Practical jokes, hoaxes and other funny events mark April 1st in several countries. Publishers and fans of Horror & Dark Fantasy enjoy a good laugh as much as anyone. Here is our ongoing list of April Fools jokes, events and news, stay tuned as we update with new links.
Wizards of the Coast – The new D&D site is certainly interesting. The Name Change Promotion is a great idea!
Steve Jackson Games – GURPS Tank! and a buyout offer from Atlas Games (who incidentally is being bought by Ronin Arts, which is being bought by, you guessed it, Steve Jackson Games).
White Wolf LJ – Shadows of Iceland via Bax’s Inside Awesomeness!
Mohawk Media – Mr. T Versus Dracula by Christopher Bunting.
ThinkGeek – My favorites are the Spazztroids – Caffeinated Cereal and the Defensius – Labyrinth Lock.
World of Warcraft – New Hero Class Revealed: Bard and World of Warcraft: The Molten Core™!
Kingdom of Loathing – is now the Kingdom of Salad.
City of Heroes – Visual Sounds! based on the comic book staple of onomatopoeia.
Dresden Files RPG – It’s time to reveal the mysteries… of the Green Court Vampire!
Wookiepedia – Now entirely in Aurebesh!
Keep us posted with your favorites and we’ll update the list!
Happy April Fool’s Day!