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Methusalen
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Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 142 Location: Wisconsin
http://www.minutemenarcade.com/uk/
Don't know if it'll reveal anything new, but here's a site where you can play the game.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:32 pm
snorkle256
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Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 631 Location: West Central Wisconsin
Nice find!
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:41 pm
Oriza
Entrenched
Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 1078 Location: Michigan and Florida
Cool! Where'd you find that?
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:17 pm
Vossk
Decorated
Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 260 Location: Jacksonville, FL
Address on Veidt's ad. It's been a while since I posted, but here it goes:
I noticed on the bottom of the Veidt ad for the arcade machine there was an address. I looked it up on Google Maps and was surprised to find that the clock beside it read close to five 'till. Obviously the short hand isn't on 12, but I thought it was interesting.
I couldn't find anything about who owns the building or what the building is on google, but I thought I would post what I had.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:48 am
Methusalen
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Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 142 Location: Wisconsin
elite.fencer wrote:
Cool! Where'd you find that?
I found it after reading about it via i09.com , a sci-fi movie/television/tech blog.
I followed up by checking out http://www.thenewfrontiersman.net/ to see if it tied into it (seeing that it had "UK" in the address, I was a little skeptical). I noticed the quarter, and it linked right back to the game's webpage.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:02 am
gaffeofthecentury
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Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 43 Location: TX
I think this might be as far as this thing is going to go seeing as how the movie is only a few days away (YAY!). Still cool though.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:53 pm
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gaffeofthecentury wrote:
I think this might be as far as this thing is going to go seeing as how the movie is only a few days away (YAY!). Still cool though.
I really agree with you. I doubt they're going to turn this into an ARG in the next few days. The content was interestomg, though. Let's hope the movie is just as good.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:39 pm
FSURobbie
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Yay, new pic:
Ok, that was a fake yay. Talk about wasted potential, the Watchmen could have had an amazing ARG, heck even an amazing viral. Instead we get pics.
Guess I can't really complain, it's just really disappointing. It's kinda like the Star Trek viral let down, now we have two good properties wasted...
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:47 pm
Nighthawk
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 4751 Location: Miami, Florida, USA, Earth
Quote:
Ok, that was a fake yay. Talk about wasted potential, the Watchmen could have had an amazing ARG, heck even an amazing viral. Instead we get pics.
Well let's be honest... Does Watchmen and Star Trek really *need* more hype?
I'm surprised they bothered with the pics at this point; they're not adding that much to the story, and only make sense for the most part to people already familiar with the story.
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:29 am
gaffeofthecentury
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Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 43 Location: TX
What's 42E doing these days? I miss their professionalism. Guess we don't know what they're working on until we KNOW, ya know?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:00 am
Euchre
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Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3342
I imagine if Zack was a bit more practiced in the skills of creating a viral campaign, we'd have more. He's spent his time working on filmmaking and storytelling skills, so at least we can expect a good film. Even just these pictures are cool to me, since I've not read the graphic novel. I don't even know if one could purchase the title anymore, without paying collector price penalties. At any rate, maybe someone involved can get that we'd like a more interactive experience, or at least a more truly chaotic fiction preamble to films in the future.
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:08 am
Methusalen
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Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 142 Location: Wisconsin
I know the graphic novel is available for sale, as I've seen it at work (a Best Buy in the U.S.). I'm sure you could also find it at Bookstores & comic shops as well...
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:02 am
KLind
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 928 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Euchre wrote:
I imagine if Zack was a bit more practiced in the skills of creating a viral campaign, we'd have more. He's spent his time working on filmmaking and storytelling skills, so at least we can expect a good film. Even just these pictures are cool to me, since I've not read the graphic novel. I don't even know if one could purchase the title anymore, without paying collector price penalties. At any rate, maybe someone involved can get that we'd like a more interactive experience, or at least a more truly chaotic fiction preamble to films in the future.
http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289234/
11 dollars. Buy it, and read it before the movie comes out. You'll be glad you did.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:52 pm
dmax
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Joined: 09 Jan 2003 Posts: 1387 Location: Location: Location!
degravedi wrote:
"Campaign for the Re-election of the President (CReeP)"
My chest hurts from laughing so hard...
Uh. That's what it was really called. Really. Watergate and all that.
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:13 am
FSURobbie
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Nighthawk wrote:
Well let's be honest... Does Watchmen and Star Trek really *need* more hype?
Did Dark Knight?
Sorry, you're probably right and I'm just being greedy, but I wanted some Watchmen ARG goodness. Guess I'll have to settle for the arcade game.
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:55 am
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