GIA apologizes for stories of April 1st

[04.02.00] » Information came from "somewhere, we're sure of it," says Jeremy Steimel.

   The GIA would like to retract stories a through j of April 1st, as well as the Minesweeper vault, Resident Evil Snap preview, and Interaction updates.

   The stories came from first-time informants and Chinese gaming magazines, which we should have known better than to trust without verification. "It seemed real to me," said Fritz Fraundorf. "Who could have guessed Nintendo really wasn't working on a Mr. Mime edition of Pokémon?" Upon further investigation, though, we could find NO official press release confirming any of the stories.

   What happened to the Interaction section is still unclear. Neither Andrea Hartmann, Tamzen Marie Baker, nor Andrew Vestal have any recollection of updating their respective sections. Similarly, while it can be certain that the Double Agent column was not by Jack Kroll, neither Chris Jones nor Andrew Kaufmann claims responsibility. "I thought Andy had it," Chris shrugged. "It was Chris' day," Andrew insisted. As for the boards, Brian Glick would like to apologize for his mistaken belief that the Delphi boards would be popular, a course of action decided upon while in a drunken haze. "I just wasn't thinking proeprly," he stated.

   The Anti-Privacy statement, on the other hand, was created to meet what seemed to be revised requirements for Flycast. Upon further inspection, this revision turned out to be nothing more than a smudge on the monitor. We at the GIA would like to reassure you that your privacy continues to be scrupulously defended.

   The only bright spot was the Contact page and revised Mission Statement, which was our way of having fun with you, the readers, as an April Fool's joke. Once again, the staff regrets the errors made, and hopes you will enjoy the Tokyo Game Show coverage.