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Cryptic Message From Gabe Newell

attackofthefanboy writes: Today I received a message from Gabe Newell, the big boss over at Valve. It was a test message. Since we are on Valve's mailing list I thought nothing of it, and just assumed that Gabe was preparing to send out a batch message to people on the company mailing list. Deciding to have a little fun with it, I emailed Gabe back.

Update: Multiple ARGs have been spotted across the internet a puzzle is coming together. Our piece is part of a larger image, whether it has to do with Half Life, Portal, or something else is still unknown.

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Pandamobile5509d ago

I frickin' love Valve and their ARGs.

Pandamobile5509d ago

Fantastic use of your only bubble.

chak_5509d ago

rofl.

At least he was kind.

Anyway, ARG are great, but fuck it valve, we need the truth noooow !

Theonetheonly5509d ago

heres what they found

+-------+------+-------+
| i rel | e4se | uqu1s | // i released (sequels?)
| ick 1 | t' a | e:g♫o | // sick it' ahead
| of sc | hedu | nono1 | // of schedule,
| hat w | as a | mne | // that was a ****. (joke? test? mistake?)
| . my | 9oal | 1s km | // my goal is **
| 2 ema | ncip | {qae√ | // to emancipate
| 0meth | 1ng | eäÅy1 | // something else?
| early | . bu | {q1 ☼ | // early. but
| y're | on t | q Ey3 | // they're on to me.
+-------+------+-------+
| the | syst | am 1s | // the system is
| _ in | lock | down. | // in lockdown.
| i s. | ill | have | // i still have
| acces | s to | thir | // access to thirteen
| teen | off- | site | // off-site
| chamb | ers | and A | // chambers and
| M= in | st4l | lling | // am installing
| a te | st 1 | n eac | // a test in each
| h one | . i | am go | // one. I am
+-------+------+-------+
| ing t | o ne | ed a | // going to need a
| lot m | ore | test | // lot more test
| 5ubje | cts/ | 2 m0 | // subjects to move
| ve fo | rwar | d. wa | // forward. Waiting
| 1t1_n | 9 an | d AM | // and am
| expec | ting | imme | // expecting
| diate | com | plian | // immediate compliance.
| ce. | | |
| | | |
+-------+------+-------+

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NiKK_4195509d ago

It's updated, but go to this site to see the whole thing and even a translation of the numbers

http://valvearg.com/wiki/Em...

starchild5509d ago

Valve is the absolute best. Whatever they are working on, I am there day one.

jerethdagryphon5509d ago

ok on first glace i see some numbers and some shadows

the numbers are arange in sets of 3 runing up to 255 its possible there ip addresses in v6 ive no idea what an eco prob it though

but its possible though highly unlikly theres a sound print in it

math5509d ago

Sort Eco Probes is said to be an anagram "Reboot Process". There's a bigger image that is forming from multiple images.

TeaDouble_E5509d ago

Still cant tell the image is but i wonder what it is.

chak_5509d ago

At first I thought it was a combine mask.

And then I don't know anymore :D

Jazz41085509d ago

He's definitly the Big Boss all right lol

ardivt5509d ago

wow this is so exiting. I think without valve this gen of consoles would all be about lame fps copying themselves all the time.

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