1. It's nice seeing you on the forums, Dustin. ;D

Though, honestly, IRC is where it's at if you want the News when it hits. It's really intense, and exciting. Especially when you get a chance to contribute.

Posted at 3:07AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Mikeawesome

2. err...what's an ARG?

Posted at 3:09AM on Jun 15th 2007 by AndyMF

3. The server picture is gone now, that box is just blank. I think their plans were ruined slightly.

Posted at 5:37AM on Jun 15th 2007 by mattclarkie

4. Sorry about the 3 posts, it froze and for some reason posted 3 times.

Posted at 5:38AM on Jun 15th 2007 by mattclarkie

5. @2: Alternate Reality Game (I think.)

No offence to anyone, but how do you lot find the time for all this stuff?? It's pretty tough getting the hours in on the 360, let alone anything else!!

Posted at 6:56AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Boff

6. X3F, please keep posting updates on this.

Posted at 9:06AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Toph

7. @3(5,6 =P)

It's not blank. Clear your browser's cache and try again. I had the same problem.

@2
ARG stands for Alternate Reality Game, which is a social community-based game that blurs the lines of reality and fiction by incorporating real life things into the game.

Example: With the Halo 2 I Love Bees ARG, a website was "hacked" by an AI from the future, and the group of players from all over the country were sent out to answer ringing payphones in different cities to unlock more of the story being told in the game.

It's a very clue-driven experience, where most of the time you're only given hints at what to do and you have to figure out how to advance in the game on your own as a community. It's fun but very time consuming to keep up with. =)

Posted at 9:13AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Darkendes

8. ARG = Last Gen... stop wasting time bungie/microsoft. Get Halo 3 out earlier. :P

Posted at 9:26AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Sirurza

9. I just messaged AdjutantReflex on bungie.net and thanked it for the 'Watch for the signs, the keepers of the flame' email. I wonder why I was chosen?

I played the Beta (121 ranked, 74 social, highest level 13, 63 RP, Gunnery Sgt level 1 ) I wonder if any of those stats played into it?

Just wanted to share that with X3F and any other people that recieved the email from what I can assume was AdjutantReflex, to try to find some sort of pattern.

Posted at 9:31AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Toph

10. "No offence to anyone, but how do you lot find the time for all this stuff?? It's pretty tough getting the hours in on the 360, let alone anything else!!"

+ ∞

I barely have time to play Forza on my 360...

Posted at 9:37AM on Jun 15th 2007 by DjDATZ

11. @9

Anyone who was/is signed up to receive email updates from xbox.com or whatever received that email. I got it, as did many many others, so there isn't really a "pattern," more just expected.

Posted at 10:31AM on Jun 15th 2007 by erivera3

12. Wait...

5 days, 16 hours, 2 minutes... God I'm a little bit slow.

Posted at 10:57AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Justin U

13. I love how crappy that website looks, but its soooo obvious its linked (Look at the comic and then the evidence page from Tanzania at the bottom). Really, this is superbly done, as it looks like a hoky alien sightings page, but has a deeper meaning.

So, is it 50 Hours, 60 Minutes, ... Seconds?

Posted at 10:59AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Justin U

14. I don't get the whole ARG thing. Just give us the game. I'm not Sherlock Holmes over here.

Posted at 11:05AM on Jun 15th 2007 by Gemini Ace

15. Wait...

5 days, 16 hours, 2 minutes... God I'm a little bit slow.

Actually...its a bit less...the system skips any number where a digit is a 7, 8 or 9...If you watch the second counter...youll notice this...

Posted at 12:02PM on Jun 15th 2007 by DjDATZ

16. I FIGURED IT OUT !!!

The symbol that AR keeps using is the seasonal symbol used by the Africans for SUMMER. All of the symbols/objects/structures on the "society of the ancients" website are linked to seasons and timekeeping... That countdown is going to end on the first day of summer !!!!

AR also said "the seeds have been planted" Seeds are planted in spring so that they can be grown and be harvested in the summer... It's all starting to connect more and more...

BUNGIE IS FUCKIN GENIUS !!

[email protected]

Posted at 1:20PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Fontez

17. Sure, the system skips numbers including 7, 8, or 9... but if you watch the second counter, it uses a 113 second minute, so with the skips, it still comes out to 60 seconds in the end. Very odd...

Posted at 1:42PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Measure

18. @17 It's because aliens obviously don't use the numbers 7, 8, and 9 to pertain to seconds... obviously. :)

Posted at 2:36PM on Jun 15th 2007 by SxBrrlShtgn05

19. There is something about the numbers 7, 8, 9 but I can't remember. I'll google at some time.

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 15th 2007 by mattclarkie

20. ARG is a term for "Alternate Reality Game".

Bungie is sort of infamous for these games before the real game releases. They usually bring some answers to what the story is about, but usually they bring up more questions then anything.

This game should be really exciting to figure out, I look forward to figuring out these clues with you all.

Posted at 3:36PM on Jun 15th 2007 by bigC24