Maidenavenuereport.com

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The site

From the and article in the second issue of The Gotham Times, Maidenavenuereport.com was found. As reported in the article, the site is a tabloid news site maintained by high schooler Zeke Dalwinter. He gathers news from various sources, and his site has become a popular source of information and gossip for everyone in Gotham.

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March 26, 2008

(Photo of Harvey Dent) Can This Man Save Gotham? MOOD: PISSY

LISTENING TO: RADIOHEAD
PARENTS ARE ACTING: WEIRD AS USUAL.

GRASS ROOTS VIDEOS PROPEL DENT TO RUN! IS THIS WHAT A DENT SUPPORTER LOOKS LIKE?

GOOD GARCETTI VS NASTY GARCETTI (MARCH 26, 14:03 GOTHAM STANDARD TIME)

GARCETTI NOW:

Acting DA Roger Garcetti vows to run "cleanest campaign in Gotham history" on the same day that Harvey Dent joins the race.

GARCETTI THEN:

(DEC 14) Acting DA Roger Garcetti declares Harvey Dent guilty of murder in the Pie-Die incident where cop Karl Breitup died in a shootout. Money quote: "Dent became responsible for that man's death the first moment he decided to put lives at risk for a good video clip on the evening news."

VOWS TO TARGET MOB BIG SAL MARONI IS ROGER GARCETTI THE WORLD'S MOST PISSED-OFF BOSS FLASH: GARCETTI VOWS "CLEAN CAMPAIGN" AFTER HE ACCUSES DENT OF MURDERING POLICE OFFICER ELEPHANTGATE ESCALATES! ELEPHANT DEFENSE FUND ACCUSES ZOO OF VISHNU-KILLING CONSPIRACY! WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN LIBRARIAN'S BASEMENT ...DEVELOPING SICKO DENTIST PULLS HEALTHY TEETH TO DECORATE OFFICE WALL
SPOILER ALERT!

CAN THIS WOMAN (Photo of Dana Worthington) SWING THE ELECTION?

THE KARNASSIAN FAMILY DEATHS: DID JAKE DO IT? GOTHAM "TRUTHERS" CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT PLANE CRASH INTO GOTHAM TOWER WAS TERROR GRIEF: SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS ARISE FOR YOUNG GOTHAM ACTOR NICK ADELAIDE SAL MARONI CLOSES DOWN SHARK & DEAN CLOTHING, BUYS $30,000 WORTH OF SUITS DURING LUNCH HOUR ILLEGAL DRUGS WIDESPREAD IN ARKHAM FOR LESS THAN STREET PRICE!
BATMAN ANALYSIS REVEALS: MOST LIKELY TO EMERGE BETWEEN 10PM AND MIDNIGHT BRUCE WAYNE'S LATEST CONQUEST: A HOTEL COCKTAIL WAITRESS? FEAR TOXIN COVERUP? LEAK SAYS HEALTH DEPARTMENT HIDING CASES....DEVELOPING FATHER OF SLAIN GIRL GINA TORTERICCI SEEN AT CITIZENS FOR BATMAN MEETING GOTHAM CITY FINALLY NUMBER 1! HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IN COUNTRY…HANGING ESPECIALLY POPULAR TIPS? GOSSIP? RUMORS? INTERESTING LIES? SEND THEM!

March 30, 2008

New headlines have been added:

(Image of pig in mud) THE MUD STARTS FLYING! MOOD: CHIPPER

LISTENING TO: LAST OF THE BELIEVERS
PARENTS ARE ACTING: SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER.

OBSERVERS: ATTACKS "COULD ABORT DENT’S CAMPAIGN BEFORE IT STARTS" DENT USED A "HIDDEN SLUSH FUND" TO PAY OFF WITNESSES? GPD TESTS KILLER-ROBOTS FOR ANTI-GANG STRIKE FORCE.
8 COPS CHARGE DENT IN CASH-FOR-TESTIMONY DEAL DENT "KNOWINGLY PROSECUTES INNOCENT COPS" UNKNOWN GROUP VOWS TO "UNMASK DENT'S TRUE NATURE" GARCETTI ATTACKS DENT, BUT DENIES ANY CONNECTION TO GROUP COP: "DENT OFFERED ME CASH MONEY TO LIE" "DESTROY DENT" AD READY TO RUN ON TV
MOTHER "GOES ON STRIKE" FOR THREE MONTHS, BABY STARVES HARVEY DENT AIDE: "GARCETTI IS A MONSTER" GARCETTI AIDE: "HARVEY DENT IS FINISHED" ELEPHANT DEFENSE LEAGUE HOUNDS ZOO HEAD, SENDS ELEPHANT POOP TO HOME THE MAN WITH 200 GOATS VOWS TO "DEFEND THEM WITH MY LIFE AND MY AK-47"

April 1, 2008

(Image of skydiver) HARVEY IN FREE FALL! MOOD: CHIPPER

LISTENING TO: SPARK OF LIFE
PARENTS ARE ACTING: OUT ON "DATE NIGHT".

