All Updates to 04182028.com

Since our initial article on 04182028.com, the site was updates numerous times during the ARG. The following will be all the updates to the site in chronological order, starting with the discovery of the site. To find out more about how the entire ARG progressed, check out reddit user u/blueonred, who helpfully created a whole thread outlining it. The Youtube channel 'Cloververse' has also collected all the videos from the Cloverfield movies ARGs spanning 2007-present. All videos seen and connected with 04182028 are available there.



01/19/18

Initial 04182028 site is found. Our article on it is available here.

01/24/18

04182028.com is updated with a new video. The visual aspect is still mostly distorted, with a few new frames of the figure visible in video 1.

The transcript for the video seemed to be a news broadcaster:

"Welcome to the show... Cloverfield Station...joining us today...controversy... Mark Stambler, author of the book..."

01/27/18

This update to 04182028.com welcomed a new video with cleaner audio. The same figure that was in videos 1 & 2 (the consensus being that this IS Mark Stambler) is seen more consistently.

The transcript for the video:

"Woman (interviewer): Your thoughts, Professor Mark Stambler?

Mark Stambler: ... because of Tagruato... Everything that's happened, I was right. The CEI was a lie, just like I predicted in my book, the Clover-"

CEI we know is in reference to the Cloverfield Energy Initiative, that was printed on official Tagruato brochures included in the delivery of the Slusho! Truck bobbleheads.


01/30/18

04182028.com is updated once again. These updated have been coming frequently and fast, living little time to absorb information fully before the next update is flung upon us. This new video seems to suggest someone talking about a social media hoax. It mentions a location and a lamp. The transcript reads:

"... This is a social media hoax... social medium, my email...why does this have to happen again... third floor, by the lamp."



02/04/18

The trailer for The Cloverfield Paradox premieres at the Super Bowl, and in a massive twist the movie is released after the games ends on Netflix. 04182028.com is also updated. In the newest video, Mark Stambler (who is being interviewed by the woman we heard in earlier videos) reveals his book, titled 'The Cloverfield Paradox'.

Video Transcript:

"The experiment could unleash chaos, the likes of which we have never seen. You have no idea how much I would love to be wrong about this. It would be no fun for me to be right. If you want to know more, read my book..."





In The Cloverfield Paradox 
(Minor spoilers ahead for one scene in the Cloverfield Paradox)

During The Cloverfield Paradox, the distorted videos we have been seeing finally
come together in a scene taking place aboard the Shepard.

Mark Stambler is being interviewed live and we finally get to see the complete video, with proper audio and visual quality.

The interview is often cut away from or spoken over in the film, but the transcript for the interview seems to read:

Woman: Another test aboard the Cloverfield Space Station. The 47th test in just over two years is scheduled for 8:00am Eastern Standard Time. All eyes are on--

Mark Stambler: Right this minute, they are testing a particle accelerator up there, so we can learn how to make unlimited energy down here. But those who have accepted the

Woman: Why does this accelerator worry you so much? 
Mark Stambler: Because that accelerator is 1000 times more powerful than any ever built. Every time they test it, they risk ripping open the membrane of space time, smashing together multiple dimensions, shattering reality. And not just on that station, everywhere. This experiment could unleash chaos... the likes of which we have never seen. Monsters, demons, beasts from the sea-

Woman: To clarify, you believe their efforts to solve the energy crisis might unleash demons?

Mark Stambler: Yeah. Oh, yeah. 

Mark Stambler: And not just here and now... in the past, in the future, in other dimensions. You have no idea how much I would love to be wrong about this. 

Mark Stambler: If you want to know more... read my book--

Suzanne Cryer, also newswoman in The Cloverfield Paradox

Note some small and interesting points in the scene:

- The woman interviewing Mark Stambler is actress Suzanne Cryer, who played the woman trying to get into the bunker in 10 Cloverfield Lane.


- The @Paradox_Is_Real account (that is seen under Mark Stambler on the screen in the movie) is real account on Twitter, created in January 2018. Currently there is no content on the page. The official Cloverfield Paradox twitter page recently tweeted this in reply to Chris O'Dowd (one of the actors in TCP)-

Hinting at the fact that this is either a still more of the ARG still to come, or a cheeky wink to the audience and ARG players. This is where 04182028 has led us, up to this moment.

Tagruato Update - Road Closure

The Tagruato website was updated again today, with an image of an Israeli news article from 1/30/2007 which, according to Redditors snirOP & AlphaFalccon, discusses a road being closed for several weeks.

