April 1 is all about pranks. We took a look around and compiled the nastiest pranks from the gaming and entertainment world for you.
You’ll have realized it by the time you read this article: Today is April 1st and that means you need to be prepared for lots of mischief and pranks.
On the day of pranks, the entire media world likes to pull the wool over our eyes and it’s better to look twice. We’ve taken a closer look at the most incredible news from gaming and entertainment and present you with thebest April Fool’s pranks from 2026.
A particularly dirty dating simulator
On April 1st, it feels like half of the jokey game announcements are dating simulators. As a representative of the bizarre romantic games, we show youDate the Dirt from the developers ofPowerwash Simulator. The “press release” states:
Date the Dirt is a totally genuine spin-off of the PowerWash Simulator from FuturLab, the developers of the series. Collect an eccentric group of dirtbags from their dirty feet and spend numerous, detailed and definitely already programmed dates.
And no, the game will not be released. Just take a look,where the pre-order link leads.
Hardcore Housing in World of Warcraft
With WoW: Midnightyou can finally enjoy housing, i.e. your own four walls in the MMO. With a “secret update”, this should soon give you a real headache.
In Blizzard’s April Fool’s joke this year, a “top secret”production note has landed on the forumannouncing a number of bizarre updates, such as animal tails for your characters. Also new is the“Hardcore Housing”. You sign a real contract that commits you to mortgage, insurance and maintenance costs. The rewards for paying on time include:
- A one-off grace period for your monthly payment
- A voucher to convert your variable rate loan to a fixed rate loan (for a fee)
- A 20% increase in the fire resistance of your home
- A special accessory: the “Go Bag”, in which you can store some of your favorite small decorative elements.
An AI girlfriend for Minecraft fans
Everyone who loves Minecraft has imagined what it would be like to live in their own block world.
One problem: it can get pretty lonely. The Minecraft wiki now wants to remedy this andannounces its collaboration with a “large AI company”.
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“Minwi” is the mascot of the Minecraft Wiki and from April 1, 2026 will be transformed into anAI modelthat can answer all questions about Minecraft in real time.
The announcement on the site remains a joke and you’ll have to keep imagining the edgy friend in your head for now.
PUBG in easy mode
Hey, you even got something from PUBG’s April Fool’s joke! Instead of just recording a fake trailer, the developers have added a new, time-limited mode:PUBG Prop Hunt.
In this mode, you don’t fight against other shooters as usual, but play a kind of hide-and-seek game. If you play on the side of the Hunter, you have to track down the other side’s team members and shoot them. However, they are not simply camping in bushes, but are disguised as “props” – i.e. ordinary objects. You can find more informationon the website.
Lego cars are no longer only available as miniatures
Of course, the Lego models of cars can be quite large, but until now it was not possible to sit in them and drive off. But that is about to change:
世界最大のタイヤメーカーからついに登場！
LEGO® car ✨LEGOAuto エイプリルフール pic.twitter. com/xKRN7jMfgH– レゴ ジャパン公式 (@LEGO_Group_JP) April 1, 2026
If you want to step on the gas in this streamlined sled, we wish you a speedy recovery!
Normal consumers in Payday
It’s all pretty fast-paced, so you’re probably in desperate need of a more relaxing change of pace. Fortunately,
Payday 3 is coming around the corner with a new mode that offers you completely new gameplay.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!
We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’re now expanding PAYDAY 3 with a brand new game mode. We’re beyond excited to finally show what we’ve been cooking in the studio. pic.twitter.com/dssd3Aw0eK
– PAYDAY (@PAYDAYGame) April 1, 2026
Instead of preparing for a bank robbery with big guns, you live the life of a normal person inNon-Payday Character mode (NPC mode). You go shopping, argue with your partner, apply for jobs for which you are underqualified and are taken hostage by bank robbers. What fun!
Puppet as immersive controller
The Witcher 3is an almost perfect game, but one thing has always been missing from the role-playing epic:the feeling of riding a real horse.
CD Projekt Red is now ironing out this weakness and releasing a plush horse as a riding controller that will finally make you feel like the real Geralt.
Since motion capturing for horses was shot in 2016, the developers have been thinking about such a controller and now the idea can finally be realized. It’s a good way to pass the time until the next DLC
Since the day is only half over, a lot can still happen. In case we missed the best joke in the world, just post it in the comments!
Which of the announcements successfully fooled you or don’t you believe anything on a day like this anyway? Let us know below this post.
