Origen Xbox 360 Counting Down to the Announcement of Halo 3?

Aquanox · 08-09-2005, 10:59 AM

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Earlier this week, we reported about the latest update to the Origen Xbox 360 website, in which the teaser site had a phrase in Latin placed in one of the tree branches (you can go now to www.origenxbox360.com and right click on the tree and select Zoom In. Do that three times over the branch near the bottom). The phrase in question was:

in hoc spatio arbor noster floruit, fecundus pomies Elysii ignoti, qui in loco ludent electi, ab Originis angelis circumdati.

That would translate in English as:

In this space our tree has flourished abundant with the unknown fruits of Elysium, who will play in the chosen place, surrounded by the angels of Origen.

Although that sounds like a suggestion to either the rumored stores that will open on Tokyo and New York’s Time Square, or the first Xbox 360 kiosk appearing in stores, a new clue gives us a third option.

Kirill Wiser emailed us to inform us that Elysium is the name of the city in which John Spartan-117, aka Master Chief, grew up before being replaced with a flash clone in order to join the Spartan II program on Reach.

When we first discovered the Latin phrase in Origen Xbox 360, we immediately associated it with the Greek term. In Greek mythology, the Elysium (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion) are the Elysians Fields, the place where the mortals favored by the gods can go when they die. It is a peaceful and beautiful place similar to the modern concept of paradise.

One can understand why Bungie chose that name for the city in which Master Chief grew up but now the connection with Origen Xbox 360 is remarkable.

Interestingly too, the name of Halo 2 third and final boss is Tartarus, which again in Greek Mythology, is the opposite of the Elysium, the Underworld zone of eternal torment, where the greatest sinners were punished for their transgressions.

So now a new question rise: Is the Origen Xbox 360 web site counting down to the official announcement of Halo 3 on September 27th? Well, in only three weeks we’ll find out what Origen Xbox 360 is all about.

Source: TeamXbox

ace2cloud · 08-09-2005, 11:02 AM

Interesting...

But Mind-Boggling.

Aquanox · 08-09-2005, 11:40 AM

One thing's for sure: These guys know how to get our attention.

George · 08-09-2005, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquanox

One thing's for sure: These guys know how to get our attention.

I agree with that

Blank · 08-09-2005, 03:27 PM

I'm hoping it's Halo 3. For all we know, it could be out for launch day and M$ kept this info away from the public for some reason.

George · 08-09-2005, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Blank

I'm hoping it's Halo 3. For all we know, it could be out for launch day and M$ kept this info away from the public for some reason.

That would be cool

Jacksmith28 · 08-09-2005, 03:36 PM

Man, It might be halo 3. BUT WHAT THE HELL IS ORIGEN XBOX 360? I guess we'll just have to wait about 19 days to find out!

George · 08-09-2005, 03:41 PM

im still not convinced it is halo 3 i think its something bigger we will just have to wait and see.

G4everX · 08-09-2005, 03:56 PM

Looks like IBM had some things named 360 as well
http://dssresources.com/history/ibm360.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/system-360

I've been trying to link the name "Xbox 360" with things on the website. I found that IBM has called things by using the number 360. Sence IBM has made the graphics card for the xbox 360, maybe there is a connection.

I don't know, but it's not as far fetch as other ideas.

Rubiks14 · 08-09-2005, 04:00 PM

i hope it isn't halo 3 because any info about halo 3 this early after halo 2 came out will just make me scared about the gameplay. c'mon you can't make a game like halo really good unless you put time. so i just hope that if it is anything to do with halo that it will be just like a trailer(early early footage). but i don't see how halo 3 will impress the japaneese so i have doubts.

Blank · 08-09-2005, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rubiks14

i hope it isn't halo 3 because any info about halo 3 this early after halo 2 came out will just make me scared about the gameplay. c'mon you can't make a game like halo really good unless you put time.

They probably started making Halo 3 before they finished Halo 2.Even if no info is released on Halo 3 after this Origen thing is over, I still think they have already started work on it. They'd be stupid not to.

three-sixty · 08-09-2005, 07:50 PM

27th of september is my birthday and thats the exact day the countdown finishes

Romper Stomper · 08-09-2005, 08:39 PM

Congrats. I'm dying to know any little information about Halo 3, I can't wait and I don't even know when its coming out.

Aquanox · 08-09-2005, 11:26 PM

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im still not convinced it is halo 3 i think its something bigger we will just have to wait and see.

Bigger than Halo??

I'm having a big time trying to find something bigger than Halo 3.

Oracle.Of.All · 09-09-2005, 03:41 AM

i found in the news it said.

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qui in loco.

when it should actually say.

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quo in loco.

i got this using .swf decompiler, and its exact.
i dont know if that will change the sentence much but it may do sumthing

Don_Rico · 09-09-2005, 09:48 AM

It seems to make more sense to realese the 360 and Halo 3 close to each other.

daniel.isaac.h · 09-09-2005, 10:31 AM

In this space our tree has flourished abundant with the unknown fruits of Elysium, who will play in the chosen place, surrounded by the angels of Origen...

That is an incorrect translation! Will play is not anywhere in the Latin sentence... I would know, I studied Latin for 3 years.

I also doubt that this is announcing Halo 3... It's something bigger... Something to do with a company that has been around for more than 20 years.

All I'll say.

Romper Stomper · 09-09-2005, 02:23 PM

What could possibly be bigger than Halo 3

wezzrocks · 09-09-2005, 08:15 PM

well, asylum is where master chief grew up, and it is after all origenxbox360.com, huh, maybe a pre-halo game, play all the major battles up to the battle of reach.

Just something to think about

ace2cloud · 09-09-2005, 08:20 PM

Or maybe it's just to get some buzz going and they actually announce like the price of the Xbox 360 official magazine or something underwhelming like that.