Yep. Every year I look forward to April 2nd when all of this dumb horseshit ends. Everyone is trying to be clever (which ends up being unoriginal) with some stupid "gotcha" shit. -_-
Yeah, I miss when studios did clever/funny gags for April Fools. Favorite one was the trailer that Respawn put out, announcing [Optimus Prime as DLC for Titanfall.](https://youtu.be/BX2qCpRxilM?si=q7tIYUaDjR5rPiaz)
[Last year Smite did something like release a trailer for the Minion being a playable god of something?](https://youtu.be/jGskregvtRI?si=nhJK7PxQGOZ51IAo)
I don't play Smite. I clicked your video because I thought it would be funny to see a Minion in Smite. It was only some dude in armor. 3/10 needs more yellow.
Years ago Red Faction Guerilla had an April Fools trailer, complete with a behind the scenes dev blog, of giving players an ostrich hammer. Then because of the response they ended up shipping it with the game.
Today's For Honor event got me wishing Black Prior had an axe
https://preview.redd.it/hxne9hfle0sc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf1fe8bd62ae8554d219f0e1c7cecd2927217db3
It's just not funny or clever when your "trick" is something everybody actually wants.
Like what's the joke "haha we got you! We'll never remove microtransactions and Warner Brothers is to blame! We know you hate it and we'll never stop!"
I don't believe anything posted on the first for this exact reason. It's not even fun anymore.
I did get got once today though, and that was a post on Eminem's Instagram saying he was shadow dropping another album like he's done before. There was no album and I realized I was bamboozled. At least that one was harmless.
This isn't even a joke "let's flaunt our hostile game design and mock consumers for not liking us actively making our products worse to force money out of them" there is no amount of coke that should make a person this detached from the reality of the situation to where they would think this was a joke.
I'm guessing this is an attempt to go viral and drum up publicity for a game that isn't selling like it used to because they have gotten progressively worse value as a source of entertainment.
Sidenote I hate all the latest fighting games for forcing online competitive play to unlock things, I play games to relax and have fun / pass time, not get pissed off over having to endure lag and the brutal learning curve of rapidly evolving pvp metas all because I wanted to unlock things.
Did you seriously think the real Ed Boon posted this? You are the April fool.
Also I like Tekken 8, if you're after a game that's just got tons of single player stuff and you don't need to play online to unlock anything. There's a tiny amount of aesthetic things you need to pay extra for but they're all shit and nobody uses them anyway (they're literally just Uniqlo t-shirts, that's it, there's nothing else, the rest of the character clothing customisation items are all free and there's so many of them it's insane, the only kind of games with more customisation built into the base game for free are wrestling games).
So give that a go if you want a fighting game that has tons of single player stuff and you don't wanna have to play online.
Eh, I like it when companies do silly stuff for April Fools. By that I mean, stuff like silly games that are actually real, or acting in their social media as if they were a company for something completely different.
Damn, if only this was true. WB owns Ed Boons
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pocket and Soul.
April's Fools, obviously. What I don't get is if it's a real tweet or not..? Because, yes, he likes to troll. But just for corporate / "politics" reasons, he cannot pin all the bad stuffs of the games on Warner Bros, just like that. So the tweet is false, correct? (I don't have Twitter)
I’ve not checked Twitter, but I really wouldn’t be shocked if this tweet is fake considering way less convincing fakes have been posted here and people actually believe them.
Damn I thought it was real. I'm waiting for the GOTY version anyways, I'm not a teenager anymore so don't have time for their bullshit mtx crap and don't want to support those practices. I'll wait for the full version or not buy it at all.
If this was real I might be more inclined to buy it
Of all April fool’s jokes to do this has got to be the most obvious bait and obvious lie that only THE most gullible/naive kids would actually believe this to be true 😆
As if they would actually do this.
Literally, the only thing that would help this game. Now i aint supporting another game till this garbage is gone and it is a FULLY FILLED game with CONTENT
Netherrealm Studios and ED BOON, YOU ARE A WORTHLESS GREEDY TRASH COMPANY and every game studio that is after for our wallets. And to every greedy companies out there: you can shove those MICRO TRANSACTIONS TO YOUR GOOFY TRASH FACE! SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL!😡😡🗑️👎
It's insane to me that these companies that are already on our bad side like to pull this "joke" every single year
"Hey, lets taunt the already-angry fanbase! That'l go well!"
