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Xbox Origen Disappointingly Revealed

Posted by Zonk on from the their-marketing-team-is-slipping dept.

The big secret that everyone's been curious about, the Xbox Origen puzzle, has been revealed. From the article: "The Origen Xbox 360 site has counted down, and it appears to be promoting a contest for European gamers to win a trip to an Xbox 360 launch party in the U.S. As for the updated site, it went live at approximately 7:00 AM ET. The tree is now covered with flags from all over Europe instead of fruit, as well as a link to xbox360.com in the lower left-hand corner. A Harry Potter movie-soundtrack-like toy piano is also playing a loop of a short musical progression in the background. Rolling over clickable objects on the tree produces a disappearing fairy-dust-like effect which follows the cursor."

3 of 57 comments (clear)

  1. Did anyone honestly expect different? by Pluvius · · Score: 0, Troll

    MS already blew its meta-game wad on Halo 2.

    Rob

  2. Who the fuck... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...gives a flying fuck?! Jeeze.

    Microsoft in "crap stupid gimmick" shocker.

  3. Look at us we're so special. by kinglink · · Score: -1, Troll

    YAWN! just like that other game where you had to guess passwords and stuff, it's another promotional bullshit site.

    And let's dick over all American fans even though the site is a .com we'll make sure it's Europe only...

    Seriously screw the Xbox 360 if this is they type of crap they do. They are trying to get a global audience, good, but it feels like America is about to get shafted by americans (as if Microsoft hasn't shafted Americans before?)

    Anyone else getting sick of these promotions that the Xbox team has put together to tease and just annoy us just so everyone will talk about the xbox 360? Here's a hint team. If you have a good system (see PS2, PS3, Snes, Nes, and Gensis) you don't need to constantly remind people about your system.