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.

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!

Cloverfield 3 Update- Now coming April 20th

After another delay, the third Cloverfield Movie (still currently untitled) is now scheduled to hit theatres on April 20th, 2018. 

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that the highly anticipated third Cloverfield movie has now been delayed for the third time. Ever since the Slusho Truck appeared at San Diego Comic-Con, we've been eagerly awaiting the next step in the third movies Alternate Reality Game. However, there hasn't been any progression within the ARG or the marketing for the film, with no trailer, poster or promotional material being released. 

Since this most recent delay, we are looking forward to hopefully receiving all of the above in the next coming months, in time for the April 20th release date. 

Cloverfield 3 Movie Delayed Until 2018

It seems the appearance of the Slusho Truck at San Diego Comic Con has marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the "Cloververse". Surely this signals the imminent start of the ARG for Cloverfield 3.

There has been a lot of speculation that 'The God Particle' would become the next movie in the “Cloververse”, however screenwriter Orn Uziel confirmed in May the 'The God Particle' script would be rewritten so it could be turned into the third Cloverfield movie.

Originally scheduled for release on February 24th, 2017, it then got pushed back to October 27th. Then at this year's San Diego Comic Con, it was pushed back again to February 2nd, 2018 —and the name "The God Particle" was officially removed and replaced with "The 2017 Cloverfield Movie". This almost certainly means that the film will receive a new title before it's release in February next year.

This news, while surprising, may have been a strategic move by Paramount and Bad Robot. Sources have reported that Jigsaw (the 8th film in the Saw franchise) opens on the same date, October 27th, and going up against an iconic horror franchise right before Halloween could result in a challenging opening. Perhaps Bad Robot and Paramount didn’t want to risk sharing an opening day with such a large, moneymaking franchise.

With all this news, hopefully we are going to get some new intriguing leads to the new ARG soon. Especially now, with just over 6 months until the release of 'Cloverfield 3', it certainly feels reminiscent of the amount of time Cloverfield’s ARG had to develop. Nevertheless, it’s going to be very exciting to see how this ARG plays out!

What are your thoughts on the new information?

Is The "God Particle" The Next Cloververse Movie?

There has been a lot of speculation about the next JJ Abrams movie, God Particle, and whether or not it will be connected to the "Cloververse".

Here is a synopsis of God Particle, which was written by Oren Uziel, and will be directed by Julius Onah:

The story, set in the near future, centers on a team of astronauts on a space station making a terrifying discovery that challenges all they know about the fabric of reality, as they desperately fight for their survival. 

This scenario certainly sounds very similar to the audio recording that Howard left at the dead drop, assuming what they find is aliens. 

Howsoever anything is certainly possible, I don't think this will have anything to do with the Cloververse.

But Space!?! And Aliens!?!