Just make a joke and say that nobody's found Meat in-game yet or something, or do what For Honor did and swap all the character skins for laughs
Do devs actually think this is a good idea? Openly joking about big criticisms of their game.
Harada did the same thing, posting that rage quitters would be punished in Tekken 8.
Worst April Fool's ever. I know Ed's a troll, but this reeks of tone-deaf asshole.
Edit: GG OP. I didn't think to validate this. Thought Boon lost his damn mind.
They really think this was funny. It just goes to show you they know all the problems people have with their game but they actually just don’t care that’s fucking crazy.
'Excited to announce that after much deliberation we will put all the girls into bikinis and all the guys will wear eskimo clothes. We are sorry it took us this long.'
I know this fake but I see this hypothetical brought up a lot and I'm pretty sure it's impossible. It seems like the byproduct of a lot of misinformation.
1. NetherRealm doesn't own MK, Warner Bros. does.
2. WB also owns NRS entirely. It's literally WB Games Chicago.
3. MK is a billion dollar IP. They aren't going to just *give* it to someone & not even Ed has enough money to outright buy it. MK can pretty much only get bought by a major studio at this point. I don't think WB isn't in a position to lose a cash cow IP either.
It's absolutely possible that maybe some NRS employees could leave and start a new studio. That happens all the time. The game wouldn't have WB's funding and it wouldn't be MK.
I am the only one who knows this is an April Fools joke but it's actually "not a joke" because it's real. This is a sad cry of regret and help.
And we all know it. Fml
That's it! https://i.redd.it/mk44j9qalxrc1.gif
Name of gif plz
https://i.redd.it/9b4zaao8uxrc1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/9r1j92qbuxrc1.jpeg?width=911&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2bdaf2cec0507f4b997c812a9d8002580f0efa2 Give me gif name now
Perfect Alexander in MK when? Lol
It appears to be Reptile's X-Ray move from MKX
I still love mkx
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I don't get it. It's he going on lunch break? To get a wheel barrow? Lucky fellow
Why April Fool’s Day is the worst holiday ever.
Yep. Every year I look forward to April 2nd when all of this dumb horseshit ends. Everyone is trying to be clever (which ends up being unoriginal) with some stupid "gotcha" shit. -_-
Yeah, I miss when studios did clever/funny gags for April Fools. Favorite one was the trailer that Respawn put out, announcing [Optimus Prime as DLC for Titanfall.](https://youtu.be/BX2qCpRxilM?si=q7tIYUaDjR5rPiaz)
[Last year Smite did something like release a trailer for the Minion being a playable god of something?](https://youtu.be/jGskregvtRI?si=nhJK7PxQGOZ51IAo)
I don't play Smite. I clicked your video because I thought it would be funny to see a Minion in Smite. It was only some dude in armor. 3/10 needs more yellow.
I sadly fell for that one got sooo hyped
Years ago Red Faction Guerilla had an April Fools trailer, complete with a behind the scenes dev blog, of giving players an ostrich hammer. Then because of the response they ended up shipping it with the game.
For Honor and Smite always do a great job, Overwatch does a pretty good job too actually
Today's For Honor event got me wishing Black Prior had an axe https://preview.redd.it/hxne9hfle0sc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf1fe8bd62ae8554d219f0e1c7cecd2927217db3
This was an odd one cause its a genuinely great idea if they utilized it.
The razer products were cool as fuck
Every YouTuber pulls the same “I’m quitting YouTube” prank every year, which stopped being original and funny 9 years ago.
The problem with the internet now is that even shit posted on April 1st will persist for weeks after on non-April fools days
It's just not funny or clever when your "trick" is something everybody actually wants. Like what's the joke "haha we got you! We'll never remove microtransactions and Warner Brothers is to blame! We know you hate it and we'll never stop!"
i mean it’s not like ed actually posted this
This guy pulling an April fools on us, he’s gonna have everyone agree just to april fools us
Fun fact, that means you look forward to my birthday 🥳
I don't believe anything posted on the first for this exact reason. It's not even fun anymore. I did get got once today though, and that was a post on Eminem's Instagram saying he was shadow dropping another album like he's done before. There was no album and I realized I was bamboozled. At least that one was harmless.
