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Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Apex Legends Season 20 Breakout Introduces Dramatic Overhaul, 120fps on PS5
See you on the dropship
The now-venerable Apex Legends is looking to change things up in a big way with Season 20: Breakout, an overhaul coming to the game to mark its fifth anniversary, arriving 13th February. 120 frames-per-second should shake things up for players on PS5, and the Body Shield system is going the way of the dodo, with Legend's...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
News Fan Outcry Leads to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Item Pricing in Apex Legends Being Lowered
But it's still a pricey investment
Following heavy criticism of the monetisation surrounding the new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth event in Apex Legends, EA has made adjustments so that getting the full set of items on offer should cost considerably less. Previously, the item packs were going to cost 1,000 Apex Coins (around $10) each, meaning you'd...
Tuesday9th Jan 2024
News Apex Legends Fans Are Absolutely Irate with the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Event's Pricing
Materia girl
Acquiring all of the previously announced Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth crossover content in Battle Royale smash hit Apex Legends could cost you upwards of $300. The event, which goes into effect today, includes a whole bunch of cosmetics and gear from the upcoming Square Enix sequel – but the prices are out of control. <related...
Friday5th Jan 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Comes to Apex Legends in Surpisingly Involved Crossover Event
Limits were made to be broken
If the wait for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth proves too much to bear, perhaps letting off some Mako-infused steam in Apex Legends is the salve you need? The popular hero shooter is getting a surprisingly involved crossover with Square Enix's upcoming roleplaying epic, replacing unranked Battle Royale, and you can jump in...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
News Respawn Opens Third Studio to Keep Apex Legends Running for Another '10 to 15 Years'
Last one standing
Apex Legends developer Respawn has opened a third studio in order to keep the popular battle royale franchise running for another "10 to 15 years". The new studio is located in Madison, Wisconsin. While it may contribute to other Respawn products in the future, this third studio (the first two being located in Los Angeles and...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News EA Reportedly Lays Off More Than 200 Apex Legends QA Testers in Unscheduled Zoom Call
Out of the blue
During a surprise Zoom call, EA reportedly laid off more than 200 quality assurance testers. The employees affected worked primarily at Electronic Arts' Baton Rouge, Louisiana office on the mega-popular battle royale Apex Legends, developed by Respawn Entertainment. As reported by Kotaku, sources familiar with the meeting said that...
Thursday9th Feb 2023
News Apex Legends Gets Epic Season 16 Trailer, Team Deathmatch Incoming
Revel in it
The 16th season of ongoing support for Apex Legend is about to begin, and it's shaping up to be a doozy. Called Revelry, this next onslaught of content revamps the class system, adds a new weapon, and introduces Team Deathmatch, and it all kicks off on Valentine's Day, 14th February. Team Deathmatch does pretty much what it says on the...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Apex Legends' Broken Moon Map Features Rollercoasting Zip Rails for Rapid Redeployment
Into the fray
Apex Legends Season 15, called Eclipse, is set to begin on 1st November, and it will introduce a new map called Broken Moon. Similar in size to the classic King's Canyon, Broken Moon is broken up between a colonized, inhabited zone and a barren wasteland, connected by high-speed roller coasting zip rails. We got a new trailer looking...
Friday30th Sep 2022
News Apex Legends Gears Up for the Spooky Season with Fight or Fright Event in October
Boo!
Apex Legends never fails to spice things up, and the latest seasonal event coming your way is called Fight or Fright, which will run for four weeks starting on 4th October, cycling in limited-time game modes with a bunch of themed cosmetics to unlock. The event kicks off with Shadow Royale, which takes place on the Olympus After Dark map. In...
Friday23rd Sep 2022
News Apex Legends Studio Respawn Speaks Out Against Ongoing Dev Harassment
Bungie also weighs in
In responding to what is sadly becoming a regular occurrence these days, Respawn, the studio behind Apex Legends, has issued an official statement regarding the targeted harassment of its developers. You may remember Sony's Santa Monica Studio making a very similar statement earlier in the year, when some "fans" took to social...
Wednesday10th Aug 2022
News Apex Legends: Hunted Is Now Live, Battle Pass Detailed and Patch Notes Released
Survival of the fittest
The long-awaited launch of Apex Legends Season 14, Hunted, is now live, and a new trailer detailing the latest Battle Pass has been released. Hunted introduces the new character Vantage and raises the level cap, in addition to overhauling the classic Kings Canyon map
Tuesday2nd Aug 2022
News Vantage Makes Her Explosive Apex Legends Debut in Reforged Kings Canyon Trailer
I've got you in my sights
With the launch of Apex Legends' Season 14, Hunted, right around the corner, we finally got a look at the new character Vantage in action, in addition to some of the changes coming to the classic map, Kings Canyon. Hunted goes live next week on PS5, PS4 on 9th August, We've seen animated trailers depicting Vantage's...
