You may have already been hit by the news bouncing around the blogosphere: a lucky ARG player has won a £100,000 prize for finding the mysterious Cube from the game Perplex City. The Forestry Commission is relieved; loot-hungry gamers have been terrorising their ecological and archaeological sites in an attempt to unearth the geocache in the Northamptonshire woods.
From the press release:
Mr. Andy Darley beat 50,000 competitors from 92 different countries to be declared the winner in the global entertainment phenomenon. ... Mr. Darley explained that after the most recent live event the Cube's location was narrowed to somewhere on the Jurassic Way, an 80 mile footpath in Northamptonshire. "I went there on the Thursday, just thrilled to be involved, but I still never imagined that I'd find the Cube. On Friday, I went there at 4am - and it takes a lot to get me out of bed at 4am."
£100,000 apparently.
We hope to have an interview with the winner shortly.