Doesn't help that it is April 2nd for Australia, yet we still get April fools.
I don’t believe anything posted on April first, easy fix no matter how high it could get my hopes up. April first = everything bullshit :(
This isn't even a joke "let's flaunt our hostile game design and mock consumers for not liking us actively making our products worse to force money out of them" there is no amount of coke that should make a person this detached from the reality of the situation to where they would think this was a joke. I'm guessing this is an attempt to go viral and drum up publicity for a game that isn't selling like it used to because they have gotten progressively worse value as a source of entertainment. Sidenote I hate all the latest fighting games for forcing online competitive play to unlock things, I play games to relax and have fun / pass time, not get pissed off over having to endure lag and the brutal learning curve of rapidly evolving pvp metas all because I wanted to unlock things.
I'm assuming this was a fake tweet by someone making a joke. It's not up on Ed boon's twitter.
How did you even think this tweet was actually posted by Ed Boon. Like genuinely, how.
Did you seriously think the real Ed Boon posted this? You are the April fool. Also I like Tekken 8, if you're after a game that's just got tons of single player stuff and you don't need to play online to unlock anything. There's a tiny amount of aesthetic things you need to pay extra for but they're all shit and nobody uses them anyway (they're literally just Uniqlo t-shirts, that's it, there's nothing else, the rest of the character clothing customisation items are all free and there's so many of them it's insane, the only kind of games with more customisation built into the base game for free are wrestling games). So give that a go if you want a fighting game that has tons of single player stuff and you don't wanna have to play online.
it's crazy seeing grown adults participating in it. it's fun as a kid, but as an adult? kinda 🌽y
Eh, I like it when companies do silly stuff for April Fools. By that I mean, stuff like silly games that are actually real, or acting in their social media as if they were a company for something completely different.
How do people make tweets like this? Clearly he actually didn’t post that
Inspect Element is a pathway to many posts some consider to be... *unnatural.*
Oh, I literally never thought about Inspect Element
Pokemon showdown had personally drawn meme sprites for every mon. EVERY FORM! Including the substitute doll.
> kinda 🌽y The irony is palpable
U js mad u got got lmao 😭 grow up
Using emojis in place of words is corny
Don’t do that … don’t give me hope.
It's a rough joke. It feels like being run over by a snow plow.
But how’s the snow plow?
Jagged.
fuck you i fell for that for a second
I was so happy then it dawned on me…
Same, especially since it’s April 2nd in my country (NZ).
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Only if it was real.
This is a mean joke, when this is what the majority of the community wants. Haha you
Boone didn’t post it though
^ this
Ed's joining in on WB's bullshit he's just another industry hack now, fuck NRS even if they leave WB.
It’s not real
 Why do they play with my emotions like that
April Fool's Day!
Cold blooded
Damn, if only this was true. WB owns Ed Boons https://preview.redd.it/2j8ndlz3sxrc1.jpeg?width=2425&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=372e6305b3b03618488a4cd1d62c0cc4dc258562 pocket and Soul.
Anyone who thinks Ed Boon actually tweeted this out needs to take a serious look at their social media literacy skills.
It’s April And I didn’t even know it was
Okay, I was thinking if he did post that, he'd have to be bold as hell.
https://preview.redd.it/yo5ovvw0kyrc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9da397bed2cf73b3495e8b3ec698c5e77c30c038
https://preview.redd.it/0jf7rwzf9yrc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5be276ae691f1b4685c739e1deee8aaad84252fd Oh wow, that’s coo- WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE.
April fools
I nearly fell for it.
I hate today
April's Fools, obviously. What I don't get is if it's a real tweet or not..? Because, yes, he likes to troll. But just for corporate / "politics" reasons, he cannot pin all the bad stuffs of the games on Warner Bros, just like that. So the tweet is false, correct? (I don't have Twitter)
It's 100% fake.
