Second server unlocked in Iris ARG

Indeed, the Halo 3 Iris ARG is still trucking along with new discoveries happening daily and the second server (episode) getting unlocked. So, how did the second server get cracked? Good thing you asked, because we have all the confusing details.

Since our last update, players used the knowledge they gained from the flood containment control job listing recordings to find a website featuring a map of the United States. The map had a bunch of red dots on each state highlighting various electronic retailers and a string of mysterious text attached to each dot. Nobody knew exactly what was supposed to go down until someone noticed that the website page's title read "3463 5467k" which, if typed into a phone, reads "FIND KIOSK". So, players went to Xbox 360 kiosks at the dotted locations and discovered a hidden Halo 3 trailer that flashed text referring to the vigenere cipher. Using the vigenere cipher, player decoded the mysterious text on the map's red dots to lead them to another website where they received a code. And just like the other server, the first 100 players to enter the code helped unlock the second server spilling its transcripts, images and audio recordings. What's most exciting is that I was lucky enough to help unlock the second server by being the 99th player to enter the code (photographic proof above). The first server's lucky 100 unlockers received a thank you package with all kinds of goodies and I can only hope that they'll be doing the same with the second server. What can I say, I love free stuff.

And so that's where everything stands with three more servers still needing to be unlocked. As always, you can head over to the unfiction forums to discuss the latest news and jump on over to the Iris Wiki to get the latest recap of all the events. Until next time ... ARG out.