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Epic Games has packed Fortnite’s 2026 April Fools event with five absurd modifiers, including oversized heads, imaginary weapons, no fall damage, llama riding and an increasingly questionable shoulder-stacking feature.
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Pokémon Pokopia’s latest limited-time event asks players to identify Pokémon impersonators, then rewards them with an Inflatable Sudowoodo. Miss the window, and there is still a workaround.
Mimikyu has finally surfaced in Pokémon Go, but only for a short window on April 1, 2026, with a second chance tied to the A Shocking Good Time Go Pass.
In a social media clip, OpTic Texas players and former pros weighed in on Battlefield 6, with Brandon “Dashy” Otell calling it a slower version of Call of Duty that feels built for “dad gamers.”
A short leaked scrim clip showing LA Thieves star Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris using a slur during a match against Miami Heretics sparked fresh debate online, but 100 Thieves founder Nadeshot shrugged it off on stream.
Before First Stand 2026, Gen.G mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon explained why he no longer chases motivation the same way, how he reset after Worlds 2025, and why he thinks modern League of Legends now rewards teamwork over pure laning dominance.
The Call of Duty creator says Black Ops Royale feels different because players have to work with whatever they find, and he argues that randomness belongs in a battle royale. He also wants more movement options, regular loot tweaks, and ongoing content to keep Warzone from settling into a rut.
After winning the 2025 World Series of Warzone, Ethan “Fifakill” Pink says the new Resurgence-focused circuit raises the competitive bar by concentrating talent into fewer, stronger lobbies.
A Pokemon Pokopia player has taken cozy-game discipline to a new level by straight-up imprisoning the monsters they dislike, proving once again that if players can build it, someone will inevitably turn it into a detention facility.
The community-led Running of the Trolls is becoming an in-game event in patch 12.0.5, with the 2026 version now set to run as the Darkspear Dash.
Disney has already poured $1.5 billion into Epic Games and filled Fortnite with its characters, so a full buyout is not the wildest idea in the room. A new report says some Disney executives would welcome it, though the whole thing is still mostly speculation for now.
Jeff Kaplan has put more than 5,000 hours into Rust and calls it the best PvP has to offer, but the former Overwatch lead says his next game, The Legend of California, is taking its cues from calmer survival titles and from World of Warcraft rather than Rust's usual chaos.