Alternate Reality Game
Ice Shock was launched in the UK (Mar 2009) along with The Descendant, an ARG in which another story from The Joshua Files unfolded. The Descendant included material from a dozen websites, including videos, blogs and an avatar chat site, as well a clue printed in the UK edition of Ice Shock itself.
Read more about this topic: The Joshua Files, The Descendant
Famous quotes containing the words alternate, reality and/or game:
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