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"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." - Edward Snowden
Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that mixes dark and dry humour with a gripping narrative that will have you hooked from the very first case. Following the government's introduction of the BLU Pill Act and the Secret Intelligence Service's reintroduction of MI7, all online personal data is accessible by the powers that be. Mainlining questions techno-ethics and whether it is acceptable for an organisation to have the power to look at personal data. What if someone else got the key to that?
Mainlining and its BLU Pill Act mirrors what's happening in our own world. On November 4th 2015 the The Draft Investigatory Powers Bill was discussed in the British Parliament's House of Commons for the very first time. It’s likely that the bill will be passed sometime in 2016, meaning that domestic mobile and broadband providers will be forced to assist authorities with gathering data and storing it for a year. The police and security services will have access to the top line of the UK’s population browsing history, as well as knowing what apps have been used.
Referred to in the popular media as “the Snooper’s Charter” and opposed by a number of civil and human rights organisations, the Investigatory Powers Bill is positioned to aid security forces in tracking terrorists and serious cyber criminals who use increasingly sophisticated online methods.
Mainlining is a refreshing take on the traditional point and click adventure. The entire game takes place on the simulated desktop of the protagonist’s computer. Assuming the role of a newly recruited MI7 agent and working within the remit of the Blu Pill Act, the player must use their skill, judgement and cunningness to gather evidence by hacking suspects’ computers and phones.
As a MI7 operative your primary objectives are to ensure the perpetrator’s arrest and that the courts have sufficient evidence to hand out the longest custodial sentences possible. However, you’ll also have to make judgements on whether the case you're working on is complete. Move in too quickly and you may miss leads linking your case to much higher profile cyber-criminals. Act too slowly and your suspect may detect you and escape.
In excess of five hundred known criminals are known to operate within your jurisdiction, who will you investigate?
The driving force behind Rebelephant is British-born developer and designer, Sam Read. Highlighted by internationally renowned publication Develop as one of the 30-under-30 to watch out for, Sam has already tasted success as a key member of the HyperSloth team and their critically acclaimed first-person adventure, Dream. Owner of Rebelephant, Sam is responsible for the design, direction and coding of Mainlining.
To fit in with the game's 2009, feel Rebelephant has called upon the artistic talents of Dave Grey who, in his own words, "Makes things with pixels. Like games and stories and things". Dave's previous collaborations include Microsoft and HBO.
Mainlining relies heavily on an energetic narrative that draws the player into the game, blurring the lines between reality and the imaginary world of MI7. Rebelephant wasted no time and called upon one of the best scriptwriters in the business, Canadian novelist Jill Murray. Jill was nominated for Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Video Game Writing for her work on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and won the award for scriptwriting on Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation.
For the final part of the jigsaw Rebelephant has drafted in the sublime audio talents of Jared Emerson-Johnson. BAFTA nominated, Jared's scores include Telltale Games' Sam & Max series, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales From the Borderlands and Game of Thrones.
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Updates and Fixes
It seems that you’re having fun with the Mainlining experience but it hasn’t gone unnoticed that some of you are encountering a few issues. These are being addressed as quickly as we can get to the
Mainlining Trading Cards Available Now
Good news for those of you who collect Steam trading cards, Mainlining now offers drops every forty-five minutes. Six cards to collect in total, badges and backgrounds too.
Prepare for cases eight to thirteen, coming this week.
Operatives Thank you for your vigilance and efforts in convicting the likes of Muscleboy81 and Budblaze, your input has invaluable in making the internet a safer place. However, there is still mu
Prepare for cases eight to thirteen, coming this week.
Operatives Thank you for your vigilance and efforts in convicting the likes of Muscleboy81 and Budblaze, your input has invaluable in making the internet a safer place. However, there is still mu
Mainlining OUT NOW. Play case one and two for FREE.
Today marks the release of the point and click hacking adventure, Mainlining, and you can play the first two cases for FREE (download the demo). If you’re one of the 70k who have already enjoyed the
NEW TWO CASE DEMO – OUT NOW FOR FREE
>>>COMMENCE MESSAGE Welcome Agents 60,000 operatives have already successfully completed the first case of Mainlining and, as our previous communication disclosed, today marks the release of a new
All Systems Online! Mainlining - Out Now on Nintendo Switch!
Mainlining is now available on the Nintendo Switch with a price tag of $14.99 / €14.99 / £11.99. Customers who purchase the game between 13th June and the 4th July will receive a 15% discount. Ma
Mainlining OUT NOW. Play case one and two for FREE.
Today marks the release of the point and click hacking adventure, Mainlining, and you can play the first two cases for FREE (download the demo). If you’re one of the 70k who have already enjoyed the
Mainlining available to pre-order on Nintendo Switch
Mainlining is now available to pre-order on Nintendo Switch. The Cybercrime hacking thriller provides a unique gaming experience on the console and features a bespoke touch-screen keyboard to make
Mainlining is Coming Soon to Nintendo Switch!
Merge Games and Rebelephant are proud to announce that Mainlining, the point and click hacking adventure, is making its way onto Nintendo Switch! *New for Nintendo Switch* • Bespoke keyboard inpu
New demo, release date and price incoming!
we are proud to announce the imminent release of Mainlining, the point and click hacking adventure, on January 26, 2017. Before we get to the detail, take a look at the Mainlining release trailer. h
Mainlining Trading Cards Available Now
Good news for those of you who collect Steam trading cards, Mainlining now offers drops every forty-five minutes. Six cards to collect in total, badges and backgrounds too.
Mainlining reaches its thrilling conclusion – cases 8 to 13 out now.
Today marks the release of Mainlining’s final set of cases. These six new cases will allow players to experience Mainlining through to its thrilling conclusion. Players will have already accessed thr
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Updates and Fixes
It seems that you’re having fun with the Mainlining experience but it hasn’t gone unnoticed that some of you are encountering a few issues. These are being addressed as quickly as we can get to the
Mainlining reaches its thrilling conclusion – cases 8 to 13 out now.
Today marks the release of Mainlining’s final set of cases. These six new cases will allow players to experience Mainlining through to its thrilling conclusion. Players will have already accessed thr
NEW TWO CASE DEMO – OUT NOW FOR FREE
>>>COMMENCE MESSAGE Welcome Agents 60,000 operatives have already successfully completed the first case of Mainlining and, as our previous communication disclosed, today marks the release of a new
Wot I Think: Mainlining
As has been seen, I love to hack the planet. Intrigue, silliness, typing long commands with a single semi-colon in the wrong place a good hacking game is always welcome on my PC. Mainlining offic
All Systems Online! Mainlining - Out Now on Nintendo Switch!
Mainlining is now available on the Nintendo Switch with a price tag of $14.99 / €14.99 / £11.99. Customers who purchase the game between 13th June and the 4th July will receive a 15% discount. Ma
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