Apex Legends
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Apex Legends streamer ottr has aimbot scare with strange bug
M Alzamora
A budding Apex Legends streamer panicked when it appeared he might have used an aimbot to rack up easy kills during an online tournament. The fight was moving along ordinarily for Otto “ottr” Boström, but things quickly turned sketchy. His crosshairs immediately snapped directly to the head of an opponent’s teammate for an instant kill. Not helping relieve himself of guilt, ottr appeared flustered as the thought of forever being …
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Pathfinder’s voice actor on working Apex Legends, next Respawn game
Olivia Richman
Chris Edgerly is the voice of Pathfinder. He may not be that great at Apex Legends, but he’s quite an impressive voice actor. Edgerly has over 180 credits on IMDB, including movies, television shows, video games, and anime. And he often uses these voices while getting eliminated while live streaming Apex Legends with his brother. For Edgerly, the worlds of Apex Legends and of competitive gaming are brand new, and …
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Apex Legends art contest invites custom medal designs
Olivia Richman
Respawn Entertainment has announced an art contest that will help them finalize their Community Awards feature. Since April, developers have been testing Reddit’s Community Awards feature, which allows subreddits to give out customized medals. The medals will be content specific to a subreddit’s culture and topic, and moderators can give out the medals as awards to posts or comments they deem worthy. “Instead of us choosing all of the names …
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Apex Legends crash errors continue to plague game after update
M Alzamora
Respawn Entertainment’s recent hotfixes for the dreadful “code:leaf” crash errors don’t seem to be very effective. Users are reporting all-new error types that show up after they’re booted from games. The latest errors take on similar names, with “code:wheel” and “code:net” confirmed to be two of the mysterious codes that show when players are unceremoniously escorted to the main menu. This issue doesn’t seem to be isolated. Many players have …
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Wraith bug in Apex Legends turns the legend invincible to damage
M Alzamora
Be careful when you encounter Wraith players in Apex Legends. A newly discovered glitch can make her permanently invincible. A YouTube video shows someone spectating a Wraith who continually uses her Into the Void ability without a cooldown. The ability makes Wraith invulnerable and difficult to see for a short amount of time as she enters an incorporeal state. The problem is that the “short” amount of time becomes infinite …
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Latest Apex Legends patch takes aim at cheaters and leavers
Steven Rondina
Developer Respawn Entertainment has heard fans’ complaints about Season 2 of Apex Legends and it are taking action. A new patch has dropped for the battle royale that addresses some of the issues and bugs players have experienced with the latest major update. The changes largely revolve around player interactions, with things like legend abilities and weapon attributes going untouched. Included in those changes are some fixes to abandon penalties …
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Wraith and Nomad link in Apex Legends discussed by developers
Olivia Richman
If there’s one thing Apex Legends fans love more than playing the game, it’s data mining it. Redditor FrozenFroh is back with another prediction. The infamous data miner is responsible for leaking a variety of information about the game. This includes Kings Canyon’s breaking Repulsors and the subsequent invasion of Leviathans. FrozenFroh also predicted Wattson’s lore. Now, FrozenFroh is returning to Reddit to discuss Wraith’s “Night Terror” skin and how …
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Sentinels become world first Apex Predator rank in Apex Legends
M Alzamora
The Sentinels have the honor of being known as the world’s first team to reach the status of Apex Predators in Apex Legends Season 2. Nathan “Retzi” Telen, Jared “Zombs” Gitlin, and newcomer Adam “senoxe” Lau achieved the feat. Apex Predator is the highest point of the ladder in the battle royale game’s new ranked queue. Getting there requires a player to earn over 1,000 Ranked Points, or “RP.” In …
Apex Legends bug allows safe entrance into leviathan legs
M Alzamora
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Apex Legends players have unearthed a glitch that allows one to hide inside the leg of a leviathan, the big monsters that invaded the King’s Canyon map as part of Season 2. Players can stay inside as long as they want while the leviathan repeatedly stomps the ground, trying to catch anyone who looks to snag the loot beneath its foot. The bug was uncovered by a user on Reddit. …
