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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...

• 1d ago
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• Apex Legends

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...

• Wed 10th Jan 2024
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Final Fantasy

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...

• Tue 9th Jan 2024
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Final Fantasy

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...

• Fri 5th Jan 2024
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• PS4
• Apex Legends

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...

• Tue 21st Mar 2023
• Respawn
• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends

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...

• Wed 1st Mar 2023
• EA
• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Industry

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...

• Thu 9th Feb 2023
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Trailers

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...

• Tue 25th Oct 2022
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Trailers

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...

• Fri 30th Sep 2022
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends
• Trailers

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...

• Fri 23rd Sep 2022
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• PS5
• PS4
• Apex Legends