Update - Compilation:
Original Post:
Quick teaser video at Kotaku
EA releases teaser shot of new BioWare project
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EatChildren said:All the latest information once again compiled. I removed the 'murder' clue because I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with this game.
The teaser video
1. View here. Does not show anything other than quick cuts of a soldier in armor lifting up a sniper rifle. Brief view of outside his window, nothing specific shown.
2. The rilfe is the Incisor Rifle from Mass Effect 2. Outside of a slight alteration to the front and subdued texture, it is 100% identical right down to the little details. If this does not indicate the project is Mass Effect, it is a reused art asset from Mass Effect. It is, unquestionably, the Incisor Rifle.
3. Soldier's armor does not directly resemble any of the armor from Mass Effect. However, it also appears quite futuristic compared to modern armor, and is a similar 'style' to what might appear in a Mass Effect game.
4. There are quick bright yellow cuts with black silhouettes scattered throughout the video. Most of these are impossible to identify, and so resemblences to Mass Effect material is impossible to verify. There is only one still that can be identified; this shot happens to be this character from Fallout: New Vegas. It is possible then that parts of this teaser were cut with material from other games that intend to be revealled at VGA 2010, in this case the New Vegas DLC pack. For this reason it is important to be skeptical that any of the bright yellow cuts are even related to BioWare specific teaser, or any of the cuts at all for that matter.
5. At the end of the trailer we briefly see the message 'Look Closer'. This would imply that there are details in the video to pay attention to.
The QR code clues
1. BioWare are releasing QR codes with apparent clues to their next game. These can be found on their Twitter account, Facebook page, advertisements, and elsewhere. This will be updated as new codes and clues arrive.
2. First code is here. It reads as the binary code '001101010011010100101110001110000011010000110101'. This, when converted to ASCII is '55.845'. The meaning for this number is unknwon, however it is likely that it is referencing the atomic weight of an iron atom, which shares the same value.
3. Second code is here. It reads as the binary code '0010110100110001001100100011100000101110001101011011000001000110'. This, when converted to ASCII is '-128.5°F'. This is approximately the coldest temperature recorded naturally on Earth, at Vostok, Antarctica.
4. Third code is here. It reads as the binary code '0110100001110100011101000111000000111010001011110010111101110111011101110111011100101110011100110110100101110011001011100110011101101111011101100010111001110101011010110010111101101111011101010111010001110000011101010111010000101111011100110110100101110011001011010110100001101111011011010110010100101101011101110110010101101100011000110110111101101101011001010010111001101000011101000110110101101100'. This, when converted to ASCII is this URL. The website is for the Secret Intelligence Service of the UK. This is not BioWare's website, so there are unlikely to be many if any clues on the website itself.
5. Fourth QR code was found on BioWare's Facebook page. It can be found here. When decoded, it gives this url. The URL links to an image of a The Clash album, specifically The Singles. There is no additional information.
6. Like any good puzzle, we dont know for sure what all these bits and pieces mean. However, if we are to run with Mass Effect, it is interesting to note that in Mass Effect 2 there appears a planet called Aequitas. The official description of this planet has it's surface temperature as -89.1°C, which is approximately -128.5°F, Additionally, the planet is described as having 'famous Iron Canyons'. This planet, in Mass Effect, is the only obvious referencing of both of the number clues. The third code linking to the SIS website may indcate that the SIS headquarters, or the rough location, appear in the teaser trailer, as the SIS headquaters are here, and the positioning of the bridge and fence look very similar to this shot from the teaser. What The Clash - The Singles means is a little confusing, however The Clash is a British band, which ties in nicely with the previous SIS Headquarters/Vauxhall Bridge clue. Of note, and this may not mean anything, Mass Effect's prominent figure David Anderson was born in London.
BioWare Montreal's history
1. March 2009, BioWare Montreal opens. Employs approximately 30 staff, with the studio set to provide development support for Mass Effect 2 (art assets, side quests, etc).
2. January 2010, BioWare confirm that Mass Effect will not be confined to a single trilogy.
3. June 2010, BioWare Montreal advertises for a multiplayer programmer, with the role to "take existing single player user experiences and make them multiplayer safe".
4. July 2010, ex-Raven (Wolfenstein, Singularity) developer Manveer Heir joins BioWare Montreal as a senior level designer for an unspecified 'Mass Effect' project.
5. September 2010, BioWare Montreal plans to doubles staff from approximately 27 to 55 employees. Yanick Roy reconfirms Mass Effect work by stating We're also doubling our contribution to whatever happens next in the Mass Effect franchise".
6. September 2010, BioWare Montreal advertise for various positions associated with genres described as 'military-grade FPS' and 'popular FPS'. Listings were switched from a BioWare specific advertising to EA, and so it may not be BioWare specific.
Original Post:
Quick teaser video at Kotaku
EA releases teaser shot of new BioWare project
Oh fuck son, here we go.
EAs just released the following image, teasing what project BioWare is set to announce at the VGAs next month.
The picture doesnt exactly scream Mass Effect 3, does it?
The first VGA teasers, word premieres and nominations are due to drop today. EA exec Patrick Buechner said BioWare fans should pay attention to the reveals today.
Youve got our attention.
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Nirolak said:Lionheart1827 said:Haven't been following this thread since the other day, but this was posted on Biowares facebook 16 minutes ago.
Stumpokapow said:Code:0110100001110100011101000111000000111010001011110010111101110111011101110111011100101110011100110110100101110011001011100110011101101111011101100010111001110101011010110010111101101111011101010111010001110000011101010111010000101111011100110110100101110011001011010110100001101111011011010110010100101101011101110110010101101100011000110110111101101101011001010010111001101000011101000110110101101100
Decodes to:
http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html
Secret Intelligence Service
I think that clue might mean this is actually SIS headquarters. Take special note of the fence at the bottom of the bridge.
It's the same fence and everything.
It's looking like an invasion of Earth Perhaps it started at that place in Antarctica and then the attack entered the major cities.
EatChildren said:New code from BioWare Facebook.
Decodes to;
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oKEAgVG2Vik/SZLgNLdLcYI/AAAAAAAAAks/ocWoCxxe4wQ/s1600-h/[AllCDCovers]_the_clash_the_singles_2006_retail_cd-front.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oKEAgVG2Vik/SZLgNLdLcYI/AAAAAAAAAks/ocWoCxxe4wQ/s1600-h/ [AllCDCovers] _the_clash_the_singles_2006_retail_cd-front.jpg
Which is;
Track list;
"White Riot" 1:57
"Remote Control" 2:58
"Complete Control" 3:11
"Clash City Rockers" 3:46
"(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" 3:58
"Tommy Gun" 3:13
"English Civil War" 2:34
"I Fought the Law" (Sonny Curtis) 2:38
"London Calling" 3:17
"Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" 3:06
"Bankrobber" 4:32
"The Call Up" (The Clash) 5:21
"Hitsville UK" (The Clash) 4:19
"The Magnificent Seven" (The Clash) 4:26
"This Is Radio Clash" (The Clash) 4:08
"Know Your Rights" 3:35
"Rock the Casbah" (The Clash) 3:35
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" (The Clash) 3:08
Fits in nicely with the whole UK/British thing, like the Vauxhall Bridge.