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[[File:Hahatehchief.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Mister Chief]] points out the jokes.]] | [[File:Hahatehchief.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Mister Chief]] points out the jokes.]] | ||
Bungie keeps the tradition of making and posting April Fool's | Bungie keeps the tradition of making and posting April Fool's Jokes every year since 2002, usually related to ''Halo'' or a fictional game called ''Pimps at Sea''. | ||
==2002== | ==2002== | ||
*Bungie unveils ''Halo Babies'', an animated television series. The series is scheduled to debut on fall 2002 | *Bungie unveils ''Halo Babies'', an animated television series based on the Halo web comic of the same name. The series is scheduled to debut on fall 2002{{fact}}. | ||
==2003== | ==2003== | ||
*Bungie announces Bungie.net Pro, a parody of online premium membership accounts. "For $7/month, suscribers will get access to boatloads of webcams, an online version of the [[Halo Story Bible]], developer diaries, daily Halo 2 screenshots, and more!". | *Bungie announces Bungie.net Pro, a parody of online premium membership accounts. "For $7/month, suscribers will get access to boatloads of webcams, an online version of the [[Halo Story Bible]], developer diaries, daily Halo 2 screenshots, and more!"{{fact}}. Ironically, Bungie would later actually release such a premium membership, [[Bungie Pro]]. | ||
*Bungie announces | *Bungie announces their latest project, ''Pimps at Sea''. | ||
==2004== | ==2004== | ||
*Bungie posted a news item about the new lengths to which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game. | *Bungie posted a news item about the new lengths to which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game{{fact}}. | ||
==2005== | ==2005== | ||
*Bungie announces the Mountain Dew emblem for Halo 2. | *Bungie announces the Mountain Dew emblem for Halo 2. | ||
==2006== | ==2006== | ||
*Bungie tells a website that a Nintendo DS port of ''Halo 2'' would be announced at E3 2006. This is unrelated to the ''Halo DS'' prototype, which was unsuccessfully pitched by a smaller company to Bungie. | {{main|Halopedia:Bungie Weekly Update 03-31-06}} | ||
*Bungie exposes the supposed ''Flood on a Plane'' upcoming film as a realistic April Fools' gag, explaining that people shouldn't buy it as real. | *Bungie tells a website that a Nintendo DS port of ''Halo 2'' would be announced at E3 2006{{fact}}. This is unrelated to the ''[[Halo DS]]'' prototype, which was unsuccessfully pitched by a smaller company to Bungie. | ||
*Bungie exposes the supposed ''Flood on a Plane'' upcoming film as a realistic April Fools' gag, explaining that people shouldn't buy it as real. | |||
==2007== | ==2007== | ||
*Bungie posted an apology for an industry leak of the upcoming ''Pimps at Sea'' movie. | *Bungie posted an apology for an industry leak of the upcoming ''Pimps at Sea'' movie{{fact}}. | ||
==2008== | ==2008== | ||
*The Players Online world map in Halo 3's Matchmaking Lobby shows an image of [[Mister Chief]] across Europe, Africa and Asia. | *The Players Online world map in Halo 3's Matchmaking Lobby shows an image of [[Mister Chief]] across Europe, Africa and Asia. | ||
*Bungie posted new positions on their Jobs page - Port/Emulation Specialist, 3D UI Designer... and Animator/Dance Choreographer. | *Bungie posted new positions on their Jobs page - Port/Emulation Specialist, 3D UI Designer... and Animator/Dance Choreographer{{fact}}. | ||
==2009== | ==2009== | ||
*Bungie announces the creation of the "Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme", or "'''B.U.N.G.L.E'''", a Halo 3 professional gaming league that will overtake MLG. | *Bungie announces the creation of the "Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme", or "'''B.U.N.G.L.E'''", a Halo 3 professional gaming league that will overtake MLG. | ||
*Bungie states that the famous Halo fansite, [ | *Bungie states that the famous Halo fansite, [http://halo.bungie.org halo.bungie.org], is shutting down{{fact}}. | ||
==2010== | ==2010== | ||
*Bungie releases a new ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[ViDoc]], "[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Zugzwang Evolved|Zugzwang Evolved]]", explaining how traditional first-person-shooter multiplayer will be replaced with competitive chess | *Bungie releases a new ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[ViDoc]], "[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Zugzwang Evolved|Zugzwang Evolved]]", explaining how traditional first-person-shooter multiplayer will be replaced with competitive chess<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4XFBLPVHDo Zugzwang Evolved Vidoc]</ref>. | ||
*One day before April Fool's Day, Bungie posts on Twitter about a Halo announcement the next day and include a picture of a Spartan. The next day, it proves to be | *One day before April Fool's Day, Bungie posts on Twitter about a Halo announcement the next day and include a picture of a Spartan. The next day, it proves to be a "new" Bollywood movie about Halo{{fact}}. | ||
*Bungie tells a website that ''Halo: Reach'' will be released for the Sony | *Bungie tells a website that ''Halo: Reach'' will be released for the Sony Playstation 3, a competing console to the [[Xbox 360]], which ''Reach'' was actually exclusive too. They went as far as to say they'd split their ''Reach'' development since the beginning, one team for the Xbox 360 and one for the PS3. The PS3 version would be $10 cheaper, and would come out a week earlier than the Xbox 360 version{{fact}}. | ||
==2011== | ==2011== | ||
*Bungie announces PimpsVille, a | *Bungie announces PimpsVille, a facebook game based on their long-running faux "Pimps at Sea" franchise.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=31120 '''Bungie.net''', ''Welcome to PimpsVille'' (April 1, 2011)]</ref> | ||
*Bungie announces the "Halo: Reach Player Improvernator", which claims to be able to "magically" make a player better. Typing in one's gamertag will allow them to press a button that will begin rising up their stats, complete with congratulatory messages at being made better.<ref>[http://halocharts.com/improve.php Halo Charts.com, ''Halo: Reach Player Improvernator'', Site Update April 1, 2011]</ref> | *Bungie announces the "Halo: Reach Player Improvernator", which claims to be able to "magically" make a player better. Typing in one's gamertag will allow them to press a button that will begin rising up their stats, complete with congratulatory messages at being made better.<ref>[http://halocharts.com/improve.php Halo Charts.com, ''Halo: Reach Player Improvernator'', Site Update April 1, 2011]</ref> | ||
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