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NITE Team 4 hacks out of the early access firewall todayFeb 27, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunHacking games fall into two main categories – fanciful Hollywood-style UI showcases like Uplink, or grittier, more code-based ones like Exapunks. NITE Team 4 left early access today and looks like it straddles that divide. Developed by Alice & Smith (nothing to do with our crew, but a studio that John is rather fond of) it’s a game of military hacking and espionage with serious command-line stuff wrapped in some lovely-looking interfaces. Just going on looks alone, it’s come a long way since its minimalist 2016 demo – see a trailer below. (more…) NITE Team 4 hacks out of the early access firewall todayFeb 27, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunHacking games fall into two main categories – fanciful Hollywood-style UI showcases like Uplink, or grittier, more code-based ones like Exapunks. NITE Team 4 left early access today and looks like it straddles that divide. Developed by Alice & Smith (nothing to do with our crew, but a studio that John is rather fond of) it’s a game of military hacking and espionage with serious command-line stuff wrapped in some lovely-looking interfaces. Just going on looks alone, it’s come a long way since its minimalist 2016 demo – see a trailer below. (more…) Welcome New Agents!Dec 21, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/5fdd0d78c93dab339e6dc89ca869eb1d37dadcd2.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/dcb73bb96af4948ed0014aeb0dfc4dcc0dec985a.png The Black Watchmen Season 1 is the starter game where you play a secret agent tasked with various investigations into the occult. The Black Watchmen Season 2 continues your investigations into the occult, with an advanced tutorial and more immersive missions. Mother Russia DLC revisits the early days of The Black Watchmen, with The Secret World ARG "Gate 33" back in 2012. This DLC is about the fate of agent Msika, and also ties in with The Black Watchmen Comic Book. Alone in the Dark Web DLC pits you up against a memetic hazard that the Black Watchmen first encountered during Operation Silverspear. Untangle the mystery, and (hopefully) escape with your sanity intact! Whitechapel DLC is the latest expansion in the Black Watchmen universe. An old foe, Mr. Whitechapel, has resurfaced and needs to be dealt with. His depravity is matched only by his intelligence, in a mind that has never been turned to the good of humanity. If you want to read more about our universe and how this game universe came to life, you can also read our Almanac, an 84 page document about the creation of The Black Watchmen. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/79012829f54a65d30ddf3cfcb63f5e9290a155f1.png NITE Team 4 is the hacking unit of The Black Watchmen. They are responsible for all intelligence operations including hacking, recon, intrusion and support during raids and live events. https://store.steampowered.com/app/862090 Ahnayro is about the story of the BDNF gene and is part of the background story for Patient Alpha, including the origins of Morpho Medical and the newly formed Rhopagroup. https://store.steampowered.com/app/449730/Ahnayro_The_Dream_World/ ---- As always, you can reach us on Discord or in the forums. We are grateful for your support and hope you enjoy the ever-evolving Black Watchmen universe!December UpdateDec 21, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/0ca067c792c6cebb3ecb735964650c9eda7205e6.jpg Ahnayro owners will now unlock an exclusive new skin in NITE Team 4. This skin automatically unlocks if you have Ahnayro in your steam library. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/5878712ad8e8bbd0b377dc811ca11524ed19ba0d.gif NITE Team 4 is the hacking and cyber warfare extension of The Black Watchmen universe, including training center for new players with no past knowledge of hacking, a new mission campaign in the universe of Black Watchmen, hourly and daily bounties, players created servers, open world missions and sets of online investigation and puzzles. You can get NT4 on sales right now here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/544390/NITE_Team_4/15 Years CelebrationMar 24, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/8d6ce9e6af25d3d673d9f6cefe85223d88e984c1.jpg A major milestone has been reached! Together, you’ve collectively spent 15 years playing The Black Watchmen! That’s 15 years of research into the darkest corners of humanity, 15 years of deciphering ancient occult texts, researching fake websites, tracking down NPCs on social media and LinkedIn, and 15 years of solving some of the most complex puzzles on the internet. To mark this occasion, agents, we want to collect your fondest memories since you joined the agency. To show our gratitude, we will give away a mystery crate. Handcrafted with the help of Agent Blacklake, this mysterious mystery crate is filled with mystic mysteries for your mystification, that will deeply impact the lore of The Black Watchmen and set the stage for Season 3. