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Frequenter · Kilroy Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 1

New to the forum, but very, very interested in the potential for this ARG. Have done a few in the past, most notably NIN, The Dark Knight, Valve and Perplex.

Not a great coder or anything, but I'm not too bad at fishing for details.

In terms of the video title, the last part, PAYLOAD_IN_NMKB could either mean a hell of a lot, or not much at all. THe only relevant reference I can find to NMKB is this abstract here. NKMB seems to be all about the detection and characterisation of movement in video compression. It's not an easy read, but you can probably get the idea from the Schmalz et al. article

Could mean that the info we're looking for is encoded in the video defects, possibly? Or simply that the video is filled with video defects...

I think it is likely something closer to the former hypothetical, seeing as in computing terms, PAYLOAD refers to the main point of the transmission of information. It's the important part of the transmission, when you strip away all the metadata, overhead data, headers etc etc. basically all the shit that facilitates the delivery, but is not the fundamental purpose of the transmission.

Also, however, in computing security terms, the PAYLOAD refers to the part of a virus which implements/performs the malicious code.

Either way, outright saying that the PAYLOAD of the message is IN the NKMB part of the file makes it seem worth investigating.

Maybe someone can make something of these ideas, or I might be going in completely the wrong direction, but I thought I would ruminate on the offchance.

Also, a huge stretch, but STG (as in STG2HEARSE in title) can often stand for Security Threat Group in law enforcement lingo.

Looking forward to digging deeper and deeper into this!

EDIT: Just saw that the new 4 second version of the video does not have the same title: STG2HEARSE_PAYLOAD_IN_NK***M*B* So this may all be null.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:42 pm

magnet0 · Unfettered Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 398

Woot. Finally a release date, November 19, as a launch title for the PS4. New trailer and pre-orders get a limited edition poster by Alex Ross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A049QMa5_UM

**Posted:** Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:08 pm

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Black Sand · Boot Joined: 26 May 2012 Posts: 69

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO8mEt3Ik24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcMRkyoHKeA

Compare the two videos. It's completely genuine.

I'm also on board with the theory that the memorial picture on dotconneXion is of DeMarco after his death

**Posted:** Mon May 27, 2013 1:55 pm

Adm_BlackCat

If you're in Canada get ready to hack your city.
http://www.watchdogslive.ca/ via https://twitter.com/DedSec

**Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:54 pm

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Greystone · Unfettered Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 373

Yep, A new demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BopujaTjfCc&feature=player_embedded#at=363

Also try the youtube page.
http://www.youtube.com/user/watchdogs?annotation_id=channel%3A51a4cb74-0-2cf1-914f-bcaec54ee01e&feature=iv&src_vid=BopujaTjfCc

**Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:11 pm

Adm_BlackCat

New Website to keep track of.

**Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:38 am

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GuestUser17 · Entrenched Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 812

Today is D-DAY

**Posted:** Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:04 am

JJ-ZeroDay · Kilroy Joined: 27 Jun 2013 Posts: 1

Hack the Planet?

**Posted:** Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:24 am

Greystone · Unfettered Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 373

For those of us who signed up.
We have our first mission! Hack a real ATM and give cash to people in Canada!?

http://www.watchdogslive.ca/challenges/cracktheatm

**Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:00 am

MrToasty

**Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:27 pm

Althis · Boot Joined: 05 Jun 2012 Posts: 11

I have a question.

Does this even count as an ARG anymore?
Ubisoft is clearly sponsoring it.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:40 pm

Black Sand · Boot Joined: 26 May 2012 Posts: 69

**Posted:** Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:42 pm

nighthawk1 · Veteran Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Posts: 77

**Posted:** Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:50 pm

Greystone · Unfettered Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 373

Oddly enough this is confirmed official.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cyS7F1caVCI

**Posted:** Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:20 am

Black Sand · Boot Joined: 26 May 2012 Posts: 69

**Posted:** Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:02 pm