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April Fool's Day 2009 Roundup

 
Bethesda, Blizzard, Bungie, Capcom, Microsoft, Konami, id, CD Projekt Red, and Wii Fit all pulled fast ones on the slow-witted during today's annual prankapalooza. (link)

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