If developers put something inside of a game, players will find it. Even if it requires pulling the game apart, or in this case, going out of the bounds of a level. » 1/16/15 2:08pm 1/16/15 2:08pm

The easter egg to end all Nintendo easter eggs has just been unearthed in Mario Kart 8. As YouTubers Somewhat Awesome Games demonstrate in a video published yesterday, it turns out Yoshi was humming it all along—he was just being drowned out by the track's music. If only we'd all listened to Yoshi better from the… » 1/12/15 5:40pm 1/12/15 5:40pm

It's only been out for a matter of days, but Far Cry 4 has already proven itself quite the treasure trove. Before it was released, an easter egg was discovered that was actually an alternate ending. Since then, one of its creators has continued to hint there's another, even more secret ending gamers haven't uncovered. » 11/24/14 9:00pm 11/24/14 9:00pm

The new versions of GTA V on the PS4 and Xbox One hide some things you haven't seen before, even if you've played the last-gen versions of the game. And some of this stuff can be a little...wacky. » 11/18/14 1:30pm 11/18/14 1:30pm

Dressing Bayonetta up as a sexy vixen might do it for some, but hardcore Star Fox fans need a little more love. In a recently-revealed Bayonetta 2 Easter egg delivers all the Star Fox love. Don't want it spoiled? Stop reading now. » 9/28/14 5:00pm 9/28/14 5:00pm

Did you know the odd behavior of the ghosts in the Super Mario Bros. series was based on the negative reaction of a developer's wife to long work hours? Just one of many facts uncovered in Did You Know Gaming's continuing Super Mario Easter Egg Hunt. » 9/07/14 11:00am 9/07/14 11:00am

Voice acting quirks, extra animations, unused dialogue — there are as many secrets lurking in Dragon Ball Z video games as there are Dragon Ball Z video games. Did You Know Gaming explores the secrets of the series. » 6/22/14 4:00pm 6/22/14 4:00pm

Like all Blizzard games, the recently-released StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is swarming with easter aggs and pop culture references. Here are some of the best ones we've found so far. » 3/20/13 4:30pm 3/20/13 4:30pm

The soundtrack to Fez officially released on Friday, at a pay-what-you-like price (with a minimum of $7). Because the entire game is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, some enterprising folks went and opened the sound files in a spectrogram and, voila, they found even more clues. Or they're Easter eggs,… » 4/22/12 6:00pm 4/22/12 6:00pm

Democratic Movement president François Bayrou may be a longshot in next week's French presidential election, but he's won my nonexistent vote with a secret NES-era message hidden in his official website via the Konami Code. » 4/17/12 1:30pm 4/17/12 1:30pm

Activision reveals two new playable characters for Transformers: War for Cybertron, with weasely Combaticon Brawl joined by Aerialbot leader Silverbolt, the second playable Aerialbot in the game. That's two of five pieces of Superion! » 5/07/10 4:20pm 5/07/10 4:20pm

Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey features a password system that lets players summon special demons via secret codes, like the two they've passed on to Kotaku to share with our readers, including one for password-exclusive Alciel, the Black Sun. » 4/27/10 6:40pm 4/27/10 6:40pm

There's a secret area in Aksys' PlayStation Portable Tales of-esque role-playing game Mimana Iyar Chronicles, where secret codes will earn you special loot. We just so happen to have a couple of those codes right here. » 4/19/10 4:40pm 4/19/10 4:40pm

Those sneaky developers at CD Projekt RED snuck a frame's worth of secret messages to their biggest fans in the middle of today's trailer for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. So what do they have to say? » 3/24/10 1:30pm 3/24/10 1:30pm

If you are 21 and older and going to be in the San Francisco area on Monday October 12th, then Capcom might want you to do something regarding Dark Void - they just won't say what. » 10/08/09 4:20pm 10/08/09 4:20pm