[XBOX 360] Err...what the heck...

[Hetz]

http://www.origenxbox360.com/

Is this a ilovebees type thing again?

[Knightshade Dragon]

If it was I'd have to assume it'd be spelled correctly....

[Hetz]

Well, it is a Microsoft registered site.

Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation
Domain Administrator
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Email: [email protected]

Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Domain Name: origenxbox360.com

Created on..............: Tue, Aug 09, 2005
Expires on..............: Wed, Aug 09, 2006
Record last updated on..: Tue, Aug 09, 2005

Administrative Contact:
Microsoft Corporation
Domain Administrator
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Phone: 1--4258828080
Email: [email protected]

Technical Contact:
Microsoft Corporation
MSN Hostmaster
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Phone: 1--4258828080
Email: [email protected]

DNS Servers:

ns3.msft.net
ns4.msft.net
ns1.msft.net
ns5.msft.net
ns2.msft.net

[AgtFox]

They usually have a shadow company pick up their viral websites though.  If it indeed has something to do with the Xbox, it must be 38 days to announcement of the date or something (which is stupid in my opinion).

[Calvin]

Hmm, it looks a lot like the old viral marketing stuff. Is there any chance we might be suprised and see a launch first week of October (37 days)?

[dangerballs]

If it was I'd have to assume it'd be spelled correctly....

Its quite possible it is.  Origen was one of the great greek philsophers.  He was the first christian theologian and his work (in particular, "On First Principles") was much of the foundation for the early church.

Here are a few links about him:

http://www.iep.utm.edu/o/origen.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11306b.htm

[AgtFox]

Hmm, it looks a lot like the old viral marketing stuff. Is there any chance we might be suprised and see a launch first week of October (37 days)?

The problem with this is that they will have no build up press-wise for games outside of the (mostly) demos shown at E3.  They'd be taking a Saturn-like risk (remember when it was announced and sold in the U.S. the same day?) and we know how that system turned out.

[Kevin Grey]

Yeah, I wouldn't put a whole of credence in the meaning of a timer.  Remember the whole, "OMG Halo 2 is doing a surprise launch in August!!!!"

[Calvin]

Yeah, I wouldn't put a whole of credence in the meaning of a timer.  Remember the whole, "OMG Halo 2 is doing a surprise launch in August!!!!"

Yeah, but I just can't imagine the magnitude of the stupidity of saying "OMGHI2U we will create a silly viral marketing site to announce that on October 1st we will launch the 360 on Nov.14. WE R 2 L337 4 U NEWBS!!"

Hopefully you get what I mean. It's just..odd.

Kevin got me thinking-perhaps a Halo3 announcement?

[Sparhawk]

I'm not seeing the timer, just a bonzai tree (methusula tree maybe?) and what oddly appears to be a bunny but is probably a country/provence.

I knew about Origen already. Hmmm...

Here we go again. =D Maybe they'll put on an awesome radio show again! The Ilovebees radio show was outstanding, and fit so well with the books.

[happydog]

I'm not seeing the timer, just a bonzai tree (methusula tree maybe?)

You need Flash.

[Sparhawk]

Crazy work computers...

It's sunday, so I'm sitting around here bored as hell. =D Someone sing me a song and dance.

[Ralph-Wiggum]

Well, the timer would indicate that whatever it is happens on Sept. 27 (Tuesday) at noon. I doubt that's the release of a console (since those usually happen at midnight). More likely, it's the announcement of some game (Halo 3 would be my guess).

[Dafones]

If you right click and select "forward", the rabbit disappears and is replaced with the website's URL. Shocking. You heard it here first.

[AgtFox]

I'm not ready for another viral marketing thing ala OurColony

[Calvin]

I'm not ready for another viral marketing thing ala OurColony

I am! I thought it was tremendously clever, and I though the whole I love bees radio stuff was some of the most underrated internet marketing/game stuff ever-seriously. Some of those radio shows were simply fantastic, with superb voice acting and really interesting stories.

Either way, I am now fairly convinced its Halo 3. They wouldn't wait till end of September to announce the 360 launch date.

[Dafones]

Why a tree? Why a rabbit? Why "Origen"? These are clues, right, so what do they mean?

[AgtFox]

I'm not ready for another one simply because for most of the time I was keeping our clan going by answering the riddles.  Wasn't too fun when you're the only one, you know?

[Vidiot]

This stuff always makes me think of Pattern Recognition.

[CeeKay]

ORI-GEN-XBOX

ORI is 'Old Republic International Corp'  on the NYSE.

Gen Xbox = Next Gen X-Box

A Shrubbery and a Rabbit.  Shades of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which involved Knights.

The Result:  When the countdown ends we will have an announcement on the newest Knights of the Old Republic game for the X-Box 360!!!!



(can I stretch or what?   )

[Dreamshadow]

ORI-GEN-XBOX

ORI is 'Old Republic International Corp'  on the NYSE.

Gen Xbox = Next Gen X-Box

A Shrubbery and a Rabbit.  Shades of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which involved Knights.

The Result:  When the countdown ends we will have an announcement on the newest Knights of the Old Republic game for the X-Box 360!!!!



(can I stretch or what?   )

You make my brain hurt.  I think I'll go contemplate sets of infinity..it's easier to accept.

[JuniorDan]

ORI-GEN-XBOX

ORI is 'Old Republic International Corp' on the NYSE.

Gen Xbox = Next Gen X-Box

A Shrubbery and a Rabbit. Shades of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which involved Knights.

The Result: When the countdown ends we will have an announcement on the newest Knights of the Old Republic game for the X-Box 360!!!!

WTF??
Way too NERD-ie for me.

[Calvin]

ORI-GEN-XBOX

ORI is 'Old Republic International Corp'  on the NYSE.

Gen Xbox = Next Gen X-Box

A Shrubbery and a Rabbit.  Shades of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which involved Knights.

The Result:  When the countdown ends we will have an announcement on the newest Knights of the Old Republic game for the X-Box 360!!!!



(can I stretch or what?   )

KOTOR Rocks!!!

[Dafones]

The site's been updated. Now the tree is bearing some sort of green fruit, and is descending into a black hole, the rabit is on the other side of the tree, and (I may be imagining this), but it looks like something is hanging from one of the branches on the left. Nothing major, but curious none the less.

[Doopri]

you guys suck - when i first read this thread i figured id ignore it because i find all these  schemes stupid and annoyin

but alas i checked back and had to read the lil "decode" CeeKay did and im fully wrapped up - still havent looked at the site but damn CK you made that sound way too plausible - could it be.... ???