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In 2015, the site was relaunched as "Abstergo.com" to promote the 20th Century Fox motion picture ''Assassin's Creed'', with the home page listing Abstergo premises worldwide, specifically, [[New York]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], [[Madrid]], [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Osaka]]-[[Kobe]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Moscow]]. In December, the film's official Twitter feed @AssassinsMovie posted an image of Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]]'s business card which included the Abstergo URL and his contact information,<ref>[https://twitter.com/AssassinsMovie/status/678982863874711552 ''Twitter'' - @AssassinsMovie]: "12.21.16 [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWw7UPqUYAA4oxd.jpg pic.twitter.com/ikNNeheWuk]"</ref> with phone numbers for Spain and the United States.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/678994504024793092 ''Twitter'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "@DVCYuutaTogashi Spain and USA :)"</ref> Emailing his address resulted in one<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/posts/731045820329663 ''Facebook'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "As you may have seen some minutes ago..."</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheDannyDesigns/status/678993466156822528 ''Twitter'' - @TheDannyDesigns]: "@AssassinsMovie @UbiCentral I sent an email to it and got this back. [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWxE51pU4AA23Th.png pic.twitter.com/MDzPfLHUqB]"</ref> of two automated replies,<ref>[https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/713323781599707136 ''Twitter'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "If you send an email to Alan Rikkin’s address, you get this reply. #AssassinsCreedMovie [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeY8MwMWEAAEgpv.jpg pic.twitter.com/4gyTDPEqx9]"</ref> while calling the number directed the line to his voicemail.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBaUsb8X_Q ''YouTube'' - Alan Rikkin Voice mail]</ref> On March 25, 2016, calling Rikkin's voicemail resulted in a new message as the [[Assassins]] hacked into the voicemail's programming and [[Callum Lynch]] relayed [[The Creed]] to the caller after Rikkin's automated message concluded.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/posts/773527159414862 ''Facebook'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "As promised in December there is a new message..."</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJvC_EtBNc ''YouTube'' - Alan Rikkin Voice Mail - March 25th 2016]</ref> | In 2015, the site was relaunched as "Abstergo.com" to promote the 20th Century Fox motion picture ''Assassin's Creed'', with the home page listing Abstergo premises worldwide, specifically, [[New York]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], [[Madrid]], [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Osaka]]-[[Kobe]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Moscow]]. In December, the film's official Twitter feed @AssassinsMovie posted an image of Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]]'s business card which included the Abstergo URL and his contact information,<ref>[https://twitter.com/AssassinsMovie/status/678982863874711552 ''Twitter'' - @AssassinsMovie]: "12.21.16 [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWw7UPqUYAA4oxd.jpg pic.twitter.com/ikNNeheWuk]"</ref> with phone numbers for Spain and the United States.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/678994504024793092 ''Twitter'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "@DVCYuutaTogashi Spain and USA :)"</ref> Emailing his address resulted in one<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/posts/731045820329663 ''Facebook'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "As you may have seen some minutes ago..."</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheDannyDesigns/status/678993466156822528 ''Twitter'' - @TheDannyDesigns]: "@AssassinsMovie @UbiCentral I sent an email to it and got this back. [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWxE51pU4AA23Th.png pic.twitter.com/MDzPfLHUqB]"</ref> of two automated replies,<ref>[https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/713323781599707136 ''Twitter'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "If you send an email to Alan Rikkin’s address, you get this reply. #AssassinsCreedMovie [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeY8MwMWEAAEgpv.jpg pic.twitter.com/4gyTDPEqx9]"</ref> while calling the number directed the line to his voicemail.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBaUsb8X_Q ''YouTube'' - Alan Rikkin Voice mail]</ref> On March 25, 2016, calling Rikkin's voicemail resulted in a new message as the [[Assassins]] hacked into the voicemail's programming and [[Callum Lynch]] relayed [[The Creed]] to the caller after Rikkin's automated message concluded.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/posts/773527159414862 ''Facebook'' - @AccessTheAnimus]: "As promised in December there is a new message..."</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJvC_EtBNc ''YouTube'' - Alan Rikkin Voice Mail - March 25th 2016]</ref> | ||
As of December 2016, the month of the film's US release, the site | As of December 2016, the month of the film's US release, the site had not seen any updates and eventually the URL became a redirect to 20th Century Fox's website. | ||
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Abstergo.com, formerly AbstergoIndustries.com, was a website used to promote the 2016 Assassin's Creed film.[1]
Presented as the in-universe website of Abstergo Industries, the site was originally established around January 2011 as "AbstergoIndustries.com" as a tie-in to the game series. Through the site, players could log into the email account of employee James Morse.
In 2015, the site was relaunched as "Abstergo.com" to promote the 20th Century Fox motion picture Assassin's Creed, with the home page listing Abstergo premises worldwide, specifically, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Madrid, London, Paris, Osaka-Kobe, Shanghai and Moscow. In December, the film's official Twitter feed @AssassinsMovie posted an image of Abstergo CEO Alan Rikkin's business card which included the Abstergo URL and his contact information,[2] with phone numbers for Spain and the United States.[3] Emailing his address resulted in one[4][5] of two automated replies,[6] while calling the number directed the line to his voicemail.[7] On March 25, 2016, calling Rikkin's voicemail resulted in a new message as the Assassins hacked into the voicemail's programming and Callum Lynch relayed The Creed to the caller after Rikkin's automated message concluded.[8][9]
As of December 2016, the month of the film's US release, the site had not seen any updates and eventually the URL became a redirect to 20th Century Fox's website.
Thank you for your email.
Please note that I will be traveling for business until March 25, 2016 with limited access to email. I apologize for any delay in communication and will respond promptly upon my return to the office.
For situations that require immediate assistance, please contact my assistant via phone (+34 911 98 0285 / 646-845-9162).
Regards, Alan Rikkin
CEO, Abstergo IndustriesHello. I have unexpectedly been called away for business and will have limited availability to email during this time. In my absence, please contact my office and leave a message with my assistant so that I may connect with you promptly upon my return. Regards, A.R. CEO, Abstergo Industries P: +34 911 98 02 85 | 646-845-9162
You've reached the voicemail of Alan Rikkin. I'll be out of the office for business until March 25 with extremely limited availability. Please excuse any delay in communication during this period as our team and I continue upon Abstergo Industries' mission to provide high-quality products that enrich, entertain and shape the lives of our customers. Your call is valued and I look forward to speaking with you upon my return.
Hello, you've reached the out-of-the-office voicemail of Alan Rikkin. Please excuse any delay in communication during this period as our team and I continue upon Abstergo Industries' mission to provide high-quality products that enrich, entertain and shape the lives of our customers. Your call is valued and I look forward to speaking with you upon my return. [interference] These are the sacred tenets of our Brotherhood: To stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent, to hide in plain sight, and above all else never to compromise the Brotherhood.
