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Reader Brian Hackney gets some weird stuff in his mail. He just shot over to us some strange Dead Space 2 material that showed up in his real-life inbox the other day. The documents include notes from a doctor who seems to be taking care of someone who is undergoing transformation into a Necromorph, a Rorschach test and an envelope with a stain on it that resembles the silhouette of a man.

Not sure what it all means, but Visceral is a master of viral marketing so we're sure it will all tie together with some bigger overall thing at some point. It is also of note that the Rorschach test has glow in the dark lettering from the Unitology language that Hackney hasn't been able to translate. However, the lettering on the doctor's note says "The sickness is the cure! The cure is the sickness!"

We'll let you know further developments on whatever is going on. Hopefully this time EA avoids fake protesters.

[Thanks, Brian Hackney]

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pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 13:12
pedrovay2003
Well, it looks like him. Kind of a weird thing to see in a Rorschach test. :P

Also, did I mention I'm wetting myself over this game?
Holden Levack's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 13:30
Holden Levack
You guys see the Dead Space guy? Cuz I see my Father with a leather belt and a dog's face.
I...

I need a moment.
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 13:30
KingSigy
I wouldn't call them masters of viral marketing. Some of their Dante's Inferno stuff nearly blew up in their face.
masternave's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 13:31
masternave
Well, it's not quite going out on a limb that this doctor is restoring Isaac from the first game. The patient's number is 1544C... which is l337speek for Isaac. Also, the Rorschach blot does look like Isaac's mask with the horizontal lines.
Taylor Nothankyou's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 13:51
Taylor Nothankyou
I was going to say exactly what masternave did. I'm pretty sure it's isaac
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 14:47
Roryzilla
Isaac is going to be a necromorph. Baller!
Operative20's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 15:04
Operative20
Isaac should Totally turn into, like, the master necromorph, and then, at the end of Dead Space 3, you have to, like, kill him!
John Johnson's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 15:16
John Johnson
Wow, that's really sad, I didn't even see 1544C, I just saw Isaac.

In other news, turns out the obelisk you pushed into that crater or whatever happened at the end of that game is actually the obelisk from 2001.
Brolsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 15:35
Brolsen
@john johnson that would be the monolith ;P

But 1544C? Really? Thats just l4m3.
youngskeletor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 16:00
youngskeletor
@brolsen

or rather... the marker.
NiNFAN1990's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 16:02
NiNFAN1990
The doctors documents make isaac sound like a character ripped right out of lovecraft. Ive been writing the exact same stuff as this recently, why the hell can't I get published?!
MegaMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 16:37
MegaMan
Hahaa! It is a Rorsach!
revelation216's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 17:01
revelation216
@NiNFAN1990
This is why:
"doctors" -> "doctor's"
"isaac" -> "Isaac"
"lovecraft" -> "Lovecraft"
"Ive" -> "I've"

And that's just scratching the surface.
Haylzorz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 17:29
Haylzorz
Oh please let them bring back Isaac. And please let this come to the PC or I may be slightly peeved. x_x
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 18:03
watermanx
@revelation216
Are you the new grammer Nazi by any chance?
Davedude's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 19:22
Davedude
@watermanx: Nah, he's just answering a question that was asked. Also, this is pretty neat, nice to see Isaac is going to not be fine in the next game. "Okay, I've gotta get this thing turned on... wait, is that Nicole? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Hayabusa's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 20:36
Hayabusa
Anyone figured out the unitology text yet? I'm staring at a pretty old monitor right now and the alphabet is too blurry for me to make out:

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7666/835040-ds_alphabet_super.jpg
Hayabusa's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 20:45
Hayabusa
Whoops. So determined to crack the code that I didn't even notice it was in the article itself.

Epic fail on my part. :/
George Mylonas's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/25/2010 21:33
George Mylonas
Also, the back of the Rorschach test is numbered. They made 2300 of them. Does that mean it'll be worth money as a collector's item? :) I have one too. Just got it a couple days ago in the mail.
ilovepancakes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2010 01:32
ilovepancakes
yeah, the first picture sure looks like isaac with some necromorph legs or arms sticking out,
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2010 12:51
mix
I have a $20 off code for EA (Yay DragonAge Issues on the PS3) and I'm totally putting it towards this game, GIMMAH!

