The ARG moved overnight. Transmission 02 is recovered, the old channel is severed, and mainstream press joined the hunt.
TL;DR
New transmission (02) pulled from a new channel. Old endpoint returns in-fiction refusal. Polygon covers it. Seven days to Opening Ceremony, Sep 12 10:30 AM PT.
What changed
Fan tracker scannersweep reports Transmission 02 recovered from /internal-node-trace on Sep 5 UTC. The previous channel (/partial-capture) went dark Sep 4 — every poll returns an in-fiction refusal. Homepage config now holds glitch01 through glitch05. A second medical-vitals fragment (patient F. C██) joined the rotation before the cutoff.
Who is watching
Polygon (Sep 4, McWhertor): first mainstream piece, names Dan Hay shooter lead + 2024 open-world listing. Icy Veins: found __argNetworkTracker in production code — devs literally named it ARG. WCCFTech: 8 messages cataloged, three theories (extraction shooter, Ghost revival, story campaign).
What it means
Rotation advancing on schedule, not stalling. Old channel death + new channel birth reads as scripted phases, not bugs. Next signal: transmission 03 or message change.
What's next
Our FAQ and reveal skeleton (drafting) track this live. Transmission links: 01 02.