http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourcolony

Note: VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. Designed to manipulate the "customer".

Take a good look at the definition for ARGs. That's scary man. Microsoft have pretty much figured out a way to control people and they've been doing it since the release of the film "A.I.". Abusing the human nature of curiousity.

Thanks for the link, D. Very interesting, indeed.

Although this site isn't likely to sway my decision on buying an Xbox 2 either way (I'm certainly going to buy one, regardless of what comes up on this site), it's still kinda disappointing to see how stupid some of the riddles were... and here I was thinking that they were all Xbox game related. Feh.

Apparently, because of one of the less inspired riddles and the backgrounds of some of the images, whatever the hell that "Gamem8ker" (some suit at Microsoft, no doubt) is planning is going to take place in Chicago.

On a side note, how do you upload images and/or challenges in a colony? Do you have to be the "leader" of the colony? I'm totally in the dark on this stuff. Just curious.

dunno.... u want leadership? I'd be happy to hand it over to anyone.

The name "Gamem8ker" seems incorrect to me... They're clearly desperately trying to use the "A" sound in the 8, so that they can subsitute the A with the 8 like in 'sk8er', but they end up making it read out like "game meightker". Maybe adding a number 8 is essential to the riddle somehow? Surely they wouldn't make such an obvious mistake/compromise unless they were desperate to add that particular number...?

I'm not letting myself get sucked into this, I just thought that I would be helpful and bring that up, since it could be useful to those of you who are actually trying to crack this thing.

Xbox 2 on ......MTV?
 

Oooooooh........Elijah.
Now thats class.

Clicky

Sounds like Ourcolony is a bit unneccessary........

Ghost

Sounds interesting... Would anybody be able to transcribe it? That is, if they have the time.

Heh, yeah I think we can file that one in the "no shit" catagory. :D

Guys, wheres the link to the forum? I can't find it anywhere.

Oh, and congrats on the puzzle one, is that an Xbox2 Screenshot!?

Dam, the forum has dissapeared!

You to then. And the Necrum pic has vanished.

sligster, give me leadership. The whole concept of ARGs is really starting to interest me, and I actually wouldn't mind being a marketing whore for Microsoft and uploading some pics.

EDIT: Scratch that. New riddle. Looks video game related! Joy.

It is "The End" when Alpha, Delta and Omega are destroyed.

What games/movies/books have required someone to destroy an Alpha, Delta and Omega?

EDIT 2: MOTHER F*CKING MISSILE COMMAND, THAT'S WHAT!!! Hehehe. Go me. I've answered two of the three challenges for Necrum. I'm so awesome. :rolleyes:

It seems that once someone answers a challenge, no one else can answer it. Right now I'm seeing,

it is done....

lets see what Penny Arcade has to say about this....

http://img.penny-arcade.com/2005/20050413l.jpg

LOL.
ok, this colony thing doesn't seem to have decent prizes and is mysterious but it seems a little fun.

think I got the X Y challenge
I entered what I tought was good and I got "Your Colony has already answered this challenge"

Yeah, I saw the combo and was all like... crap. Someone answered "Ikazuna Drop" before I could. Suck. I knew that one right off the bat too.

Good show, Xav. Ninja Gaiden, yo.

the chalenge wont change for me :(