentivized Community Day hasn't scared you off, then maybe Pokemon Go's April...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box is back in today’s patch
So who's up for some retro jumping puzzle fun? Guild Wars 2 is, and if you're angling for a break from the apparently hugely...
EverQuest II heralds the return of Bristlebane Day until April 6
The self-described "silliest holiday in all of Norrath" is back again for EverQuest II players. It's time once more for the return of Bristlebane...
The Elder Scrolls Online gets foolish with the returning Jester’s Festival on March 31
It's not precisely April Fools' day, but the event returning to Elder Scrolls Online is near enough to the date and involves jesters and...
EverQuest II launches 64-bit servers and clients in July, EverQuest unleashes Bristlebane Day
As promised in Daybreak's roadmap earlier this year, EverQuest II is following in EverQuest's footsteps and finally upgrading to 64-bit servers and clients. The...
Vague Patch Notes: Template
The other day, I was in the middle of a humanizing anecdote when something happened that was tangentially related to MMOs. This prompted me...
April Fools’ Day 2021 across the MMOverse
Love it or hate it, April Fools' day is a Thing, and MMO companies seldom miss an opportunity to get in on The Thing....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite April Fools’ day MMO gag?
This year, we have elected not to do an April Fools' joke because we found ourselves with something more pressing to do. It turns...
