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njiska

08-20-2005, 05:56 PM

Microsoft Going Viral Marketing Again? OrigenXbox360.com
>> The guys over at PlanetXbox360 found that a new 'strange' site, www.origenxbox360.com, has been launched. It shows a tree and something that looks like a green rabbit with a counter in the background (counting down from 37 days and a few hours). It uses the time from your local PC and counts down to September 27th 1200pm (midday) for everyone.

OrigenXbox360.com is registered under the name of Microsoft. This could be faked of course as anyone could register a domainname and put it under the name of Microsoft, but the DNS servers used are owned by Microsoft and also the same as those used by xbox.com and xbox360.com ... so this must really be a Microsoft site.

What Microsoft exactly tries to achieve here is unclear atm, but it could very well be a new viral marketing campaign (alternate-reality game) like 'I Love Bees' and 'OurColony.net'. 27th September would be a bit early for the Xbox 360 launch (expected November 4th in USA/CAN) ... but it could be the day the official launchdate will be announced or specifics about a Microsoft Studios Xbox 360 game might be released. We'll have to wait for more details to know what exactly this is about.

Origen? Origen was a Christian scholar and theologian and one of the most distinguished of the Fathers of the early Christian Church. He was born about 182, probably at Alexandria, and died at Caesarea not later than 251. His writings are important as the first serious intellectual attempt to describe Christianity.
Read More about 'Origen' on wikipedia.org.
Someone on our forums also noiticed Origen is an anagram of Ignore and origen means origin in spanish.

PlanetXbox360 also found a hidden image on origenxbox360.com. It appears when you force the counter to 0 (by advancing your PC clock to Sept 27th 12pm or later)

Direct Link to Article (http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEkuVyuVFARYYsTNns.php)
Origen Xbox 360 Site Link (http://www.origenxbox360.com)

Go forth my people and discuss.

GameNinja

08-20-2005, 09:56 PM

This could be interesting, but why don't they tell us what the hidden message says? Wouldn't that be important?

Ryaan1234

08-20-2005, 10:45 PM

I did some more investigating and came up with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamem8ker

Gamem8ker is the person on wikipedia that wrote the descripton for origenxbox360. This link is his profile. Read the text backwards in it. I hope this helps solve the mystery :-P

PapaStu

08-20-2005, 11:12 PM

The straight link in his profile doesnt work. It needs to be re-written to make sense. Anyone good at word jumbles???

Break down the URL and I bet it works... At least that what the profile has me thinking.

3ecaf eht ni uoy gnirats si rewsna eht 6 0http://www.vojir.com/other/neguo-egymoslct.html lru eht ni seil rewsna eht

http://www.hddvdprg.com/event/03publish/img2.jpg

nihtiw morf semoc rewop eht

11 ?25 ?????????????????????????????????????????????... ???????? gamem8ker? ?? ??? ??... ???? ???

penis

Jumpman Jr.

08-20-2005, 11:13 PM

Thats pretty cool. It kind of reminds me of when Chirs Jericho came into the WWF and they had that countdown similar to this.
That green rabit intruiges me.

PapaStu

08-20-2005, 11:21 PM

lets do some work!

3ecaf eht ni uoy gnirats si rewsna eht 6 0http://www.vojir.com/other/neguo-egymoslct.html lru eht ni seil rewsna eht
Reversed this says
the answer lies in the url http://www.vojir.com/other/neguo-egymoslct.html 0 6 the answer is staring you in the face 3

http://www.hddvdprg.com/event/03publish/img2.jpg

A picture of someone whos speaking at an event pushing/touting the HD-DVD media

11 ?25 ?????????????????????????????????????????????... ???????? gamem8ker? ?? ??? ??... ???? ???
translated thru google translate this says

On November 25th as for the product the how high-level disk first being proper, whether... you look at the power of the wood where then we are wise old modification the ? ? gamem8ker?

All pushing the dvd format that the 360 is going to be using???? I know i'm really not good at these games, I was horrible at Ilovebees when it hit.

QBert

08-21-2005, 12:33 AM

njiska

08-21-2005, 08:25 AM

Xbox-scene UPDATE:

UPDATE1: Another 'theory' about the three and rabbit from TeamXbox.com:

The images could also have a connection with Alice in Wonderland. The tree and the rabbit could mean that you, the viewer, are in the same situation as Alice. You know, follow the rabbit. Also, in the story, Alice finds a tree in the woods with a little door in it. She goes through the door and finds herself in the hallway with the entrance to the garden, which she is finally able to enter.
Could the shadow on the floor be from the vanishining Cheshire Cat of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

UPDATE2: There's a 'hidden' website. If you visit the website in secure http (https), you get a login screen. Check it out: https://www.origenxbox360.com. This links to the same page as www.xboxemea.com (the Xbox press site for Europe, Middle East and Africa). Also notice the text at the left side and bottom background:
"During the build.
Up to the race there will be 1000+ London wide, running clinics, woke SWOT team that turn up, morning (Gyms) Lunch Times (Tube Stations) Evening (Tube Stations) They'll look after your bags, split the group up into varying standard, give advice and then go on runs."

Any new idea's?

davidbrit2

08-21-2005, 01:21 PM

I couldnt get that site to come up for me, but check out
http://www.vojir.com

Thats all I got. heh

I think we can assume that site is not related, since it's got a link to a porn site on it. Ha ha.

njiska

08-25-2005, 06:23 PM

Site updated:

Check http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9080/Origen-Xbox-360-Update/