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Treefingers · Apr 13, 2011

The M.O.B said:
Isn't it possible to fake it? I believe someone did this with Left4Dead 2 when we were all waiting for it.

AFAIK it would show "Now Playing Non-Steam Game" if he faked it. Reviewer is my guess.

Azure Dream · Apr 13, 2011

I can't count how many times I've played The Device Has Been Modified, on all three difficulties in Audiosurf, I can just never make Gold. Same GLaDOS quote every single time starting to wear wonderfully thin.

Yes, I've tried focusing on just one color and the companion cubes. I know to shoot for a Clear Board bonus, but one stray at the end can ruin the entire run. I've even tried the "hit everything" approach on Easy. I knew I wasn't going to get all of the potatoes anyway, but I didn't think I'd be spending hours just to try to get one on a basic high-score challenge.

Netrunner2k2 · Apr 13, 2011

I AM wondering a little about the profile because he hasn't participated in the ARG or really has any of the games. Unless he is a media member or some such.

Baha · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
AFAIK it would show "Now Playing Non-Steam Game" if he faked it. Reviewer is my guess.

That would make a lot of sense, what with press accounts and all.

ClovingWestbrook · Apr 13, 2011

Baha said:
That would make a lot of sense, what with press accounts and all.

That isnt a press account. Too few games.

Treefingers · Apr 13, 2011

Awesome. God damn this ARG is huge.

The Technomancer · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
http://i.imgur.com/xGpt9.jpg[IMG]

Awesome. God damn this ARG is huge.[/QUOTE]
...wat?

Treefingers · Apr 13, 2011

The_Technomancer said:
...wat?

From the Wiki news section

1:00: The message from infected User Spitfire's forum post, "sheasaftermeiaminanepisode", is found to refer to his Steamcast, and a new preview of an episode has weird chirps in it. These chirps, when run through a spectrogram, shows "There's a hole in the sky through which I can fly"

Durante · Apr 13, 2011

Ok, now that is pretty awesome. Love me some steganography.

Hot Coldman · Apr 13, 2011

The_Technomancer said:
...wat?

Read the letters. Also, SWEET

Hakkuei · Apr 13, 2011

Kulock said:
I can't count how many times I've played The Device Has Been Modified, on all three difficulties in Audiosurf, I can just never make Gold. Same GLaDOS quote every single time starting to wear wonderfully thin.

Yes, I've tried focusing on just one color and the companion cubes. I know to shoot for a Clear Board bonus, but one stray at the end can ruin the entire run. I've even tried the "hit everything" approach on Easy. I knew I wasn't going to get all of the potatoes anyway, but I didn't think I'd be spending hours just to try to get one on a basic high-score challenge.

Play on elite; during the slow parts go for orange + companion cube, on fast parts blue + cube, get the clean finish and DON'T SCREW UP.

Lasthope106 · Apr 13, 2011

Valve seems to be involving the entire Steam community with this ARG.

... oh snap!

That means we have someone on GAF who works on the inside.

Htown · Apr 13, 2011

I cannot wrap my head around this thing. JESUS, VALVE.

StuBurns · Apr 13, 2011

Isn't the line "thru which things can fly"?

EatChildren · Apr 13, 2011

StuBurns said:
Isn't the line "thru which things can fly"?

Yep. It's been changed to "I".

Joe Shlabotnik · Apr 13, 2011

Lasthope106 said:
Valve seems to be involving the entire Steam community with this ARG.

... oh snap!

That means we have someone on GAF who works on the inside.

LovingGLaDOS
Is perfectly okay

celebi23 · Apr 13, 2011

Jesus Valve, how deep does the rabbit hole go????

StuBurns · Apr 13, 2011

EatChildren said:
Yep. It's been changed to "I".

Maybe the companion cube really can speak.

Salsa · Apr 13, 2011

only missing the 123 kick it potatoes, dammit

enzo_gt · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
Awesome. God damn this ARG is huge.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

Red · Apr 13, 2011

Htown said:
I cannot wrap my head around this thing. JESUS, VALVE.

It's huge. It's the most involved and accessible ARG I've ever seen, and the way they're supporting not only their own product but the work of others, all while supporting their customers and Steam as a platform is incredible. No one else can do it this good.

Valve, I salute you.

Max · Apr 13, 2011

Guys, fuck the new Audiosurf potato.

I'm playing Justine. I've had it with that song.

Sai-kun · Apr 13, 2011

"HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME ITS KILLING ME HELP ME HELP ME"

Freaky as fuck.

Also freaky: http://twitter.com/#!/dejobaan/status/58265547732828160

RoboPlato · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
http://i.imgur.com/xGpt9.jpg[IMG]

Awesome. God damn this ARG is huge.[/QUOTE]
I've kind of been half following this but does this mean that there's a potato to shoot into space in Ep.2? Maybe the gnome was replaced with a potato?

