No Trophies at Launch on PS3
PlayStation 3 owners picking this up at launch wouldn't have found a single trophy to earn. Sony's trophy system simply hadn't been built into the platform yet when the game shipped.
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Malphite's Ground Slam Leaves the Riot Games Logo Behind
Next time you're playing against a Malphite, watch the ground when he slams down his ultimate. The crack pattern it leaves behind is shaped like Riot Games' own logo, a small piece of studio branding hidden in plain sight that most people run straight past without ever clocking it.
Real Steelers Players Suited Up as the Gotham Rogues
Since the football scene was filmed at the Steelers' home stadium, several actual Pittsburgh Steelers, including Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, and Hines Ward, plus head coach Bill Cowher, appear as members of the fictional Gotham Rogues.
Diablo IV's Big Bad Is Actually Family
Lilith, the demon driving most of Diablo IV's story, isn't some new player in Sanctuary's history. She's the daughter of Mephisto, one of the original Three Prime Evils, which makes the whole conflict feel a lot more personal once you know the family tree.
Banned Over the Cannibal Scene
The film's stop on the cannibal island wasn't just unsettling for some audiences, it got the movie banned outright in China, where censors objected specifically to the cannibalism content.
The 'Cute' Level Has a Dark Secret in Its Music
Whimsyshire sounds all bubbly and 8-bit on the surface, but the actual track is Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit playing backwards. That piece's title translates loosely to 'the Devil of the Night,' so even the silliest level in the game is hiding a joke.
That Guitar Isn't Just for Show
Naughty Dog built such a detailed guitar-playing system for Ellie that players quickly figured out they could recreate actual songs on it, note for note, using the touchpad to strum and a chord wheel to fret. People have pulled off everything from Nirvana to Metallica to a fingerpicked take on A-ha's Take On Me, all without a single line of code being changed.
Zamorak Started Out as Somebody's General
Zamorak wasn't born a god of chaos — he was originally just a Mahjarrat who worked his way up through the ranks of Zaros's empire to become its top general, before turning on his own master and usurping him to seize godhood for himself. That betrayal is literally what ended the Second Age and kicked off the God Wars.
Tryndamere Is Named After a Riot Co-Founder
The Barbarian King shares his name with Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill, one of Riot Games' co-founders. It's not the only bit of himself he worked into the lore either, since he also picked the name for Tryndamere's in-game wife.
Rick's Backstory Is Deliberately Half-Told
Harmon and Roiland have admitted there's a huge, detailed backstory for Rick worked out behind the scenes that fans will probably never see in full. They've said they deliberately only drip-feed small pieces of it through the show, because they think the mystery is funnier and more interesting than a full explanation would be.