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Apex’s Bloodhound and Fuse are getting married; here’s their story
M Alzamora
Someone grab the confetti! It looks like Bloodhound and Fuse may be the first characters in the Apex Legends universe to get married in-game. Although Apex Legends is considered by some to be a dying game, the team still seems to be putting effort into storylines between Legends. Bloodhound and Fuse are two of the many playable characters, each with their own skill set. Bloodhound is a recon character, able …
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Did Apex Legends rank reset come early?
William Davis
Respawn recently shipped significant changes to Apex Legends rank reset, but the duration of each split remained the same. However, that’s not the case for players who have lost their ranked progress in Apex Legends Season 22. Apex Legends is no stranger to progress lost bugs. All in-game items and ranked progress were wiped out in April in a game-breaking bug. While everything was restored, the bug caused a lot …
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Here’s how Apex Legends rank rest work in Season 22
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Impactful changes to legends and ranked play are coming in Apex Legends Season 22. The latest update to Apex Legends dubbed the “Shockwave” patch, brings with it a significant overhaul to the game’s ranked play system. The new season reset rules aim to provide a more balanced and competitive experience for players of all skill levels. Previously, Ranked underwent a complete reset at the start of each season and a …
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Apex Legends player count drops, Steam reviews remain negative
Fariha Bhatti
Apex Legends players are concerned as the game declines both in popularity and player count. Respawn’s Season 22 changes to Apex Legends battle pass had left players with a sour taste. Eventually, the developer reverted those changes, allowing them to purchase the battle pass with their hard-earned Apex Coins again, but that’s something that has left them with a grudge. Despite the run back, the Apex Legends Steam page is …
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Apex Legends Solo mode is making a comeback
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends players are hype after hearing that Solos mode is returning in Season 21. Respawn surprised gamers by announcing that developers have decided to give the fans what they want and bring Solos back. It was part of the official Season 21 update, which is still a bit cryptic on the details. Still, Respawn claimed they’d never bring Solos back so players are quite stunned at the news. Here’s …
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Apex Legends player count 2024: How many people play Apex Legends?
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends has remained popular years after its release. In fact, it has gained popularity over the years. Here is how many people currently play Apex Legends. Thanks to its continued new content, colorful legends, and fast-paced gunplay, Apex Legends has continued to be a top battle royale with a loyal following. Since it came out in February of 2019, Apex Legends has boasted over 130 million players. How many …
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What happened to Apex Legends Mobile?
Fariha Bhatti
In May 2022, Respawn lifted the curtain on Apex Legends Mobile, only to shut it down a week before the game’s one-year anniversary. What happened to Apex Legends Mobile? Apex Legends Mobile had a big launch, roping players from other mobile games like PUBG, COD, and more. Since Apex Legends on PC had already earned its stripes as one of the best battle royale games, players had high expectations from …
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Moist Esports drops Apex Legends over visa issues
Olivia Richman
Did you ever want to see Charles “MoistCr1TiKaL” White angry? Now you can, thanks to US immigration officers not allowing the Moist Esports Apex Legends team into America for the Apex Legends Global Series. MoistCr1TiKaL recently released a video on YouTube called “You’ve Never Seen Me This Mad” that announced to fans that they were letting the Moist Esports Apex team go after the players couldn’t get US visas after …
Apex Legends ranked system explained (2024)
Fariha Bhatti
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Respawn has once again rolled out a small but significant change to how the ranked mode works in Apex Legends. That said, it’s worth revisiting the Apex Legends ranked system in 2024. Respawn regularly tweaks the ranked mode in Apex Legends to keep things exciting and fresh. In Season 20, the developer made major changes to how ranked works in Apex Legends. Now that players have adjusted to those changes, …
Is Apex Legends fixed yet? Progress reset explained
Fariha Bhatti
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Apex Legends’ Shadow Society was expected to bring in a new rank split, but instead, the update messed up the game to the point where Respawn had to take the game offline. Is Apex Legends fixed yet? On March 26, Respawn added brand-new content alongside a rank split for Apex Legends. However, less than a day later, the player complained about a progress reset in Apex Legends. Initially, it was …
Apex Legends hack update: Respawn adds layered security
Fariha Bhatti