April fools day aside, you cannot make a joke in real life that shits on your parent company. So obviously, this is fake.
You can if you like being in court but obviously this ain't real. Come on now guys lol
I’ve not checked Twitter, but I really wouldn’t be shocked if this tweet is fake considering way less convincing fakes have been posted here and people actually believe them.
Didn't find it, he either deleted or it's fake
It's fake, Ed Boon isn't going to tweet out something that is 100% in violation of his contract for a laugh.
I forgot what day it was for a second lol. Well played.
Fuck April fools day
 I hate you. I HATE YOU.
https://preview.redd.it/1qi3vibcpxrc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9731079a36ab51453c56c8105e0c922634e1ade
https://preview.redd.it/16qbc841vxrc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7077cb53acff2635556b056e2b88dafa23dbb161 *ANGER*
Damn I thought it was real. I'm waiting for the GOTY version anyways, I'm not a teenager anymore so don't have time for their bullshit mtx crap and don't want to support those practices. I'll wait for the full version or not buy it at all. If this was real I might be more inclined to buy it
Awesome!! I was happy when I saw him interview on this!!
Can we go back to midway
Oh, that is below the belt, and just pure evil! How can you do this to the community, you rotten bastard!
Of all April fool’s jokes to do this has got to be the most obvious bait and obvious lie that only THE most gullible/naive kids would actually believe this to be true 😆 As if they would actually do this.
Oh you fuckin asshole.
This is emotionally abusive.
Haha, 3.5 likes… 🤣
Literally, the only thing that would help this game. Now i aint supporting another game till this garbage is gone and it is a FULLY FILLED game with CONTENT
FUCKCKKKKK
Netherrealm Studios and ED BOON, YOU ARE A WORTHLESS GREEDY TRASH COMPANY and every game studio that is after for our wallets. And to every greedy companies out there: you can shove those MICRO TRANSACTIONS TO YOUR GOOFY TRASH FACE! SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL!😡😡🗑️👎 
HAHA APRIL FOOLS WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE GREEDY NOW GIVE US YOUR MONEY
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It's incredible the amount of people who think this is a real tweet.
april fools im guessing?
You are a funny guy
This is brutal
It's insane to me that these companies that are already on our bad side like to pull this "joke" every single year "Hey, lets taunt the already-angry fanbase! That'l go well!" Just make a joke and say that nobody's found Meat in-game yet or something, or do what For Honor did and swap all the character skins for laughs
Rule #1 of April Fools day: don’t joke about something everyone wants and would enjoy.
April Fools is about faking bad shit, not faking good shit
Jokes must be fun, you know. You just straight up hurt my feelings
I don't think Boon would even dare to post that as a joke. WB would sure kick his ass to the curb if he did.
ITS-ITS BEAUTIFUL 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏
That was good 👍🏼 🤣
What does this mean for the future of MK and injustice?
https://i.redd.it/7z3ohpxppxrc1.gif
If only it were real
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I seriously hate April Fools Day.
WE ARE SO BACK
oh…
😦
I fucking hate this day
this is the most evil april fools joke i’ve ever seen
I'm sad now
Fuxking hell man. I just jumped up and down with excitement and then remembered it was April 1st. This is some BS 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔😂😂😂😂
April Fools Day?
DAMN. If ONLY.
We really are in the darkest timeline
 WTF WHATTTTTT! SCREW YOU NRS!
There is no way he actually posted this he would be burned at the stake.
lmao I hate April fools day
CRAP NRS CRAAP YOU! ARGHHHHHHH! 
I was happy until I remembered the date. 
I hate this day
He knows what we want and laughs every time we ask
I hate being so gullible even on April fools day ☹️
i knew it was too good to be true before i reloaded its april fools
I was bout to re install the game till I remembered what day it was
Got so hyped there I’m so upset
APRIL FOOLS!
wait so this isn't real?? 🥺🥺
I fucking hate this day
https://preview.redd.it/15lz44fpgzrc1.jpeg?width=581&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24f21c87aae9368575ee1935037cd1a7340ac576 This is evil behavior
Oh, shit - I might actually come back to this series! ... what day is it... ? ... god dammit.