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/cc8039ea3664978fc2ce8997369f40815031c1ec.png Please send your stories using the following online forms. Every story we receive will be entered in our unique giveaway! We'll be taking submissions until March 31.15 Years CelebrationMar 24, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/8d6ce9e6af25d3d673d9f6cefe85223d88e984c1.jpg A major milestone has been reached! Together, you’ve collectively spent 15 years playing The Black Watchmen! That’s 15 years of research into the darkest corners of humanity, 15 years of deciphering ancient occult texts, researching fake websites, tracking down NPCs on social media and LinkedIn, and 15 years of solving some of the most complex puzzles on the internet. To mark this occasion, agents, we want to collect your fondest memories since you joined the agency. To show our gratitude, we will give away a mystery crate. Handcrafted with the help of Agent Blacklake, this mysterious mystery crate is filled with mystic mysteries for your mystification, that will deeply impact the lore of The Black Watchmen and set the stage for Season 3. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9117305/cc8039ea3664978fc2ce8997369f40815031c1ec.png Please send your stories using the following online forms. Every story we receive will be entered in our unique giveaway! We'll be taking submissions until March 31.Wot I Think: Ahnayro The Dream WorldJan 5, 2017 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAfter an early access release gave us just a few puzzles from the first two of four tables , a full version of Alice & Smith s Ahnayro: The Dream World is now out, and I really rather like it. Which isn t going to stop me from complaining about it too. … Giveaway: 5000 copies of Ahnayro: The Dream WorldDec 23, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAhnayro: The Dream World is a research-based puzzle game set in a dream-logic world. It was one of the game’s featured in John’s Bleeding Edges series earlier this year, which highlighted games which blurred the edges (geddit?) between game and real world by requiring you to research real people and places and facts in among the fictional elements. And now we’re giving 5000 copies of the first episode away for free, when normally it costs 7/$9. … FULL RELEASE!Dec 1, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/8cdce2c59ca24d17f532b945772adb40b50abbcf.jpg Dreamers, it’s finally here! Enter the dream world of Ahnayro, where shadowy figures, terror, and the only possibility of salvation all lurk. Strange presences weave in and out of your mind as you journey into the darkest shadows of your dreams. Confront inner demons and lurking evils as you seek the truth, a truth found in between two worlds: the waking and the dreaming. We’ve worked hard for over a year now on adding the complete depth and complexity that the dream world Ahnayro deserves. The dream fragment riddles act as rabbit holes, inviting you deeper into the mysteries of the dream world, while the narrative, soundtrack, and images act as breadcrumbs, showing you that you’re on the right path as you progress along your investigation. We have made changes to Table 1 and Table 2 to deepen the immersion and to further connect the complexity of the puzzles with the overarching narrative. Join the dreamer as she navigates her dreams and tries to save herself from her own inner turmoil and illness. As before, don’t forget to visit us on the forums to meet your fellow oneironauts and to discuss what you see beyond the veil of reality. http://store.steampowered.com/app/449730/FULL RELEASE!Dec 1, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/8cdce2c59ca24d17f532b945772adb40b50abbcf.jpg Dreamers, it’s finally here! Enter the dream world of Ahnayro, where shadowy figures, terror, and the only possibility of salvation all lurk. Strange presences weave in and out of your mind as you journey into the darkest shadows of your dreams. Confront inner demons and lurking evils as you seek the truth, a truth found in between two worlds: the waking and the dreaming. We’ve worked hard for over a year now on adding the complete depth and complexity that the dream world Ahnayro deserves. The dream fragment riddles act as rabbit holes, inviting you deeper into the mysteries of the dream world, while the narrative, soundtrack, and images act as breadcrumbs, showing you that you’re on the right path as you progress along your investigation. We have made changes to Table 1 and Table 2 to deepen the immersion and to further connect the complexity of the puzzles with the overarching narrative. Join the dreamer as she navigates her dreams and tries to save herself from her own inner turmoil and illness. As before, don’t forget to visit us on the forums to meet your fellow oneironauts and to discuss what you see beyond the veil of reality. http://store.steampowered.com/app/449730/Table 2 Released!Nov 2, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/33add2a3fd0767a69a1d5d793fc8112ac665e235.png TABLE 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED! Enter the depths of a new dream, and explore the dark world of Voodoo. Go deeper into the life of the dreamer as you uncover details of her waking life as well as her unconscious through transmedia storytelling accessible with the new Artifact gateway. Delve into the rituals, dolls, yellow death and theinvisible gods of Voodoo http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/bae01c78d960af6b362ffca97a07d304a1953585.png We have worked for months on game elements which add significant depth to the experience of Ahnayro. We strongly believe these additions will increase the level of immersion in the game and make the puzzles more complex and rewarding. Our table 2 update gives you a preview of all we have been working on. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/0ff79177d518be0d353fc71c6d1670255b64f003.jpghttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/ccddf4f2d3e4f23cc0f5e0a4146f383d9a3c8d1d.jpg The Artifact is the game’s progression map. It serves as a navigation tool into the dream world and the waking realm, and shows you the connections between both in the protagonist’s story. The waking life of the dreamer unfolds through narrative transmedia (blogs, Tumblr, images, etc) and ARG puzzles. You will also encounter dream gates in the Artifact, which serve as both tests and sources of information for the walking realm. Passing through these gates will yield Steam achievements! We have unlocked a limited number of the transmedia elements to test the effectiveness of the storytelling methods. We will adjust the techniques used according to your feedback and open the rest of the map upon release of the full game. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/b0710858ba515f60e20fdb17c35cbfbc079c80d8.jpghttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/74f5556441e20a979d84a640fe426b8052a59c1b.jpg A second guardian spirit is introduced to you in Table 2, along with the theme of Voodoo. For this table, we have changed our approach to fragment riddles to create a clear sense of progression within each puzzle. These new fragments give you a starting point with the riddle and certain images, and the remaining images, text and the narration act as checkpoints, showing you that you are on the right path in your investigation. We have also redone certain fragments in Table 1 to reflect this new puzzle design structure. We hope you find the new system helpful, and we look forward to hearing your feedback! Don't forget to visit us on the forums to discuss these changes, meet your fellow oneironauts and get updates on the content to come in the full release! Table 2 Released!Nov 2, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/33add2a3fd0767a69a1d5d793fc8112ac665e235.png TABLE 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED! Enter the depths of a new dream, and explore the dark world of Voodoo. Go deeper into the life of the dreamer as you uncover details of her waking life as well as her unconscious through transmedia storytelling accessible with the new Artifact gateway. Delve into the rituals, dolls, yellow death and theinvisible gods of Voodoo http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/bae01c78d960af6b362ffca97a07d304a1953585.png We have worked for months on game elements which add significant depth to the experience of Ahnayro. We strongly believe these additions will increase the level of immersion in the game and make the puzzles more complex and rewarding. Our table 2 update gives you a preview of all we have been working on. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/0ff79177d518be0d353fc71c6d1670255b64f003.jpghttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/ccddf4f2d3e4f23cc0f5e0a4146f383d9a3c8d1d.jpg The Artifact is the game’s progression map. It serves as a navigation tool into the dream world and the waking realm, and shows you the connections between both in the protagonist’s story. The waking life of the dreamer unfolds through narrative transmedia (blogs, Tumblr, images, etc) and ARG puzzles. You will also encounter dream gates in the Artifact, which serve as both tests and sources of information for the walking realm. Passing through these gates will yield Steam achievements! We have unlocked a limited number of the transmedia elements to test the effectiveness of the storytelling methods. We will adjust the techniques used according to your feedback and open the rest of the map upon release of the full game. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/b0710858ba515f60e20fdb17c35cbfbc079c80d8.jpghttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25311468/74f5556441e20a979d84a640fe426b8052a59c1b.jpg A second guardian spirit is introduced to you in Table 2, along with the theme of Voodoo. For this table, we have changed our approach to fragment riddles to create a clear sense of progression within each puzzle. These new fragments give you a starting point with the riddle and certain images, and the remaining images, text and the narration act as checkpoints, showing you that you are on the right path in your investigation. We have also redone certain fragments in Table 1 to reflect this new puzzle design structure. We hope you find the new system helpful, and we look forward to hearing your feedback! Don't forget to visit us on the forums to discuss these changes, meet your fellow oneironauts and get updates on the content to come in the full release! The Bleeding Edges: Ahnayro The Dream WorldAug 3, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe Bleeding Edges are a series of articles on games that blur reality