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Respawn has rolled out an update in response to the Apex Legends hack incident that took place at the Apex Legends Grand Series Regional Finals. Apex Legends Shadow Society Event brings various changes and updates to the game, including a new LTM Lockdown and artifact Cobalt Katar. But since the ALGS incident, all eyes have been on Respawn’s next steps to tackle the game’s vulnerable protection against cheats. On March …
Apex Legends Destroyer2009 reveals why he hacked ALGS
Fariha Bhatti
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Destroyer2009 may have hacked Apex Legends’ biggest tournament, but he says his intentions weren’t malicious. The mysterious Apex figure pulled off the stunt “for fun.” During the ALGS NA Regional finals, Genburten and ImperialHal were given hacks, leaving the entire community shocked. The breach, dangerous as it may be, came with a string of memes from the hacker and a clear message taking responsibility for it. Destroyer2009 has now directly …
Is it safe to play Apex Legends? All we know about the Destroyer2009 hack
Fariha Bhatti
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A hacker has rocked the entire Apex Legends community by breaching a live ALGS game. An infamous Apex figure, Destroyer2009, is supposedly behind the hack, leaving players wondering if it’s safe to play Apex Legends. On March 17, Destroyer2009 provided hacks to Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose and then Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen in the middle of the NA Regional Finals of ALGS. Both pro players stopped playing the game after realizing they …
ALGS postponed after pro players get hacked on livestream
Fariha Bhatti
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Apex Legends has postponed the North America ALGS Regional Finals after a hacker breached the private lobby. On March 17, match 4 of the ALGS NA Regional Finals was cut short after two pro players noticed a sudden shift in their aim and visuals. First, DarkZero’s Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose was gifted unsolicited hacks, and a short while later, TSM’s Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen suffered the same fate. Consequently, the games were …
Apex Legends players outraged over Final Fantasy crossover prices
Olivia Richman
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The highly anticipated Apex Legends x Final Fantasy 7 crossover has become a massive source of controversy after gamers realized it costs $360 to unlock every cosmetic. The Final Fantasy crossover in Apex Legends is the first major IP event for the battle royale. Most have been excited for the interesting collaboration but the pricing has changed that excitement to dread and anger. There are 24 cosmetics in the event. …
Apex Legends x Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Olivia Richman
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A surprise Apex Legends collaboration was revealed during The Game Awards 2023. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is coming to Apex Legends in January of 2024. This was a surprising announcement that fans didn’t see coming at all. The short trailer was full of interesting imagery, but a lot of the collaboration details are still unknown. Since Apex Legends came out in 2019, the game’s fast-paced gunplay and dynamic legends have …
This legend has not lived up to Apex Legends dev expectations
Olivia Richman
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During a routine AMA on Reddit, Apex Legends developers revealed some high hopes for one legend who has ended up looked over in competitive mode. Respawn recently took to Reddit to discuss the competitive meta with Apex Legends players. Fans of the game took advantage of the opportunity and asked a lot of in-depth questions about weapons, abilities, legends, and overall gameplay concerns and frustrations. This revealed some interesting insight …
What happened to Revenant at the end of Kill Code Part 4?
Olivia Richman
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The final part of the Kill Code cinematic has been released, revealing the conclusion of the storyline between Loba and Revenant for now. Respawn Entertainment has been slowly releasing segments of the Kill Code cinematic, revealing in depth lore with Loba, Revenant, Valkyrie. Fans have been hungry to see how it will all conclude but it’s looking like this isn’t the end. On November 27, Apex Legends tweeted the fourth …
Why is Apex Legends cross-progression not working?
Fariha Bhatti
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Apex Legends players are complaining that cross-progression isn’t working for them after Respawn added the highly requested feature in Season 19. Season 19 “Ignite” added a wealth of content and updates to Apex Legends, but fans were primarily excited about sharing their progress across multiple platforms. The cross-progression feature has frequently been requested and Respawn finally made well on its promise by introducing it to the game. However, players are …
Conduit is confirmed for Apex Legends Season 19
Olivia Richman
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The rumors are true: Conduit is the next legend joining Apex Legends. In the latest Stories From the Outlands, titled “For Us, Utang na Loob,” fans got their first look at Conduit, the long-awaited legend from the Philippines. The video starts off with a horrifying attack, only for Monarch bots to come in and sacrifice themselves to save the community. “I don’t remember much from back then. But I do …
Apex Legends blew up the hero shooter genre and shook up battle royales in a permanent way; but where is the game headed at this point?
