The Apex Legends Season 18 update recently dropped, and alongside some balance tweaks and new content, developer Respawn Entertainment rolled out a new secret message for dataminers.
X user KralRindo posted a screenshot of what he found when he went to datamine the latest version of Apex Legends. Instead of finding data that could lead to hints on what content may come down the pipeline, KralRindo was met with a string of code that reads: "const string HI_DATAMINERS = "TOP SECRET DATA HERE ->", and a link that directs to Respawn's careers page.
Oh hello pic.twitter.com/GioPEiAxBH
— KralRindo (@kralrindo) August 9, 2023
While Apex Legends enthusiasts may be disappointed in the discovery, the replies on the post seem to have found it quite hilarious.
Respawn has a history with Apex dataminers. After a number of leaks, in 2020 Respawn admitted it faked the Forge character to mess with dataminers. At the time it sounded like the developers at Respawn were fed up with datamine-driven leaks (one developer said dataminers were “stealing” Respawn's right to decide how content is announced), but it looks like they're having a laugh about it now.
Apex Legends Season 18 launched on August 8, and it was a pretty hefty update for the free-to-play shooter. For more information on the new changes, check out IGN's Apex Legends Season 18 explainer.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
