IGN's April Fools' Day History

April Fools' Day is probably the origin of the Assassins' famous creed, "nothing is true, everything is permitted."

Yesterday we revealed the Optimus Prime DLC for Titanfall. SPOILER ALERT, it was fake. In typical IGN fashion, we went all out and created that awesome trailer. Sorry.

With all the trickery going on, we decided to take a look back at all of our past pranks. Be warned… some of these will break your heart.

Obviously we take April Fools' Day very seriously. Which one of our April Fools videos is your favorite? Did you fall for any of them? Let us know in the comments below!

Eriq Martin is IGN's Community Manager. He was heart broken when he learned The Aurors trailer was a fake. IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. Follow him on Twitter to watch him cry.

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