Just stop clicking on anything remotely related to GTAIV. The game is out now, what else did you expect?!

Problem solved, next!

shatteredhalo

This is only a little out there, but to me seems perfect plausible. First, some basic details:

The real Statue of Liberty has written on the tablet in her hand, July 4, 1776, the date which America declared its independence from Great Britain. And the very heart of that declaration is the freedom of speech. It permeates every idea that led to the founding of this nation. So in effect, the freedom of speech(which covers anything from saying someone is an idiot to what you can put in a movie or game) is the HEART of liberty.

And how is that represented? Chained and hidden in the guise of Hillary Clinton. And the most significant date in American history, the birth date of the inalienable right to the freedom of speech, has been erased from its place of honor. And what is there instead? The most important thing to Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton.

So if you ask me what the Statue of Happiness is to me, in GTA 4, I'll tell you it's a giant f*ck you to Hillary Clinton, that millions of people will see.

Neat!

TonyRockyHorror

I couldn't avert my eyes fast enough!

Thanks for not posting a real spoiler. I'm still playing through Bioshock the 1st time.

Billkwando

TearsandScreams

more spoilers please! it seems to get rid of more unwanted TRASH than the ban-hammer!

rainofwalrus

Kingnuni

Uh. It's just a game.

butterladle

(:P)

ca$h

Come, let us focus on what really matters. The jerky helicopter ride, the fact that Crecente didn't actually notice that he was on the left side of the helicopter, the part that was hanging rather off the edge where-as Fahey was quite comfortable to land leading to an amusing death. The fact that Crecente died once more, and we're forced to use our imaginations and his voice to only imagine the comedy there of impact.

Or the fact that he didn't so much care to get into the statue so much as he wanted to shoot Fahey in the head again. Now that's love, that's what we need to be sharing here on Kotaku; The love of shooting another person in the head in a game, with rocket launchers.

...Sniff, so beautiful it is.

Tystarr

Jotsy

Interstella5555

*the in-game character, of course.

judacris

el_rezzo

In my opinion, this was not a *spoiler* and to my mind everyone who is bitching is doing so because they didn't find it themselves. Let's face it - if this hadn't been put up here, none of you complainers would ever have found it.

Hedgeworth

Samos42

I mean that this is just a joke. Like hot coffee. It's just a game.

Story is more important than easter-egg.

But it might be good to warn gamers somehow about these kind of things. For example: SPOILER/EASTER-EGG WARNING!-sign.

MGS4 is coming and I don't want to see SERIOUSLY spoiling pictures from that game... :D

Al87

that was cool can't wait to get my copy.

_Ted_

But now I know that this heart is there. I don't think that I would ever found that myself.

I will try someday to see the heart

Al87

Wow man, forget to take your Geritol today or what? It was just a joke playing on this line from the article "The placard lies." I guess I know now, what joke to make in every comments section to piss people off.

dagnasty

Dragzonox

Nexus6

HotFootMcCook

LOL! The spelling giveth and the spelling taketh away!

Sorry Brian. ;)

Billkwando

Those of you crying spoilers, I wouldn't have found this if they hadn't posted it, and I can guarantee most of you wouldn't have either. I actually appreciate being shown stuff like this. An Easter egg is not a spoiler.

furiousmilton

aesthetis

doubtful

*wink*

pickleprince

I would tune in for like half an hour a day of just Kotaku editors trash talking and shooting stuff in a game.

Evil Tortie's Mom

Capp

DUDE! SPOILER! >:(

You were probably kidding, but if that actually turns out to be the case I'm going to be pissed.

Pezdispenser

JamieA

XavierAndromeda

Why are you bad Crecente?

capcaveman86

Capp if you are not crazy exploring, then you might as well be playing 'Lost Planet'.

Necroscope

foxwarrior88

hahahaha that's hilarious

kgetz3

SpaceCowboyJ

"It's like going to a strip club and complaining about the nudity."

