Welcome to the Dark Knight ARG Wiki

NEWS (May, 2011)

The TDK sequel The Dark Knight Rises has been given a
viral web presence at http://thedarkknightrises.com/image.html,
revealing the antagonist Bane. At this point, it's unclear if this is
the beginning of a new ARG. Keep watch!

NEWS (October 17, 2010)

Sugarfiend06 has adapted the wiki to a TDK ARG compilation site
Check it out at http://www.whysoseriousredux.com

Special note from thebruce:

HUGE thanks to sugarfiend06 and AutoDecept for their awesome
machine-like wiki-work! Especially considering how much there was
to organize. Big props and thanks!

Beginners Guide

An introduction to The Dark Knight ARG, the ongoing storyline, and tips on how to get started in the game

Timeline

A list of important events that occurred over the course of the ARG

Film references

A list of ARG elements that are referenced in the film.

Will contain spoilers!

Websites

The various sites involved in the game

Thedarkknight.warnerbros.com - The official website for The Dark Knight

Ibelieveinharveydent.com - Harvey Dent's campaign page
Takebackgotham.com / Takebackgothamcity.com - Harvey Dent campaign URLs that were considered; now redirects to Ibelieveinharveydent.com
Gothamcityclerk.com - A website devoted to Gotham's City Clerk and the upcoming elections

Gothamelectionboard.com - Gotham City's Election Board

Ccfabg.org - Concerned Citizens for a Better Gotham
Josephcandoloro.com - Website for the founder of Ccfabg.org

Trustgarcetti.com - Roger Garcetti's campaign page

Ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com - The Joker website that started the ARG
Whysoserious.com
ComicCon, July 2007 - Joker's scavenger hunt trail during Comic-Con 2007
Rent-a-clown.com - Final site of the ComicCon trail, now being used to continue the Joker games
Clowntravelagency.com - Launch pad for the April 1, 2008 event

Whysoserious.com: Halloween, Oct 2007 - Halloween site update
Rorysdeathkiss.com - Joker's site from the Halloween trail, asking for tasks

humanresources@whysoserious.com
Personality Profile - Nov 2007, clue found in Thehahahatimes.com

Mausoleum - Nov 2007, clue given in humanresources@whysoserious.com and found in Whysoserious.com/Personalityprofile

The Perfect Getaway - Nov 2007, clue given in Thehahahatimes.com
Out Of Time - Nov 2007 - The solution to "The perfect getaway."

Step Right Up - Dec 2007 - Countdown to the 'final' clue, given in humanresources@whysoserious.com
Whysoserious.com/Steprightup/Pairofjokers - Dec 2007 - Reward for the "Step right up" scavenger hunt.

Itsallpartoftheplan - April 2008 - a 12-city event that led to a showing of a new theatrical trailer
Sittingducks - "reward" for the online contingent of Whysoserious.com/Itsallpartoftheplan
Happytrails - "reward" for winning Whysoserious.com/sittingducks, where the second theatrical trailer was released

Laughtilithurts - June 2008 - Carnival game
Laughtilithurts/Static.htm - "reward" for winning Whysoserious.com/Laughtilithurts

Myhero - June 2008 - prize from the free pizza game: a clip of Harvey Dent as Two-Face

Redballoons - June 2008 - Balloon carnival game
Redballoons/Ineptlackeys.htm - reward for winning Whysoserious.com/Redballoons

Whysoserious.com: Checklist, June/July 2008 - winding things down
Operator - July 2008 - phone relay game
Punkdrop - reward for solving Whysoserious.com/Operator
Stupidbats - reward for winning Whysoserious.com/Punkdrop

Bamboozle - July 2008 - fortune telling machine
2l43kjsa892nn2.htm - ticket redemption upon solving Whysoserious.com/Bamboozle
Overture - countdown from redeeming the correct tickets.
Kickingandscreening - the "just rewards": free tickets to see The Dark Knight in IMAX three days before its theatrical release
Atasteforthetheatrical.com - URL found at the bottom of TDK teaser posters, where the first theatrical trailer was released online.

Thegothamtimes.com - digital version of The Gotham Times newspaper
Thegothamtimes.com/media/jlevine/public - where hidden media is often stored

Thehahahatimes.com - Joker's parody of the newspaper

Wearetheanswer.org - Harvey Dent's police corruption tip site

Rememberinggina.org - Website dedicated to Gina, killed in gang violence

Gothamcab.com - Website for Gotham's cab service
Bettyshouseofpies.com - Betty's House of Pies

Gothampolice.com - Gotham Police Department
SecureInternalDocuments - Gotham Police Department's Secure Internal Documents database
Webmail.aspx - Glenn Barhyte's email account
Maroniimports.com - Salvatore Maroni's import company website

Gpdiad.com - Gotham Police Internal Affairs

Gpdmcu.com - Gotham Police Major Crimes Unit
Gothamintercontinentalhotel.com - a Gotham hotel and site of the "Operation Slipknot" sting

Gothamcityrail.com - City Rail public transit system

Gothamnationalbank.com - Gotham National Bank
Admin - webmail of presumably the GNB bank manager

Gothamhistorictrust.com - Gotham Historic Trust

GVAFoundation.org - Gotham Victims Advocate Foundation
Danaworthington.com - GVAFoundation.org President Dana Worthington's DA election campaign page

Acmesecuritysystems.com - ACME Security Systems

Gothamusd.net - Gotham Unified School District

SaintSwithunsChurch.org - St. Swithuns Catholic Church

Maidenavenuereport.com - Maiden Avenue Report, a Gotham tabloid publication
Gcferries.com - Gotham City Dept. of Transportation's ferry line

Kinslytravel.com - a Gotham travel agency

Citizensforbatman.org - Batman support website
CFB Underground - a secret message board unauthorized by CFB where its members discuss becoming vigilantes

Rossisdelicatessen.com - Rossi's Delicatessen

Gothamcablenews.com - Gotham City's cable news network
Gotham Tonight - a subsection of Gothamcablenews.com, featuring video segments of many aspects of Gotham City.
Pasqualesbistro.com - a Franco-Italian restaurant frequented by Bruce Wayne

Gothamcitypizzeria.com - Gotham City Pizzeria

Potential Web Sites Parked at GoDaddy:

Whoisbatman.com - Who is Batman?
Comcastgotham.com - Comcast Gotham
Elizabetharkhamasylum.com - Arkham Asylum
Gothamgirlguides.com - Gotham Girls Guides
Gothamgoliaths.com - Gotham Goliaths
Gothamhighschool.com - Gotham High School
Iceberglounge.com - Iceberg Lounge
Puritywaterfiltrationsystems.com - Purity Water Filtration Systems
Wayneanimalsanctuary.com - Wayne Animal Sanctuary

Time Zone Converter

For those who want to know exactly when a game countdown will end in their time zone, here. The games are based on Eastern Standard Time.

Cell Phone List

A list of known Joker cell phone owners

Unaffiliated Websites

The following websites are confirmed to be fan-made and not part of the official TDK ARG. Those who have interacted with many of these sites through email or downloading the toolbar at http://friendsofharveydent.org/ report no problems, merely an independent unofficial game.