Hot Coldman · Apr 13, 2011

Sai-kun said:
"HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME ITS KILLING ME HELP ME HELP ME"

Freaky as fuck.

Also freaky: http://twitter.com/#!/dejobaan/status/58265547732828160

Following the link, sounds like a male GLaDOS or something :lol http://www.dejobaan.net/dl/helpme/isnstructionsre.mp3

Sn4ke_911 · Apr 13, 2011

Sai-kun said:
"HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME ITS KILLING ME HELP ME HELP ME"

Freaky as fuck.

Also freaky: http://twitter.com/#!/dejobaan/status/58265547732828160

Where the fuck is my female GLaDOS voice?

Mr. Spinnington · Apr 13, 2011

you know those RUSH levels?

fuck them

Jenga · Apr 13, 2011

Joe Shlabotnik said:
LovingGLaDOS
Is perfectly okay

man that would be depressing

balladofwindfishes · Apr 13, 2011

I find it kind of odd how TF2 had nothing to do with the ARG. The potato hat ended up not being anything related to the event, neither was the two portal pins.

If all the games to not include...

MNC · Apr 13, 2011

Green Scar said:
Following the link, sounds like a male GLaDOS or something :lol http://www.dejobaan.net/dl/helpme/isnstructionsre.mp3

Oh man that's material for some kind of remix.

Hakkuei · Apr 13, 2011

Green Scar said:
Following the link, sounds like a male GLaDOS or something :lol http://www.dejobaan.net/dl/helpme/isnstructionsre.mp3

Wow a new daft punk track ? Sweet !

Treefingers · Apr 13, 2011

balladofwindfishes said:
I find it kind of odd how TF2 had nothing to do with the ARG. The potato hat ended up not being anything related to the event, neither was the two portal pins.

If all the games to not include...

Neither does Portal, quite surprising.

Phantom Limbs · Apr 13, 2011

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means anything?

direct link: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21757741&postcount=1059

REAL_AES : https://s3.amazonaws.com/genericbucket/REAL_AES.ogg

Graphics Horse · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
Neither does Portal, quite surprising.

Yes and no, it got enough attention in the pre E3 ARG.

balladofwindfishes · Apr 13, 2011

Treefingers said:
Neither does Portal, quite surprising.

Portal started this whole game last year with the radio achievement.

Salsa · Apr 13, 2011

aaaaaaaaaaaand..

30

aaAaaAAa still needs to be discovered.

Treefingers · Apr 13, 2011

balladofwindfishes said:
Portal started this whole game last year with the radio achievement.

Yeah but I'm surprised Valve hasn't involved it again somehow.

MNC · Apr 13, 2011

SalsaShark said:
aaaaaaaaaaaand..

30

aaAaaAAa still needs to be discovered.

Did you know that the amount of potatos you have is the amount of hours you need to spend decrypting the game files?

It would be the best thing ever.

Tanolen · Apr 13, 2011

SalsaShark said:
aaaaaaaaaaaand..

30

aaAaaAAa still needs to be discovered.

Damn.

Phantom Limbs · Apr 13, 2011

Posted just seconds ago on the Portal 2 steam forum:

I am one of you.
I breathe, eat, and sleep.
I am normal.

Taken from this: http://www.dejobaan.net/dl/helpme/isnstructionsre.mp3

Hot Coldman · Apr 13, 2011

Spamming their own forums? Ha, nice

dLMN8R · Apr 13, 2011

hahha!

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=854

this is one of the most fucking amazing things I've ever seen on the internet.

Sn4ke_911 · Apr 13, 2011

Oh my god. This is so fucking awesome. Best thing Valve has ever did.

Salsa · Apr 13, 2011

MNC said:
Did you know that the amount of potatos you have is the amount of hours you need to spend decrypting the game files?

It would be the best thing ever.

Htown · Apr 13, 2011

I sincerely hope somebody is keeping track of all this.

I want to see a video explaining all this when it's all over.

sn00zer · Apr 13, 2011

And its all gone now...lol

Phantom Limbs · Apr 13, 2011

Htown said:
I sincerely hope somebody is keeping track of all this.

I want to see a video explaining all this when it's all over.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1824635

No video though.....yet.

FINALBOSS · Apr 13, 2011

I hope after this ARG is over, someone writes an article explaining every thing in layman's terms. The ARG is super cool, but I'll be damned if they didn't make it too crazy and hard to follow.

Even reading the Wiki makes my eyes burn out of their sockets.

Hot Coldman · Apr 13, 2011

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1834121

This one's good :lol

classicdms · Apr 13, 2011

Phantom Limbs said:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1824635

No video though.....yet.

Can't trust him, he's in on the ARG if the Steamcast thing is real.

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