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There’s a lot of little hidden secrets inStardew Valleyand not all of them are signposted. One new item added with the 1.6 update is the Leprechaun Hat. This can be found on a specific day, in a specific place and while it’s purely cosmetic, it might bring you the luck o’ the Irish. We all need a little more luck inStardew Valley, whether you’re heading down to the Mines in search ofMystery Boxesor just want to increase your chances of catching thefishthat’s so far eluded you, luck is a huge thing inStardew Valley....

The key is all around you: cryptic I know, but the solution is below! The symbol puzzle: an absolute originalResident Evilclassic, especially when you have so many combinations to choose from to prevent brute-forcing. Here’s how to solve the small cave shrine symbol puzzle in theResident Evilremake,which you’ll come across shortly after gaining access to the boat in Chapter 4. How to find the small cave shrine symbol puzzle Once you have control of the boat in Chapter 4, you’ll be able to access the small cave shrine....

New ESRB listing suggests a port is in the works The originalJak and Daxterwas a charming little platformer if not a bit derivative. The two sequels were… err… something else, for lack of a better phrase. I enjoyed them nonetheless, and I’m disappointed that Naughty Dogdoesn’t wantto give us a proper follow-up. BlameUncharted. But at least PS3 owners got theJak and Daxter Collection! Three of the best 3D platform games on the PlayStation 2 updated with that HD spit shine?...

‘What if, in 1999, Tony didn’t land the 900?’ You might know the development team Arcane Kids from theirJet Grind Radio-esque indie titleZineth. If you don’t, I recommend you go get acquainted with the game, as it is superb. At any rate, their next title,Perfect Stride, has been announced alongside a video of the game in action. It’s pretty much first-person skateboarding on drugs. The game is in its alpha stage and currently only available to those who backed theLA Game SpaceKickstarter campaign....

Announced today is a summer 2012 release window forNoobz.If you don’t know what that is,Noobzis the story of four friends that travel across America as they do crazy things and compete in professionalGears of War 3at the Cyberbowl tournament. The movie is using the tagline “a movie by gamers, for gamers.” Sound familiar? At any rate, the first official trailer for the film was released today, and it seemed like it was more making fun of gamers at first, but it is a comedy after all, so I’m sure it’s all meant to be tongue-in-cheek....

You have until February 22 At this point, seasonalBlizzard events are like clockwork. Unfortunately, they’re not as unique as they once were: that goes double for say,Overwatch, which can feel on maintenance mode at times. Similarly,World of Warcraftjust brought back their Valentine’s Day event, which has a few timed goodies in tow. It kicked off already, but will be running through February 22 in Orgrimarr for the horde and Stormwind for the alliance....

Relive the days of Apple II with zombies Originally released last year as a free browser-based game,Organ Trailhas since been fleshed out with a director’s cut that became available for iOS and Android devices back in August. Now, the game has returned to Windows, Mac, and Linux with even more content. Organ Trail: Director’s Cutcan bepurchased directlyfrom developer The Men Who Wear Many Hats for $4.99 through the Humble Store. From what I’ve played so far, that’s an entirely reasonable price point for this version which adds an endless mode, combat upgrades for your characters, a physics-based driving game, and 40+ new road events....

Just in case you were thinking this would be an exception Overwatchjust kicked offits Lunar New Year event, which brings new cosmetics for three weeks on top of a “Capture the Rooster” CTF/Capture the Flag game variant. But just in case you thought maybe they’d let it linger after said event since it kind of naturally fits the FPS genre, think again. Director Jeff Kaplan explains that the mode generally doesn’t work forOverwatchbecause it’s important that the game focuses on “one thing,” like a payload or area objective....

Patch 1.3.2 just droppedinDiablo 4which gave us a lot of bug fixes and an adjustment to the Cursed Shrine events, but the meat and potatoes of this update lie with the newly implemented Uber Unique crafting system. Yeah, that’s right; we can now “target-farm” Uber Uniqes. It sounds like a win on paper, essentially giving us dedicated grinders a guaranteed Uber Unique after a certain number of runs. It is, but there’s still a huge asterisk to this system introduced in 1....

Like lightning striking twice in the same spot, Destructoid is giving you twice the podcast pleasure today. Clocking in at length of just over an hour (sorry!), theRetrofroceGO!crew explodes with nerdiness over this weeks topic: RPG Geekout. We don’t solve any pressing issues or debates this time, we just geek-out hard on our unnatural love for all things RPG. Some highlights: That’s right folks, we finally have ourselves some RSS action now....

Zom zom galaxy I’ve never played any “sexy” Japanese games before, soSchool Girl/Zombie Huntersignifies the very first time that I’ve dipped my toes into the genre. Needless to say, these impressions, as well as the inevitable followup review, are coming from the perspective of a total novice. I’m fairly close to finishing my first playthrough of the game on normal difficulty, but I’d like to take it through the paces a bit on a harder difficulty as well as try out the online co-op before I make a final verdict....

FROM DA CHANDALI-EE-EAR! I can honestly say that it has been a long time since I’ve bought anythingRock Bandrelated. The game was practically my life during college and I didn’t start to wane in interest until around 2011.Rock Band 3really did have everything I could have hoped for from the rhythm gaming genre. ThenRock Band 4came out and removed some features. Keyboards were out and online multiplayer was long gone. Some of your previously purchased songs were MIA and all new songs would be locked to the newest version....

Remember that silly lookingXbox 360 Arcade bundlewe just showed you? What’s really silly is that the Arcade bundle might only come with Arcade title demos. According to atip to Engadget(notice the “rumor” tag), it looks like the Arcade bundle that was supposed to come withPac-Man Championship,Uno,Boom-Boom Rocket,Feeding Frenzy, andLuxor2 only comes with a disc of demos forPac-Man Championship,Uno,Boom-Boom Rocket,Feeding Frenzy, andLuxor 2. Wouldn’t that be silly? I find it hard to believe that Microsoft would create something called an Arcade bundle, and then not pack it in with Arcade games....