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Xbox 360 ARG? (www.origenxbox360.com)
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:28 am
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recondite
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Direct Links (+1 New jpg) from Flash Script

Examining the HTML pointed me to the script file for embeding the Flash object and that has the missing piece to the direct links to the Flash object and a new image (the backup image).

Here are the links:

http://www.origenxbox360.com/images/countdown/countdown.jpg
http://www.origenxbox360.com/swf/countdown/countdown.swf

Here is the new image:



Notice the "Origen" text almost hidden in the tree - nice design work. I didn't notice anything to interesting about this file in a Hex editor, except it was created on 8/10/2005 with Adobe Photoshop CS for Windows, which isn't that interesting at this point (maybe if it was on a Mac Laughing )

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https://www.origenxbox360.com/login.asp

login=partner
p/w=xb0xr0ck$

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recondite
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Connection to X05?

Just ran across this interesting quote here in The Register. It seems to give creedance to a connection to origenxbox360.com to me, seeing as how https://origenxbox360.com points to the EMEA press site (MS EMEA is organizing X05) and the part about the next generation starting (or, origen-ating) with Xbox. Here's the quote:

Chris Lewis, regional vice president, Xbox, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said: "We put a great deal of thought into determining the location for X05. We have a lot of exciting announcements to make this year and it was essential that we make them in the right place. To tell you our rational for choosing Amsterdam would reveal some of our plans and we want to keep those as secret as possible! Suffice to say that after X05 it will be clear that the next generation starts with Xbox."

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:52 am
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Maul wrote:
https://www.origenxbox360.com/login.asp

login=partner
p/w=xb0xr0ck$


That leads to an old site, Not related to this..

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I wouldn't expect to find much in that black picture. I think it's just a background used to make the timer. Mind you, I didn't decompile the flash, but I'd expect to find the black image layered directly under the white one, with the timer on the top layer as a 5% alpha'ed-out text element (so the underlaying black shows through at 5% gray there). It'd fix the problem of some people having screwy monitor color hues.
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http://www.xbox360news.com/Blogs/News/hqs/blr_351.aspx
This site was posted earlier and i suggest reading the whole thing it's very interesting and has a LOT of information and clues!

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I think we're just reading too much into this and wasting our time. They set-up a website with a countdown timer, nothing more nothing less.

It's fun to poke around and look for a puzzle to solve, but there just isn't anything here folks. Speculating on what will happen on the 27th of September might be fun for a little while, but reading another 10 conspiracy theories isn't my idea of fun.

I'm sorry but I don't get why everyone falls head over heels as soon as microsoft says "mysterious website".. we've been burnt before (can you say Ourcolony?) so why don't we wait until we know what this is about before creating a dozen websites to decipher themysteriezoftehorigen360.com

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Ehsan wrote:
I'm sorry but I don't get why everyone falls head over heels as soon as microsoft says "mysterious website".. we've been burnt before (can you say Ourcolony?) so why don't we wait until we know what this is about before creating a dozen websites to decipher themysteriezoftehorigen360.com


Because 4orty2wo may be involved. Considering everything they've done so far has been for Microsoft.
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Taken another way it may simply be stating that the Xbox360 experience begins september 27th.

[agreeing with ehsan]
We can very well say that there is nothing more to this than a countdown. we have no adjacent sites or code or cryptic refferences. all we have is a word, a product and a timer. I wouldn't be going all crazy with wild spec just yet.
[/agreeing with ehsan]
That doesn't mean stop speculating and abandon all hope until we confirm it's a game. Ourcolony or not, there is no reason to mistrust this for what it appears to be. I'll still take that rabbit (hole or stand up) as a nod to us until i'm shown otherwise.
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can someone get a decompiled version of the swf available?

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Found something.

When you forward the flash, you get the little Origen thing right? Well it looks so much like a u that I put in www.orugen.com

Go there.

Now, someone tell my what "teller is here" means?

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Deepblue wrote:
Found something.

When you forward the flash, you get the little Origen thing right? Well it looks so much like a u that I put in www.orugen.com

Go there.

Now, someone tell my what "teller is here" means?


Whois.godaddy.com Info for Orugen.com

whois.godaddy.com wrote:

Registrant:
orugen

po box 4470
chico, California 95927
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: ORUGEN.COM
Created on: 23-Dec-03
Expires on: 23-Dec-05
Last Updated on: 23-Dec-03

Administrative Contact:
Yamaguchi, Taz [email addy removed by grifter]
orugen
[snail mail addy removed by grifter]
chico, California 95927
United States
[Ph # removed by grifter]
Technical Contact:
Yamaguchi, Taz [email addy removed by grifter]
orugen
[snail mail addy removed by grifter]
chico, California 95927
United States
[Ph # removed by grifter]

Domain servers in listed order:
NS.GOTTFRIED.ORG
NS.DOTCOMING.COM


Conclusion: This site is not owned by Microsoft.
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Deepblue wrote:
Found something.

When you forward the flash, you get the little Origen thing right? Well it looks so much like a u that I put in www.orugen.com

Go there.

Now, someone tell my what "teller is here" means?


Quote:
Registrant:
orugen
po box 4470
chico, California 95927
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: ORUGEN.COM
Created on: 23-Dec-03
Expires on: 23-Dec-05
Last Updated on: 23-Dec-03


I don't think it matters what it means. Not as far as this topic goes, anyway.
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jamesi wrote:
I don't think it matters what it means. Not as far as this topic goes, anyway.


HAhahaha. In unrelated news, love the new sig.
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