In case you’d hadn’t clocked on, today is April Fools’ Day, and we’ve been spotting plenty of April Fools’ Jokes on social media over the past few hours as a result, including a few that have been getting quite a bit of attention.
In particular, the folks behind Zenless Zone Zero (or “ZZZ” as it’s often called) teased that the game might be getting a release date for Xbox, and there are some who believe it might be hinting at an actual announcement. If you’re not aware, ZZZ is a popular free-to-play action RPG that’s been on PlayStation, PC and mobile for a couple of years.
This is April Fools, but can’t help but feel like maybe a full Xbox ZZZ announcement is close by. https://t.co/OkNwtvJeJi— Jez (@JezCorden) April 1, 2025
You know else I found heartbreaking? Xbox fan Klobrille posting on social media that Brutal Legend: Remastered would be coming to Xbox Game Pass this fall. I believed it for a second, and then realised what day it was!
Here’s a look at the creative poster that Klobrille put together for this:
Brütal Legend: Remastered coming Fall 2025 to Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Game Pass. pic.twitter.com/6VYd85HF9a— Klobrille (@klobrille) April 1, 2025
How about Insider Gaming as well? They posted this morning that GTA 6 would be getting a special “throwback edition” for Xbox 360, and you know what? I’d be all for it! It’d probably run at 10 frames per-second, but still…
As you can see, their post has proved pretty popular on social media today:
EXCLUSIVE: GTA 6 To Release on Xbox 360 With Limited ‘Throwback Edition’https://t.co/Kg3KP8tGpw— Insider Gaming (@InsiderGamingIG) April 1, 2025
Finally, we’re going to give a shoutout to our sister site Nintendo Life, which put a ton of effort into an April Fools’ Joke about something called “PLAYi” – a machine that’s designed to play your games for you!
There’s both a website article and a video for this one, and it’s pretty funny stuff:
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So, yeah… be careful today. Websites and social media accounts will be trying to sneak these April Fools’ Jokes all over the place, so don’t be surprised if you read something about Xbox acquiring Nintendo before the day’s out!
Have you come across any April Fools’ Jokes you want to share with us? Tell us in the comments below.
Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.