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Microsoft/Epic Gearing Up For New ARG??? News
Jon Wilcox
01/08/2006
Posts on the Gears of War forums detail Xbox Live Messages from main character and the start of a code...
Following the ilovebees ARG of 2004, which Microsoft used to promote Halo 2, it's been pretty much expected that the company would try to pull a similar trick again; and in the last few days it appears that has now happened.
A thread on the official Gears of War forums has a detailed breakdown on an Xbox Live message received by one person, apparently from GoW main character Marcus Fenix. The message said, "We need your help. Can't talk now. Don't know who to trust. Will send more tomorrow." The poster also added links to screengrabs of the message, together with a video that disproves a 'PhotoShop' hoax.
Since then, a number of others have reported receiving messages from Fenix, and a second character called Dom (going by the Gamertag LocustHordeH8r and likely Fenix's 'best friend', Dominic Santiago). Gamers who've sent Friends requests have been added to their 'squad' and have now been sent the first part of a 'code':
"Here's the first part of the message. Remember this is only part of a bigger code that you'll need to crack. FLASH. The study of onomatology may reveal the son of the right hand, but there are only three among it that belong."
So there you have it. It's happening. Again.
Head over to Epic's Gears of War forums for more details on the 'code', which has everybody suggesting that getting stuck into a copy of the Bible will provide the answers...
We'll have more on this as it develops...
Anonymous
Date Added:Fri 18th Jan 2008 12:38
Biggest Half-Life fan!
Date Added:Thu 13th Dec 2007 10:51
Rommel 45
Date Added:Thu 22nd Nov 2007 23:12
Anonymous
Date Added:Sat 17th Nov 2007 02:20
Nothing like anoth aging console collecting dust amongst the pile n64's sega master systems and PS1's
FARLEY
Date Added:Fri 16th Nov 2007 12:08
dangerous is the dark
Date Added:Wed 17th Oct 2007 01:13
GRANTblade
Date Added:Sun 2nd Sep 2007 12:57
Anonymous
Date Added:Sat 21st Jul 2007 13:11
Anonymous
Date Added:Fri 15th Jun 2007 11:39
Bungie have got it made, Halo fans will lap up anything they throw to em.
Anonymous
Date Added:Thu 14th Jun 2007 02:48
the games also look better( yeh thanks to the YEAR head start for the xbox......perfect dark zero WOW brillian and i mean ...shadowrun ...t... [ Read full comment... ]