“Batman: Arkham City” Viral Discovered at Comic-Con Nick Butler, July 24, 2011July 24, 2011 So far we’ve seen the beginnings of a few viral campaigns at Comic-Con, and now we can add another to the list. Yesterday, MovieViral’s own Dan Koelsch discovered a code that was for the new Batman video game Arkham City. More after the break. Once he discovered the code, Dan tweeted it to his followers. The code was was known to be somehow related to a website. The code was:I f n W C O g 2 D 5 kAfter only a few hours, the guys over at ArkhamCity.co.uk discovered a YouTube video which ends in with the code above, making the link YouTube.com/watch?v=IfnWCOg2D5k.The discription of that YouTube video, which is undoubtedly another clue, reads:“(1)Can (5)you (26)defeat (20)a (_)mind (21)such (7)as (5)mine(7)(5)(7)?” – #ENSo far, no one has broken what that clue could mean, but they’re still working at it over at ArkhamCity.co.uk. We’ll continue following it and let you know when we find out more. Until then, make sure you continue following MovieViral.com‘s coverage of Comic-Con both here and on Twitter. Comic-Con Viral Marketing Arkham CityBatman: Arkham CityVideo Game
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