so is anyone going to look into trying to find clues in the new wallpapers? if so, i suggest you take a look at the one titled 8.jpg.

Stegdetect isn't returning anything interesting, the EXIF data of both of the 08's shows a value for thumbnail length, the others don't. Exporting the thumbnails of the 08 pics doesn't turn up anything interesting either. I'll try some file extension changing, but I'm not expecting much.

what is with the "._01.jpg"? i can't open these, i dont know much about pictures

i cant open them either so i just deleted them but something tells me that was a stupid idea



the wall papers are next to the yz cd cover image

ok so ive hit the link ten times, and nowhere on yearzero.nin.com do i see any link for wallpapers. what am i missing?

Right below the YZ trailers, or just use this:
http://yearzero.nin.com/wallpaper/index.html

the ._01 file is some Mac thing, I wouldn't worry about them too much

They're wallpapers for Macs; they're the same things as the other ones.

Edit: fart

I have not taken a look at all the old stuff that was already figured out in the arg for a while now, but have the letters on the barrel of the gun been looked at?

flame away

i never saw that when i downloaded them for my imac

theartofdecay: i don't really think there will be anything either, but it's worth a look.

The way I've understood it is Mac users won't see these files, Windows users see them but can't do anything with them. It has something to do with the way Macs create .zips

Files that start with dots (and happen to be named the same as other files in the folder) are invisible files that're a byproduct of how Mac OS X handles files. Don't worry about them, you won't seem them on OS X unless you tweak it to let you see invisible files.

great, we now have a better understanding of the Mac OS. What about the pics, i've got nothing so far. Guy with submachinegun, anything ever come out of the number and letters on the gun before?

that was a wreckage and shard for the mailstrom. it's the same as from the album art.

goodies, thanks. I dont see anything out of the ordinary with any of these pics. i dont want to be a nay say'er already, but...

the biggest thing that stands out for me is the barcode like noise on the far left of 01.jpg. barcodes are ways to represent 1's and 0's however, i wouldn't know the first thing how to decode it.

That does look barcodish, but I have no barcode reader.

I didn't spot anything of note in the iPhone wallpapers.
http://nin.com/downloads/

OFFICALLY NOTHING!!!

i finally see the link. havent tried to open files yet. whats funny is nin.com says best viewed with firefox or safari. and i have both (on my pc) and neither one of them showed me that link. only IE brought it up there by resources. odd.

Nothing on the wallpapers.
I triple checked each standard, widescreen and iPhone wallpapers
and there aren't any clues or standouts.

Sorry guys.

_HK

I wish someone in charge of this ARG would just tell us if it's over yet. Whether it be in a Trent blog or a section on 42's site... just SOMETHING. All the players that stuck around through the AIR amateur sweepstakes and ETS elite flamewars are desperate for some YZ fun. Until someone says something we'll continue to gasm whenever something new comes out.