Difference between revisions of "162"

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The reference was to the URL of the then-hidden subforum "Phoenix" with the URL "www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?board='''162.0'''"
 
The reference was to the URL of the then-hidden subforum "Phoenix" with the URL "www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?board='''162.0'''"
  
This was part of a viral marketing ploy by [[Hard Light Productions]] community member [[user:Goober5000|Goober5000]] to get people hyped about the 25 December 2008 release. The campaign is apparently still ongoing, and the final prize has yet to be revealed.
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This was part of a viral marketing ploy by [[Hard Light Productions]] community member [[user:Goober5000|Goober5000]] to get people hyped about the 25 December 2008 release. Due to a larger than expected workload, the final prize was not ready in time, and instead participants were treated to an early release of ST:R. Many years later, in September 2017, the final prize was finished, and the Phoenix/162 story concluded with the release of [[Deneb III (campaign)|Deneb III]].
  
 
[[Category:Silent Threat: Reborn]]
 
[[Category:Silent Threat: Reborn]]

Revision as of 04:22, 24 March 2018

The text "162" was displayed in the end credits of the full trailer for Silent Threat: Reborn, in a style similar to "ilovebees.com" in the Halo 2 trailer.

The reference was to the URL of the then-hidden subforum "Phoenix" with the URL "www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?board=162.0"

This was part of a viral marketing ploy by Hard Light Productions community member Goober5000 to get people hyped about the 25 December 2008 release. Due to a larger than expected workload, the final prize was not ready in time, and instead participants were treated to an early release of ST:R. Many years later, in September 2017, the final prize was finished, and the Phoenix/162 story concluded with the release of Deneb III.