Late to the party here, but about the same time the remake came out, there was a film which, as well as being an unofficial remake, capturecaptured the spirit of Carpenter’s film. Its title? The Nest, a French release which certainly didn’t get more than a straight to DVD release here in the UK.
Just remember; the molds are out there, somewhere.......
Not without precedent; Bletchley Park used the Daily. Telegraph crossword to recruit icebreakers and (if I remember rightly), more recently MI5 hid a message broken into 5 pieces on their website for potential applicants to find. Each was concealed differently, similar to the above, which was a good idea, until The…
I reckon they'll just come up a variation, to maintain some control. Soluble Viagra, maybe a modified release version. I believe Viagra is used therapeutically in cardiology (pulmonary artery hypertension?)
Reminds me of the fun I used to have mocking up Shemue 3 cases and leaving them in the pre-owned section of my local Electronic Boutique.