It's April Fool's Day, and if you haven't been already pranked enough by your friends, video game developers are here with some more exciting updates, modes, and more!
We have seen developers celebrating April Fool's Day in a variety of ways over the years. While some come up with quirky announcements to fool fans, others have dedicated events featuring hilarious cosmetics and game modes. Fans are always eager to know what the developers have in store each year, and some players are even caught off guard by the surprises. Like. every year, a number of games are getting some exciting events and they are quite short-lived so fans have to make the most of the events over the weekend. Here is how various games are celebrating April Fool's this year.
Among Us
Among Us is bringing back its fan-favorite Horse Mode to celebrate April Fool's this year. The update went live a couple of days back, so players can already start enjoying this amusing mode until April 2nd. To add another twist, "crewmates" are known as "horsemates" during the course of the event. While it doesn't change the core gameplay as such, players seem to have enjoyed the mode quite a bit last time around. Additionally, the developers have added a new twist this time around with another mode, known as the Horse Wrangling mode. This adds a new dimension to the Hide-n-Seek mode, by including a "horse-y surprise."
Minecraft
Minecraft has by far one of the best April Fool's celebrations, as there is a new snapshot that is released to celebrate the day. This time around, Mojang Studios is debuting the Vote update, which gives all the power to the hands of the players. That is, players can vote for whatever features they want in the game, and it will come to life instantly! The voteable features are plenty, featuring the likes of beelloons, French mode, zombie mode, rabbit transformation, exploding pistons, haunted world, and many more. The update is already a hit in the community, and while it might not see the light of day, fans are demanding that there should be a dedicated mode that allows them to experience all the features that were binned for not getting enough votes.
Overwatch
Overwatch has been quite creative this April Fool's and there is a major update bringing a plethora of changes to the game. While some of them are quite hilarious such as the changes to the hero voice lines for their ultimate attacks, others have actually put fans in a dilemma. That is, fans are actually speculating that a few of them have been put in the patch to gauge community reception and test the features.
For instance, there are two changes that the community firmly believes should be a part of the meta. The first one is that Widowmaker's Kiss now deals damage over 3 seconds for critical hits as poison, and she can see poisoned enemies through walls. The second one is related to Doomfist's Seismic Slam, which can now be empowered by Power Block with increased damage, and enemies hit by the shockwave are launched into the air.
Apex Legends
Apex Legends has something similar to last time for this year's April's Fools, however, it has managed to add some more twists to it. While you might be quite familiar with Mozambique shooting Nessies, Respawn is bringing that back with some extra bells and whistles. If you ever wanted a sniper scope or the Havoc charged shot in Mozambique, you will be getting Mozamblam and Mozambeam to fulfill your wishes. With a total of six-type of Mozambique available in the game that are absolutely broken, the most hated gun might not be that hated after all, at least until the April Fool's Easter Eggs last.