Oh Noez! It's the...

[Kevin]

...Pumpkins!

Anybody noticed the pumpkins in the shed?

So now we have two iconic food items.

The watermelons and the pumpkins.
I hope they are added to Gmod.:cheese:

 

[Iron_cube]

Pumpkins were placeholders for the Magnussons in early builds, so I can see why valve used them after all.

 

[Kevin]

Wait. They were like Magnusson devices?
With the explosives strapped to them?

 

[Wanted Bob]

Wait. They were like Magnusson devices?
With the explosives strapped to them?

No, in the early days of Episode 2, Valve was hinting at a special type of GG ammo. They wouldnt mention any details about it, except for the fact it was roughly the size of a pumpkin.

Noticed that on my second play through. Nice little easteregg.

 

[Cheomesh]

Yeah I smashed them all just incase it was a hidden achievement.

Probably have an achievement where you hit a strider with a pumpkin.

 

[Kevin]

1. I listened to the commentaries. So they were more like a test version.
To see, if the player would find it comfortable to throw them.

2.There is no achievement for either of those.
Check the achievement page.

 

[anamnesis]

The first thing that sprang to mind when I saw those was that HL2 Halloween mod made a year or two ago. Apparently they're expanding the mod and releasing a new version next year. You spend the majority of the first half wandering rather aimlessly through a very dark and very desolate farm area to get to a barn. It had the creepiest feel about it, like something was going to jump out from nowhere and scare you. The creatures that eventually come for you have giant pumpkin heads. Walking into the barn where the Advisor was, and seeing the pumpkins, reminded me of that mod. I couldn't help but wonder whether or not it was a sort of Valve tribute to the mod community.