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Sony announces 'Xi,' an alternate reality game for Home
Destructoid —
... Today, Sony announced the arrival of Xi in Home. Xi -- a gloriously vague name -- is an alternate reality game based inside the social service. To join in on the cryptic shenanigans, all you have to do is step through the looking glass the silly little "Xi" insignia in front of the apartments in Home’s Central Plaza. Once entered, you’ll be transported to a new space called The Hub. ...
Playstation@Home Xi Puzzle Launches
PlayStation LifeStyle —
... has just updated with news of Xi. Xi is an alternate reality game for Playstation Home. It is an interactive puzzle of sorts. The adventure will take place in a series of secret locations in Home and beyond. The space will change day-by-day and week-by-week. So go to the main square and check out the graffiti on the wall and all your questions will be answered. Although I checked it out, I am still wondering what it all means. So go see for yourselves!
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World’s first console ARG has begun
That VideoGame Blog —
... Think about this: an ARG (alternate reality game) is a game that takes place in our world, but using fictional occurrences and plot devices. So is an ARG that takes place in a virtual world some sort of double ARG. It’s a made-up world with a made-up world in it. The levels of fantasy are two folds deep. Is anyone else’s brain hurting. I suppose we’ll see if it can work as Sony has announced that Xi, Home’s first ARG has kicked off. ...
Alert Your Reality With Xi
GayGamer.net —
... wall in the main square. Find that, and all will be revealed....
So download Home and head to the main square to start the adventure, and if you need some help, apparently they have a forum thread setup for you to read and post info about the game. As for me, this announcement has me thinking about my Vector Math class from college in which we had to use Xi as a symbol in eigenvectors, I so hope I don't need to remember any of that for this game.
XI HAS BEGUN! [PlayStation.Blog]
PlayStation Home Gets Much More Interesting With Xi [Playstation Home]
Kotaku —
... at it gives you access to The Hub, where this whole new Alternate Reality Game pans out. I've only had a brief moment to look around, but so far there's a narrator who guides you around the hidden location, giving you tasks and slowly revealing more information as you explore. I really wish they hadn't kicked this whole thing off at the beginning of Game Developers Conference week, because for the first time in months, I really, really want to be in PlayStation Home. XI HAS BEGUN! [PlayStation.blog]
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There's something going on in Sony's Home
Gaming Nexus —
... NEWS - I was putzing around Sony's Home yesterday just to see what was going on and all I saw were new advertisements. Well, I think I picked the wrong day because today Sony's using Home for a new alternate reality game. Dubbed XI, you start this game by finding a graffiti symbol in the main square. I haven't checked it out yet but I will be sure after work today to see what it's all about. Now if Sony can do more of these types of things Home will be very cool to try out. Let's hope this experiment is a success so we'll see more things like this ...
Home gets interesting with XI
Gaming Nexus —
... NEWS - I was putzing around Sony's Home yesterday just to see what was going on and all I saw were new advertisements. Well, I think I picked the wrong day because today Sony's using Home for a new alternate reality game. Dubbed XI, you start this game by finding a graffiti symbol in the main square. I haven't checked it out yet but I will be sure after work today to see what it's all about. Now if Sony can do more of these types of things Home will be very cool to try out. Let's hope this experiment is a success so we'll see more things like this ...
Sony Launches 'Xi' For PlayStation Home...What The Hell Is It?!?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... Sony has announced that "the world's first console-based alternate-reality game", Xi, has launched in PlayStation Home. PlayStation Blog teased gamers: ...
Xi has arrived in Home - First console to get ARG
PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net —
... and what it is all about.
Called Xi , the adventure takes place in a series of secret areas in Home – and beyond – changing day by day, week by week, in real time. Anyone with a PLAYSTATION 3 can join in the fun for free – in English, French, Italian, German or Spanish.
To discover the mystery of Xi, simply log on to PlayStation Home and look for the graffiti on the wall in the main square. Find that, and all will be revealed….
XI HAS BEGUN!
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Sony Launches Alternate Reality Game In Home
The Escapist : Latest News —
... taking place inside Home itself. Today kicks off the beginning of Xi , an alternate reality game that Sony's running in PlayStation Home. So far things are, as is par for the course in an ARG, pretty cryptic. All we know is that Xi "takes place in a series of secret areas in Home - and beyond - changing day by day, week by week, in real time." If you want to take part, log onto Home, head to the Central Plaza, and look for the graffiti symbol pictured to the right. Step through the symbol, and you're suddenly transported to brand-new area in Home, a place called The Hub, ...
Xi infiltrates Home - and it's kind of neat
Joystiq —
What is Xi? It's hard to tell from the "trailer" that was released only a few days ago. Now that it's live, it's much easier to decipher what's going on. This is PlayStation Home's first ARG (Alternate Reality Game), created by nDreams. Xi is now live in both Europe and North America. Simply seek out the graffiti on the right in the Home Plaza and you'll be transported to the game Hub. It's at this point that you realize this isn't just another Home space, as the first thing you'll encounter when you enter ...
Sony launches ARG in PlayStation Home
Opposable Thumbs —
Ever since the launch of Home on the PlayStation 3, users have been clamoring for something to actually do while in the virtual world. Unfortunately, so far all we've gotten is the ability to dress up like Ken and Ryu or fly a Red Bull plane. Now the service has been hit by an alternate reality game called Xi, and Ars headed into Home to get some quick impressions.
In order to access the new area, you must first locate a graffiti symbol on the wall—something that wasn't too difficult for us given the crowd ...
