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The Edge of FatecontinuedDestiny 2‘s seasonal challenges, and players who want to make the most out of them must hunt data pads in Encore, Kell’s Fall, and other activities for theData Pad Retrieval Part Onequests. One of the Data Pad Retrieval quests is dedicated to Pinnacle Portal activities, which amounts to Exotic missions so far.Encore and Kell’s Fall have two data pads each,and finding all of them is required for the Pinnacle Data Pad Retrieval Part One quest....

Nintendon’t This world is full of objects you could put in your butt if you are so ambitious. Look around you. Almost anything within an arm’s reach, you could try to carefully wedge inside your butt. That’s just the cold, hard reality of life. Within the past 14 months, Nintendo has made dozens of toys that you could, in theory, place in your butt. Some would probably be easier than others....

The safe new mode is less dark and antagonistic In a free updateout todayon PC and coming in a few weeks to PlayStation 4,Amnesia: Rebirthhas an alternate game mode for anyone who wants a lighter, less deadly horror-adventure experience. Similar toSOMA‘sSafe Mode,Amnesia: Rebirth‘s Adventure Mode will let you soak in the “narrative, atmosphere, story, and theme, without having to worry about monsters attacking.” Going a step further, Frictional has also “brightened up” the darkest environments for navigation and mood reasons....

Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment’s free-to-play battle royale game, offers unique Heirloom weapons for most of its playable Legends. There are 26 Legends inApexas of Season 21, and 19 of them have a Heirloom weapon available in the game. What are heirlooms inApex Legends? Heirlooms refer to melee weapons that are uniquely designed for each Legend. Some heirloom weapons are straight out of the lore behind a Legend, such as Wraith’s Kunai, which was given to her by another Wraith from an alternate timeline....

‘Isometric SRPG featuring dynamic job classes’ Just last night, I waschatting it up with the Podtoid crewand we got onto the topic ofFinal Fantasy Tactics. That’s not unusual; I think we mentioned itlast episode too. Look, I still think about it a lot, nearly 20 years later. I’m not the only one. Developer Twin Otter Studios does too, if the first look atArcadian Atlasis any indication. The brother-and-sister team is building a strategy role-playing gameheavilyinspired by Square’s eminent work....

Not as revolting! Assassin’s Creed IIIis like the inverse ofMetal Gear Solid 2. There’s a similar bait-and-switch protagonist swap, butAssassin’s Creed IIIbegins with an unannounced intruder whereasMetal Gear Solid 2transitions from Solid Snake to Raiden. They both have fantastical sci-fi stories, but only one of them is lauded; the other is widely panned. Actually, that’s the heart of the gulf betweenAssassin’s Creed IIIandMetal Gear Solid 2: The latter is considered an all-time classic, and the former is derided as one of the most high-profile video game letdowns in recent memory....

Japan’s most downloaded PSN games of 2014 Sony Japan unveiled itsmost downloaded PSN games of 2014by system and the results, well, maybe they won’t surprise you, but they surprised me. Minecrafttook top spot on PS3 and Vita. Maybe not so surprising.D4andDeadly Premonitiondirector Swery noted that one of the things that kept him from playingDragon Age: Inquisitionwas aMinecraftupdate. But the most downloaded PS4 game?Battlefield 4. Followed byFIFA 14andCall of Duty: Ghosts....

Black Myth: Wukonghas received a new trailer at The Game Awards, and if you aren’t sold on it yet, this may be what sways you. The trailer shows off impressive visuals, along with some of the enemies you’ll be facing. It looks like an adventure and a half with beasts of immense size roaming on the ground, in the sky, and underwater. You of course won’t be going into it unarmed, as the trailer gives up glimpses of some of the action-packed sword combat....

I’m continually amazed by the creativity of Destructoid readers. Some of you are able to channel your talents into creating videogames, which is, again, pretty incredible. If you’ve ever given it a try, you know how challenging it can be. Rather than go alone, why not embrace the community? PixelProspector has come out witha fantastic websitefull of resources for aspiring game devs. The work-in-progress site covers topics ranging from business and marketing to video creation to inspiration....

‘We did stuff’ – Randy Pitchford During today’s fumble-filled PAX East Gearbox conference, amid technical difficulties, Randy “Magic Man” Pitchford announced thatBorderlands 2 VR(remember that one?) is getting “all the DLC” from the originalBorderlands 2this summer. It’ll be a free update so you don’t need to buy all the DLC again separately (which would be a totally Gearbox thing to do). More importantly, theHandsome Collection(which consists ofBorderlands 2andBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel) is hosting a free UHD (ultra-HD) update on April 3 for the PS4 Pro and Xbox One (if you own either on PC you’ll get UHD support too on that date)....

Though it has been inevitable from the get-go, nobody really knew when Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter,Marathon, would make an appearance on Steam. Happily,it’s just happened, and to celebrate the occasion, game director Joe Ziegler chimed in on how the development is going and whatMarathonis. Ziegler’s vlog comes in at just under 10 minutes’ worth of runtime and I recommend it for anyone even remotely interested inMarathon. On top of the obvious boon that is an honest-to-goodness explanation ofMarathon‘s core gameplay loop, Ziegler also said that Bungie’s been executing some “aggressive [changes]” onMarathonover the past couple of years....

Peter Dinklage & Lena Headey If there was ever a mash-up of gargantuan proportions — this is it.Overwatch, one of the most hyped games of the year, andGame of Thrones, one of the biggest shows on TV, clashed this week on Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer segment. Given that the program has a good relationship with Activision already (featuringCall of DutyandTony Hawk 5in the past), it makes sense. If you’re a fan of Conan you’ll probably enjoy it but it’s definitely not one of my favorites....

Coming soon to Steam Early Access Double Fine’sHack ‘n’ Slash, which is similar toZeldawith a hacking mechanic involved, is looking pretty great so far. Here to help the wait is a new trailer from the developer, which is themed like a 90s commercial — breakdancing references and rapping included. More importantly you’ll also get a bit of footage from the actual game, as well as the announcement that it’s coming soon to Steam Early Access....