April Fools Day

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Keep your eyes on the news carefully today.  Gaming websites love to throw out fake game news on April 1st every year.  It is always interesting to see what they come up with and if people actually buy it.

Sometimes good game ideas end up coming from fake announcements on April Fools Day.  We'll see what happens this year.

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