Friday29th Jul 2022
News King's Canyon Will Be Reforged & Level Cap Raised in Hunted, Apex Legends Season 14
Hunt, or be hunted
As expected, we got a new trailer today for Apex Legends, showing off more of new character Vantage's backstory. In addition, we got some info regarding Hunted, Season 14 of Apex Legends, which goes live on 9th August. As well as the aforementioned addition of Vantage, there will be a brand new Battle Pass for players to grind...
Tuesday26th Jul 2022
News Vantage Joins the Hunt in Apex Legends Season 14, Launching 9th August
But the real news here is Echo
The latest Legend to achieve Apex status is Vantage AKA Mara, and she will join the hunt when Season 14 of Apex Legends begins on 9th August. We got a lengthy character trailer giving us some insight into Vantage's backstory and motivations, her combat style and a look at Echo, her adorable little bat friend. Vantage...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News Apex Legends' Gaiden Event Is Serving Up Anime-Themed Rewards
“Nani?!”
The Apex Legends limited-time Gaiden event is live now, and we got an incredible anime-style trailer to celebrate. The event will run until 2nd August, and there are plenty of rewards to unlock in celebration of the medium. The big ticket item here is the return of the Armed and Dangerous game mode, which limits weapons to just snipers...
Friday17th Jun 2022
News Apex Legends' Awakening Collection Event Goes Live Next Week on 21st June
Choose your side
Insanely lucrative battle royale Apex Legends' next event, the limited-time Awakening Collection, will go live on 21 June, and introduce a set of 24 exclusive skins for players to unlock, and provide medic and best-girl Lifeline with a much-needed buff. Lifeline's healing drone will now operate on a fixed timer of 20 seconds, will...
Thursday12th May 2022
News Apex Legends Is Pulling in Insane Revenue
Truly legendary
Remember the recent article about Genshin Impact’s insane income? Well, here’s another one: Apex Legends has raked in $2 billion in revenue since it released approximately three years ago. It’s another startling statistic that puts into focus why Sony has 10 live service games in production – the rewards are frankly flabberg
Thursday5th May 2022
News Everything You Need to Know About Apex Legends Newcomer, Newcastle
Getting Defensive
Apex Legends is about to introduce its 21st legend in the form of Newcastle. This has been a character rumoured for the longest time, and even included in a hefty leak some months ago. But now we are just days away from the launch of Season 13, Saviours, which hopes that Newcastle will slot in nicely while mixing up the meta. But...
Monday25th Apr 2022
Video Apex Legends Officially Unveils Newcomer Newcastle
Keepin' it in the family
The new season of Apex Legends is steadily creeping up on us, and the wait just got all the more excruciating thanks to its first trailer. Respawn Entertainment has been building up the hype through a variety of in-game events and challenges, which are assuredly expanding its lore, with deeper character backstories and the...
Tuesday29th Mar 2022
News Apex Legends PS5 Version Out Today, More Updates Soon
120fps, DualSense support coming later
After a few months of internet chatter, Respawn Entertainment has revealed the PlayStation 5 version of Apex Legends will release today. Battle Royale players must download a patch for the PS4 edition via its Game Hub, while new users should be able to simply grab the PS5 version from the PS Store. Today's...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
News Apex Legends PS5 Edges Closer with Ratings for Release Around the World
Closer and closer
Surely it’s got to be close now? Ratings for the PlayStation 5 version of Apex Legends have started to pop up around the world, beginning in Taiwan and following in Europe, as spotted by Gematsu. A new season gets underway in the Battle Royale shooter today, and during its media tour last week, representatives from Respawn...
Thursday3rd Feb 2022
News Apex Legends PS5 Release Date Coming 'Very, Very Shortly'
Will bundle in a "bunch of new features"
Apex Legends, the smash hit Battle Royale from Respawn Entertainment, will celebrate its fourth anniversary soon – and the EA subsidiary is going big. In addition to a new season of content – featuring a fresh character, Mad Maggie – the studio will also be giving away Legends for free to those who...
Friday14th Jan 2022
News Looks Like Apex Legends' PS5 Version Will Release Soon
Coming alongside Season 12?
A native PlayStation 5 version of Apex Legends looks set to release soon if new findings from the PlayStation Game Size Twitter account are to be believed. The profile — which scrubs the PSN database for information and new game additions — has this morning posted of a PS5 version of the Battle Royale title weighing...
Friday6th Nov 2020
News Star Wars: Squadrons PS5 Patch Pales in Comparison to Xbox Series X Update
Other EA updates outlined, including Apex Legends
Electronic Arts has detailed the sort of enhancements PlayStation 5 owners can look forward to when it comes to its range of titles, and the results aren't entirely consistent. Apex Legends appears to come out on top the most with a performance and resolution boost up to 1440p, with even more...
