On April 1, everyone does some kind of April Fool's joke. Some are more believable than others, while some are just heartbreaking. I actually look forward to checking out the best ones every year because they get crazier and crazier. My favorite one is still IGN's Legend of Zelda movie from five years ago. I think that prank may have been edged out today.
Gazillion, the guys behind my current addiction, Marvel Heroes, put out 5 new playable character announcements as April Fool's jokes.
Doop
Midtown Madhattan Hotdog Vendor
Ego, The Living Planet
Taskmaster
Cow Commander Brevik
Out of all those announced, the only one actually viable was Taskmaster. As a Taskmaster fan, I felt that announcement was especially cruel. They were toying with my emotions... MY EMOTIONS!
However, to everyone's surprise and delight, Gazillion actually RELEASED TASKMASTER AS A PLAYABLE CHARACTER! They said "Some April Fool's are too good to leave as a joke..."
And that is just CRAZY! The entire community went BANANAS!
To top it all off, since Gaz said they price their heroes based on the work that went into them and since Taskmaster model was already in the game as a boss, and the moves are based off existing animations, Taskmaster is selling for only 450 G (around $5) or 200 Eternity Splinters.
His alternate costume, Udon Taskmaster, goes for 750 G.
And if you redeem the code INSTITUTE in Marvel Heroes, you get 3 boosts - credit drop boost, rare item find boost, special item find boost. Go do it now!