Oddworld Arena

[Havoc]

I'm still not sure if this is an April Fools joke or not, but Stewart Gilray 'accidentally' tweeted this link http://www.oddworldarena.com/. It just shows the Oddworld Logo but in the code there is a javascript timer built in set to count down to something.

[AvengingGibbons]

wouldnt the domain cost them money? why waste money on an april fools joke... just a thought.
Any way of knowing the timer duration?

[Phylum]

I'm sure you could get good deals on short term April Fools Day domain hire.

[Crashpunk]

Yeah I'm not being optimistic about that. To be honest I was expecting a screamer or something.

[Fred The Fuzzle]

Any way of knowing the timer duration?

/* ***** */
/* Clock */
/* ***** */
tday  =new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday");
tmonth=new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");

function GetClock(){
d = new Date();
nday   = d.getDay();
nmonth = d.getMonth();
ndate  = d.getDate();
nyeara = d.getYear();
nhour  = d.getHours();
nmin   = d.getMinutes();
if(nyeara<1000){nyeara=(""+(nyeara+11900)).substring(1,5);}
else{nyeara=(""+(nyeara+10000)).substring(1,5);}

     if(nhour ==  0) {ap = " AM";nhour = 12;} 
else if(nhour <= 11) {ap = " AM";} 
else if(nhour == 12) {ap = " PM";} 
else if(nhour >= 13) {ap = " PM";nhour -= 12;}

if(nmin <= 9) {nmin = "0" +nmin;}

document.getElementById("copyrightline").innerHTML="© Copyright Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc. "+nyeara+"© Copyright Just Add Water (Developments), Ltd. "+nyeara+" ";

setTimeout("GetClock()", 1000);
}

It's setup but not used.

[MeechMunchie]

Yeah, seems like a joke to me.

[Fred The Fuzzle]

I'm not sure, it's either the most terribly executed joke in history or it's legitimate.

[Havoc]

Wil?

[STM]

I hope it's an April Fools. 'Oddworld Arena' wreaks of FPS gimmick.

[Vyrien]

Abe's CODdysee again?

[STM]

Oh shit, the magazine was right. GUYS, ABE'S CODYSEE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

[Crashpunk]

If that was a real thing, I'll throw Oddworld in the pile of dead-to-me franchises, It can keep Spyro and Crash company.

[Nate]

wouldnt the domain cost them money? why waste money on an april fools joke... just a thought.

You can get a domain for a year for less than $20. That's not a huge amount for a prank, if you're sure it's a good'un.

I'm not sure, it's either the most terribly executed joke in history or it's legitimate.

I dunno... most of my April Fools jokes have been worse than this.

Wil?

You expect an honest answer from Wil?! He's on their side now!

[Wil]

I knew nothing about this. I'm praying it's an April Fool's thing.

[Varrok]

They didn't trust Wil enough to tell him!

[STM]

They know he'll blab. It must be sad for you, Wil. We don't trust you and neither does the man. You're in limbo.

[Bullet Magnet]

It's not an arena for games, it's an arena for fans. They'll force us to compete for favours, parts, games, previews, jobs.

[Jordan]

it got me for like 5 seconds then i assumed it was an april fool's joke.

but the negativity towards it being real annoys me for some reason

[Crashpunk]

It's not an arena for games, it's an arena for fans. They'll force us to compete for favours, parts, games, previews, jobs.

I'm thinking fights to the death to see who really is the number #1 Oddworld fan.

[Vyrien]

That can't be it, OANST would win instantly.

[Scrabaniac]

Couldn't really thin of what it would be other than either an April Fools Joke or a new forum community domain, I don't know :S But if it is counting down to something that's odd because April Fools is supposed to end at 12pm

[Steamer_KING]

Oddworld Citizen Siege or April Fools? YOU DECIDE! *jingle*

[OANST]

I yawned.

[Nate]

That's wierd. When I open this page on my mobile, the Hand of Odd logo is shown instead of the OWI one.

[Jbot123]

Didn't happen to me.

[Wil]

If you include the www, it works. If you exclude them, the Hand of Odd logo is there.

I think it's being fixed now.

[Havoc]

If you include the www, it works. If you exclude them, the Hand of Odd logo is there.

I think it's being fixed now.

So... no April Fools joke then?

[Nate]

If you include the www, it works. If you exclude them, the Hand of Odd logo is there.

I think it's being fixed now.

That's it. On my computer I simply clicked the link above, but on my phone I typed it in and didn't bother with the www.

[Xavier]

There is nothing in there.

However, I like how they copy pasted some javascript to automatically get the copyright year to the current year.

[Wil]

So... no April Fools joke then?

NFI, but like handofodd.com it is absolutely no bearing on, or indication of, the production of a title under that name.