DuckTales
FDG Entertainment ’s April Fools joke , a mock announcement for a new game calledDuckTales : QuackShots , get a self-aggrandizing enough reception for the companionship to admit that it was n’t entirely a joke . The diminished development company is perhaps well have it off forMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom , a 2D side - scroller created as a followup toSega ’s classicWonder Boyseries . Monster Boywas received quite well despite its obscurity and garner serious reviews from a mediocre turn of publications .
Today FDG take part in the long and hallowed tradition ofApril Fools pranks . The picture biz industry has long enchant in puzzle and bemuse fan with outre and preposterous announcements , updates , and changes to their products . This year saw such harlequinade as the Infinity Snapshot forMinecraft(adding everything possible to the game all at once),Nintendo - themed DLC for the upcomingPanzer Dragoon Remake , and an " prescribed " marble racing biz from the makers ofDiRT .
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In the midst of all the goofs , one April Fools burn surprised fan by passing itself as a legitimate announcement , and an exciting one to boot . FDG Entertainmentrevealed screenshots from their approaching projectDuckTales : QuackShots , an prescribed plot based on the current reboot ofDisney’sclassicDuckTalesTV show . In addition to the screenshots , which search very milled and quite distinctly remindful of the source material , FDG claimed they were once again partnering with Game Atelier , the studio which helped them makeMonster Boy . It looked like quite an telling and beguiling project , and the only thing standing in the way of hearing getting fully hype for its exit was the fact that it was harbinger on the first of April .
Unfortunately , the date did bear witness to matter . In a latertweet , FDG revealed their ruse , admit thatDuckTales : QuackShotswas a buffoonery . According to them , the game pop out as a legitimate pitching they work hard to confront to Disney . Unfortunately , Disney never provided them with the license for the IP , so the labor failed . According to FDG they present the screenshots as anApril Fools jokebecause it"would’ve been a disgrace to bury the material . “It ’s clear from the screenshots a luck of love and effort was put into the pitch , and it ’s a pity Disney never granted the license . But FDG ’s tweet ends on a promising note , inquire if the amusement giant will someday reconsider .
It ’s not common to find an April Fools prank with this much genuine mettle behind it . Even the most convincing bastard updates are usually comport out of no deep desire than to screw with multitude . To see a prank with this much of a narrative , and avideo secret plan developerso earnest about sharing theirDuckTalesdream , is kind of heartening . Even among all the googly eye and rubber chickens of April Fools Day , the video game industry is still one born of passion and creativity . Hearing about that passion , even on a day like today , is always a wondrous thing .
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informant : FDG Entertainment