Few games have had as explosive a launch as Apex Legends. The game was effectively shadow-dropped and instantly became one of the biggest titles in its genre. Though it didn’t “kill” Fortnite as some predicted, and didn’t necessarily even slow down its growth, it did carve out a niche of its own.
But where did Apex go from there? And where is the game headed at this point? Here’s everything there is to know about Apex Legends’ history and future.
What is Apex Legends?
Apex Legends is a hero shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment, the creators of the Titanfall series.
The game launched in 2019 with a surprising shadow drop. At the time, Fortnite was enjoying incredible mainstream visibility both online and even across mainstream media. Late-night TV shows, morning news programs, and radio DJs around the world were discussing this incredibly popular video game that teenagers were obsessing over.
It’s no surprise that an enormous publisher like EA Games would make a push to imitate its success. It did so in a surprising way, however.
The game launched on February 4, 2019, with no marketing beforehand. Instead, EA Games worked directly with some of the biggest Fortnite-focused streamers at the time, including Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. These Fortnite streamers were reportedly paid millions of dollars to showcase the competition, which proved to be a major success.
Official statements claimed that Apex Legends garnered millions of unique players within a day of its launch, and 25 million within its first week. In 2022, EA stated that the game had surpassed $2 billion in revenue throughout its lifespan.
Apex Legends sets itself apart with fast movement and action
Apex Legends combines gameplay elements from both the battle royale and hero shooter genres. The title is a first-person shooter where players are typically placed into a team of three. Teams air drop into a level that shrinks as the game progresses, and need to procure weapons and armor on site.
While this sounds very similar to Fortnite and PUBG: Battlegrounds, Apex Legends set itself apart by folding in hero shooter-style characters. Each playable character has a handful of abilities that can be used to help allies or harm enemies. These abilities varied wildly, ranging from tracking enemies’ footsteps to healing allies to launching one’s entire team into the sky to reposition.
Even in comparison to Fortnite, this made for a fast-paced gameplay experience. This was complemented by other mechanics.
Movement in Apex Legends was set apart by the ability to quickly scale obstacles, crouch, and slide down hills and stairs. This makes firefights quick and frantic.
Not only that, but the experience of allies being downed was significantly more dynamic. Downed players weren’t just forced to crawl; they had a shield they could use defensively or to help allies on offense. When a player is killed, they can be revived if allies interact with their body quickly enough and then interact with a respawn beacon. This mechanic wasn’t present in competing battle royales, and rewarded players for sticking around until the end of a game.
All this made for a highly engaging experience that maintained a strong place in the battle royale space.
Apex Legends popularity in flux after controversies
Though Apex Legends enjoyed an explosive launch and has generated billions of dollars in revenue, the game’s popularity has waned over time. EA Games doesn’t offer exact player count figures, nor do PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo. However, tracking services for Steam suggest that Apex Legends suffered a marked decline in its player count across 2023 and 2024.
The game hit an all-time peak on Steam in February 2023 with an average player count of 257,416 throughout the month, and a peak of 624,473, per Steam Charts. However, those numbers steeply declined in 2023, with those losses continuing into 2024 and 2025.
The exact reason is unclear, though the game has endured multiple major controversies.
Fans have long complained about the game’s loot box system, which forces completionists to spend a great deal of cash in order to acquire all the game’s premium skins. Complaints regarding hacking also came to a head publicly in 2024 when a hacker commandeered an Apex Legends esports event by injecting into competitors’ PCs.
Respawn also overhauled how the game’s battle pass system works, breaking up seasons into multiple parts while billing players for each part.
The game’s long-term future as one of the world’s most popular competitive games may be uncertain, but despite some questions, the game still remains one of the most popular live-service games in the world.
