Breaking News: Guysguise.com Helping to Find Missing Guest

SALT LAKE CITY -- As police comb the hills and valleys of Utah's wintry landscape, popular (and sexy) web magazine Guysguise.com has offered to assist however they can in the search for two missing persons in the Salt Lake City area. Hundreds of volunteers have already been very helpful in the search, but as the seventh minute in the search fast approaches, many are speculating that the worst has already happened.

In the early morning hours of January 19, 2003, there was a crowd gathered in the foyer of #unfiction, a popular dance/fetish club in central Salt Lake City. With European trance music echoing in the ears of the patrons, the scene appeared quite normal. Normal, until a SWAT team arrived and whisked away 97 supposed members of the DS9 gang. "It was a clean sweep, but there where some innocent people taken at the time," staff sergeant Philip Hall commented in an interview with Guysguise.com. "So, we sent those that weren't directly involved back, with guest passes, to continue their fun-filled evening."

While most of the guests made it back to #unfiction, two did not. The people with guest passes 2961071 and 2961072 never showed up at the club after their brief detainment, and even now, seventeen long minutes later, they are nowhere to be found.

If you have any information about the whereabouts of these people, please let your local authorities know, or reach Guysguise.com at searchforthemissingguests@guysguise.com

by James Corgan

New TLC ARG-style Game?

LOS ANGELES -- Rumors are flying about The Learning Channel and their popular show Trading Spaces after last night's replay of the much-hyped first ever live reveal. While most are passing the event off as VTR operator errors, the ARG community is wondering if the event was not purposely staged. "When I was watching, something seemed odd. And, because of my experience with Alternate Reality Gaming, I instantly started taking notes," said our very own James Ingrahausen, who is a devoted viewer of the show.

At the end of the replay, which aired at midnight EST, the video was manipulated to show crew members performing in one of the houses being renovated. As well, portions of an interview with a designer was tampered with, being fast-forwarded and rewound at different parts. And then, as quickly as it had happened, the segment was over, leaving thousands upon thousands of people disturbed and confused. However, this opened up the door of curiosity for many people in ARG chat rooms worldwide.

People familiar with previous ARG projects like The Beast and Lockjaw are familiar with the "This is not a game" philosophy and are currently exploring the idea that this 'error' was actually the beginning of a TLC/Discovery Network ARG-style game. We here at Guysguise.com will keep you informed as we get more information.

by Nancy Maclean

ARG Round-up: Sean Stacey Shouts Out: Make My PC Work Harder, SuperguyA1 poll.

CYBERSPACE -- We were there when Sean Stacey absolutely went OFF. We don't know what triggered it, but we heard him loud and clear -- Spacebass is upset. What could have ired the longtime ARG participant, the creator and webmaster of unfiction.com, the crusader against evil and stupid people? One word: technology.

Sean Stacey wants an ARG to test his computer's capabilities. In his opinion, he "can't justify the sweet box with just viewing web pages," referring to his souped-up computer where he does most of this ARG activities. "ARGs need to support my hardware junkieness," he went on to say, adding that his machine is"clearly unutilized in the world of ARG." What does Stacey propose? 3D avatars, with "spectacular lighting and 16 textures per pixel." He also suggests that "ARG needs to extend to TV more," so he can justify buying a PVR unit. What will the Puppetmasters respond with? Only time will tell...

In other news, SuperguyA1 has a poll that he wants feedback on, so we're hosting it here. To respond, simply email your choice to SGA1poll@guysguise.com. Here it is:

Your Choice for Least Desirable ARG Spinoff

• Thyme hunt - Cooking Channel meets TH
• Search5e - Where in the Mall did we leave Ed?
• Puzzy Nevada - A young puzzle piece with a smelly desert trout looking for $1.45
• Osbourne Treasure hunt - SHARON! WHERE'S MY !@#$# COLOGNE

by George Burrows, Nancy Maclean