POLL SHOWS HARVEY DENT IN THIRD PLACE IN DA RACE PARTY ELDERS ASK DENT TO RESIGN POST, WITHDRAW FROM RACE "FOR GOOD OF GOTHAM" GARCETTI: "LET US PITY HARVEY DENT, NOT HATE HIM" MAYOR GARCIA: "HARVEY DENT HAS SHAMED GOTHAM CITY" CITY HALL JANITOR: "HARVEY DENT TRIED TO THROW AWAY INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!"
HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM? GOTHAM MAN KILLED BY FLOOR-CLEANING ROBOT! ANTI-DENT COPS THE "MUST-HAVE GUESTS" AT TOP GOTHAM EVENTS! OBESE WOMAN EATS HERSELF TO DEATH AT NEW PARADISE LUNCH BUFFET! CRAZED MAN ESCAPES ASYLUM, ATTACKS AND KILLS TWO PIT BULLS! DENT SUPPORTERS RUN FOR COVER, WITHDRAW ENDORSEMENTS
HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM? GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION MOVES TO DEBAR DENT! WHO IS BEHIND THE HA HA TIMES?

April 6, 2008

{picture of toast and Harvey Dent) SHOCK POLL: HARVEY AT 9% MOOD: FRUSTRATED

LISTENING TO: THE FELICE BROTHERS
PARENTS: PISSING ME OFF AGAIN.

TIMES REPORTER LEVINE: "MEDIA PACKRAT" PREPPING EXCLUSIVE NOTAROINTERVIEW? New Attack Ad Final Death Blow To Dent Campaign? GARCETTI Announces "Anti-Corruption Platform" Dent volunteer jumps off Dent HQ roof, Kills Self and Passerby... "Blood on His Take Gotham Back button"
Despair at Dent HQ As Support Plummets RUMOR: Dent Will Withdraw From Race Tomorrow... Developing GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION sets meeting to disbar Dent Legal Lass Defends Dent.
Clowns Against Dent? IS POLICE HERO FRANK NOTARO THE LAST COP DENT WILL EVER PERSECUTE? CA-CHING! GARCETTI RAISES $500,000 IN ONE FUNDRAISING DINNER! ...MENU: CHICKEN KIEV, ARUGULA WITH BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUTS, ASPARAGUS "FRIEND" COMES TO DEFENSE OF DENT


April 9, 2008

A rotating banner ad is added to the top of the page, advertising several Gotham-related websites including Rossisdelicatessen.com, Thegothamtimes.com, Gothamnationalbank.com, and Saintswithunschurch.org. Gcferries.com and Kinslytravel.com are new.

(Photo of Harvey Dent) THE END IS NEAR MOOD: HIGH ON LIFE

LISTENING TO: AT THE DRIVE IN
PARENTS: SO LAME THEY'RE LLLLAME

MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY... MAIDEN SOURCE: DENT TO QUIT DA JOB IN EXCHANGE FOR LENIENCY IN SENTENCING... CHILD ASKS FOR PIGGY BANK BACK FROM DENT CAMPAIGN - AND THE ANSWER IS NO! (Photo of adorable hedgehog) Husband kills wife with pet porcupine! "BLOOD AND QUILLS EVERYWHERE!" GPD MAY REPLACE PEPPER SPRAY WITH "SALSA SPRAY"
RUMORS SPREAD THAT DENT WILL RESIGN OFFICE, WITHDRAW FROM RACE... GARCETTI SENDS OUT MEMO TO STAFFERS: "NO GLOATING OVER DENT" INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEEPENS INVESTIGATION INTO DENT SCANDAL RUMOR: COPS DENT PUT IN JAIL MAY BE RELEASED IS MCU BIG JIM GORDON IN CONTACT WITH BATMAN? FATTY-COPTER! 1000-LB GOTHAM MAN HELICOPTERED OUT OF HOUSE
(Photo of Dentmobile campaign rally) THE COLLAPSE OF A DREAM: "WE CAN’T GIVE THESE DENTMOBILES AWAY NOW" 7-YEAR OLD BOY EXPLODES AFTER EATING MATCHES, CHINESE FOOD! CA-CHING! Garcetti raises $500,000 in one fundraising dinner!... Menu: Chicken Kiev, Arugula with Blue Cheese and Walnuts, Asparagus GPD INTERNAL AFFAIRS SOURCE: EVIDENCE AGAINST DENT "OVERWHELMING"

April 13, 2008

(Photo of an office with IBIHD campaign materials strewn about) SHUTTERED! MOOD: HAPPIER THAN I SHOULD BE

