In Real Life

A Deus Ex Easter Egg Hunt

Kotaku AU

We often play through games and completely miss the Easter Eggs that developers leave for us to find. More often than not we encounter them but aren’t aware of their significance. Kotaku reader Sam Timmins has been playing through Deus Ex: Human Revolution and has done some research into the Easter Eggs he has found.


July 2, 2011
PC

Left 4 Dead 2 Campaign Opens A Portal To Portal 2

Spoiler alert? Only if you planned to play community made campaign “Suicide Blitz 2″ in Left 4 Dead 2, currently the officially featured fan-created add-on for Valve’s zombie horror first-person shooter, the game that has a very neat Portal 2 easter egg buried within.


April 25, 2011
Xbox

Gears Of War 3′s Beta Asks: What’s Easter Without Easter Eggs?

Those lucky enough to be in on the Gears of War 3 beta today were treated to this, either cute or disturbing depending on your sensibilities. Pick a male character, COG or Locust, and voila, bunny hat. [h/t reader Hazel H.]


December 21, 2010
In Real Life

15 Easter Eggs To Watch Out For In Tron Legacy

Now that Tron Legacy is in theatres, let’s take a look at the many hidden references that pepper the film. The film’s screenwriters were also willing to give us hints about where to find Easter eggs. Spoilers way on!


November 30, 2010
In Real Life

The King Of Donkey Kong Country Returns References

Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country Returns makes homage to on-again, off-again Donkey Kong high score champ Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe’s nemesis in the documentary The King of Kong. How so? See the patriotic neckwear worn by this giant monkey idol?


October 25, 2010
In Real Life

See Guybrush Threepwood In Action; Learn How To Unlock Him

Spoiler Alert. On the next page you’ll see video of the location of the Guybrush Threepwood costume holocron in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. You’ll also get detailed instructions on finding it, and see Threepkiller in action.


September 3, 2010
In Real Life

Nintendo’s Verbally Abusive Wave Race Easter Egg Finally Unearthed

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Nearly nine years after the game’s release on Nintendo’s GameCube, an Easter Egg that unlocks a verbally abusive asshole mode in Wave Race: Blue Storm has been discovered.


August 12, 2010

Splinter Cell’s Strange Baby Seal Saving Mission Exposed?

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So did you hear the one about Splinter Cell secret agent Sam Fisher saving a bunch of space-dwelling baby seals and their princess? Yeah, we hadn’t heard about this Splinter Cell: Double Agent easter egg either. No one has.


July 31, 2010
In Real Life

StarCraft II Takes A Shot At Apple

You can elude the Dominion. You can evade the Zerg. You can swipe precious artifacts out from under the watchful eyes of the Protoss and escape without a scratch, but you can never escape Apple’s crack marketing squad.


July 30, 2010
News

New Space Marine Unit Found In StarCraft II

Kotakuite Harejordna was exploring the Zero Hour level in StarCraft II when he stumbled across a decidedly different sort of Space Marine. Find out how to spot this elusive creature before his portable toilet blasts off. Spoilers ahead!