Welcome to the 2025 edition of Gematsu‘s annual April Fools’ Day games industry jokes and gags roundup, featuring Life Crossing: Fantasy Horizons from LEVEL-5, Rival Fantasy: Ever Crisis Academy Seven from Square Enix, and more.
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(This post will be updated with new jokes throughout the day.)
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● Aiming
The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden
Sanrio characters collaboration announced.
● Aniplex
Fate/Grand Order
This year’s annual April Fools’ Day Fate/Grand Order spin-off game is the casual action game Fate/Final Journey. It is available now for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play. It is a casual action game.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Introducing Too Kyo Games‘ new employee and public relations character: Too Kyo-chan!
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra
(Also available in Japanese.)
● Bandai Namco Entertainment
Katamari Series
A collaboration between That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Memories and the Katamari franchise has been announced.
● BeXide
The Fox’s Way Home
The Fox’s Way Home collaboration with Wizardry Gaiden: The Five Ordeals announced.
● Cygames
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
(Also available in Japanese.)
● Electronic Arts
Apex Legends (Japan)
Valkyrie’s voice will be changed to Kansai dialect in the next update.
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📢アップデート情報：ヴァルキリーのボイスを関西弁に変更予定✨️
＼ヴァルキリーのボイスを関西弁に変更予定です！
関西魂あふれる新ボイスで、敵を制圧しましょう！🔥アップデートを楽しみにお待ち下さい！#エイプリルフール
※実際にApex Legendsゲーム内での実装予定はございません。 pic.twitter.com/mXjWM6kgAz— EA Japan (@eajapan) March 31, 2025
● Entergram
Nekura na Classmate ga Ore no Ibukuro o Tsukande Hanashite Kurenai
Announcing the new visual novel Youkya-na Classmate ga Ore no Ibukuro o Tsukande Hanashite Kurenai.
● Kadokawa Corporation
Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World
Announcing the otome visual novel Re:Zero – School Life in Another World. Coming soon…?
● LEVEL-5
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Introducing the Fantasy Getaway Package. FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time is now Life Crossing: Fantasy Horizons.
(Also available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese.)
● LOCOBIT
BUTTO BIRD
Announcing BUTTO BIRD Cassette Edition for Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom).
● NEXTON
Novamicus
A completely new original title is in development featuring illustrations by Itaru Hinoue. (This may or may not be a joke.)
● PONOS
Introducing the Neko Nyaturn, a new game system due out on February 22, 2222.
【🎮ポノスから最新型ゲーム機が登場🎮】
ｻｲｼﾝฅ(º ﾛ º ฅ)ｹﾞｰﾑ!?
洗練されたデザインとこれまでにない性能が魅力的な「ネコニャターン」の情報を一足先に公開！
以下の記事からチェックにゃ！https://t.co/ZVFYXrM6QJ#にゃんこ大戦争 #エイプリルフール pic.twitter.com/ySqK3CzlRM— 【公式】にゃんこ大戦争 (@PONOS_GAME) March 31, 2025
● SEGA
Sonic the Hedgehog (Japan)
The April issue of the Weekly Hedgehog is out now, with stories like “Knuckles Hires a Gang of Thieves to Guard the Emerald!?” and “Rising Costs Mean More Rings Are Required to Get a 1UP!?”
【4月号の 週刊針鼠】は
気になる話題の最新スクープを
超音速でお届け！✨🔵💨【今回の目玉トピックスは】🕵️♂️📰
■ナックルズ、エメラルドの警備に盗賊団を採用!?💎
■物価の上昇で1UPに必要なリングが増加⁉📈😱
■シルバー流気功術🧘👁️
■エッグマンTV春の改革📺🌸… pic.twitter.com/JZ4pQNWRmb— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) March 31, 2025
● SHIFT UP
GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE
GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE‘s blockbuster movie, “FINAL BATTLE,” will be released on April 1!
SHIFT UP
The newly launched SHIFT UP YouTube channel has surpassed one million subscribers.
● Square Enix
Dragon Quest Walk
Bunmeido Tokyo collaboration announced.
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
Announcing Rival Fantasy: Ever Crisis Academy Seven (title tentative) with the opening of two new schools in the city of Midgard: Midgard Seventh High School and Shinra Private Academy.
(Also available in Japanese.)
NieR
An 8-bit version of NieR: Automata is finally here.
＼ #NieR ×ドット絵ver.／#ニーアオートマタ を８ビットに移植した【ドット絵ver.】続報です！
勇者から一転、光の戦士となった「ないんず」。待ち受ける波乱の展開とは一体……#とぅびぃはおれのものだ pic.twitter.com/aIPHxsQklj
— NieR公式PRアカウント (@NieR_JPN) March 31, 2025
● VisualArts
Key
Announcing the release of the new movie Key: Escape from the White Locked Room, a new horror movie from the studio behind games like Kanon and Clannad.
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第25回 鳥白島国際映画祭
〈最高賞〉
セブンシャドーバタフライ受賞🦋
————鍵のかかった部屋で
目を覚ましたあなたのそばには
見覚えのある男の死体があった──4/1(火) 公開
『Key 鍵のかかった白い部屋からの脱出』https://t.co/LvDxUN1auc#かぎべや pic.twitter.com/5PI95Y3KCj— Key開発室 (@key_official) March 31, 2025
● Wargaming.net
War Thunder
The long awaited and highly requested addition of infantry to the battlefields of War Thunder is finally here!
● Yostar
Azur Lane
Announcing the new anime Azur Lane: Bisoku Tensei!
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