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Blizzard Celebrates April Fools' Day with Dating Service, Blackthorne 2 and New Merch

by Chris Faylor, Apr 01, 2010 9:05am PDT

Related Topics – World of Warcraft, Diablo III, , Blizzard, Diablo 3, PC, Battle.net

Always one to get in the spirit of April Fools' Day 2010, esteemed developer Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo, StarCraft, World of Warcraft) has rolled out this year's gags.

First, Battle.net matchmaking to help you "find someone to pwn noobs with."

Next, word that a sequel to Blizzard's cult-classic Blackthorne is due in the form of Blackthorne 2: Thorne Harder, coming to mobile devices in 2010. Also (not really) coming to mobile is Queen's Quest, a text-controlled adventure with old-school DRM.

Blackthorne 2: Thorne Harder and Queens's Quest Spin-A-Spacer DRM

Moving on to World of Warcraft, Blizzard unveiled the Equipment Potency EquivalencE Number (EPEEN), said to "let World of Warcraft players know exactly where they stand in comparison to other players" thanks to an ever-growing on-screen indicator.

World of Warcraft Equipment Potency EquivalencE Number

Last, but not least, the company debuted some new merchandise, including the Battle.net Neural Interface ($14,999.00), Diablo III Deckard Cain X-Treme Gamer Blanket, Diablo III Body Pillows and Diablo III Deckard Cain GPS Voice Pack.

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PC load letter... what the fuck does that mean?

Apr 01, 2010 4:39pm PDT

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PC load letter... what the fuck does that mean? : noxiousgg
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- Officespace, definitely one of my favourite movies of all time... : x Tempest x

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blizzard should put out some more money and hire some better looking people.

Apr 01, 2010 9:27am PDT

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blizzard should put out some more money and hire some better looking people. : crypt420
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  Good looking people don't make good games. : Lord Skellington
  - ^ this... anyway most people who would use matchmaking service are ugly guys. : Sixcos
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    You lie. I would fuck the shit out of CliffyB. : Ooghijmiqtxxa
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      If anything CliffyB proves his point without a doubt. : Telnik
      
      Soooo... are you saying he doesn't make good games? Or that you would not "fuck the shit out of" him? : SeraphielX
- ghost is pretty :[ : DM7

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okay that chick is hot....srsly

Apr 01, 2010 4:17pm PDT

okay that chick is hot....srsly : ev0ljon

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Blackthorne 2!

Apr 01, 2010 11:56am PDT

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Blackthorne 2! : phipple
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- yeah exactly. too bad it's the brunt of a bad joke. seriously these type of gags stopped being funny ba... : panbient

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Don't pump resources in this annoying April Fools fad but bring me my Diablo 3 this year. >:(

Apr 01, 2010 9:09am PDT

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Don't pump resources in this annoying April Fools fad but bring me my Diablo 3 this year. >:( : Johnnsen
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crap only been able to stand 5secondes of this add..

Apr 01, 2010 3:07pm PDT

crap only been able to stand 5secondes of this add.. : Frush81

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I would buy Queen's Quest and Blackthorn 2 in a heartbeat, as-is. HEARTBEAT.

Apr 01, 2010 1:15pm PDT

I would buy Queen's Quest and Blackthorn 2 in a heartbeat, as-is. HEARTBEAT. : Mentor

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EPEEN...

To ensure players with a smaller number will not be shafted by this new system, we plan to introduce a wide variety of new solo content for less well-equipped players.

Brilliant.

Apr 01, 2010 12:36pm PDT

EPEEN... To ensure players with a smaller number will not be shafted by this new system, we plan to in : SqueegyTBS

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I would absolutely buy an X-treme Gamer Blanket. Also, run the search on the Matchmaking page. Hilarious.

Apr 01, 2010 12:25pm PDT

I would absolutely buy an X-treme Gamer Blanket. Also, run the search on the Matchmaking page. Hilariou... : ckennedy79

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Greg, get off your ass and finish battle.net so we can play SC2 and D3. yar

Apr 01, 2010 12:15pm PDT

Greg, get off your ass and finish battle.net so we can play SC2 and D3. yar : Wshmaster0

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Great use of SC2 music haha

Apr 01, 2010 12:10pm PDT

Great use of SC2 music haha : Sailor of Fortune

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That Queen's Quest gag made me sad =( I'm too nostalgic for the old adventure game days. BTW... awesome Monkey Island reference thrown in there =) Give Wax Lips to Yak!!!

Apr 01, 2010 12:06pm PDT

That Queen's Quest gag made me sad =( I'm too nostalgic for the old adventure game days. BTW... awesome M... : leadgold

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I wonder how long the money spent on this time waster could have kept the 15 recently fired Activision employees...employed.

Apr 01, 2010 9:41am PDT

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- About a day? : Lord Skellington
- Not very much considering it was a shit video lol. : Azaziel
- How many people do you think worked full time on this, and for how long? Because that's how many jobs the... : Chris Remo
- 15 employees worth of Salary, benefits, retirement, and health costs? No to mention the amount of mone... : Sailor of Fortune

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The dating service was my idea, they stole it! Well, it was a singles only server but still... they should have to pay me now, i want some Blizzard money.

Apr 01, 2010 10:16am PDT

The dating service was my idea, they stole it! Well, it was a singles only server but still... they shoul... : Zerbyte

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Faylure, I thought we had worked things out man...

The Diablo III Body Pillows link is identical to the blanket one. Seriously, just pay me like $10 a month and let me pre-edit your stories for you man =P

Apr 01, 2010 9:41am PDT

Faylure, I thought we had worked things out man... The Diablo III Body Pillows link is identical to th... : Xevo

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The Deckard Cain GPS voice pack would be awesome.

Apr 01, 2010 9:16am PDT

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- No matter where you are, it would just ask you to stay a while and listen :( : nevahl

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