The animated TV adaptation of "The Last of Us" has launched to rave reviews (opens in new tab), and there is a chronic discourse that video games are finally being done justice, that this proves that games can tell stories. Look: the game isn't even that original, it's a complete riff on Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."

And breathe. If you're one of those people, like me, who quite liked "The Last Of Us" but don't think it's a double-dip of "The Last Of Us," you may find relief and solace in this very cute Easter egg in the series that Google has implemented. This Easter egg, intended to be found by those who are interested in the show and not by gaming experts like those who read PCG, can be found by searching for "The Last Of Us" on Google.

Now we wait. The search results page appears as usual, but there is a small red mushroom icon in the bottom center. If you click on this icon, a vine-like growth will appear at the edge of the screen. If you keep clicking all the time, the infection will spread more and more to the entire screen.

Once the screen is filled with vines, they begin to repeat their placement at the edges of the screen, so I don't think there is an end point, but it is neat to still be able to examine the results with everything invaded. A search for "cordyceps" or "cordyceps fungus" will also turn up this Easter egg. Cordyceps is the dreaded real-world parasite that parasitizes ants and causes them to grow large mushrooms from their heads.

It seems certain that the HBO show will continue (not that anyone thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread (open in new tab)), otherwise Naughty Dog probably has no choice but to finally make a third game. That said, it would amuse me that a game called "The Last of Us Part 2" exists. The subtitle should be "The Lastest."