Resistance Fall of Man - 42 Entertainment

Sony and 42 Entertainment have re-launched an ARG that was dormant for some time now. Resistance Fall of Man 2 is a video game for Sony's PS3. Currently locations have been given ("44º59'8.15ºN, 93º16'8.08ºW Behind the meter" for the Minneapolis drop off) where subsequently you would find a package with a t-shirt, "Civilian Evacuation Card" and other goodies. It doesn't seem to be as deep as some of 42 Entertainment's previous works, but it warrants a look at the very least. From the start morse code, hexadecimal, phone numbers and drop offs have been used. All of these have been used before; I'd like to see something like iphone apps being utilized, but of course that would limit the audience. It looks like it will be coming to a close soon seeing as the game is coming out in 4 days though

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Resistance 2 ARG Wiki

Music or Murder Mystery?

Anybody who is interested in ARGs should definitely put ARGNet on their watch list. If there is anything happening out there related to ARGs they will report on it. One that looked interesting was the Dresden Dolls look to be kicking one off with their upcoming album release. Looks like Amanda Palmer has dissapeared and it might be up to you to discover who is the culprit behind it all. You can buy the book and CD (Who Killed Amanda Palmer) now and I'm hoping more gets revealed from there.

I don't listen to the Dresden Dolls but if something comes of it I might go out and buy their album/book combo. I love the idea of multiple layers of media and involving the audience on a deeper level. Think if while listening to a song you had to read into it deeper for clues on a problem then read about it in a book cronicling the processes of creating their new album leading up to going online to talk with others who enjoy their music to solve a riddle. This would bring music and any other medium that cares to get involved (TV/movies an obvious choice) onto a completely new level of involvement.

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