Scrawled across the article is another warning message from TIDO Wave:

TAGRUATO'S REAL REASON TO STEAL THE REST OF THE WORLD'S ENERGY. THEY'VE SPENT TWENTY YEARS (????) TO OPEN IT. NO MATTER THE COST TO THE WORLD. 

Cloverfield 3 ARG 04182028.com Website

A new website has been discovered, found through deciphering information in the distorted text underneath the error message on tagruato.jp. Reddit users Camille and MagicJesus were able to break down the text, finding that it reads-

Tokyo – January 18 2018: Tagruato has begun development on a revolutionary new energy technology in what Ceo Ganu Yoshida called a technological great leap forward for our planet. This renewable technology will take at least 4 years to complete along with another six years International regulatory bodies to bring the powerful revolutionary energy source by April 18 2028.

From there, 04182028.com was discovered using the date (April 18th, 2028) similar to the original Cloverfield's infamous 1-18-08 site. On the website was a 11 second video, featuring distorted images and audio, including frames where a face is clearly visible. The video is available here. 



The audio from the video was then examined extensively, resulting in words being distinguishing-able. Reddit and Discord users have so far been able to discern the following-

"...That is why I'm trying to warn you about the dangers of what Tagruato is trying to do..." 

The end of the message is much harder to hear, though it is speculated it reads-

Helios Spacecraft

"That is why we must now battle to save the helios." (Which would make sense as the Helios are a pair of spacecraft probes launched into orbit to study solar processes, and could relate to the 3rd Cloverfield film). 

For now we are still trying to examine every aspect of the video and see if we can find any other clues, messages or codes within the video.

*The link above is to our mirror of the original 1-18-08 site. DO NOT go to the original 1-18-08 website anymore. The domain expired and is no longer controlled by Paramount, and someone else snatched it up to run ads with malware.

Slusho Truck Update, Bobbleheads and Brochures

A Slusho truck appeared at Comic-Con last July, and was giving out free drinks, and other surprises. Some people that were there are now receiving Tagruato swag in the mail. Imgur user narciee shows the unboxing of their package.

The return address of the package is listed as Tonopah, AZ, which was one of the stops of the Slusho Truck, and also the site of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.

Just like in the original Cloverfield ARG, the items were wrapped in a Japanese newspaper.

The package contained a Slusho Bobblehead, a certificate of authenticity, and a Tagruato brochure explaining the Cloverfield Energy Initiative (CEI). The brochure also mentions: Seabed Nectar (aka Kaitei No Mitsu), Quantum Biology, Exo-meteorology, centrifugal force-based artificial gravity.

 

Here is the full text of the brochure:

Tagruato Update - Cloverfield Energy Initiative

The Tagruato.jp website has been updated again, with another new error message.

The latest memo talks about "The Cloverfield Energy Initiative", which will reshape "the way we power the world". Whatever this project is, someone is trying to stop it (TIDO Wave?).

There is a warning message scrawled across the tap which might read (according to DamienJohn of Reddit):

SOMEONE MUST STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING! THIS IS NOTHING BUT A COVER FOR A RECKLESS EXPERIMENT THAT WILL RESET THE WORLD'S GRID. STOP THIS TO SAVE THE WORLD.  

T.I.D.O. WAVE

Tagruato Update - Oslo Memo

The Tagruato.jp website has been updated again, with another new error message.

While there doesn't appear to be anything to the error message itself, you can separate it from the underlying page, which reveals some interesting information, although it is mostly distorted.

The 'Olso" memo, dated January 22, 2022, talks about an "Energy Revolution" and mentions the companies "Oslo One" and "Norway Renewable".

It also mentions 'something' being added at record pace, by a ‘Paulo Hydroelectric’.

The rest of the memo is hard to make out.

* thanks to Keith Hill for emailing about the update!

Cloverfield 3 ARG has begun at Tagruato! - Updated

The Tagruato.jp website has been updated, so it looks like the ARG (Alternate Reality Game) for Cloverfield 3 may be underway.

Tagruato is the fictional parent company to Slusho!, the frozen beverage featured prominently in the original Cloverfield ARG.

While the website doesn't appear to do anything at first glance, maybe there is something to the error message:

06110-.,&0tm_auth=6l0H7iMgYrWnr6ciiW69zg&gt6_pre2028%-66*nt--d0--18,=--..,.,n-0061026873966

UPDATE: The image on Tagruato.jp has changed slightly, and the error message is also different:

* thanks to Melodyman and Yob Led for emailing about this!

