For 8 "lucky" users, Opera GX is a cat, but only on April Fools'. How's yours looking like?
It could all be part of an elaborate prank
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Opera GX, a dedicated gaming browser, came up with its own unique way to celebrate April Fools’ Day this year.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Opera GX announced replacing the browser’s icon with that of a cat for eight random users worldwide. There’s no clarity as to why they chose this picture or eight users for the campaign.
What initially caught everyone’s attention was the image’s file name, glorp. Also, for the lucky users who were selected, the app listed glorp instead of Opera GX as its name, with the new image in place.
This got everyone talking about the $GLORP cat crypto coin on the Solana blockchain, although there’s no official confirmation that Opera GX’s prank has anything to do with the blockchain ecosystem. Be wary and verify if someone tells you so!
Within hours, one of the users came to X to enquire why his Opera GX app icon turned into a cat. And the browser’s official handle was quick to point this out.
And this is where the fun began!
Companies join in, a few promote Opera GX while others get free promotion
The first user, Opera GX acknowledged was selected for the prank, had TeamSpeak installed, as evident from the shared screenshot. For the unversed, TeamSpeak is a VoIP software used by gamers to communicate with one another. Discord’s popularity took away a large chunk of TeamSpeak’s user base.
Without wasting any time, TeamSpeak joined the fun prank and dropped a comment.
This started a series of conversations around TeamSpeak.
Honestly I kinda wish more of my friends were open to using TS. Mainly for things like whisper and broadcast. Being able to have separate VCs for people chatting, and then the ability to talk to everyone in all of them is just great.. Sadly not a thing on Discord.
Agreed. TeamSpeak has some really useful features that discord is missing.
This is fake. no real person has teamspeak installed.
Soon, Voicemod, a voice-changing software, hopped the prank train after TeamSpeak and dropped a comment, too.
Gen-Z publisher, Pubity, too, wondered about glorp, which started off another series of discussions regarding the possibilities.
More brands are expected to join the April Fool’s campaign, which will go on for another few hours.
Opera GX users have fun during the April Fools’ prank
Most comments were from users who wanted to be a part of the prank and were feeling left out.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MEEE
i want to be the chosen one
Not gonna lie, I was hoping I would be one of em
screaming crying and throwing up rn why couldn’t it have been me
Others had a hilarious take on the prank or dropped their suggestions to Opera GX.
Jokes on you I use chrome haha can’t get me
yall should make it where every day 1 random person will have their opera gx changed to glorp for the remainder of the day
Irrespective of the engagement numbers, Opera GX remains one of the best browsers. Our detailed review of Opera GX highlights the pros and cons of the browser. If you already have it, discover the best Opera GX settings for gaming.
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