Steam Winter Sale ARG?
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Could be a piece to the whole search box thing, we just have to find out where to put it and what number/letter the ? is.
You said this about last year too
Too be fair though it seems like Source 2 wasn't quite ready as early as a lot of people though it was going to be.
PandaPedinte
Member
Maybe it's happening this time.
Prophet Steve
Member
Oh...oh my God. I'll try to let my expectations not to get too high. But please let it be something fun Valve.
Joyful
Member
By using the newly found code as latitude and longitude it takes you to a part of Antarctica
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but yes definitely keep your expectations low, there's interesting stuff here but we'll be able to fully figure it out in about 5 hours when the final comic page is released.
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but yes definitely keep your expectations low, there's interesting stuff here but we'll be able to fully figure it out in about 5 hours when the final comic page is released.
There is a game on steam called Borealis. I wouldn't be surprised if the ARG stuff leads to its store page in some way.
The witch hunt has had some interesting selections so far. Hitman, Grim Fandango, Undertale, Ikaruga. Such a weird selection of games. Valve is definitely up to something crazy.
Edit: Oh god one of the tags on the Borealis page is also Bullet Hell lol.
The witch hunt has had some interesting selections so far. Hitman, Grim Fandango, Undertale, Ikaruga. Such a weird selection of games. Valve is definitely up to something crazy.
Edit: Oh god one of the tags on the Borealis page is also Bullet Hell lol.
ashbash159
Member
Valve don't do this to us if it's nothing to do with Half-Life. I can't take it any more. It's been more than 8 years since Episode Two!
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
HOLY SHIT!
If this is actually a fucking ARG about Half-Life FUCKING 3 I know already that 2016 will be the best fucking year for videogames since last year!
HL3 alone would totally be enough for me if it came this year.
Best selling PC title of all time confirmed already.
I am getting a bit too hyped for this, am I?
If this is actually a fucking ARG about Half-Life FUCKING 3 I know already that 2016 will be the best fucking year for videogames since last year!
HL3 alone would totally be enough for me if it came this year.
Best selling PC title of all time confirmed already.
I am getting a bit too hyped for this, am I?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
That Half-Life 3 connection seems like a pretty big fucking stretch. "The candy canes look like crowbars". They look like candy canes always have.
The Arctic thing is the only close association and even that's a bit of a stretch considering the comic's theme is Christmas/Santa/Elves, and thus thematically sensible to place in the Arctic.
The Arctic thing is the only close association and even that's a bit of a stretch considering the comic's theme is Christmas/Santa/Elves, and thus thematically sensible to place in the Arctic.
Yeah he edited in a few things after I posted that I don't really believe, like the whole story being a parallel to HL3 being released etc.
But the Lambda symbol being found in the background? That was placed intentionally and is a pretty big clue imo
Lord British
Member
Possible ARG reveal spoiler:
1. Go to Ikaruga's Steam store page in Firefox/Chrome.
2. Type "search" and press enter. You don't need to type it into a box.
3. In the dialogue that pops up, type "1v7531" then click OK.
4. You now have the secret Red Herring ARG? badge.
2. Type "search" and press enter. You don't need to type it into a box.
3. In the dialogue that pops up, type "1v7531" then click OK.
4. You now have the secret Red Herring ARG? badge.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
This has already been known for a few days now.
The badge is definitely a red herring.
CecilRousso
Member
What about the Half Life logo?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Yeah the extremely tiny and pixelly lambda looking logo is a bit odd. But I dunno. I do think in situations like this people have a tendency to see what they want to see.
Not that I'm not excited though. I fucking love Valve ARGs and had no idea this was going on.
Not that I'm not excited though. I fucking love Valve ARGs and had no idea this was going on.
maniac-kun
Member
So Half Life 3?
Oh shit. Santa was using portal technology to deliver gifts all along
Adry9
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AsfaeksBR
Member
I'm pretty sure VALVe always puts a Lambda logo hidden in the background in almost every sale.
I remember that 2013's Winter Sale had more than one, and it turned out to be nothing.
But a crowbar as well?
But it wasn't combined with an ARG
True, but those sales didn't had an actual ARG attached to them.
AsfaeksBR
Member
I actually haven't seen the Crowbar-shaped Candy Cane people are talking about yet. So yeah, I forgot about this detail.
EDIT: Just saw it. Truly looks like a crowbar next to a lambda logo
True...
chixdiggit
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Hands of Stone
Member
2016 is gonna be great.
MutonCommander
Banned
There's no way this isn't intentional. Hold on to your butts!
ashecitism
Member
Guys, don't do this to yourselves!
To add a bit of fuel to the fire in the TF2 Christmas update that came out a few weeks ago the background image for the update in game has a hidden lambda symbol. Normally it's covered up by a character but the character is a seperate overlay so people were able to see behind her. The image: http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...323/F6E2BDC31A38EE339A8E89B2921E01BF0F7ECDF2/
Prophet Steve
Member
All hype thrusters engaged, FULL SPEED AHEAD.
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Cant stop, wont stop!
This is it.
Also CES is next Wednesday on the 6th, this HAS to be it!
This is it.
Also CES is next Wednesday on the 6th, this HAS to be it!
