As I walked through the room where “the cake is a lie” is plastered on the walls I felt that my status in the video game internet community was elevated. Not only did the Easter egg add some fun narrative to the game, it also made me feel like I belonged even more in the video game internet community. (Games And Impact)

For six months after Arkham Asylum was released, nobody knew about its big Easter egg, so the developers had to show it themselves. Go into the warden’s office inside Arkham Mansion and blow up the left wall by the fireplace. A secret room! And inside the secret room? Blueprints for a city-sized expansion of Arkham Asylum, a teaser for the game’s sequel, Arkham City. (digitaltrends)

Ridiculous animal cameos are a regular Easter egg treat in games. Gears of War had its golden chicken, Diablo 2 had its secret cow level, and gangster epic Saints Row 2 has ...a giant purple bunny that emerges from the ocean. (The Guardian)