[Keeley Stevens]

In the issue of GI it has letters that I think could be a code, sadly this isn't all of them but it's the first couple of lines with some letters missingfrom hard to read cahracters.


anybody want to take a crack at it?

NNABAMSGEAKRIOCRHGANTEDIEB

MLKUREHLFSRODHOSMAOHMIIRAUN

IELMEROAATILHTNIMEVOOOLSOVDLIWF
SUNIOMEMO


anybody else want to help ut all the letters up?

[Gwen]

I have a feeling that that 5 page Elder Scrolls excerpt is the teaser for the next cover, which is TESV i hope.

[Scarlet Devil]

In the issue of GI it has letters that I think could be a code, sadly this isn't all of them but it's the first couple of lines with some letters missingfrom hard to read cahracters.


anybody want to take a crack at it?

NNABAMSGEAKRIOCRHGANTEDIEB

MLKUREHLFSRODHOSMAOHMIIRAUN

IELMEROAATILHTNIMEVOOOLSOVDLIWF
SUNIOMEMO


anybody else want to help ut all the letters up?

Could you give more context? Are those letters in the Elder Scrolls article?

[Natalie Harvey]

I have a feeling that that 5 page Elder Scrolls excerpt is the teaser for the next cover, which is TESV.

I agree, also the letters puzzle me, I'm thinking it's a code that has something in it.

[Tiff Clark]

I agree, also the letters puzzle me, I'm thinking it's a code that has something in it.

Are these letters related to the Elder Scrolls spread?

[Makenna Nomad]

Are these letters related to the Elder Scrolls spread?

Yeah, they are...behind everything is a bunch of letters, I've tried putting some of them up but I'm missing a few some are just to faint to make out but that's the bulk of it.

[R.I.P]

Are these patterns of letters on any other page besides the four Elder Scrolls pages?

[мistrєss]

Yeah, they are...behind everything is a bunch of letters, I've tried putting some of them up but I'm missing a few some are just to faint to make out but that's the bulk of it.

This is amazing. A secret code confirms something is up.

[Jessica Lloyd]

Looking at one of the DNF topics at Gameinformer.com I didn't really see people begging for that game in the comments section.

That's because everyone who had originally been waiting for it gave up on the announcement. Now they're just waiting for it's inevitable release. The cover will be DNF. We'll just have to wait even longer for TESV.

[Nancy RIP]

Are these patterns of letters on any other page besides the four Elder Scrolls pages?

No, just the front...and I haven't put all of it up, but as I said earlier this is the bulk of it...when you guys get your issues you will see what I mean. I might have missed some as they are pretty faint but it contains the letters Decrypting The Elder Scrolls as part of the code


DECRYPTINGYFNTHEIELDERISCROLLS

is which is the clearest part.

Edit, I mean yes they are just related to the article

edit:forgot the first line

WMROPGVENVOS, or something like that.

[Nick Jase Mason]

No, just the front...and I haven't put all of it up, but as I said earlier this is the bulk of it...when you guys get your issues you will see what I mean. I might have missed some as they are pretty faint but it contains the letters Decrypting The Elder Scrolls as part of the code


DECRYPTINGYFNTHEIELDERISCROLLS

is which is the clearest part.

Edit, I mean yes they are just related to the article

If the letters are simply there for the style of the title for the article, there may not be any secret code.

But maybe they're sneaky and the "decrypting" part of the title is a hint that there's something to decrypt.

[!beef]

If the letters are simply there for the style of the title for the article, there may not be any secret code.

But maybe they're sneaky and the "decrypting" part of the title is a hint that there's something to decrypt.

Either way, it gives us something to speculate on...I'm sure antibody will get his copy and say you DID THIS WRONG lol

[Anna Beattie]

That's because everyone who had originally been waiting for it gave up on the announcement. Now they're just waiting for it's inevitable release.

I suppose that's true.

I just want to know if people have been asking a lot about DNF to Game Informer, perhaps even years ago.

[Dalia]

I don't believe the next GI cover to be duke nukem. I would bet Half life 3 (half life 2: episode 3) over that any day.

But that's just fact-less speculation...

I think things are lining up nicely for a Feb GI reveal, or at least SOMETHING...

[Steven Nicholson]

I feel that I am being teased to death. I have no life anymore, my children drained it out of me. Now the Elder Scrolls has done it too.

All I ask for is that there is an ANNOUNCEMENT..

I read this thread everyday, hanging on, clicking on links, using my lil google fu to look for ESV.

I'm not smart like all of you, knowing the trademark stuff, and interpreting the signs, portents and omens.

But I'm ready. More than ready.

Just my two cents worth.

Love you Bethesda, please release this game

[biiibi]

This all seems pretty suspect... something has to be up... then again, we've thought this before...

Kinda wonder if we got more servers in addition to the forum overhaul. :wink_smile:

[Marion Geneste]

"New York, NY - September 3, 2010 - 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that forever is nearly here, as Duke Nukem Forever? will officially make its long-awaited debut for the Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation?3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC in calendar 2011. "

That quote is just hilarious to me. Considering Duke Nukem Forever was originally intended to be released in 1998. Silly Duke.