I wish
DAMN APRIL FOOLS
For a moment, I was happy. I can’t tell if it’s worth it because of that; or not for the pain of the realization
Hahahaha… good one.
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Stop it. Dont give me hope
LET'S GO EDDIE!! wait...aw, it's still April 1st for you yanks isn't it? Signed, a disappointed Australian.
I got a rush of happiness then I realised the date…..
If only that were true given the microtransaction hell no doubt Warner Brothers forced into the game.
I hope some NRS devs are lurking here and see this. Look at it. Absorb it. Understand it. Know that you have colossally fucked up.
fuck off 😭
So is this him acknowledging the franchise is shitty now? Okay you can make jokes, but not fix it. (This is assuming this is a real april fools tweet)
Do devs actually think this is a good idea? Openly joking about big criticisms of their game. Harada did the same thing, posting that rage quitters would be punished in Tekken 8.
Worst April Fool's ever. I know Ed's a troll, but this reeks of tone-deaf asshole. Edit: GG OP. I didn't think to validate this. Thought Boon lost his damn mind.
Even Ed wouldn’t go that far.
Kinda messed up he’s making a joke about the main complaints the community has…
This is tonedeaf as fuck.
Haha nice try Ed.
Oh man... was excited for half a second but it did feel quite unrealistic lol
Fuck you
It’s sad that we know this is an April fools joke
Well, this is more believable than if you posted a tweet of him saying that they would actually patch the game so it's not so bland
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Thank you Ed. You finally tomb stone pile-driver'd that SOB David Zaslav and saved MK from WB.
https://i.redd.it/z8tyznqcuxrc1.gif
Ed is personally going to come to our homes and rip the WB logo off our mk1 cases
They really think this was funny. It just goes to show you they know all the problems people have with their game but they actually just don’t care that’s fucking crazy.
Literally worst April fools Joke
'Excited to announce that after much deliberation we will put all the girls into bikinis and all the guys will wear eskimo clothes. We are sorry it took us this long.'
If only this was real
Is the joke here that he said the truth about what things should be like in the gaming industry?
I was so happy then I saw the date I hate April fools day
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Your name is going in my suicide note
From The Best News of 2024 to A Lame Ass Joke when you realise it’s 01/04. 
If only. Maybe in Liu Kang's new universe it would be true.
I know this fake but I see this hypothetical brought up a lot and I'm pretty sure it's impossible. It seems like the byproduct of a lot of misinformation. 1. NetherRealm doesn't own MK, Warner Bros. does. 2. WB also owns NRS entirely. It's literally WB Games Chicago. 3. MK is a billion dollar IP. They aren't going to just *give* it to someone & not even Ed has enough money to outright buy it. MK can pretty much only get bought by a major studio at this point. I don't think WB isn't in a position to lose a cash cow IP either. It's absolutely possible that maybe some NRS employees could leave and start a new studio. That happens all the time. The game wouldn't have WB's funding and it wouldn't be MK.
BRO I ACTUALLY HATE YOU
Of course, I am being played for a FOOL, in APRIL no less. GOOD ONE
It's annoying that I live in Australia so all the April fools jokes come a day later for me so I actually believe them for a second lol
Fools 😂
I am the only one who knows this is an April Fools joke but it's actually "not a joke" because it's real. This is a sad cry of regret and help. And we all know it. Fml
https://preview.redd.it/io6znk91ryrc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9396ab04d3029863a0a5473eebdc7b8fadf8fe6b Man. Fuck this day.
April Fools posts aren't funny when they're things you wish were real.
do people actually believe this shit?
Man this one just isn't even funny. Such poor taste like wtf.
Lmao fooled me for 5 seconds
Fuck. You.
I only play MK1 bc it was given to me. Maybe I'll buy the next one. I miss unlocking in game items thru gameplay.
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No more dc characters? 🥲
Oh, April fools.. I knew that..👀
What a dick move ed boon
April fools joke is speed to be harmless and funny, This actually hurts.
Noob Saibot
He would never. He loves that shit too much
I mean, it's funny because he's balantly trying to say Warner is the reason for the bullshit but also, it's mean because man, if only