Electronic Arts tried something like this once. It was called "Majestic". [1] It was sort of a mass-market conspiracy LARP. Unfortunately, it was launched just before 9/11/2001.
Maybe the first ARG? Absolutely blew my mind as a kid. No install disk in the box. Just a sheet of instructions, a URL, and a form to fill in your email address, pager number, and ICQ number, and then you wait for the game to find you. Way ahead of its time.
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Electronic Arts tried something like this once. It was called "Majestic". [1] It was sort of a mass-market conspiracy LARP. Unfortunately, it was launched just before 9/11/2001.
[1] https://obscuritory.com/other/majestic/
Maybe the first ARG? Absolutely blew my mind as a kid. No install disk in the box. Just a sheet of instructions, a URL, and a form to fill in your email address, pager number, and ICQ number, and then you wait for the game to find you. Way ahead of its time.
If anybody can help me get back my ICQ # of 4860610 that'd be dope.
Gah I miss those connections. Facebook ruined my marriage. ICQ helped me learn to appreciate different people.
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