Hey Crencente, the spine on the issue clearly says "April 2008". Doesn't really matter that it's the first week in March. Hell, mine actually came on Feb 29th. Oddly enough, this is the first thing that I flipped to (a subscription card was stuck on this page) and it immediately screamed April fools to me.

wiggatron

@ShaggE: The only way I'd be fooled by any April Fools garbage is if I shoved a flathead screwdriver into my nostril until it couldn't go any farther.

@Jesus Christ: It's annoying to go to the bank and have Dracula deposit my checks. Halloween is a kid's holiday. Adults dressing up in costume for work is creepy as hell as well as lame.

Nikolii

To be quite honest, I think from the time until Halo Wars is released, it would be a nice addition if TT would develop a Halo: Trilogy Lego game that would schedule to arrive by early 2009...At least that would give us some fuckin' hope that the franchise still has life after H3.

acez2087

It's like EGM's not even trying anymore with their April fool's stuff...After Lord of the rings Kart Racing for psp, everything became implausible.

blizzardjesus

Ok... now onto more important questions, where is the Lego of Duty: Block Warfare? ;)

Civin

I want scope-age to pop off heads.

Allen750

Ugh, bloody Halo. Throw enough money at marketing and you can brainwash most people into thinking steel is gold.

ErskinPig

I want a Metal Gear Solid Lego, a God of war Lego, a Final Fantasy Lego and a Super Mario Lego!

zetopazio

I'd prefer a LEGO Gears of War, or LEGO Mass Effect. That'd rock on so many levels :D

Shame this isn't real, but whatever. Doubt it would have worked, anyway.

GwennBlackfeather

"we really feel like the halo trilogy is as strong as Star Wars"
I THINK NOT!

Papa Midnight

Man, I wish it WAS true; I'd buy it!

Spiffyness

Oh I know, let's make a halo racing game (Spartan-Kart) and a halo football game (Master Chief '09) and then we can make a halo equivalent to Wario-ware (Master Chief's crazy happy LSD fun time hour: For Kids!)

Ulquiorra

I think mags that publish a month early should maybe stay away from April Fools pranks, but I'm a scrooge like that.

Brian Crecente

Kudos to the guy who thought of this idea :(

valcox

I love the idea! Lego Chief looks sweet!
Hope it's not a joke :-(

Herbal23

@bangbangblah: I don't think it's anymore strange than changing a masked vigilante who fights murderers and psychopaths in the dark under belly of a corrupt city into a kids game.

PriorMarcus

It says developer "bungie" i very much doubt they would make a lego game.

likely april fool.

Shibbs

Also, has anybody thought that ya' know, it might be REAL.

Haha....

Jesus Christ

@Nikolii: Scrooge of April Fools Day?

(C'mon, you mean it's not fun to go to work in Halloween costumes?)

Jesus Christ

@ixalth: Yeah, I thought sleep would cause the page to refresh and change entirely, but apparently I was utterly wrong.

DarkGildon

This game would let me kill that black guy without getting killed myself in the process.

That, my friends, is worth the price of admission.

Afore Notation

For defo its a gag. Halo trilogy as strong as Star Wars. I'm a Halo fanboy, but that coming from a magazine just ain't happening. Developer, Bungie? Nope, this is for defo wrong.

And don't even get me started on the mocked up "screenshots". But I feel the idea, in principle, could work, so the joke could have more realistic ripples... all I say is, M$, listen...

Communist_Gamer

SarcasticGamer had this covered yonks ago!

Youlikeyams

The screenshots look bad and I can't see them doing a Lego game that they can't put on to every single system in the known universe.

chiefpoopingpants

Could someone please explain to me the practise US mags have, to name their issues of the month(s) AFTER they're published? It's really confusing as hell.

Khab

This would be pretty awesome. If only it were real. :(

SolInvictus

So that's almost 10 hours since a new post.

ixalth

I've hated EGM ever since they tricked me into playing 1000 matches in a row with Jin in Tekken 3 in order to unlock Kazuya. I was a gullible wee kid back then.

RiotPig

Your not wrong. A Halo lego game would be awesome, but your totally right in thinking its an April fools joke.

Tiberian

@AnonymousNoob: What Kotaku did is perfectly legal when it comes to copyright law. EGM might not be happy that their "big jokey joke" got out before every subscriber read it for themselves, but they didn't do anything outside of U.S. law and EGM can f00k off for all I care... it's bad enough dealing with April 1st, I don't want a whole month of this junk.

DeeBG

@Nikolii: Fell for it, did you? :p

ShaggE

The lego versions single-player narrative could'nt be any worse then the originals.