No, it's like going to your favorite restraunt in a neighborhood that you know has strip joints and finding the strippers out on the street, stripping; and then complaining about the nudity.

Necroscope

El Patricko

Floral

The problem there is you leave it up to one person's opinion as to what is a spoiler and what isn't.

To me, this isn't a spoiler. A spoiler would be if I told you Niko dies at the end of the final mission.

Now that would be a pisser.

TRT-X

I did return to read the comments and am surprised by the tone of Crecente and Fahey's replies here, especially after the great commenting crisis of conscience that kotaku went through two weeks ago or whatever. Maybe it's just because I felt weird about starting the topic, but it felt kinda mean-spirited versus just discussing the topic.

Of course mine sounds more amped up than I intended to, and perhaps that's their impressions too, but I am also just a semi-regular visitor rather than, like, the writers of the site.

Last thing and then I am done with the topic: the people who want to just say "Don't get on the web" or "tag out GTA articles" aren't being helpful at all. Why would I want to avoid GTA news if I'm interested in it? That doesn't mean I'd want to know certain angles.

lionkitten

Brian Crecente

Well to each his own I guess. :)
As I said, I've been there and seen it and other than maybe standing on top of the torch, I would see no reason to dive out of my chopper to land on the base of the statue. If I hadn't seen the posting about the heart, I would have never tried it.

Capp

El Patricko

Billkwando

I'm sure they see all of everyone's points, but let's not forget that Gawker wants hits, and generic headlines don't draw them.

Billkwando

El Patricko

kw4k

kw4k

I would not have. As I said, I've been to the island already and looked around and didn't have a chopper. I wouldn't think "oh I have to return here and see if I can fly out of my helo and land on the statue". I might eventually fly back to it for a better view, but even from an aerial view of the statue, it doesn't appear to have any way inside.

Without someone originally posting this information, more and more people would probably miss this "easter egg" because its not part of the natural game progression or any side missions.

I'm sure if you wait long enough someone will post something saying "If you swim for an hour east of the island and look at the ground, you'll see a face in the sand" or something like that. Well, unless you are told about it, how many people would actually just drop into random spots hoping to find something?

Capp

And Crecente and Fahey, you should at least admit that you shouldn't have revealed any of this stuff until after the jump. Fahey, I get that most of the fun is in the journey but it'd have been extra cool to see the heart for the first time while I was the one playing.

Apologies if any of these points were already made in the time it took me to type this.

Bernard McGraw

enewtabie

We even exclaim alike, lol.

Crescent has a more "made-for-TV" voice.

Billkwando

castout

Kotaku posted an article discussing how to specifically remove any article with a specific tag. Perhaps Mr. Fahey or another Kotaku regular could help me on this.

www.kotaku.com/tags/not:_____ <- Insert specific tag (in this case "gta-iv") in the blank.

Problem solved.

In other news, it's one easter egg in a massive game. And it's actually an easter egg that makes me interested in purchasing this to see what other unique surprises are hidden for me to find.

In conclusion, get over yourself. The game is now released, and any part of the story is now open game for discussion.

This isn't a spoiler. A spoiler relates to the story. Knowing the Statue of Happiness has a living heart in no way impacts the story progression.

Use the features Kotaku mentioned at least a week ago to elminate any GTAIV stories. End of problem.

TRT-X

wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!

kw4k

Feendawg

I mean, could I argue that MSN, FSN, ESPN, and Yahoo don't post results of sporting events in the chance that somebody TIVO'd the broadcast and wants to watch it without spoilers?

Or perhaps we should still be yelled at for revealing that Luke is Darth Vader's son. I mean, there are some people kids not familiar with Star Wars yet.

TRT-X

haven't seen a flame war arise so fast since the PS3 release

knails

You know, in homage to the classic Shadow of the Colossus?