Vat do you see: *ink blot*
Necromorph dude, totally a necromorph.
Mingsliced's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2010 12:59
Mingsliced
The Unitology text translates to:

The Sickness Is The Cure!
The Cure Is The Sickness!
Ralph Salinas's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2010 14:22
Ralph Salinas
i see a city as if the necromorphs got to earth and in the middle of that city theres a citadel with the leader in the middle of the necromorphs or maybe im just crazy who knows.
Arthur Schneider's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2010 15:41
Arthur Schneider

its a necro morph that survived the an encounter with Issac and its being a copy cat of sorts
Skott Martinez's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2010 18:36
Skott Martinez
ok so i see a slacher at the top on top of the ishemora(sorry if i spelled it wrong) and then issacs new mask and slacher claws under and kinda lining around (maybe like a giant slacher has grown on top of the ishemora kinda like the slug and laviaton and all the bones from the dead bodys or at least hopfully dead before have kinda joined together to make the blades cuz every1 saw how the walls and celling and floor and turned into that organic stuff) sorry if some1 posted this before
crappleton's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2010 19:14
crappleton
The code says: "The sickness is the cure! The cure is the sickness!"
crappleton's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2010 19:15
crappleton
The code says: "The sickness is the cure! The cure is the sickness!"
Adam Ramos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2010 21:33
Adam Ramos
So can anyone tell me why I got one? What did i do to get it?
az060693's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2010 14:17
az060693
Hmm, just got one in the mail.
darkcyder's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2010 07:38
darkcyder
I translated some of the glow in the dark text (OH GOD WHAT A PAIN)
ehem
anyway

the top left 2 lines say:
it was just a shard
it was red

there's some more stuff about symbols shouting, yea, I think most of that stuff is gibberish from Isaac going insane.

However, the top and bottom and bottom have numbers that list 42910.
And just like magic on 4-29-2010 a trailer appeared.
Sourcerer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2010 02:47
Sourcerer
I got one, they're numbered on the back - XXXX//2300, I got 1231
Will Knox's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2010 00:01
Will Knox
I got the letter and I think I figured it out and I think it's about the ending.
Sean Donald's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/06/2010 13:50
Sean Donald
I totally think it's some kind of fly that can transfer the alien lifeform into anything it encounters! But I'm just spitballin' here, haven't looked at my letter yet HAHA but I agree with darkcyder also :)
Gaian Helmers's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2010 15:08
Gaian Helmers
Hey... I don't wanna totally spoil anything with this theory but theres a good chance I am...

In the delusions category it says 'SHE' I wouldn't be surprised if they are pulling a double negative and 1544C is actually his dead girlfriend mourning the loss of Isaac by being in denial and wishing herself dead over him. Or some sorta other blend of occurences that leads to Isaac not being alive and girlfriend being alive. You see her more often than you see Isaac in the game and she's aparently just an illusion. So in schitzophreania ness it'd be Isaac that pulled that lever or w/e in that one event. So it could very well just been a foreshadow that the REAL Isaac is whatshername where as Isaac is just the illusion watching herself doing things.
Hellas4Ever's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/26/2010 15:06
Hellas4Ever
I just got this too and have no idea why? Anybody got an answer?
william peterson's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2011 01:00
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daynamleo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2011 23:25
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Reader Brian Hackney gets some weird stuff in his mail. He just shot over to us some strange Dead Space 2 material that showed up in his real-life inbox the other day. The documents include notes from a doctor who seems to be taking care of someone who is undergoing transformation into a Necromorph, a Rorschach test and an envelope with a stain on it that resembles the silhouette of a man.
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funkman009's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2011 20:20
funkman009
ok so i see a slacher at the top on top of the ishemora(sorry if i spelled it wrong) and then issacs new mask and slacher claws under and kinda lining around (maybe like a giant slacher has grown on top of the ishemora kinda like the slug and laviaton and all the bones from the Free sports games for boys dead bodys or at least hopfully dead before have kinda joined together to make the blades cuz every1 saw how the walls and celling and floor and turned into that organic stuff) sorry if some1 posted this before
kenban's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/24/2011 23:12
kenban
Looking at the image my first guess was dead space. Regards, vanity table
ginahooper's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/26/2011 03:57
ginahooper
There is a lot of this going around. There was a good article at baby car seat reviews which explained it all in a lot of detail.
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