Cameroo

There'd have to be Halo LEGO too then, because the other LEGO games are essentially really awesome commercials for the actual toys.

chenry

I'm probably alone in wishing that April Fools would just fuck off and go away. Not funny, not clever, and only idiots get tricked by any of the idiotic shit that spews forth from March 1st to April whenever (thanks to magazines launching a month early).

People wonder why April 1 is the only day I don't watch TV, turn off the RSS feeds, and don't really check anything. It's freaking stupid, and adults trying to pull this crap are up there with the rejects that go to work dressed up in Halloween costumes.

Nikolii

@StopTheOncoming: please see my response to "mossberg." I totally agree with you. I'm more just referring to the sheer irony of it considering the rating alone.

bangbangblah

I don't know if you guys got permission from EGM or what have you, but posting scans from American gaming magazines is generally prohibited/frowned upon.

AnonymousNoob

I think I'd much rather have Halo Legos than a Halo Lego game. But that's just me.

System_Zero

@Lemming To The Sea: ohhhhh, somebody's upset about something, lets all get sad....

Sinnbox

Lame! I love the idea of Lego Halo... I'd be in Lego heaven! Too bad its most likely a joke.

Hipichiken

@Cartman86: April Fools has never been funny. If you find it humorous, I suggest *you* find a better sense of humor.

Lemming To The Sea

Jokes on you! ㅠ.ㅠ

Fyren

Thats a horrible [insert] on the picture. How dare you compare Star Wars to halo.

I enjoyed halo storyline, but I can't see it being...I don't know, stand the test of time?

Fyren

I got my mag today, I was like sweet, then i saw that it looked like Dreamcasat graphics, and that it was the April Edition....sad

Sinnbox

actually. i'm a bit sick and tired of the lies the internet spreads. i sort of got accustomed to it, but it stresses me out every time i read something on the internet i have to look for about 3 other sources of this information just to ascertain whether it's likely to be true or not. now with these stupid april fool jokes it just gets worse.
i hate the internet sometimes.
everybody thinks they can do irony. nobody is sincere any more. everything is opinion, nothing is fact. everyone thinks they're right. everyone thinks they're better informed and smarter than the next person.
why should the person who actually trusts someone be made a fool of?
here's a message :
'haha, you believed me!'

tossers.

comedy

it looks a great deal like regular halo to me...

comedy

I really enjoy the Lego Star Wars game, and would definitely like to play this one!

EnigmaNemesis

Everyone's still crying over the lack of Lego Halo.

Taco Bell™

@RRRansom: Slow news day? It happens.

With the absurdity going around the games industry lately (Darth Vader in Soul Caliber, etc) I wouldn't be surprised.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

I can't wait for May's issure to read the the "letters to the editer". People writing in only to be laughed at. *remembers last years joke with the Igame or something like that*

xXSlayer77Xx

So long without a news story. What's the hold-up?

RRRansom

@Xiedo: Microsoft owns the IP to Halo, a Halo game on a Sony platform will never happen. I would say Nintendo too, but Microsoft has published games on the DS in the past since they don't have a portable system of their own.

Stormrider

Really don't like the game magazine April fools issues, they don't need to try that hard to remind us that they aren't real journalists.

crim

I'd buy Lego Halo.

Tyrannical

Wait for halo legos. Then you can have your lego halo game.

Sharpevil

@bangbangblah: Halo shouldn't be M in the first place. I would say that the third MIGHT be able to get away with an M, but honestly, the only thing remotely "M-Worthy" in those games is the random "Hell, Shit, Damn." etc.

StopTheOncoming

I would love this to become reality, fuck you EGM. Game Informer's April issue is funny, Game Infaurcer>These shit fake games.

DaxterKing

It would be better than the original.

Nebetsu

too cheesy for a game. never coming APRil fools. Space balls says You Fool.

dexterr

This is almost as outlandish a concept as Sonic appearing in Super Smash Bros.!

...Oh, wait.

Well then, I guess we should be waiting for the official announcement from Bungie any day now.

Smex

its the April issue of EGM.

TheNocturnalSun

@reptile168: Hasn't Bungie untied itself from Microsoft? Do Microsoft own the rights to Halo as an IP?

If Yes and No, there's no reason it couldn't be multi-plat. And I would love to try it. Still seems fake.

Xiedo

Man, it would be really interesting in LEGO form. To catch the younger market, they could do it over Ghosts of Onyx and it could easily be made less gruesome (especially w/ the excess of sentinels in the game).

My360broked

An obvious fake, but I really don't have a problem with that. I like reading what kind of silliness they come up with each April, though Mushroom Kingdom Hearts was painfully bad. The idea is so bad that it was impossible to enjoy the painfully obvious joke. At least in this case they made it seem excitingly possible.

