my mom has been a witch my entire life and has our names tattooed on her in theben witch runes so the code for werwulf arg was actually very easy for me lmfao omg

The Robert Eggers' flick for this Christmas, Werwulf, now has an alternate reality game: www.devourethallmankynde.com Timed to each of the full moons between September through November 2026 and 'culminates in a mysterious prize for those that complete all three moons each full moon.'

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Drede Thou Not Derkness. Embrace Thou It. Werwulf is only in theaters December 25.

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It was 40 years ago today CBS unveiled Season 10 of DALLAS by revealing Season 9 had all been Pam's dream.

THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST SHOWS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Countries of origin of the shows ranked, in order: US US US US UK US US US US US US UK US US US UK US UK UK UK US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US UK US US UK US UK US US US UK US US UK US FRA US US US US US UK US [Contd.]

REVIEW: WhatsApp-based The Traitors: Anywhere will take over your life and have you questioning every friendship... www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: The Traitors Anywhere by CityDays - Immersive Rumours

With the finale of last year's The Celebrity Traitors drawing in nearly 15 million viewers, it's fair to say that the smash-hit BBC TV series is the closest thing we've got nowadays to appointment vie...

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Once at a party I convinced someone that people called John Coltrane “Trane” because he loved trains so much. Happy 100th 🚂

'God Breathes Through the Holy Horn of St. John Coltrane' Icon for the Church of Coltrane (St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church) in San Francisco. Church website: www.coltranechurch.org John Coltrane, #botd 23 September 1926, would've been one hundred years old today.

Nintendo was founded as Nintendo Koppai #otd 23 September 1889 by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi in Kyoto to make playing cards by hand, most notably hanafuda. Image: Nintendo headquarters and workshop 1889–1930

We're excited to see The Séance of Blake Manor at number 8 on the The Best Detective Horror Video Games, Ranked By Gamers by Ranker. https://www.ranker.com/list/detective-horror-video-games/jason-moth

The Best Detective Horror Video Games, Ranked By Gamers

The Best Detective Horror Video Games, Ranked By Gamers, as voted on by fans. Current Top 3: Alan Wake II, Observer: System Redux, Condemned: Criminal ...

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Spectropia: or, Surprising Spectral Illusions, Showing Ghosts Everywhere, and of any Colour, by J. H. Brown (1865) #SpookySunday See comments for instructions on seeing ghosts everywhere.

Introducing 1337, a new immersive experience from @charmingstranger.com Someone joins the illegal conference call. Someone waits on the line. That’s the MENTOR, and we’re casting now! California-based actors: remote, paid, and closes Sept 30! Apply: 1337.show/casting #castingcall

1337 :: CASTING CALL — THE MENTOR

Charming Stranger is casting the MENTOR for 1337, a one-on-one interactive phone experience. Presented as part of Odyssey Works' New Frame program.

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Thanks as always to @puzzlesnacks.bsky.social, for one of my favorite puzzling hobbies. www.puzzles.wiki/wiki/Spaghet...

Spaghetti (game) - Puzzle Wiki

Spaghetti is a game invented by Eric Berlin involving creating metapuzzles on the fly using a randomly selected set of "answers".

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It is great to hold our new book - Cultural Game Studies - on one’s hands, even if the Open Access pdf version will most likely be the most used edition. - Link to the Open Access book page below: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.@clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2w ago

New instant classic just dropped

Loved this game and it's partner game, Gumshoe... you may have come across this term 😜

In case you need this today, and are not driven to violent insanity by the sensory assault that is asmr, as one may be, if one is so inclined, here is: ASMR: The History of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) | Ear-to-ear Whispering m.youtube.com/watch?v=3As_...

ASMR: The History of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) | Ear-to-ear Whispering

YouTube video by SomeReadingsASMR

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New Kaleidoscope! A magical episode where poet and professor @axjacobs.bsky.social discusses the uses of poetry and spoken performance in game writing to deepen the world of the game, and to draw the player in. Listen here - www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

King Harald of Norway, whose funeral is presently in procession in Oslo, carried on the Viking tradition by being an accomplished sailor. He represented his country in three Olympics, and was the One Ton class world champion with his crew in 1987. #wyrdwednesday

I'm doing a Halloween run of my haunted-Teletext larp TRANSMISSION! So excited that after years of developing it on and off, running it at festivals, I'll finally be doing a public run Group tix are on sale, w individual tix on sale 22nd Sep Info & tix here: everythingimmersive.com/events/trans...

New Control Resonant website found on posters around Portland, OR fbc.controlgame.com

Eric@yankeewhite.bsky.social · 3w ago

Possible Control Resonant ARG with accounts all across social media. Most of the activity is on Discord obviously. NINE TWO FOUR

Today's the day!

Jordan Magnuson@jordanmagnuson.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey everyone, just a reminder that the NFTS game poems jam is happening on Monday. Open to remote and international participants. There's even prizes! And did I mention the legendary Shuhei Yoshida is one of the judges? Join and make a game poem in 24 hours (or less): itch.io/jam/nfts-gam...

Rabbit rabbit rabbit! White rabbit for September is from 1915

Twin Peaks: Lydecker Veterinary Clinic - ‘Aid to the beast incarnate’.

The sh*t that goes down here while I sleep

Michael Andersen@mjandersen.bsky.social · 4w ago

Notebook of brilliant ideas entry #17: ARG but for cats

IT'S NOT JUST A GAME ANYMORE. Poster for Clue (1985) #filmsky

'If there is one thing J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot love more than the overuse of lens flare, it is hiding a film’s true identity in plain sight.' ... like End of Oak Street existing in the Cloverfield universe? getyourcomicon.co.uk/blog/2026/08...

Could THE END OF OAK STREET Be a Secret Cloverfield Movie? - Get Your Comic On

Could WB and Bad Robot's upcoming The End of Oak Street be a secret Cloverfield movie in disguise? Matt investigates the evidence...

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Listen. I don't know if this is actually an ARG? But "Robert Downey Jr wore a suit covered in Latverian runes onstage at Comic Con, and fans cracked it thanks to a popup coffee event in London weeks prior" is a compelling enough statement that I'm interested in seeing what's next.

Prelude to Doomsday: Are We Getting an Avengers ARG? | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network

Avengers Doomsday used a Latverian coffee popup and Robert Downey Jr's SDCC suit to teach fans how to read Latverian runes. But is that for an Avengers ARG, or easter egg?

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This is a nice read! I believe the dream of TINAG is kept alive by newcomers who all, very understandably! are first simply mesmerised by the concept. If you stick around you'll see why it didn't quite work – and why it's not just a bad thing that we've moved on.

Alex Hera@alexhera.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New article available on Substack! This month I’m deconstructing the dominant design philosophy for ARGs and exploring ARG history, player culture, and our understanding of immersion! alexhera.substack.com/p/immersion-...