![]() ![]() A simpler moment ultimately sealed the hour-long illusion. There was scrutiny, but the leak was hosted on MediaFire, which throttles downloads without a bursary, making it easier to gossip than confirm. ![]() Reminiscent of Death Grips’ falling out with Epic Records, a frenzy of angry tweets from the band’s account culminated in Anamanaguchi leaking the uncompleted game. It seemed like GameSpot was being taken on a ride, and lo and behold the page has been updated to the point that the original preview is gone without a trace.ĭays later, the band feigned a clash with the game’s developer, NHX, a fictional company with an online facade. ![]() GameSpot presented it earnestly, even though screens from the game showed the band rendered like waxy Unreal Engine models, decorated with ocean waves and Photoshop flames like a forum signature clumped at the end of a post. It began when the chiptune band Anamanaguchi gave a preview of the title on GameSpot, telling the site that a multi-million dollar game was being made under their guidance, that it would star members of the band. Pranks are lovely, but with every brand, website, and their dog planning to roast up something stupid on April 1st-defaults these days being fake trailers, mock hacker attacks, or just 24 hours of opposite day-the rest of the world rolls their sleeves up, already annoyed, One might long for the days of switching the sugar with the salt.Ĭapsule Silence XXIV should be a considered a triumph in that regard. It had lived for centuries, only to die on the internet. One popular, though extremely contested belief is that the holiday was created when Pope Gregory XIII switched to the Gregorian calendar, shifting New Year’s Day to January and leaving the uninformed rubes celebrating in March. Read more about it here and get a copy yourself by subscribing to our soon-to-be-relaunched print magazine.Īpril Fools is a dead sport. This article is part of Issue 8.5, a digital zine available to Kill Screen’s print subscribers.
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