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!

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