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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