Blizzard Introduces Dating Service, Body Pillows

Blizzard's April Fool's jokes never disappoint. From the Deckard Cain rap to the Bard class for World of Warcraft to this year's Battle.net romantic matchmaking, the company goes all out every year.

In addition to the aforementioned Battle.net expansion, this year's offering includes:

• Diablo-themed body pillows for "the most epic sleeping experience ever."
• The X-Treme Gamer Blanket, complete with non-functional replica of the tome in which Deckard Cain inscribes his worldly knowledge!
• The Deckard Cain GPS Voice Pack. "Fasten your seat belt, and listen."
• Queen's Quest brings all the excitement of text adventures to the tyrant formerly known as Kerrigan.
• Blackthorne 2: Thorne Harder features "brain melting confrontations" like shooting a giant shark with a shotgun while surfing.

The best joke in the whole package is the revolutionary DRM scheme for Queen's Quest, from which Ubisoft could learn a thing or two:

• Open the Spin-A-Spacer DRM application on any smart phone
• Line up the spacer faces to reveal the page/word matrix value
• Consult your player guide / lore manual, and turn to the appropriate page
• Use the special 3d lenticular glasses to decode the margin text and find the keyword passphrase
• Enter the special passphrase into the on-screen prompt
• Speak “OK” clearly and audibly into the device’s audio input
• ENJOY! (Occassionally, you may be asked to call a toll-free 800 number to verify your identity)

Blizzard is the only exception to the annual horrors of Stay Off The Internet Day as far as I'm concerned. If there's a better April Fool's bit out there, I'm not aware of it.