1 00:00:00,612 --> 00:00:03,365 I was getting worried about you 2 00:00:03,365 --> 00:00:06,111 Buried in the search for the so called "God particle" 3 00:00:06,111 --> 00:00:11,241 researches in Cern, Switzerland stumbled across an unexplained and little reported phenomenon 4 00:00:11,241 --> 00:00:14,726 A transdimensional energy they call Exotic Matter 5 00:00:14,726 --> 00:00:18,920 Little is known about XM, other than it appears to have the ability to shape human thought, 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,581 and even perhaps time and space 7 00:00:21,581 --> 00:00:23,539 Have you guys ever heard of Niantic? 8 00:00:23,539 --> 00:00:27,597 At the core of the controversy is an organization called the Niantic Project 9 00:00:27,597 --> 00:00:33,479 Leaked Niantic technology under the code name Ingress has allowed ordinary citizens to interact with XM 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,232 using consumer devices 11 00:00:35,232 --> 00:00:36,988 ??? starts acting crazy. 12 00:00:36,988 --> 00:00:41,181 Since then the world has become deeply divided over whether to embrace or resist 13 00:00:41,181 --> 00:00:44,735 it's effect. >>> ??? cannot control the hearts of man! 14 00:00:44,735 --> 00:00:49,403 Factions battle for control over XM portals and populations that surround them. 15 00:00:49,403 --> 00:00:53,542 Each week the Ingress report will bring you the latest news on faction control 16 00:00:53,542 --> 00:00:59,546 scanner technology and the so called Niantic Project 17 00:00:59,715 --> 00:01:03,555 Welcome to the Ingress report. I am Susanne Moyer. 18 00:01:04,986 --> 00:01:10,483 Our first story comes from the US, where on March 16 two massive confrontations errupted 19 00:01:10,483 --> 00:01:13,678 between those who seek to help the Shapers, the so called Enlinghted 20 00:01:13,678 --> 00:01:17,731 and the Resistance, who mean to stop the spread of their unknown influence. 21 00:01:17,731 --> 00:01:21,854 Agents from both sides met in Austin, Texas and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 22 00:01:21,854 --> 00:01:27,257 each home to strange anomalies, attributed to one of Niantic Labs team members Misty Hanna 23 00:01:27,257 --> 00:01:30,649 and her attempt to escape from the company Swiss facility. 24 00:01:30,649 --> 00:01:36,367 As hashtag #freemisty lit up Google+, scores of agents turned up in hopes of controlling the key portals 25 00:01:36,367 --> 00:01:36,579 which would allow them to influence Misty's eventual 26 00:01:36,579 --> 00:01:41,699 alignment with one faction or the other 27 00:01:41,699 --> 00:01:44,565 While the Enlightened successfully controlled both events, 28 00:01:44,565 --> 00:01:48,280 it took XM amassed by both groups for Misty to physically teleport 29 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,818 herself out of the Niantic lab where she was being kept 30 00:01:51,818 --> 00:01:54,063 What will she do with her newly found abilities 31 00:01:54,063 --> 00:01:56,790 and how deeply aligned with the Enlightened is she? 32 00:01:56,790 --> 00:02:01,791 Both remains to be seen. For now, both factions are using the event as a rallying cry. 33 00:02:01,791 --> 00:02:05,148 We lost Cluen Scarlen, we knew we had to make a stand today 34 00:02:05,148 --> 00:02:09,315 and that's ??? what we got Misty and now it is a whole new era for the Enlightened. 35 00:02:09,315 --> 00:02:14,229 To learn more about Misty Hannah and the XM anomalies, visit nianticproject.com 36 00:02:14,613 --> 00:02:18,075 Globally, the Resistance has had a substantial lead over the last weeks 37 00:02:18,075 --> 00:02:22,649 largely thanks to a reported 23 million Mind Unit fields across Egypt 38 00:02:22,649 --> 00:02:26,347 A group of unknown Enlightened agents struck back briefly, 39 00:02:26,347 --> 00:02:33,487 securing an estimated 18 million MU field covering hundreds of square miles including California, Nevada and parts of Mexico 40 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:38,698 For up to the minute data on the control of territory, log in to ingress.com/intel 41 00:02:39,298 --> 00:02:44,305 We now go to this week Situation Report submitted by an Enlightened agent in New Delhi. 42 00:02:44,305 --> 00:02:46,373 Right now, the Resistance are holding 43 00:02:46,388 --> 00:02:48,116 all the portals in the area 44 00:02:48,116 --> 00:02:50,641 But there is a plan in the works to take 45 00:02:50,641 --> 00:02:52,096 the entire city for the Enlightened 46 00:02:52,096 --> 00:02:53,472 I can't talk more about it right now 47 00:02:53,472 --> 00:02:55,277 but when the Intel map turns green 48 00:02:55,277 --> 00:02:57,293 you will know we've done it 49 00:02:57,431 --> 00:03:00,296 If you would like to submit your own situation report video, 50 00:03:00,296 --> 00:03:03,233 please visit ingress.com/report 51 00:03:03,233 --> 00:03:05,299 The first 150 agent's submissions will receive 100 AP 52 00:03:06,546 --> 00:03:12,827 In tech news. With the scanner update client version 1.21.3 agents are now able to report 53 00:03:12,827 --> 00:03:15,622 suspected new portals via their scanner devices 54 00:03:15,622 --> 00:03:18,345 Agents are being encouraged to report areas 55 00:03:18,468 --> 00:03:19,736 which feature unique works of art, 56 00:03:19,736 --> 00:03:22,422 architecture or other unusually creative sights 57 00:03:24,991 --> 00:03:24,991 as they tend to be highly associated with XM portals 58 00:03:26,300 --> 00:03:31,538 Creating much buzz amongst the Ingress community is the upcoming novel The Alignment 59 00:03:31,538 --> 00:03:34,592 Co-authored by Hank Johnson the former special forces operative 60 00:03:34,592 --> 00:03:36,788 who was a member of the Niantic team 61 00:03:36,788 --> 00:03:39,198 The Ingress reporters obtained an advanced copy of the book 62 00:03:39,198 --> 00:03:43,336 which despite being marketed as fiction appears to contain actual details 63 00:03:43,336 --> 00:03:47,123 of Johnson's recent encounters with XM artefacts in Africa 64 00:03:47,123 --> 00:03:50,732 Ninantic labs is reportedly trying to block the release of the book 65 00:03:50,732 --> 00:03:54,166 which is currently scheduled to be published April 2 66 00:03:54,166 --> 00:03:57,457 If you support an unbiased news source in the world of Ingress 67 00:03:57,457 --> 00:04:00,606 share your reports on ingress.com/report 68 00:04:00,606 --> 00:04:02,912 or visit us on Google+ 69 00:04:02,912 --> 00:04:06,451 Visit youtube.com/ingress for new episode every Thursday 70 00:04:06,451 --> 00:04:09,648 and be sure to leave us your comments and suggestions 71 00:04:09,648 --> 00:04:14,531 We do not yet understand XM, its effects or the true nature of the Niantic project 72 00:04:14,531 --> 00:04:20,034 but we will continue to dig deeper and report ??? mystery and the conflict 73 00:04:20,034 --> 00:04:24,034 For the Ingress Report, I am Suzanne Moyer