The Last Scene of the Original Cloverfield Movie: Splashdown

On the Blu-ray & DVD versions of Cloverfield, you can clearly see "some thing" falling from the sky and into the ocean in the very last scene of the movie.

During the Cloverfield ARG, we were told that this was a piece of the Japanese "ChimpanzIII" satellite. However, just like the Chuai "oil drilling" station, this was probably a cover story by Tagruato to cover up something much bigger.

NOTE: Be sure to set the video to HD quality and view it full screen.

I have plotted the trajectory of the splashdown so you know where to look:

Tagruato Employee Of the Month Pages - March

The March 2016 "Employee Of The Month" pages have been added to the Tagruato website.

There's no mention of Howard, but the Bold Futura EOM - liaison officer Nikolai Roza - has been working on a "special project".

There doesn't seem to be anything else worth mentioning, but if you see something, let us know in the comments!

Radioman70.com and FunAndPrettyThings.com Websites

DinosaurDracula at Reddit has discovered that the "Radioman 70" phrase on the shirt Howard Stambler (aka John Goodman) is wearing in his Employee of the Month photo can be made into the URL: radioman70.com

Going to this site, redirects you to FunAndPrettyThings.com.

Things to note about this page:

• The photo with the letters is missing the following letters; M E G A N


• If you try to "cheat" by viewing the source code for the page, there is a warning message:
  
  You do not belong here.    
  Megan would never come here.    
  I know who you are and will be tracking you.
  
  
• One of the photos is the Eiffel Tower, and there were a lot of Eiffel towers in the 10 Cloverfield Lane trailer.

The photo of the computer appears to be from a scene in the movie "Pretty In Pink", and when you click on the photo, a window pops-up and asks for a passphrase.

Reddit user BriarrRose figured out from the Pretty In Pink scene that the passphrase is "Do you want to talk?" which leads you to a secret message board.

Radioman70 has posted a message to his daughter Megan warning her about an impending danger, and for her to get to shelter as soon as possible. It appears that Howard has build two bunkers, one where he lives(?), and another in Chicago.

If you try to reply to the chat, another window pops up asking if you are Megan, and if you say yes, is asks:

"What was the secret gift I gave you on your 13th birthday?"

It could be anything, but probably something small since it is a secret. Maybe it is something in one of these photos or something hidden in the bunker, which is 'filled with everything she likes'.

Post any ideas in the comments below.

PS: I was initially skeptical of these sites, but I have confirmed they are IG (In Game). My apologies to those that I doubted.

Tagruato Employee Of the Month Pages - Howard Stambler

New "Employee Of The Month" pages have been discovered on the Tagruato website !

Going to the URL tagruato.jp/employeeofthemonth takes you to the February employee of the month page.

Here we find a photo and description of Dr. Feng Guangbiao, the author of the most recent Tagruato email.

A link at the bottom of the page takes you to last month's pages, where you will find Vanessa Gwon, the January employee of the month

However, the big discovery is the February Bold Futura employee of the month - Howard Stambler (aka John Goodman)!

The profile reads:

Bold Futura
Howard Stambler -
Telemetry Analyst
Howard will celebrate his seven-year anniversary with Bold Futura in the fall. This month, Howard’s drive, commitment and refusal to accept easy answers resulted in a significant breakthrough diagnosing transmission complications with two of our governmental clients’ orbiting satellites.

Stambler is wearing a t-shirt that says "Radioman '70", possibly a reference to the now defunct Radioman rating for Navy personnel specializing in communications technology. The year 1970 likely means that he served during the Vietnam war.

Tagruato Email from Dr. Feng Guangbiao

A new email from Tagruato was sent out today, and it looks like we have a new employee of the month for February!

The text and disclaimers of the emails are identical to the previous one, the only differences are the new name - Dr. Feng Guangbiao, Corporate Councel - and the award date - Employee of the Month for February 2016.

I searched the Tagurato website for a employee listing or employee of the the month page, but I don't see anything obvious. Maybe you can find something?

Tagruato Email from Vanessa Gwon

Tagruato, the parent company to Slusho, has begun sending out emails. Tagurato and Slusho played in big part in the Alternate Reality Game (ARG) for the first Cloverfield movie.

I'm still not sure what to make of all that Swamp Pop stuff, but this looks like the official start of the 10 Cloverfield Lane ARG.

MissingTeddyHanssen - Tagruato Letter

There is a new blog post on the MissingTeddyHanssen.Blogspot.com site:

Here’s the form letter I got from Tagruato after months of calling. It must’ve taken them 2 minutes to write this. Now they direct me to a false answering machine whenever I call.

