2024 April Fools' Day

Overview

On April 1st, 2024, various websites, companies, online services and platforms released gag videos, products and features in honor of the annual holiday April Fools’ Day.

Developments

Adult Swim / Smiling Friends

Adult animation channel Adult Swim recreated^[1] three episodes of its show Smiling Friends in puppet animation.

Among Us

Developers of the video game Among Us introduced^[2] a new mode for the game, Along Us, in which crewmates have comically long necks.

🤪 NEW APRIL FOOLS' MODE 🤪

of course we did something. enjoy cursed Among Us ALL. WEEK. LOOOOOOONG.

🎉 neck???
☠️ special kill animation
🔪 updated ejection
🔘 choice to toggle the mode on/off
🗓️ only from Apr 1 – 8 pic.twitter.com/HSMlz6DX25

— Along Us (@AmongUsGame) April 1, 2024

Connections (New York Times Game)

New York Times Connections featured^[3] a puzzle consisting entirely of emoji.

Cyberpunk 2077

Developers of the action role-playing video game Cyberpunk 2077 announced^[4] a floppy disk edition of the game available on 97,619 3.5” diskettes, delivered by truck.

DeviantArt

Art community DeviantArt rebranded^[5] into DevianTART, a baking community.

Discord

Messaging app Discord announced^[6] that it will be adding lootboxes to the app. The announcement video (shown below) accidentally set a YouTube record by garnering over 1.4 billion views in 24 hours as Discord embedded the video into their in-app pop-up message, and the video, while hidden, played on loop for hours for multiple users.^[7]

KEEMSTAR

YouTuber KEEMSTAR announced^[8] his own death on his DramaAlert social media accounts.

Know Your Meme

Meme encyclopedia Know Your Meme^[9] announced Meme Mayhem, a platform fighter video game featuring famous meme characters.

Lee Kum Kee

Sauce company Lee Kum Kee announced^[10] a new toothpaste product, Sriracha Mayo Toothpaste.

LEGO

Toy company LEGO announced^[11] "Supersized Tim," a 2.5 meter tall LEGO set of Tim the Minion from Despicable Me.

Something big just dropped pic.twitter.com/32Dl660LYa

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) April 1, 2024

Minecraft

Developers of the video game Minecraft announced^[12] Poisonous Potato Update, a new potato-themed update featuring potato biomes, gear and mobs.

Potato is love. Potato is life. Potato is power.

Welcome to the Poisonous Potato Dimension: https://t.co/yW5j1Z8G3L pic.twitter.com/wpccqMCyFR

— Minecraft (@Minecraft) April 1, 2024

Palworld

Palworld developers announced^[13] a dating sim update for the game, allowing you to date pals.

Pokémon

Pokémon announced^[14] a Pokémon Sleep_, a competitive event in the sleep-tracking app "_Pokémon Sleep":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pokemon-sleep/edit.

Pringles / OLIPOP

Soda brand OLIPOP and chips brand Pringles announced^[15] the launch of a Sour Cream & Onion soda.

Razer

Gaming hardware company Razer announced^[16] Razer Cthulhu, a gaming chair with robotic arms that "cater to your every need."

Introducing the Razer Cthulhu--the ultimate gaming chair. Never have to leave your chair again as eight independent robotic arms cater to your every need. Learn more: https://t.co/1xKJJMAccs pic.twitter.com/bPigz6Hhqx

— R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) March 31, 2024

Scotch

Adhesive tape brand Scotch introduced^[17] Scotch by Scotch, its brand of Scotch whisky.

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