Category: Rumors (Page 15 of 18)

Sin2 Viral Site Discovered

June 17, 2005 / Steve Peters

Those who are waiting for the sequel to Ritual Entertainment’s game Sin got a little surprise recently when trying to access the Sin2 website. The site, www.sin2.com, suddenly began redirecting to Legion Pharmaceutical (www.legionpharma.com).

A very little digging revealed a small puzzle. Semi-Hidden text revealed “First is the key!” followed by an alphanumeric series: P12-66/P1-13/P2-3/P6-39/P3-9/P4-4/P5-8/P7-14/P8-45/P9-6/P10-12/P11-45.

That’s about it for now. To keep tabs on what’s solved/discovered and whether this leads to anything like an alternate reality game, follow this thread at Unfiction.

Is There A Dr. Who Game Afoot?

June 13, 2005 / Steve Peters

Infocult reports this morning on some apparent ARGishness going on over at the BBC, in relation to the Dr. Who television series. It seems there have been recent clues about a certain Bad Wolf showing up in the series, which has led viewers to a related website.

Interestingly, the disclaimer page reveals some (previously) hidden text:

Gorgonbox.com

June 6, 2005 / Dee Cook

At E3 a couple of weeks ago, some attendees were given promo cards bearing the URL www.gorgonbox.com. At first glance, it appears to be an online encoder/decoder to send secret messages to your friends, but delving deeper it appears there is a puzzle trail of sorts, waiting to be explored.

More than likely Gorgon Box is a marketing website for an upcoming videogame, but if you enjoy puzzle trails you should have some fun with it.

EDIT: Players have already started to unravel the mystery, and this looks to be fairly interesting so far.

Discussion at UnForums

Oh Serenity! A Firefly ARG?

June 3, 2005 / Brooke Thompson

Casual surfing this evening led me to a rather interesting websiteâ€¦ BlueSun.org. On the surface, the site is unremarkable with just a simple image and a title of Coming Soon. So, why am I intrigued? What led me there?

Serenity, the feature-length adaptation of Joss Whedon’s prematurely cancelled TV show “Firefly” is going to hit the big screens this fall. Set some years in the future, the space western has often been on the lips of avid ARG players as an ideal property to utilize a promotional Alternate Reality Game. Not only are there great characters and settings to take advantage of, but thereâ€™s a very engaging mystery behind one of the main characters.

Logan’s Run ARG?

June 1, 2005 / Steve Peters

Last night, numerous ARG community members received unsolicited phonecalls (cue Mystery ARG Theatre theme music). The voice on the other end of the line said something like, “the City of Domes is now accepting citizens,” then hung up.

After much discussion in the #unfiction chatroom, players discovered www.cityofdomes.net, which, based on keywords in the source code, seems to be laying the groundwork for some sort of game based on the 70’s sci-fi film Logan’s Run. Players who emailed the site received an autoresponse with a small puzzle that led to an AIM screen name.

“Lost” Summer Online Game?

May 26, 2005 / Steve Peters

Fans of the hit ABC TV series LOST, who have resigned themselves to the fact that it’s going to be a long summer before Season 2 begins in the fall, can take heart. We may just have found something to help you pass the time.

It seems that Oceanic Airlines has been unable to weather the financial difficulties it’s endured since Flight 815 disappeared. As a result, they’ve announced on their website that they have ceased operations, cancelling all flights.

But look a little closer. Things may not be quite as they seem at Oceanic Air. We won’t give anything away, but there are some very interesting tidbits to be found, if you know where to look.

ARG or Easter Egg hunt? Either way, if you love Lost, you’ll probably have some fun with this.