Prey is due out in just under a week, and Bethesda has released a demo alongside its finalized recommended PC specs. It also released its list of Xbox Achievements and PlayStation Trophies, spoilers and all, and one in particular stood out.

A post on the Bethesda Blog has all the achievements and trophies listed, and right near the bottom of the General (non-spoiler) section is one that reads "Press Sneak" awarded for "Read all the emails on Talos 1." 

The reference is a little too specific not to relate to an embarrassing incident from 2013, when Bethesda was playing coy about Arkane's involvement in Prey while also juggling a relationship with developer Human Head. Sites had published reports that Arkane Austin was rebooting Prey 2, leading to public denials from the publisher. Then, leaked emails published on Kotaku confirmed not only that the reports were true, but that Arkane creative director Raphael Colantonio had instructed his staff not to answer any questions from the press. And he did it in such a colorful way that it lived in infamy.

"Now that the news is out, we'll be contacted left and right by press sneak fucks who will want to know more," Colantonio said. "Please don't answer to any of their requests."

It's reasonable enough to be protective of secrets and want to preserve a planned promotional roll-out, but the phrasing mash-up was so strange and hilarious that it became an accidental meme. With the release of 'Prey 2' finally upon us, and four years removed from their unconvincing denials, it's nice to see a sign that Bethesda and Arkane are in on the joke.