{"id":87464,"date":"2016-03-23T16:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T14:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=87464"},"modified":"2016-03-23T16:42:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T14:42:27","slug":"the-greatest-easter-eggs-in-recent-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87464-the-greatest-easter-eggs-in-recent-games","title":{"rendered":"The greatest easter eggs in recent games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the Easter season that means that it is now time to wait for the Easter Bunny to hide all those fattening easter eggs and then run around like a chipmunk on steroids trying to find them.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a gamer, however, then easter eggs mean something completely different, sure they are hidden jewels which you need to try and find, but you can&#8217;t eat them.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past gaming generation, there have been some rather spectacular easter eggs across various games.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0we hit the Easter weekend, we thought we would share a few of them. Some of these you might have seen before, while others might be new to you.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Tom Clancy&#8217;s The<\/strong><strong> Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87470\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Bean\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mr-Bean-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Division<\/em> is full of secrets to find and things to do, many of these are easter eggs that\u00a0can be found scattered around New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that episode of <em>Mr. Bean<\/em> when he battles to get into his car because it&#8217;s filled with objects from a sale he just attended?<\/p>\n<p>He then tied his chair to the roof of his car and uses that along with a broom and some rope, to drive himself home.<\/p>\n<p>In T<em>he Division<\/em>, there is a reference to this. Somewhere in the city you will find a car with a chair\u00a0strapped to its roof with a guy sitting on the chair\u00a0as if he was Mr. Bean himself.<\/p>\n<p>There is actually an Ubisoft office in <em>The Division<\/em> itself. When you reach the Firewall safe house, you will automatically notice a few things scattered around the office, which directly relates to real world items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87474\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office.jpg\" alt=\"Ubisoft Office\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ubisoft-Office-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a <em>Grow Home<\/em> poster as well as a <em>For Honor<\/em> wallpaper which are two games which are licensed under Ubisoft themselves. Talk about free advertising.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Far Cry Primal\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The leap of faith has always been a staple in the <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed<\/em> series and it makes an appearance in <em>Far Cry Primal<\/em> too.<\/p>\n<p>After you help Urki gather his flying feathers, you then get to see him throw himself off the cliff as he tries to fly.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, being in the Stone Age and no jet-pack being available, he then falls to the ground luckily there is a pile of hay beneath him.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the iconic eagle cry is present when he jumps, which is a direct reference to the sound that plays when you perform a leap of faith in <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gKrSZY5qDN0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The Flintstones<\/em> happen to make an appearance in the game too, however, they are not around, their car, which is an iconic piece of cartoon history, manages to get into the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87472\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87472\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones.jpg\" alt=\"Far Cry Flintstones\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Far-Cry-Flintstones-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Near the starting camp in the game, if you go for a swim in the pond nearby you will see a strange-looking wooden contraption. Getting closer to it will reveal that it is actually the car which appeared in <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Flintstones.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Hitman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A-oZ7fJYA80\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAs much as Agent 47 is nothing like James Bond, the security guards in the game battle to find any sort of difference between the two.<\/p>\n<p>On the Paris mission in the latest game, released this year and titled <em>Hitman<\/em>,\u00a0when you&#8217;re\u00a0wearing your suit and head to a certain restricted section outside, a guard then orders you to turn around by saying, &#8220;Okay Mr.Bond, I&#8217;m afraid this is off limits. Go and find a martini, shaken not stirred somewhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is a clear reference to James Bond and his sing nature drink.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87476\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games.jpg\" alt=\"PEA Games\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PEA-Games-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare<\/em> <em>2<\/em> is packed with neat secrets and easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p>While exploring the game, you might come across a soccer field in the Backyard with the words PEA Sports. This is an obvious reference to EA Sports and their iconic <em>FIFA<\/em> franchise.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAnn7imQ5aE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another pretty neat easter egg is the <em>Indiana Jones<\/em> rolling ball, which is found in Seeds of Time.<\/p>\n<p>Once you reach the Egypt part of the map, you can head to a secret room that\u00a0is accessed by hitting a camel on the wall near it.<\/p>\n<p>This will then open up a secret passage through the floor, which will then follow to a slope with a deadly ball chasing you down.<\/p>\n<p>Given that it&#8217;s an Egypt clone, is a clear reference to Indiana Jones and his iconic scene where he runs away from a ball that\u00a0chases him.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops\u00a03<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CzCzDH59Pm8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Nuketown map in <em>Black Ops<\/em> has always been a staple in the series and in <em>Black Ops 3<\/em>\u00a0the strangeness returns as the map comes with its own unique set of secrets.<\/p>\n<p>Previously in past <em>Black Ops<\/em> titles, you would need to shoot off the mannequins&#8217; heads that are scattered around the town, this would then result in them turning into zombies-like robots with the taste for blood.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Black Ops\u00a03\u00a0<\/em>, if you shoot off every single mannequins&#8217;\u00a0arms, they then turn into freaky robots that\u00a0only move when you turn your back on them.<\/p>\n<p>This then forces you to always keep your eyes on them as you go about your killing, turn your back and you will be killed by something straight out of <em>Silent Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Just Cause 3 Helium Pistol<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzpckUqQAPg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Just Cause 3<\/em> is all about blowing things up and the helium pistol does that literally.<\/p>\n<p>Found in a small village in the game, once obtained you can shoot NPCs and enemies, and their heads will enlarge.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have blown them up, you can then tether them to objects causing them to float into the air like a balloon. If you really want to have fun, you can\u00a0then tether yourself to them and fly up into the sky like Mary Poppins.<\/p>\n<p>Have you experienced any of these easter eggs in recent games? 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