Origen 360 Revealed in Less Than 12 Hours

MJXG writes "Gamespot has posted an article related to the adver-teasement Microsoft has set up at Origenxbox360.com. It seems that the counter will be hitting zero in less than 12 hours. It is speculated that once the zero-hour is reached, the site will open up with puzzles and riddles which may give away information or even prizes pertaining to the 360. Also from an article on xbox.ign.com, "In a somewhat shocking discovery, there is a Latin message written into one of the tree's lower branches. To view the message, zoom in a few times on the furthest left root near the bottom of the tree. The message reads 'in hoc spatio arbor noster floruit, fecundus pomis Elysii ignoti, quo in loco ludent electi, ab Originis angelis circumdati'. We consulted the IGN annals of ultimate intelligence and wisdom and came up with the following rough translation: 'In this place may our fertile tree bloom with fruits in strange elysium, where in the place of the chosen, angels surround the origin'." Something big is about to happen."

Something big is about to happen

[Anonymous Coward]

'In this place may our fertile tree bloom with fruits in strange elysium, where in the place of the chosen, angels surround the origin'." Something big is about to happen."

Oh Lordy, Bill Gates is going to announce he is the new messiah.....

Quick, somebody upload a virus

[LiquidCoooled]

"It's like in chess. First, you strategically position your pieces, and when the timing is right you.. strike. They're using this signal to synchronize their efforts and in approximately, twelve hours ..the countdown will be over. {and then..} Checkmate!"

Somebody better send Jeff Goldblum an Apple mac, quickly.

Oooh a viral marketing campaign

[DrXym]

I don't know about anyone else but I think I just soiled myself with excitement.

Re:In other news

[advocate_one]

Says one stunned Slashdot reader: "WTF??"

/flame-proof undies on... ;)

More like... "whoopee doo... who gives a fsck"...

Advertising?

[koi88]

Something big is about to happen.

Oops. I must have clicked on the ad. Or what is the "news" from Microsoft's PR department doing there?

Re:Better translation?

[myspys]

you have to assume factus in the second clause; quo and loco are paired despite not being contiguous; and although Originis and angelis look like they should go together, they don't - they just happen to be the same case and number. Floruit is perfect active indicative 3rd singular - not a present subjunctive as IGN believes - ludent is present active indicative 3rd plural (IGN left this word out entirely!), and circumdati is a perfect passive participle in nominative plural. It agrees with electi.

i SO wish i understood just 10% of that

I don't gettit.

[jez9999]

I don't see no Latin message anywhere, when I zoom in the tree is just pixelated.

Re:Better translation?

[DrXym]

Romanes eunt domus!

Re:Oooh a viral marketing campaign

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, at least you didn't soil yourself with shit.

And.....

[Anonymous Coward]

Ask me if I care.

To be perfectly honest... it is a GAME system. It plays GAMES for a few hours of non-reality. It is NOT going to change the world, it is NOT going to make your life better. It WILL suck away more of your money.

It is trully sad to see the state of things to see how people react to a game system that can render fake boobs even nicer.

Re:Better translation?

[Paua Fritter]

+V ridiculus

Re:word-by-word translation

[Luigi30]

Wing Commander 6?

whoa!

[t0y]

The rabbit ate the fruit!!!!
The rabbit ate the fruit!!!!

Origin of the Xbox 360

[The-Bus]

I went to the origin of the Xbox 360 site [originxbox360.com] and filled out the forms just as described. Now I'm on my way to get my free Xbox 360! Thank you Microsoft! I will be sure to pass on the relevant information to my friends and relatives.

Re:Better translation?

[Anonymous Coward]

I think you meant:

+V ridicvlvs

Re:Better translation?

[sehryan]

An alternate translation is...

"The coyote of the desert likes to eat the heart of the young and the blood drips down to his children for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "

Psychadelic Rabits?

[Anonymous Coward]

Someone is smoking some heavy things at microsoft...

oblig. stargate reference

[Phil246]

perhaps the ori are making him into a prior?
think of the facts - evil incarnate , origin , ....

Re:Something big is about to happen

[sprouty76]

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

Re:European residents only

[PortWineBoy]

Yea and only residents of certain European countries.

Looks like they forgot about Poland.

Annndddd?

[thelonestranger]

If this is Microsoft's idea of "Something Big" then I fear the x360 is going to be a little underwhelming.

Re:Intriguing...

[justforaday]

Exactly! It's like those ads a few years ago where the older guy would be out in the backyard repeatedly throwing a football through a tire swing, with his wife watching from the kitchen window with a big smile on her face. "Ask your doctor if Viagra is right for you." I finally ordered some from an email I got. I still can't get the damn football through the tire though. Fuggin false advertising...

Re:Better translation?

[macthulhu]

Yes, but what he's forgetting is:

Etiam vulputate enim vel est. Sed feugiat, leo quis accumsan porta, diam risus consectetuer orci, ac commodo tortor metus quis lectus. Cras mattis turpis ac est. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.

Ok... I'm kidding. I just figured tossing some lorem ipsum action in there would make me look smrt too. Now my active indicative 3rd singular hurts.

Re:Better translation?

[broller]

"The coyote of the desert likes to eat the heart of the young and the blood drips down to his children for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "

Another alternate translation...

"The wiley coyote spends all day in the desert chasing the prey but falls when he looks down."

Re:Better translation?

[Anonymous Coward]

"The wiley coyote spends all day in the desert chasing the prey but falls when he looks down."

Heh, is this the Porky Pig Latin translation?

Re:Something big is about to happen

[soloport]

Are you a virgin?

Re:Better translation?

[BenjyD]

People called Romanes they go the house?

Re:Advertising?

[shokk]

I wish I had read this earlier. I clicked on the fruit and was instantly transported to Narnia where I was molested by Tumnus. And then I had an epileptic seizure from the flashing purple lights. Definitely not the experience I was hoping for when I woke up this morning. All that and I found out that I had to live in Europe to enter the contest...they can keep their prizes.