Movie-Based Video Game Easter Eggs

The glowing briefcase in the classic film Pulp Fiction has become-- and always will be-- the mystery of the century. What was in the briefcase? The audience never finds out what made the briefcase glow, but Dead Rising 4 provides an ans

I’m worried that the same sense of loss immersion during my demo of XING will be applied to Grand Theft Auto, or other violent games released in the future, by the mainstream press, who already have a history of blowing video game violence out of proportion. GTA 5 Harry Potter Mod V on Oculus Rift won't make any person more violent, and it definitely won’t cause any deaths, but it does make the act of playing a violent game a lot harder to defend. All it would take is a 30 minute demo to a news outlet for a video with a headline like, "What Murder Simulator Are You Allowing Your Kids to Play," to be spread through the internet just like any of the other unsupported claims made by unsavory news outlets.


In the Blood and Wine expansion pack, there is a note from Smigole Serkis about losing a " most precious spoon. " Smigole clearly references Smeagol from The Lord of the Rings , while Serkis is a reference to Andy Serkis, the actor who played him. The note can be found in Touissant, where you come across a bloody scene and a broken carriage. Search the dead body and you will find the precious n


You can stalk any female civilian in the game in order to watch their amusing reactions (this applies to any NPC). These reactions include a nervous look over the shoulder, increasing their walking speed, turning around to confront you or even calling the cops. I guess the lesson to be learned from this is not to stalk random women like a cr


It's not the set pieces or spectacle that gives it a mature edge though, it's the way the game tells a historical story about the price of liberty, national divide, and extremism in the Colonial American branch of the Assassins. These are issues that seem more relevant than ever before in a modern wo

A former two-bit criminal, Michael has retired into a witness protection program. Thanks to his previous life, he’s absolutely loaded and lives in a mansion with two kids and a wife. His kids are spoiled brats, with the son spending all day smoking pot and playing video games (no offensive, readers) and the daughter a fame-obsessed promiscuous teenager who will do anything to become a celebrity. His wife, on the other hand, resents him even though he gives her anything she could possibly want (including some surgical enhancements) and is having an affair with likely multiple suitors. Depressed and not challenged in his current country club life, Michael decides to team with Franklin for some excitement. Unfortunately, coming out of retirement made former partner and current psychopath, Trevor, take notice.


He's a Strangers and Freaks character. Bernstein is a down-on-his-luck real estate agent who first asks Trevor to sabotage "For Sale" signs of his competitors. In exchange, Bernstein hooks Trevor up with a hooker. Later, we learn that Bernstein is forcing his wife to sleep with various strangers and criminals who her husband hires to do his dirty w


The train within the map leads to a bridge, which is also homage to another scene in the movie. This depicts when the train is used to push the Delorean to the time-traveling-speed of 88 miles per h


At this point, stop following him and turn right into a room. Inside this room, you’ll see a capsule that holds a hat and cane. Press X on the capsule and when it lights up, go on to the next room. In this room, there will be aliens wearing the cane and hat in the window right in front of


Nier's world is small in comparison to other games, but there's a lot to explore and discover. The game adopts multiple styles of gameplay —that could at times feel a bit disjointed or incoherent— but ultimately they mesh together well helping provide a unique experie

The world of Grand Theft Auto V is so big that it requires three characters to explore it. While that line may sound ripped straight from a PR-laden interview, it’s quite accurate considering telling a story from the eyes of just one man would lead to new areas not being discovered for tens of hours into the game. The game stars three protagonists: Michael, Franklin and Trevor. After a prologue that sets the events of the game in motion, Franklin is the first playable character. Similar to CJ in San Andreas, Franklin is well-meaning gangster who lives with his aunt in the ghetto and is trying to make a better life for himself. Clearly more intelligent than his known associates, Franklin is confined to being a repo man for a shady car dealer who plays the race car to get customers into vehicles they can’t afford, only to have Franklin repo them weeks later thanks to ludicrous financing. After one of the customer’s father, Michael, gets a whiff of this little scam, he comes down to pay the dealer a little visit. Impressed by his attitude, Franklin decides to reach out to Michael to see if they could work together.