The Fraudulent Times

Category: Gaming

  • Nintendo Finally Releases Switch 2, Says It’s “The Future of Gaming, Probably”

    KYOTO, JAPAN — After years of anticipation and a marketing campaign built almost entirely on interpretive dance and vague silhouettes, Nintendo has officially released the Switch 2, the next-generation console that promises to redefine the gaming experience, or at the very least, clarify none of it. “This is the most advanced system we’ve ever created,”…

  • Intern Mixes Up Roman Numerals, Causing Bethesda to Release Oblivion Instead of Elder Scrolls VI

    ROCKVILLE, MD — In what industry analysts are calling “the most on-brand screw-up in gaming history,” Bethesda Softworks accidentally re-released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion this week after a summer intern mistook the Roman numeral “VI” for “IV,” causing the studio to ship a 19-year-old game instead of the long-awaited Elder Scrolls VI. The error,…

  • WOTC Executes Brilliant Money-Saving Strategy: Aetherdrift

    RENTON, WA — Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) has once again proven its business acumen by unveiling its newest cost-saving initiative for consumers: Aetherdrift, a revolutionary Magic: The Gathering product so profoundly unappealing that players will effortlessly retain their money by choosing not to buy it. “We’re always looking for innovative ways to enhance our…

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