I'm still hopeful for the VGA's personally.

Anyway, I'll take a crack at "decrypting" those words..... ( I wish my copy of GI was here... It normally doesn't come until the 15th for me )

[leni]

I think I'm going to go contact whoever makes 'dem dictionaries and tell them to revise the definition of "forever:"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forever (for·ev·er)
/f?r??v?r, f?r-/ [fawr-ev-er, fer-]
1. Has never been used before in the history of mankind for anything other than referring to Duke Nukem Forever. Can sometimes be altered to "4ever" which just makes it refer to it even harder.

I suppose that's true.

I just want to know if people have been asking a lot about DNF to Game Informer, perhaps even years ago.

Why not sent McNamara a message asking him? And, while your at it, ask whether or not "4ever" is some kind of supa-dupa-secret code? If he laughs at that like we're idiots then I think we'll have our answer.

Either way, it gives us something to speculate on...I'm sure antibody will get his copy and say you DID THIS WRONG lol

Darn now I'll have to be all nice when I say it

Nah I'll probably look at it for a few minutes then give up.

[Marcus Jordan]

Nah I'll probably look at it for a few minutes then give up.

That's what I've done... So far all I've gotten out of that mumbo jumbo that might be of interest is this;

WMROPGVENVOS,
Newsroom - Magazine! Newsroom! close enough.

NNABAMSGEAKRIOCRHGANTEDIEB
Beckoning - Fans have been beckoning for elder scrolls v!

MLKUREHLFSRODHOSMAOHMIIRAUN
(I couldn't find anything of interest)

IELMEROAATILHTNIMEVOOOLSOVDLIWF
Timeline - is soon for a announcement!

SUNIOMEMO
Ominous - It certainly is....

/end conspiracy theory.

Edit* Typo... As usual for me. :whistling: Oh, and anagrams are fun :batman:

[NeverStopThe]

I've been able to find some pretty interesting Elder Scrolls-related stuff in that jumble. Of course that's what I'm looking for and I'm just going to see whatever I want to see. I'm sure you could look for almost anything in there and find it.

[Devin Sluis]

I've been able to find some pretty interesting Elder Scrolls-related stuff in that jumble. Of course that's what I'm looking for and I'm just going to see whatever I want to see. I'm sure you could look for almost anything in there and find it.

At this point it's part of the fun, I want to hear what you think you've found so if we find it later we don't have to worry about it.

[Andy durkan]

I actually appreciate counterpoints, and I do consider DNF a possibility. What I ask you is this:

"Has Andy McNamara ever given away the title of the next cover of GI by tweeting even a portion of its name?"

The answer is a resounding "No". He could start a rather career ending trend by taking such a risky leap against his highly popular print magazine only to find a plethora of out of work media experts clamoring for a job like his at a respected and highly popular and profitable print magazine... but that would be very, very stupid. I suspect that the man isn't a dummy.

That sounds like sound logic to me.

NNABAMSGEAKRIOCRHGANTEDIEB

machine-breaking goatsbeard -n is what an anagram site came up with.
To be honest, I can't picture anyone cracking all this, if it is a code.

[Brooks Hardison]

I have the scans that I can post, but I don't think the mods will let me so I've asked them if it's ok. Hopefully people will get back.


Edit, just heard back from the Mod, they will not make an exception sadly. Though I still have them.

[Emily Graham]

machine-breaking goatsbeard -n is what an anagram site came up with.
To be honest, I can't picture anyone cracking all this, if it is a code.

Clearly this is evidence that that they're still dealing with some optimization issues, as the game is currently over-working consoles. I don't know what the goatsbeard is about though.

Fun as this is, no one is going to be able to gleam any great insights from these letters. Until the game is officially announced, I doubt any anagrams or cryptograms are going to contain any good information.

After the game is announced, I won't be surprised if they launch a hype campaign that involves decoding secret messages.

[Budgie]

Just saw the article thanks to VeryEvilDudeofDarkness.

To be perfectly honest, I am extremely excited now. The article is just feels so very random. The entire article is just a small number of quotes from developers about the previous games. Arena had 1 quote, Daggerfall had 2 quotes, Morrowind had 1 quote, Oblivion had 3 quotes and Shivering Isles had 1 quote. And aside from the short introduction to the article that VEDOD already posted, there's nothing else there. There isn't even anything talking about the actual games, so anyone seeing these quotes who doesn't already know about this series will leave knowing no more about the series than they did before reading it. It basically feels like it's there for the sole purpose of attracting the attention of TES fans. It's also very short, and it's actually only 2 pages long, with the quotes in large font to fill up space. It just left me asking myself "Why is this article even here?" My personal opinion is that TES V will most likely be the next cover and this is a seemingly obvious hint. I want to remain skeptical, but damn, after seeing this article I can't help but feel excited.