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January 11, 2007

Microsoft’s Mystery Game Is Vista Promo

Filed under: Vista, Mystery, Game — vista @ 1:43 pm

(AP Photo/Microsoft Corp., Lee Celano) :: Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates demonstrates an HP TouchSmart PC loaded with Windows Vista before his keynote address to the 2007 Computer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2007. During the address, Gates announced several new products and services that included new Windows Vista-inspired PCs, never-before-seen Windows Vista features, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)-enabled Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and a new partnership with Ford Motor Co. that will extend digital experiences to the car.
A mysterious online countdown. USB drives containing cipher keys. Notes and videos from a woman who calls herself Loki. Bloggers’ reports of extravagant gifts, marked with a return address for Microsoft’s headquarters.And all trails leading to a Web site for something called Vanishing Point.

After weeks of sifting through clues, bloggers, gamers and technology enthusiasts got some relief this week when Microsoft Corp. revealed that Vanishing Point is part of a viral-marketing campaign for Vista, the new PC operating system set for a consumer launch later this month.

Vanishing Point is ‘’a large-scale online and off-line collaborative puzzle game,'’ Microsoft said. Players register online for a sweepstakes ?

Microsoft’s Mystery Game Is Vista Promo

Filed under: Vista, Mystery, Game — vista @ 1:43 pm

(AP Photo/Microsoft Corp., Lee Celano) :: Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates demonstrates an HP TouchSmart PC loaded with Windows Vista before his keynote address to the 2007 Computer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2007. During the address, Gates announced several new products and services that included new Windows Vista-inspired PCs, never-before-seen Windows Vista features, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)-enabled Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and a new partnership with Ford Motor Co. that will extend digital experiences to the car.
A mysterious online countdown. USB drives containing cipher keys. Notes and videos from a woman who calls herself Loki. Bloggers’ reports of extravagant gifts, marked with a return address for Microsoft’s headquarters.And all trails leading to a Web site for something called Vanishing Point.

After weeks of sifting through clues, bloggers, gamers and technology enthusiasts got some relief this week when Microsoft Corp. revealed that Vanishing Point is part of a viral-marketing campaign for Vista, the new PC operating system set for a consumer launch later this month.

Vanishing Point is ‘’a large-scale online and off-line collaborative puzzle game,'’ Microsoft said. Players register online for a sweepstakes ?

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