LISTENING TO: JENNA DREY
PARENTS: TRYING TO "REALLY COMMUNICATE" WITH ME

GARCETTI ENJOYS DENT COLLAPSE: "This campaign has been the most fun I’ve ever had!" CAN WORTHINGTON GIVE GARCETTI A RUN? RUMOR: OFFICER FRANK NOTARO WILL BE "STAR WITNESS" AGAINST DENT IN COMING TRIAL IS THIS THE END? DENT "MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE" SUNDAY FUNDRAISING COLLAPSES... "DENT DONORS ARE EXTINCT" DENT INNER CIRCLE "IN CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD"
DENT HEADQUARTERS CLOSED FOR LACK OF PAYMENT GARCETTI BOOKS INAUGURATION PARTY LOCATIONS! GOTHAM CITIZENS FURIOUS, ASHAMED THEY WERE "BAMBOOZLED" INTO SUPPORTING HARVEY DENT SOURCE: "DENTMOBILES" MAY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR WITH ILLEGAL FUNDS, DRIVEN BY EX-CONS RUMOR: HARVEY DENT FACES JAIL TIME FOR "PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT"

April 16, 2008

(Photo of smiling young woman) SAVED BY HARVEY DENT

"HE'S MY WHITE KNIGHT"

MOOD: SLAPHAPPY

LISTENING TO: CANNONBALL ADDERLY
PARENTS: ON DATE NIGHT!

WOMAN WEEPS AT EMOTIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE, THANKS HARVEY DENT THRU TEARS OVERHEARD: DENT SAID "I'm coming in. Nobody's gonna get hurt." DEFUSED HOSTAGE CRISIS AT DELI AFTER OFFERING HIMSELF FOR WOMAN GPD: CRAZED "SMEAR COP" WANTED PROTECTION FOR HIS FAMILY SOURCES: SMEAR CAMPAIGN "UNRAVELLING"
HARVEY DENT RESCUES WOMAN HELD HOSTAGE BY "SMEAR COP" HEROIC ACT OF COURAGE WITNESSED BY MILLIONS OF TV AND RADIO VIEWERS INITIAL REPORTS SAY CRAZED "SMEAR COP" WAS COMING CLEAN ABOUT MOB TIES TO SMEAR CAMPAIGN WITNESS: "IT BEGAN AS AN ARGUMENT, THEN A GUNFIGHT RIGHT THERE IN THE DELI!" SECOND VICTIM JONNY MARINOTTI IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITNESS: NOTARO TOOK WOMAN HOSTAGE AS COPS ARRIVED AFTER SHOOTOUT MIKE ENGEL: "A DAY GOTHAM CAN BE PROUD OF" DELI-VERANCE FOR DENT'S CAMPAIGN? RUMOR: WOMAN DENT SAVED WAS GARCETTI SUPPORTER DENT WAS CLOSE-BY FOR SCHEDULED PRESS CONFERENCE


April 24, 2008

(Photo of Harvey Dent) THE WHITE KNIGHT OF GOTHAM? MOOD: SUGAR HIGH

LISTENING TO: T-PAIN
PARENTS: GIVING EACH OTHER THE SILENT TREATMENT

REPORT: PROSECUTION OF "SMEAR COPS" FOR TIES TO MOB NEAR DENT AND FRANK NOTARO MEET PRIVATELY AT GOTHAM JAIL "SMEAR COPS" NABBED AND EXTRADITED
WOMAN DENT RESCUED GIVES WEEPY TELEVISION INTERVIEW, CALLS HIM "MY WHITE KNIGHT" DENT CAMPAIGN RISES FROM DEAD NEW POLL SHOWS DENT UP BY 10 OWNER OF ROSSI’S DELI SELLS SURVEILLANCE TAPE OF INCIDENT FOR $545,000 DEVELOPING: GCN VIDEO COURIER MISSING GARCETTI: "Allegations Against Dent Should be Investigated…Dent is not the Messiah"

June 9, 2008

(Photo of money) SELL OUT! MAIDEN AVENUE REPORT SHUT DOWN

ZEKE DALWINTER HIRED BY MAJOR MEDIA COMPANY

STORY UNDER BLACKOUT

ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW

PARENTS DEMAND PORTION OF PAY FOR COLLEGE FUND

July 10, 2008

After the countdown ended on Whysoserious.com/Overture, Maidenavenuereport.com was "Jokerized," along with nearly every other website in the game.

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Contact

Email: tips@maidenavenuereport.com

Connections

  • The site also contains references to real-life current events.
    • The death of "Nick Adelaide" seems to be a reference to the death of Australian actor Heath Ledger who played The Joker.
    • The mention of a political aide calling the opposition "a monster" is a reference to the 2008 US presidential elections, where an aide in Barack Obama's camp referred to Hilary Clinton as "a monster."
    • The headline of the porcupine (although it is a photo of a hedgehog) being used as a weapon is a reference to an incident in New Zealand where a 27-year-old man attacked a 15-year-old boy by throwing a hedgehog at him.

Media

  • Several YouTube videos were referenced in the April 6 update, linking the page to http://www.youtube.com/user/ClownsAgainstDent . This YouTube channel is not in-game, but fan-made videos well-done enough that they were linked to as part of the official ARG.