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Halo 2 Website Puzzle Confounds

Posted by michael on from the buzz-buzz dept.

redune45 writes "The Halo 2 Theatrical trailer ends with the normal Xbox logo, but it also briefly replaces xbox.com with ilovebees.com. Going to ilovebees.com it appears that the site has been 'hacked', adding to the mystery. The 'owner' of the site set up a separate blog with a post talking about the error. There is a huge thread on the Bungie.net forums on the same issue. The WHOIS information for this site shows that it was first registered on June 14, 2004. But no obvious clues other than that are available. What is going on here?" There's at least one Wiki set up to gather clues. We also mentioned this in an earlier Halo story.

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  1. It's obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What is going on here?

    Someone apparently doesn't love bees.

    Doh!

  2. I've got the straight skinny on this one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is a stealth marketing campaign by the Department of Homeland Security. In an attempt to recover from the color-coded threat level fiasco and in an attempt to plug in to a younger audience, DHS is renaming threat level "yellow" or elevated, to threat level "bee." In the coming months, additional threat levels will be renamed, to be more kid friendly and descriptive of actual conditions. Remember: We are currently at threat level "bee."

  3. Re:They're just trying to create a buzz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The policy probably says something like "if we're paid enough for it, we're OK with it."

  4. Re:Not Hacked by figleaf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then maybe it is a Honeypot.

  5. You sir, should win the Nobel Prize for smartship by Mike+Hawk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Damn, how did you figure out that the site is functioning as someone intends? You mean, there really isn't some intelligence taking over the site inadvertently? Golly, you post has been a life changing event for me. You mean, works of fiction didn't really happen? Slow down, I can't absorb this all at once. So, instead of reading and enjoying books, I could just dismiss it because it isn't real and just a story?

    I'll think I'll enjoy this free game as long as it interests me rather than by a cynical asshole this time. You sure were smart to figure out that it wasn't really happening and some human set it up that way. Wow.

  6. Re:On the first screen of ilovebees.com by skia · · Score: 2, Funny

    The computer? Gone crazy? In a BUNGIE game? Surely you jest!

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  7. Re:Suckers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There is no Dana, there is only Zuul.

  8. Dating yourself... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gosh, that's desparate. I mean, even for Slashdot!