THE ULTIMATE MISSION - M:I-3 GLOBAL HUNT HAS BEGUN!  REGISTERED IMF AGENTS RECEIVED THEIR FIRST MISSION BRIEFING AND BEGAN THE INTERNET SEARCH TO SOLVE THEIR FIRST CLUE AT 5 PM PST TODAY.

FAST-FINGERED AND QUICK-WITTED AGENTS WILL RECEIVE BONUS MISSION POINTS IF THEY SOLVE THE FIRST CLUE WITHIN THREE HOURS OF ITS POSTING (BEFORE 8 PM PST TONIGHT).

HACK M:I-3  NOW PROVIDES YOU WITH DOWNLOADS OF THE OFFICIAL M:I-3 WALLPAPER, IN THREE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS. 

ACCESS YOUR SELECTED SIZE WALLPAPER FILE AND ADD IT TO YOUR COMPUTER DESKTOP TODAY.

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER KANYE WEST WILL PICK UP WHERE BANDS U2 AND LIMP BIZKIT LEFT OFF, BY RECORDING THE THEME SONG FOR MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE-3.  WEST CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF POPULAR MUSIC POWERHOUSES WHO PERFORM THE CLASSIC M:I THEME FOR THE FILM FRANCHISE.  U2 RECORDED THEIR SONG FOR THE ORIGINAL INSTALLMENT IN 1996, FOLLOWED BY LIMP BIZKIT'S OWN VERSION IN 2000 FOR THE SEQUEL.

IN OTHER NEWS TODAY...

DUE TO A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY WITH THE IMF CORE SERVER, THE START OF THE ULTIMATE MISSION - M:I-3 GLOBAL HUNT WEB MISSION WAS DELAYED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5 PM PST ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2006.  EACH AGENT WHO RETRIEVED TUESDAY'S CLUE WITHIN THREE HOURS OF POSTING RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 250 MISSION POINTS. 

GO TO HTTP://HUNT.MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE.COM FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND GET READY TO START THE ULTIMATE MISSION GLOBAL HUNT!

OFFICIAL PHOTO #7 HAS JUST BEEN HACKED FROM THE IMF CENTRAL CORE, AS SEEN IN THE TELEVISED SUPER BOWL AD FOR THE FILM.

THE FIREBALL OF AN EXPLODING VEHICLE BLASTS M:I-3 SPECIAL AGENT ETHAN HUNT (TOM CRUISE) OFF HIS FEET DURING A DANGEROUS WEAPONS ATTACK.

YOU CAN NOW ACCESS AND WATCH THE SUPER BOWL TV AD VIA DIRECT DOWNLOAD AND WEBLINK OPTIONS AT THE HACK M:I-3   VIDEO FEED TERMINAL.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE REGISTERED AS NEW AGENTS ON THE IMF TEAM, THE ULTIMATE MISSION - M:I-3 GLOBAL HUNT WEBSITE IS NOW OPEN. 

THE GLOBAL HUNT  BEGINS FEBRUARY 6, 2006, BUT YOU CAN NOW REVIEW THE OFFICIAL RULES OF THE CONTEST AND ACCESS AGENT CHAT ROOMS TO DISCUSS YOUR UPCOMING MISSION.

GO TO HTTP://HUNT.MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE.COM AND ENTER YOUR REGISTERED EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD TO ACCESS YOUR IMF AGENT ACCOUNT.  LOG IN TO TRACK YOUR GLOBAL HUNT PROGRESS AND POINT STATUS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP TO JOIN THE IMF TEAM, YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE OFFICIAL M:I WEBSITE TODAY!  GOOD LUCK, AGENTS.

HACK M:I-3 HAS JUST OBTAINED THE NEW MAKING-OF FEATURETTE VIDEO, WITH ON-THE-SET PRODUCTION FOOTAGE AND EXCITING CLIPS FROM MANY STUNT ACTION SEQUENCES. 

GO TO THE VIDEO FEED TERMINAL TO WATCH THE LARGE-SIZE QUICK TIME MOVIE, OR HACK DIRECTLY INTO STREAMING VIDEO FEEDS RUNNING ON THE IMF MAINFRAME SERVER.

OFFICIAL PHOTO #6 HAS JUST BEEN HACKED FROM THE IMF CENTRAL CORE. 

M:I-3 SPECIAL AGENT ETHAN HUNT (TOM CRUISE) GIVES HIS WEAPON A DARING TEST DRIVE, AS HE TAKES AIM AT A YET-UNIDENTIFIED PURSUER. 

HACK M:I-3 WILL CONTINUE TO REVEAL HINTS OF MORE EXCITING ACTION FROM ETHAN HUNT'S NEXT IMPOSSIBLE MISSION AS WE OBTAIN THEM!

WATCH HACK M:I-3 NEWS FOR UPCOMING INFORMATION ON THE NEW MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE-3 SUPER BOWL AD.  THIS SITE WILL PROVIDE LINKS TO THIS NEW SPOT BEGINNING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, IN VARIOUS FORMATS INCLUDING HIGH DEFINITION QUICKTIME. 

THIS VIDEO WILL CONTAIN KEY INFORMATION FOR YOU NEW AGENTS TO COMPLETE YOUR FIRST CLUE IN THE ULTIMATE MISSION SCAVENGER HUNT, BEGINNING  FEBRUARY 6th.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ULTIMATE MISSION TODAY!

CONGRATULATIONS TO M:I-3 CO-STAR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN ON WINNING THE 2006 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE-DRAMA, AS STAR OF THE BIOGRAPHICAL FILM CAPOTE.  (Image courtesy of Hollywood Foreign Press Association.  All rights reserved.)

ADDITIONAL KUDOS TO M:I-3 CO-STAR JOHNATHAN RHYS-MEYERS ON WINNING THE 2006 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, AS STAR OF THE BIOPIC ELVIS.