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Wander into the Seattle bookshop and you can spot a worn copy of the 1922 children's classic The Velveteen Rabbit sitting on a shelf. It's an odd little detail to include in a game this grim, and fans reckon it's a personal touch from someone on the dev team rather than a storyline nod.
In the final act, as Ambessa is about to lose to Mel, she calls her 'the Wolf' right before things go south. It's a small line, but plenty of fans think it's pointing toward Kindred, the champion literally made up of a wolf and a lamb, suggesting Mel might have a bigger role to play in whatever comes after Arcane.
Garry Shandling's blustering Senator Stern character got his surname as a tip of the hat to radio host Howard Stern, according to Jon Favreau himself.
For years, the coveted Recon Armour wasn't something you could simply unlock in-game. Getting it meant completing a brutal set of Vidmaster Challenges spread across Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, things like finishing a level solo on Legendary without ever firing a shot or throwing a grenade. Complete them all and Bungie would grant you the Armour through their 'Road to Recon' program on Bungie.net.
The special edition PS2 release and the official soundtrack CD came with a bonus DVD containing a short film called The Introduction, built in the game's own engine. It quietly sets up plot threads that pay off later in San Fierro and Las Venturas.
Alongside Pemberton's score, Metro Boomin put together a full soundtrack album released the same day as the film, pulling in artists like Nas, ASAP Rocky, Offset, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage and Future to soundtrack Miles' story rather than just slapping songs over the credits.
Since Orcs bleed black in the film, Jackson decided their mouths should look black too, so every actor playing an Orc had to rinse with special liquorice mouthwash before each take.
Long before Tom Hardy, Bane showed up in Batman & Robin, played by wrestler Robert 'Jeep' Swenson. That version barely spoke and got his strength from a chemical called Venom being pumped into his brain, nothing like the calculating character in Rises.
That spine-chilling clicking sound the Clickers make isn't some purely digital effect - it starts with live voice actors physically performing the noise. Misty Lee, who's provided clicking for both the game and the HBO adaptation, has spoken about the process, and once you know real vocal cords are behind it, it somehow gets creepier.
A rare wandering NPC known as the Headless Horseman roams Skyrim's roads at night, a reference to Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He's easy to miss since most players fast-travel rather than ride the roads, but following him leads to a decent reward.