TRT-X

Seriously, dude! I'm shocked Kotaku didn't spoil you about that statue sooner. When Kotaku first posted the picture of that statue, I just knew they all were terrible people and second rate journalists, and that I should make a fuss and leave. It was even worse when they revealed it was set in a city. How was I supposed to avoid that picture? How!?

SuperMaxZero

Yuki

Agnitio

Stoatboy

Just remember the guy who called the editors dumbasses should have been banned 10 times over for that, and isn't, so save it.

SuperMaxZero

There are pleanty of ways to filter content and avoid articles by not reading them.

Mr.SithNinja

ShrigauriIno

awwyeadatsright

To some people, exploring is more fun to them then anything else - I'll refer to Ernest Adams on that, the founder of the International Game Developers Association. He himself talked about how he wished for the day he could explore the beautiful environment laid before him in Far Cry without getting shot at all the time. You might laugh, but people value different things in games.

Agnitio

ivan225

I lol'd. XD

Marios_shadow

Project Thanatos

SaveMandela

Yeah real great solution. Everytime a new game comes out I won't read videogame blogs. Sure. Oh wait...guess I'll never read them.

Liopleurodon

Muffin_Man

awwyeadatsright

Mr.SithNinja

and still there's a large difference between quirky game news and spoiled content. Like I said this was already spoiled on digg to me. And why should we care? Maybe THIS isn't such a huge deal no. But what about next time or the time after that when they DO post a spoiler that IS big enough to complain about? How do I know they won't post the ending video or something tomorrow? I don't because I won't read this site anymore.

Liopleurodon

Lov3

Antic

A bigger point though is who the fuck cares? It's one easter egg in a huge freaking game. Stop bitching about it on Kotaku and go find the rest of them yourself.

TheKingBoar

Agnitio

I'm with you. I always came to kotaku because they were different from the rest. Now I realize they are just the same putting every ounce of news they can to get readers, even at the cost of spoiling part of one of the biggest game to release.

Liopleurodon

TheKingBoar

Are you a moron? There's a HUGE difference in reading Harry Potter discussions (User submitted posts) versus a GAMING NEWS WEBSITE. This website is not a GTA discussion board. I come here to read news. If I wanted cheats, easter eggs, and spoilers I'd go to gamefaqs. I don't get on kotaku hoping for the latest easter egg and cheat in the latest games!

Liopleurodon

radink360

So you are upset that you saw something that you could have easily missed after playing the game completly through? This isn't even a real spoiler. It is showing you how to access something that you may never have seen on your own. That is an Easter Egg. A spoiler is a video clip of the ending or telling you how the game or a movie ends. That is something that people spend time focusing on getting to through natural progression. Flying a helicopter into the Statue of Happiness, and jumping out of it to get to the heart is NOT part of the natural progression of the game. It is not part of the stroy line; therefor, it is not a spoiler.

Mr.SithNinja

awww yea dats right.

he he.

Sorry Hollowfreak.

Necroscope

Liopleurodon

awwyeadatsright

hollowfreak

TheKingBoar

awwyeadatsright

hollowfreak

If everyone else is out bitch slapping each other, I am not to blame if I bitch slap you.

Necroscope

Erwin

No it just means I read it on digg first. If I read it on here first it would still be ruined. Why? Because if Kotaku doesn't keep up with how every other news site posts then they won't get as many views by blantantly spoiling it causing readers to just read it anyway. Just because some douche on digg posted the obvious easter egg doesn't mean kotaku has to stoop down to that douche of a level.

Liopleurodon

Necroscope

BathshebaRasmussen

Thanks Kotaku! Without you, I wouldn't have known where to look/how to get there! (no sarcasm)

Side note, I owned a 42'' Westinghouse as well. Had issues with it that turned out to be a bad "board" (According to the tech). Was able to get credit at Best Buy and moved up to a 47'' Philips with Ambilight. For the same price :)

Raziel66

case and point. the internet tubes are already pumping this out left and right. kotaku, or anyone else, is not at fault.

awwyeadatsright

It is closer to a spoiler than it is to a warning of a spoiler.

