The Midnight Club Trophies
Winning multiplayer races earns you trophies called 'Join the Midnight Club' and 'Top the Midnight Club' - a shout-out to Rockstar's own Midnight Club street racing series rather than anything to do with GTA's own lore.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Get a Nod
Somewhere in the storybook world of the Land of a Thousand Fables, there's a bridge with an actual red pepper sitting underneath it, a cheeky little reference from developers who were clearly Red Hot Chili Peppers fans.
One Actor, Two Liberty City Criminals
Actor Karel Roden pulls double duty in GTA IV without most players ever clocking it. He voices Mikhail Faustin, the volatile Russian mobster Niko works for early on, and also Wade 'The Fixer' Johnson later in the story. Two very different guys, same voice underneath.
Keira Knightley Got Stranded on a Reef
During a night shoot, Keira Knightley and her mother, who had to be on set with her since she was a minor, ended up marooned on a reef for close to an hour before anyone could get them off it. Locals had apparently warned the crew that night shoots out there were a bad idea.
Naughty Dog's Fifth Time Around
This was actually a first for the studio in a different way too, it's the first time Naughty Dog ever pushed one of its own franchises to a fifth mainline entry, since their earlier series either stopped after one game or got handed off to other developers.
Why Xur Stands Hunched
In later lore, the Guardian Orin confronts Xur while investigating the Nine, crushing his throat and striking him with a war hammer hard enough to warp his spine permanently. It's why Xur has always stood in that distinctive hunched posture and spoken in his strained voice.
Bane's Coat Took Two Years to Design
Costume designer Lindy Hemming spent two full years getting Bane's coat exactly right, drawing on Swedish Army jackets and French Revolution-era frock coats for the shape. That's a lot of time for something Bane wears for maybe half the movie.
A Case File Number With History
When Billy and Bobbi go through their case file on Marc Spector after nabbing Steven, the file's numbered 1975. That's not a random number they picked — it's the year Moon Knight first showed up on the page in Marvel's comics.
The Only Time You'll See Killer Croc
After you take down Ra's al Ghul for the first time, head to the far east end of the Subway Maintenance Entrance instead of following your next objective. Chuck a Remote Control Batarang through the small gap in the bars and hit the switch on the other side. Croc bursts through the wall, snarls at you for a second, then vanishes back into the sewers. Blink and you'll miss him, and this is the only chance in the whole game to see him properly.
450 Artists Worked on Season Two
At the busiest point of production on season two, Fortiche had roughly 450 artists working across studios in the US and France, covering everything from character animation to matte paintings and lighting. Riot Games' co-director Barthelemy Maunoury has described the working relationship with Linke as going back over a decade at that point.