<P> Ten months after the first edition release , Cline revealed on his blog that Ready Player One itself contained an elaborately hidden Easter egg . This clue would form the first part of a series of staged video gaming tests , similar to the plot of the novel . Cline also revealed that the competition 's grand prize would be a DeLorean . The game Ultimate Collector : Garage Sale by Austin - based developer Portalarium was featured in one part of the contest . The final stage of the contest was announced on August 1 , 2012 , and was to set a world record on one of several classic arcade or Atari 2600 games . This was completed on August 9 , 2012 by Craig Queen , who set a new world record in Joust . He was awarded the DeLorean on the TV show X-Play . </P>
<P> Ten months after the first edition release , Cline revealed on his blog that Ready Player One itself contained an elaborately hidden Easter egg . This clue would form the first part of a series of staged video gaming tests , similar to the plot of the novel . Cline also revealed that the competition 's grand prize would be a DeLorean . The game Ultimate Collector : Garage Sale by Austin - based developer Portalarium was featured in one part of the contest . The final stage of the contest was announced on August 1 , 2012 , and was to set a world record on one of several classic arcade or Atari 2600 games . This was completed on August 9 , 2012 by Craig Queen , who set a new world record in Joust . He was awarded the DeLorean on the TV show X-Play . </P>
who finds the easter egg in ready player one
who finds the easter egg in ready player one
Craig Queen
Craig Queen