Necroscope

Liopleurodon

glibby

bangbangblah

Spoony Bard

No, it's like saying "How to tell Bruce Willis is dead for most of 'The Sixth Sense'".

Necroscope

TheKingBoar

awwyeadatsright

Eschguy

I kid... I kid....

Gannoc

its not like someone forced anybody to watch the video.

I, for one, have been to the statue without a chopper and saw no way of getting inside so I would not have thought about bringing a chopper back. I mean, you can walk into the base portion, and climb the stairs, but it only brings you to the second level platforms. No obvious way to get inside the statue.
so to me, unless you are just overly curious and happen to be flying in close, how would you know to drop out of the chopper and walk on in.

The point is, its a spoiler if you click the link, read the article or watch the video. If you don't want something spoiled, skip it.

Capp

Cathaoir

"GTA Easteregg (spoiler?)"

arepeegee

kotaku.com/tag/not:gta-iv

Cathaoir

Seiven

Agnitio

Agnitio

stickfodder

Mike Fahey

"SPOILER"

the internetz ruined my wonder for life.

But seriously, so people don't complain so much. why not just make all headlines pertaining to a potential spoiler labeled simply "May spoil your fun, no whining" so people would only have themselves to blame.

I don't mind reading about this because I would have never even thought to get inside that statue... hell... I haven't even SEEN the statue yet in the game.

ExistentialEgg

interficium

greeble

rainofwalrus

radink360

Bernard McGraw

Too funny!

gils0n

VixDiesel

MURDERFACE

kotaku.com/tag/not:gta-iv

liquid_kore

DataScream

And he feels like that was a spoiler, and that's totally valid, as is your opinion to disagree that it's not.

lionkitten

+ Watch video

Although Crecente sings it better...Here's the scene from GB 2.

MasterSauce

Bernard McGraw

liquid_kore

Thats like seeing a link that says "See how GTAIV ends" and then getting disappointed for seeing the ending.

Capp

ZhouYu

(Flying "da choppah" is rather tricky at first. But I've gotten pretty good where I can hover, and perform a corkscrew!)

SigmundTheSeaMonster

I mean, we did say exactly what we were posting after the link. You didn't have to look, and if the photo somehow ruined the entire experience for you, I'd say you need to find the thing yourself. It's tons better than the photo. It's all about the journey, after all.

Mike Fahey

dagnasty

zenpoet

enewtabie

@xxeyes: Thanks. I felt like I was alone and the villagers were coming with the torches and pitchforks.

lionkitten

xxeyes

Vincent060

Chewbenator

enewtabie

Archaotic

radink360

Talryyn

xxeyes

I sure hope there are many of these. Few things are more fun than roaming around, messing with everything and suddenly finding something as unquestionably awesome as this.

Grive

Kcgig1 (NY FTW)

Kj719

This is the shit I want to see, guys! No more fanboy flame-bait, but lots more random fucking around and easter egg finds.

Archaotic

Brian Crecente

Kadugen

aubreyAubrey

Pombar

Pezdispenser

Why is it that I can't open a webpage without everyone telling me every Easter Egg and cool thing that's going to happen in the story? It's not like I had to bury into the thread. It would've been awesome to find this myself and be surprised.

It's not just here on kotaku or just this one post. It's everywhere. It's like a "big dick" war to see who can uncover the most or get to the end of the story first. Lame.

lionkitten

Black_Ops_19

Gray665

I love stuff like this in games.

Capp

Truvill

Mike Fahey

OldManGaming

With a capture card you don't get all the witty banter between the two of you.

exkon

Kurdel

PS: Shame theres no NES Controller to make it walk into the city, tought.. missed opportunity right there, R*... 3 letters for you: DLC.

Shiryu

Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege

CarbonatedWater

Vetterli

yashichi8bit

Mike Fahey

Kj719

Gray665

"Booyah!! Oh crap I fell off"

Derigor