10 Best Video Game Easter Eggs, Secrets & References Of 2019

Another year, another batch of the best surprises in gaming.

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Activision

By now, we all know what to expect with Easter eggs. The little tidbits, surprises and references are par for the course in a lot of videogames.

What has been great this year is the variety of egg on this display. Some are references or nods to characters in their own universes, whilst others are such a curve ball that you wouldn't have expected them from that particularly series.

For example, what connects a broken, post-apocalyptic Russia and a galaxy far, far away? The answer is right under your feet.

Better still, how about an Easter egg that tells you it isn't one, which makes you wonder if it technically counts or not. You can't say this year has been boring, so narrowing it down to ten was a bit of a doozy.

But I will say now, there are no IT or Dark Souls bonfire nods here. There's been so many this year, that whilst they're cool if you do spot them, they're just too obvious to mention. You've seen one balloon tied to a drain, you've seen 'em all.

So with that in mind, allow me to show you some of last year's finest movie references, hidden events and other shenanigans you might have missed.

10. Rabbids - For Honour (April Fool's Event)

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Ubisoft

Rabbids, for lack of a better analogy, are the Minions of the gaming world. They're incoherent, they're loud, and they're annoying. Sure, they had their initial charm, but like your relatives staying after Christmas dinner, they soon wore out their welcome.

Imagine the surprise to many, then, when they popped up for a special April Fool's day event in For Honour last year. It's like Ubisoft trolled us, but also said, "Yes, we know they're annoying too. Please get it out of your system and kill them en masse".

And we did.

The game substitutes both yours and your enemy's supporting troops for the fluffy white turds, that are there for you to vent your frustrations out on. It was the gaming equivalent of being Rick Roll'd, but fans soon game to appreciate the sense of humour behind it.

Luckily, it was only a one day event, so if you hadn't been on that day you'd have missed it. But for those who didn't see it coming, it was almost a weirdly backhanded thank you for still playing For Honour. And perhaps penance for creating Rabbids in the first place.

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