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The second chapter of Data Reconstruction takes you off the Perimeter and into Dire Marsh - the second unlockable map. Harvest logs, a catwalk, and a heavily guarded AI Uplink stand between you and completion.
FEBRUARY 28![Marathon - Data Reconstruction [1/3] Contract Guide](https://media.altchar.com/prod/images/gm_article_embed_image/13fdd3b0a9d1-202602272239481.webp)
Three locations, six bioprinters, and one agriculture report - Data Reconstruction is Marathon's most ambitious Priority contract yet, sending you across the full breadth of the Perimeter in a single run.
FEBRUARY 27
Emergent Opportunities I is one of Marathon's more straightforward Standard contracts, but only if you know what a TAD actually looks like. Spoiler: it's not what you'd expect.
FEBRUARY 27
A full Bloodborne remake was pitched by Bluepoint Games in early 2025. Sony was reportedly on board. FromSoftware was not, and that was the end of that.
FEBRUARY 27
Amazon Prime has released the first official image from the upcoming God of War live-action series, and the reaction has been... let's call it mixed. Very mixed.
FEBRUARY 27
NuCaloric's data doesn't download itself. The Survival Directive contract sends you across two of the Perimeter's most distinct areas — the industrial sprawl of Station and the labyrinthine corridors of Overflow - to pull geological and botanical data from a pair of terminals. You'll need to hit both locations in one run, so map out your route before you drop.
FEBRUARY 27
Marathon's first Liaison contract sounds simple enough - pop into a building, grab a card, download some files. The catch? The whole place is crawling with ticks, and you've got to do it all in one go.
FEBRUARY 27
Bungie's Marathon Server Slam is officially underway, giving players their first hands-on taste of the upcoming extraction shooter. Here's how to get in and what to expect.
FEBRUARY 26
Remedy Entertainment has dropped a surprise update for Alan Wake Remastered on PC, bringing HDR support, a 240 FPS cap, improved DLSS, and a stack of visual and gameplay fixes nobody saw coming.
FEBRUARY 26
March 2026 roadmap for Where Winds Meet released by Everstone Studio and NetEase, outlining Version 1.4 launch, new Hexi expansion content, stories, events, and cosmetics.
FEBRUARY 26
Amazon Games has dropped its publishing agreement with UK studio Maverick Games, leaving the studio's debut, a AAA narrative-led open-world driving game, without a publisher. Development, however, is reportedly continuing as planned.
FEBRUARY 25
Bungie's Marathon Server Slam kicks off on 26 February at 10 AM PT, but don't expect to preload it ahead of time as the the client goes live exactly at start time across PS5, Steam, and Xbox.
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