The r/Games subreddit is closed for April Fools' Day, eschewing the day's typical tradition of lighthearted pranking to shed some light on problems that have plagued the gaming community for decades.

Reddit’s r/Games, one of the biggest gaming communities on the internet, is closed today for April Fools’ Day. In a message posted on the popular subreddit today, mods explained that they’re taking ...

The r/games subreddit has gone dark for April Fools to push back against toxicity in their own community and to ask gamers to focus on what brings them together. No April Fools. Share on Facebook ...

The popular and active gaming subreddit known as /r/Games isn’t receiving any submissions on April 1st now that the forum has been shut down temporarily. Explaining the reasoning behind the shutdown, ...

On a more serious note, /r/Games, a popular subreddit with over 1.7 million subscribers, decided to close down for April Fool's Day to bring awareness to harmful and hateful comments made by users.

Even for the most diligent video game fans, it can be hard to keep up. Between different consoles and platforms, a constant stream of releases, and endless controversies and commentary, the internet ...