“Dear Ms. Hanssen,

We are deeply sad to learn about the disappearance of your loved one. Unfortunately, we have no further information at this time related to the Chuai rig collapse. If you have any other knowledge that would help us aid you in your search, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,
Ai Watanabe

This might be a hint to call the Tagruato voice mail. Anyone got Skype?

Also, in the previous post, Alyse also approved a bunch of comments - including one of mine. See if you can guess which one it is ;)

* Thanks to theonly1trueme for emailing me first!

Tagruato Sword Update

The Tagruato.jp website has now been tagged with the Sword logo - on the About Us page and the Deep Sea Drilling page. There appear to be no other updates at this time.

Also noteworthy, the Sword on the Slusho.jp page has shrunk and turned to black.

Are we missing something... or will the next step be a Sword on the TidoWave.com or JamieAnd Teddy.com sites?

* Thanks to Sajid A and Nick P for the update!

Tagruato and TidoWave Restored

The websites for Tagruato and TidoWave have been fully restored. They don't appear to have any updates.

Tagruato - Down For Maintence

The Tagruato website has been taken down.

I have a mirror of the website here, but it is a little out of date. I'll update it ASAP!

Tagruato - Ganu Attacked by TidoWave

There is a new headline on Tagruato.jp:

Ganu Fights Off Attackers
Tagruato is proud to report that Ganu Yoshida, sustaining no injuries from his recent attack, is continuing his trip as scheduled. "They tried to hold down my hands," smiled Yoshida at today's BevVo press conference, "But I can still point to the stars."

Yoshida was ambushed yesterday afternoon by a radical gang as he left a important restaurant. The group was barely able to restrain Yoshida and pour a liquid over his head before Yoshida fought back, scattering the gang in all directions. Tagruato security officials believe these may be the same attackers who caused the Chuai Station incident weeks prior.

Yoshida remains in high spirits despite the incident and assures his loyalists that the stunt will not affect Slusho!'s assimilation into America. "I should really thank the criminals, " chuckled Yoshida, "Because of them, I had to postpone a meeting. Now I can extend my stay in New York. I look forward to seeing more of this wonderful city."

When asked if he feared further attacks from the radicals, who reportedly escaped after running from Yoshida's power, he responded, "No. I have nothing more to worry about from them."

* Thanks to Keith D for emailing me this!

Tagruato - Ganu Coming To America

Tagruato has a new headline story:

Yoshida Brings Happy Flavor to Big Apple
Ganu Yoshida left with much fanfare today as he boarded his private Tagruato jet that will fly him directly to New York city in the United States. He will be meeting with acclaimed CEO Glen Warner, owner of BevVo, the largest privatized water manufacturer in the world. "Glen has many ideas for distributing Slusho! through pre-established public waterways," said Yoshida, "I wanted to come here myself to discover them."

Yoshida will spend four days in New York before continuing across the United States on a tour of potential Slusho! manufacturing plants.

Did Tagruato create the monster, and now Ganu coming to NYC to witness the attack?

Tagruato - Kaitei No Mitsu Approved for US Distribution

Tagruato has a new headline story. The secret ingredient used in Slusho, Kaitei No Mitsu or Seabed's Nectar, was approved by the "AFA" for sale in the US:

Kaitei No Mitsu Approved for US Distribution

"Members of Tagruato's elite corporate board were greeted with a rare surprise yesterday as founder Ganu Yoshida visited their emergency home screens in a simultaneous teleconferencing broadcast. After much discussion, Yoshida revealed that kaitei no mitsu, the special Slusho! ingredient lovingly known as "Seabed's Nectar", had been approved by the American Food Association.

"Those lost at Chuai would be smiling this day," commented a choked-up Ganu Yoshida, "Tagruato stands strong against the evil of ecologist terror."

Tagruato can now proceed with their extensive American campaign for bringing Slusho! to the western world. In addition to the creation of three Western-only flavors, Slusho! representatives claim that many other surprises are in store for their new audience.

"This has been a dream of ours for a long time," smiles Slusho! Administrative Coordinator Mika Srauy, "We've already secured relationships with several prominent American distributors and are compiling our own Western-oriented marketing team."

The board applauded the news, thanking their friends in foreign lands for such strong support in troubled times.

"Ordinarily there would be more happiness in our celebration but it has been a dark week," admitted Slusho! Administrative Head Ben Miyake, "I am proud to be part of such a brave company."

* Thanks to Perry, Loony, and Ryan for the email!