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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* In 2005, ''[[Magazine/Wizard|Wizard]]'' magazine announced that [[Geoff Johns]] was working on a [[Vertigo Comics]] version of ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Comic Book)|Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'', in which the Crew was disbanded, Little Cheese was murdered by one of his teammates, and a new character called the Bald Eagle had to bring them all back together. Then Johns topped this by actually writing it into an issue of ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' the following year.
* In 2005, ''[[Magazine/Wizard|Wizard]]'' magazine announced that [[Geoff Johns]] was working on a [[Vertigo Comics]] version of ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'', in which the Crew was disbanded, Little Cheese was murdered by one of his teammates, and a new character called the Bald Eagle had to bring them all back together. Then Johns topped this by actually writing it into an issue of ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' the following year.
* In 2009, the big news on the comics blogsphere was Johns again, now working on ''[http://onceuponageek.com/2009/04/01/geoff-johns-and-ethan-van-sciver-talk-vibe-rebirth Vibe: Rebirth]'' with Ethan Van Scriver. At last, one of the most iconic characters in the DC stable is brought back to glory!
* In 2009, the big news on the comics blogsphere was Johns again, now working on ''[http://onceuponageek.com/2009/04/01/geoff-johns-and-ethan-van-sciver-talk-vibe-rebirth Vibe: Rebirth]'' with Ethan Van Scriver. At last, one of the most iconic characters in the DC stable is brought back to glory!
** For those who don't follow DC, Johns has done "Rebirth" stories for [[Green Lantern]] (Hal Jordan) and the [[Flash]] (Barry Allen) and is set to do one soon for [[Superboy]]. Vibe is obviously a less prominent character.
** For those who don't follow DC, Johns has done "Rebirth" stories for [[Green Lantern]] (Hal Jordan) and the [[Flash]] (Barry Allen) and is set to do one soon for [[Superboy]]. Vibe is obviously a less prominent character.
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* In 2008, the ''[[Puzzle Pirates]]'' staff "accidentally" allowed everybody to read a (fake) staff-only forum, which was filled with posts like "Bug report: My 'send instakill' button is grayed out."
* In 2008, the ''[[Puzzle Pirates]]'' staff "accidentally" allowed everybody to read a (fake) staff-only forum, which was filled with posts like "Bug report: My 'send instakill' button is grayed out."
* In 2000, Cyan announced Myst Mayhem, ''[[Myst]]'' turned into a [[First-Person Shooter]] game. The gun-turret tower and foreground gun did appear as [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]] in real!Myst.
* In 2000, Cyan announced Myst Mayhem, ''[[Myst]]'' turned into a [[First-Person Shooter]] game. The gun-turret tower and foreground gun did appear as [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]] in real!Myst.
* ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' ([[Play Station 3]]-only) had free "Hessian Sackboy Fragrances" [[DLC]] for a limited time (one week from from April 1, 2010). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcl6qjGGTI They're simply extra hand animations.]
* ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' ([[PlayStation 3]]-only) had free "Hessian Sackboy Fragrances" [[DLC]] for a limited time (one week from from April 1, 2010). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcl6qjGGTI They're simply extra hand animations.]
* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' [[Crossover|versus]] ''[[Arcana Heart]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueBeEaS-fQ This was found on Arcsys's website].
* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' [[Crossover|versus]] ''[[Arcana Heart]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueBeEaS-fQ This was found on Arcsys's website].
** Which became (more) [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] when [[Magical Girl|Platinum The Trinity]] was announced for ''[[Blaz Blue]]: Continuum Shift'' DLC.
** Which became (more) [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] when [[Magical Girl|Platinum The Trinity]] was announced for ''[[Blaz Blue]]: Continuum Shift'' DLC.