and fiction. Oh it feels like home. So many spin-offs deep it must be getting dizzy, Ahnayro: The Dream World is a spin-off from The Black Watchmen, itself a spin-off from The Secret World. But, importantly, you need have heard of neither – let alone played them – to fully embrace this research-based puzzle game. (Of course, you should play both games, as they’re great, and most especially Watchmen if you’re into mystery games.) This early alpha version of Ahnayro takes a slightly different tack, stripping away the fiction of playing an agent in a conspiratorial organisation, and instead presenting far more overt puzzles in a dream-logic world. Within minutes of starting (and I’m not exaggerating how quickly I encountered all this), I was learning about the life of Virginia Woolf, the origins of Great Ormond Street, how to read electronic diagrams, 18th century gardeners and the role of thimbles in Peter Pan. … The Bleeding Edges: The Black WatchmenJul 21, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe Bleeding Edges are a series of articles on games that blur reality and fiction. There was once a wonderful thing on the internet: The Stone. It was when we were all tiny babies (1997), and Wikipedia was still a twinkle in Jimmy Wales’s twinkly eye. You got access to it by buying a physical object, a small stone pendant, and with the code imprinted upon it delved into a creepy online world of conspiracy and truth. The game was ostensibly a puzzle game, but you played it via search engines, and even real life actual research. It was wonderful while it lived, and slightly clumsily lives on here. I constantly seek something else like it. The Black Watchmen – a tangential spin-off from The Secret World – while delivered more in the style of the more recent ARGs, certainly picks up some of its themes. … Ahnayro Riddle #5Jul 15, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/v9GE0JO.png Dear Dreamers, Round #5 of our Ahnayro riddle, now it’s getting a little harder! Play for a chance to win a copy of the game or share with a friend so they can solve the mystery alongside you! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev TeamAhnayro Riddle #5Jul 15, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/v9GE0JO.png Dear Dreamers, Round #5 of our Ahnayro riddle, now it’s getting a little harder! Play for a chance to win a copy of the game or share with a friend so they can solve the mystery alongside you! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev TeamTable 2 AnnouncementJul 13, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/KKuXjpb.jpg Dear Dreamers, Thank you for your support during the Early Access of Ahnayro and for giving us such valuable feedback about the game. Second Table Table 2 will bring you deeper into the dream universe - introducing you to the realm of VOODOO. We cannot tell you anything else, as it could spoil your future investigations but it may be a good time to brush up on your history of Vévé symbolism. Keep an eye open in the forums and our social media as leaked content may appear. This new update will be released in August along with 12 new fragments to investigate. If you did not complete the end game ARG yet, it’s still time to jump in. Just head to the official game forums. If you had not already had a chance to do so, please take the time to review the game on steam or fill out the survey at the end of table 1, it is extremely valuable for us! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev TeamTable 2 AnnouncementJul 13, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/KKuXjpb.jpg Dear Dreamers, Thank you for your support during the Early Access of Ahnayro and for giving us such valuable feedback about the game. Second Table Table 2 will bring you deeper into the dream universe - introducing you to the realm of VOODOO. We cannot tell you anything else, as it could spoil your future investigations but it may be a good time to brush up on your history of Vévé symbolism. Keep an eye open in the forums and our social media as leaked content may appear. This new update will be released in August along with 12 new fragments to investigate. If you did not complete the end game ARG yet, it’s still time to jump in. Just head to the official game forums. If you had not already had a chance to do so, please take the time to review the game on steam or fill out the survey at the end of table 1, it is extremely valuable for us! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev TeamAhnayro Giveaway RiddleJul 8, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/aLFFvdf.png Dear Dreamers, Round #3 of our Ahnayro riddle, now it’s getting a little harder! Play for a chance to win a copy of the game or share with a friend so they can solve the mystery alongside you! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev TeamAhnayro Giveaway RiddleJul 8, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://i.imgur.com/aLFFvdf.png Dear Dreamers, Round #3 of our Ahnayro riddle, now it’s getting a little harder! Play for a chance to win a copy of the game or share with a friend so they can solve the mystery alongside you! It's time to go to sleep now... time to go to sleep... - The Dev Team
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