Okay, so maybe there are a few folks out there that aren't afraid of making actual announcements on April Fools' Day.

Take, for example, Jolt Online Gaming, which today launched its free-to-play casual web-based RPG Legends of Zork.

Inspired by the classic adventure series, Legends of Zork puts players in the role of an unemployed salesperson as they explore and fight their way through the fallen Great Underground Empire. It's a lot like Kingdom of Loathing, if you've ever played that. Read more »

Legends of Zork publisher Jolt has declared that the forthcoming web-based resurrection of the classic PC adventure series is not an MMO.

"LoZ is a casual adventure game," Jolt CEO Dylan Collins wrote in a recent newsletter.

"We've designed it to be the kind of game that sneaks into your soul and steals about 20mins of your time each day. It's not an MMO (collective sigh of relief, I'd imagine)." Read more »

Sad that you haven't been eaten by a grue lately? Then I've got some (maybe) good news for you.

Zork, the classic PC adventure series, will return as a casual web-based MMO dubbed Legends of Zork. Jolt Online Gaming will be publishing, with the developer not yet specified.

Playable through any internet browser, including the iPhone, the game will put players in the role of a "recently laid-off salesman and part-time loot-gatherer" that is exploring the fallen Great Underground Empire after its economy and stock market collapsed. Read more »