C&C Labs News

I mentioned earlier that I thought the language on the rim of the Alien logo was too standardized to be insignificant. As it turns out, the language has indeed been cracked, and it eventually boils down to a series of Roman numerals. Kudos to Issvar for getting this started.

(Click for the full version; it's much easier to see) From Issvar's description:

Details, symbols translated to roman numerals:
slashes with dots are x are 10
slashes with extension are v are 5
slashes are i are 1

xx.viii.v
the
xx.viii.ix.xviii.iv
third
vi.i.iii.xx.ix.xv.xiv
faction
xxiii. ix.xix.viii.v.xix
wishes
xxv.xv.xxi
you
i
a
xiii.v.xviii.xviii.xxv
merry
iii.viii. xviii.ix.xix.xx.xiii.u.xix
christmas
i.xiv.iv
and
i
a
viii.i.xvi.xvi.xxv
happy
xiv.v.xxiii
new
xxv.v.i.xviii
year

Of course, it spells out the message: The third faction wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (I added capitalization). So it definitely looks like this is the first Easter egg from C&C 3. If you're still a bit uncertain about the code, check out an image (created by xcvaldez) that I've mirrored here.