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Apex Legends is having a rough week

2024-07-12T13:09:39-04:00

Apex Legends can't seem to catch a break. The game has been plagued with a pair of high-profile issues for the last few weeks.

First up, earlier this week, the hero shooter's developer, Respawn Entertainment, announced it was retooling the game's battle pass. For season 22 and beyond, the battle pass will now be split into two halves, with 60 levels for each half. Additionally, players will no longer be able to purchase a battle pass with AC or Apex's in-game currency. "The decision to move from AC to real world currency is not one that we made lightly, but it does allow us to decrease the price of Premium+ for our community," the announcem …

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Apex Legends devs confirm esports hacking incident, respond with ‘layered’ updates

2024-03-20T00:29:48-04:00

Two pro players were forcibly given cheats while livestreaming their finals matches. | Image: Respawn

Apex Legends has postponed the North America finals for its Global Series championship over concerns that hackers have compromised the "competitive integrity" of the game. Two professional players from major teams were targeted while livestreaming on Sunday by an attack that forcibly applied advantage-granting cheats during competitive gameplay.

The cause of these attacks hasn't been officially verified, leading to speculation that the hack may have been delivered via Apex Legends' anti-cheat protections. An exchange posted by a cheat monitoring account on X claims that the attacker found an RCE (or remote code execution) exploit to run the …

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Apex Legends: Resurrection is another fresh start for EA’s battle royale

2023-08-03T12:04:13-04:00

More than four years after its explosive launch shook up the battle royale market, Apex Legends is looking for yet another fresh start (no, that fresh start doesn't include any updates about cross-progression or 120fps on consoles) when its new season, Resurrection, launches on August 8th at 1PM ET.

In the new season, the Apex developers are undertaking a campaign to rework and revisit existing elements, starting with one of the game's older characters, Revenant.

Season 17 added a well-received new character in Ballistic and brought some needed changes to maps like World's Edge, plus a new firing range area to train in. Unfortunately, it a …

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Apex Legends’ new character comes with a cute sidekick and a big sniper rifle

2022-08-04T12:05:12-04:00

Apex Legends continues to hold its players' attention even after several years on the market, and next week, the battle royale shooter will bring things back to where they started with a new season that revisits the game's original map. This year, the game already added two new characters (plus two more in the new mobile version), brought upgrades for next-gen consoles, rotated in a well-received Control game mode, and, according to EA's earnings call this week, notched double-digit income growth again for the last quarter. On the other hand, player complaints over glitches, ranked mode scoring, matchmaking, and practically any other small d …

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Xbox input lag for Apex Legends is finally fixed, two weeks later

2022-07-05T14:46:11-04:00

Update July 5th, 2:30PM ET: On Tuesday afternoon Respawn and EA released a new patch saying it should address the issue, and after playing a bit I can confirm it has fixed input lag with all the controllers I used on Xbox Series X.

Last week, EA's battle royale shooter Apex Legends launched a "collection event," which is shorthand for a limited-time setup that is mostly about players buying a bunch of cosmetic items from the in-game store. The only problem is that this time, the massive update has made the game nearly unplayable for many people on consoles.

Without warning, the battle royale shooter's usually tight and responsive controls …

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Apex Legends season 13 pushes teamwork with a new kind of hero and ranked mode changes

2022-05-05T15:53:58-04:00

Over the last few seasons, the developers of Apex Legends have worked on opening up the game, both with a massive new map and adding a temporary game mode that swaps out battle royale action for a more traditional team deathmatch. On May 10th, they're introducing another new legend to the arena with Newcastle and making changes that might help players focus on teamwork.

Season 13 of Apex Legends carries the title Saviors, which matches Newcastle's kit of abilities that are about keeping his teammates alive longer to help them win fights. While a slew of leaks in the past few months spoiled some of the surprises, seeing him in action is an e …

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Apex Legends next-gen console updates with 4K and HDR launch tomorrow

2022-03-28T21:08:52-04:00

Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles will launch tomorrow with the new Warriors collection event. Until now, the battle royale shooter has shared versions across the console generations. But when the update is released - usually around 1PM ET - console players will finally be able to join those on PC with support for natively rendered 4K (except on the Series S), HDR, better shadow maps, and greater level of detail distances.

All versions on consoles are still limited to 60Hz, with 120Hz gameplay listed as an upgrade coming in the future (however, once the PS5 supports 120 …

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Apex Legends turns three and prepares to change everything with the launch of Defiance

2022-02-04T11:19:26-05:00

In 2019, Respawn Entertainment surprised gamers by following up its Titanfall games with something slightly different, instead opting for a take on the (then) new and growing free-to-play battle royale genre with Apex Legends.

You know what happened next. After a healthy dose of promoted live streams, the game quickly carved out a unique space and grew rapidly in popularity, racking up 25 million registered players in one week and crossing the 100 million mark in time for its second birthday. Now, Apex Legends is turning three, and in a conversation with The Verge, game director Steven Ferreira said that this year, players should expect to …

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Apex Legends: Escape takes the battle royale shooter on vacation at the perfect time

2021-10-28T13:01:15-04:00

In the years since Respawn and EA launched Apex Legends, the shooter has carved out its place among a crowded field of contenders. Other games have tried to enter the market and failed to make much impact alongside the other battle royale titans like Call of Duty: Warzone, PUBG, and Fortnite. Still, despite a healthy player base and competitive scene, a new update, dubbed Escape, arrives following one of the roughest seasons since the debut, and it might be exactly what the game needs.

Last season's new character, Seer, drew criticism from many players until Respawn nerfed his special abilities. Then that change led to its own controversy, …

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Apex Legends’ ranked mode will be the key to keeping it alive

2019-07-09T15:52:00-04:00

Apex Legends is one week into its second season, which features a drastically changed map, a new character to master, and a pleasantly revamped battle pass with much-needed new rewards. But the most pivotal addition to the battle royale game is its ranked mode. Split into six tiers, this new mode will likely be the lifeblood of Apex Legends going forward, keeping it engaging for competitive players and carving out a community of top-tier streamers and aspiring pros who can form the backbone of a future e-sports scene.

The good news is that Apex Legends' ranked mode is wonderfully designed. It fixes almost every big complaint I've had about …

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