Xenigma

That would be cool, but lego ___ games have always been multiplatform so....

reptile168

@MrSatan: yep

JUBEI21

@Wellhereweare: They always put out their issues a month ahead of time. You get the April ish this month, etc.

KraZe

Can't be any worse than the real Halos.

Rebelphoenix83

That would be soo totally... I don't know. For once, I'm not opinionated.

ph15h

Those screens are sooooo fake it is not even funny.

MrSatan

Nah, Lego Halo would be crap. You can tell the SS' are fake too, all in the same hallway someone has put together.

And what's with that camera angle?

Aimless

I do wonder where they come up with the neat idea and screenshots for this.

DranzerKire

EGM is doing it wrong. That'd have to be released in their May issue for it to fool readers on April 1.

Frank

You'd think there would have to be a Halo Lego first.

gamadaya

@Stormrider: im with you

patsfan07

@Old-school Sonic fanboy:
Lego + ANYTHING = epic win

RwPIcefalcon

Lego games are kickass, legoify all games now!

Bon5ai

@Scazza: Woot. Lego GTA would be the single greatest game ever.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

@el_rezzo: Yes. Sweet. Awesome.

Dresarius

Burt-041...God dammit.

Gunhaver

Somebody release this game. NOW.

gaggle64

I must say their gags ar egetting better every year, that is a bit of 3D work for a simple gag, and pretty well designed at that.

geoffcbassett

Uhhhh.................why would they ever make a Lego Halo? Come on, really. Oh wait, they do have all those interesting and unique characters, not to mention storyline.....oh wait, I was thinking of some other franchise.

jasoncourt

I won't be happy until I get my Lego Sweeny Todd.

mcderek3000

I think a Lego Universe game or something, that is kinda like a bunch of other games in Lego editions. It would be some awesome collaboration, but I would kill to see a Lego Shadow of the Collossus level, or Lego GTA game... Would be pretty sweet! I can only dream!

Scazza

I'd buy it. A lego Bioshock would be cooler though, just think how great the big daddy would turn out, plasmids too.

el_rezzo

Well, unlike the Batman and Indian Jones, I don't think Lego is doing any Halo line of products. That should be a clear give-away too.

That highlited quote is hillarious. But funnier still is the game concept might actually be a good one...

dbushik

Just look on the cover. If it says April ( even though it's just now March), it's an April Fools joke. I've always enjoyed EGM's April issue just to find out what they had planned.

chasson_2001

Anyway, when is Pimps at Sea going to come out for chrissake?

DannoHung

@madhotch: Well, if they're talking about the prequels, they're right on the mark... no, that's a disservice to Halo.

DannoHung

The first time I heard about it I said, "They aren't even trying hard anymore" Sad to see I was right..That's WAY too obvious. And really, I don't believe anything in the April issue unless I know it's solid..So basically April's EGM is sort of a throwaway mag as far as gaming news is concerned.

But it's a cool idea though.

heretrix

I can't believe some of the posts here. People hating on EGM because of this stuff? Get a sense of humor holy crap.

Cartman86

The fact the EGM thinks it needs to pull these sorts of jokes is one of the big reasons I let my subscription expire years ago (the april issue is complete garbage and the other 11 aren't worth the price of admission).

RoboSheep

I feel like the April Fools' jokes have gotten way too obvious in recent years.

Also, LEGO Halo would be awesome. It's not a very funny joke when they tempt me so.

EmTeeZ

Too bad, Lego games are a ton of fun.

hansamurai

Id buy it! It would be even better then Halo 3!

Shiryu

@bangbangblah: Yeah I know monthy! Blah Blah Blah, April mag in march, May Mag in April, who cares... But still this crap isnt funny, and Im not saying that because I feel tricked, as I dont, but yeah every since i was 12 and that damn Sonic and Tales joke(which will more than be made up for in a week) for SSBM really got to me in 2002. EGM(Erotic Gays Monthly, I know it's not clever or funny) really chaps my ass.
I mean I CRIED WHEN IT WASNT TRUE! HELL ON EGM!

Wellhereweare

I'm kinda over Halo as a brand, but I'd totally buy this game if it ever became a reality.

boxmyth

everything is better in legos

vega480

And EGM is such a S*** Magazine now, bunch of fanboys at best. >.< god why did I fill out for that free subscription!! Put free in front of anything and you got an assure sale.... O_o ? Oh wait...

Wellhereweare

I so want this game and that is what sucks I will never get to play this one awesome game.

BlackIceJoe

damn internet. i wanted to find the april fool's joke on my own. oh well.

resetbutton

@Wellhereweare: You're kidding, right?

bangbangblah

@mossberg: Oh, yes, I agree (from what I've played of it, at least) but I just think it's ironic. What's next? "Manhunt: Lego"? Because I know I'd find that entertaining.

bangbangblah

April fools already?... Oh wait! it's March 1st not April 1st! big F-up guys, you got the wrong month

Wellhereweare

yes, but will it blend?

TinyLightning

"We really feel like the Halo trilogy is as strong as Star Wars"

If this isn't an obvious April fools joke than they have no taste.

madhotch

@demonknightinuyasha: They have James Bond Lego?

They have Sean Damn Connery Lego but that's just Indiana Jones' dad. That's all I know.

Bernard McGraw

I can't imagine a Lego game being unsuccesful.

Bernard McGraw

definitely april fools, i'd say just based on the quote at the bottom. halo as strong as star wars? ummm no. nowhere near at this point. so that gives it away in my eyes immediately.

as far as a halo related lego game, even though its an M game there are a lot of younger kids whose older brother has it and may find it amusing. I don't think it would happen though based on lego being a kid friendly company.

who knows though, they have james bond legos.

plus they have those super gigantic millenium falcon collectors sets so lego could offer more teen/adult targeted sets. i remember at gencon when they were showing off teh clix game they had that giant vehicle thing. (im not big into halo so i dont know what its called, it had 4 legs if that helps) something like that would make a cool set thats similar.

so i'd say halo legos are a possibility however not based on this egm article.

demonknightinuyasha

@sisedi: Because he's Drew, the less-than-savory one of the Crecente brothers.

Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice

EGM needs to stop toying with my dreams >:'(

Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice

How could you put such a headline on your site? :'(

sisedi

Wow. . .that's really cool too. Dang it EGM, I hate you so much sometimes :(.

Sir_Crocidile

Wow, that's a pretty obvious fake.

BassForever

Halo on the PS3 :D

Knight-Zero

Why must everyone do an April Fool's joke? Why can't they mark the jokes or something, because it keeps breaking my heart!

Of course, that's why I've stopped subscribing to so many magazines. The heartbreak kills the love.

Taco Bell™

@MasterLeaf: Was it a pointing fish?

Touy

too bad it's a joke, it would rock

pikachumariachi

@Akmed: yeah id like to see the head fly off

stickfodder

I'd get this, only if it wasn't as annoying as Lego Star Wars was.

darthmole12

I think multi-player would be much more interesting and I'd LOVE to see blood gultch in done LEGO.

stickfodder

lego FPS?! well UT III seemed to show it can work. why can't this work? i would lovee to see what a headshot would be like...

Akmed

@bangbangblah: halo barely deserves that M rating, it should be rated teen

mossberg

Not as interesting as their Mario Kingdom Hearts last year, or was that two years ago? Still, not as good...

Sparx

It's just an odd concept. Turn an "M" rated series into a kid's game? Either it's proving that no one cares about the rating system or that there truly needs to be a kid's meal for each mature game out there so they can have fun too.

bangbangblah

@MasterLeaf: Beat me to it. EGM always puts in a reference to April First in their jokes.

Takuthehedgehog

The quote on the page was a dead give away.

Part-Time-Viking

I saw Burt-043 and I knew it was a joke...I tried to optimistic for once and life smacks me with a fish...

MasterLeaf

@Stormrider: I totally agree.

Halo is so horrendously boring unless you're playing co-op

MrBionic

@Stormrider: no

0Jigsaw

Lego + Halo = Epic win.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

When I read the words Lego Halo, I thought that there's no way it could be remotely good. After thinking about it though I want that game soooo much.

Too bad it's a joke. =(

idkmybffgreg

I would probably rather play a Lego Halo game than a normal Halo game, to be honest.

Stormrider

I think a Halo Lego game would be full of win.. =)

rljohn

That looks really rad. :(

Fadakar

I saw it and was like =-o but then my friend was like "It's the April issue ain't it" and I became a sad puppy.

Lemming To The Sea

Lego Halo the only way that Wii owners will get to play Halo via the Wii lol.
This could be fun but I don't think that it will happen.

_Ted_

@System_Zero: yep. well they have a lego batman game and lega batman set. so if this were true (unfortunately its not) they would release a lego set for halo too!

ah... oh well.. i haven't even played any halo game yet.

holyOrange

It says Bungie takes Halo back to the building blocks, but i thought Bungie didn't have to rights to halo, Microsoft did.

Audioblack

EPIC FAIL egm sucks anyway!!!!!

freespeech

Although I'd LOVE it to happen, it won't happen for 2 reasons. 1: halo is an M rated game, and 2: well, i forgot what 2 was but still! PS bangbangblah and stoptheoncoming are right. Halo shouldn't be M rated!

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