Shroud streams his way through 7.1 magnitude California earthquake
gabhernandez
Apex Legends
Professional streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek was live on camera during the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that ripped through southern California Friday night. In a Twitch clip captured by a viewer, Shroud is seen getting ready to enter an Apex Legends match when his desk and equipment begin shaking. “Yep, we’re getting the earthquake,” he says as the trembles begin. His teammates chimed in, stating they could feel it as well. Shroud …
Dr. Disrespect issues apology ahead of return to Twitch streaming
Jared Wynne
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Twitch personality Guy “Dr. Disrespect” Beahm revived his personal Twitter account to deliver a formal apology regarding the questionable conduct that got him booted from E3 and banned by Twitch. He began a brief Twitlonger message by reminding everyone that it was the first IRL — or “in real life” — stream he’s ever done. He went on to explain that the bullish nature of his character caused him to …
Game-breaking Wattson bug may render new Legend completely useless
Olivia Richman
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Can Apex Legends fans ever have nice things? Instead of enjoying Wattson, the new legend the Apex community has been data mining and debating about before her official E3 announcement, Apex players have found a major flaw that might already have sabotaged the character. A Reddit user recently posted a video of him exploiting a game-breaking mechanic that could render Wattson useless. In the clip, the player deploys his decoys …
Apex Legends patch brings major buffs to Mozambique, Alternator
Olivia Richman
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Apex Legends fans will notice something quite interesting after the Season 2 update. Legends can no longer throw down the Mozambique after its picked up. This was an animation the developers had patched in, allowing legends to physically express their disdain for the most hated gun in all of Apex Legends. While this may sound upsetting at first, it’s actually because the Mozambique received a huge buff in Season 2. …
Apex Legends ranked matchmaking details, release date revealed
Steven Rondina
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Top Apex Legends players will finally have something to fight for. In a lengthy post on the game’s official website, developer Respawn Entertainment detailed its plans for a ranked mode for the popular battle royale title. The update sheds light on how the ranked system will work and when players will be able to start climbing the ladder. Respawn opened the discussion by stating that the ranked system will be …
Respawn Entertainment CEO discusses Apex Legends and future games
Olivia Richman
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Respawn Entertainment’s CEO Vince Zampella admits that Apex Legends grew a little too fast for his company to keep up with. In a candid interview with Game Informer, Zampella discussed Apex Legends success and what it means for the future of Titanfall. “Apex took off beyond our wildest imagination. It’s a good problem to have, but we’re struggling to keep up with demand. With servicing that many millions of players, it’s …
Apex Legends Season 2 update brings new legend, weapons, changes
Jared Wynne
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The Apex Legends community has long awaited more information on the Season 2 update and battle pass, with speculation and leaks running rampant across social media. The wait is now over as EA has released an official “Battle Charge” rundown of all the new content. The new season will start July 2 and will feature a new playable legend, a new weapon, and a whole battle pass worth of content, …
Respawn Entertainment offers more hints for Apex Legends Season 2
Olivia Richman
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Apex Legends fans are already hard at work deciphering the most recent teaser for the game’s highly anticipated second season. Revealed in the form of a tweet, developers Respawn Entertainment showed off a “service report” for the much talked about Repulsor Tower location of Kings Canyon. The teaser states that there’s been an issue with the location described as a “wildlife intrusion” of the area. This led to “standard wear …
Dr. Disrespect Twitch channel restored following ban at E3
Steven Rondina
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Dr. Disrespect is back in action. After being scrubbed from Twitch earlier this month, the mustachioed streamer’s channel has returned to the platform. After two weeks of displaying the dreaded “unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable” error message, Dr. Disrespect’s channel has been restored, fully intact. Fans awaiting his returned spotted the reappearance and quickly celebrated in chat with many gifting subs to help rebuild his …
New Apex Legend glitch revealed, allows players to fly off the map
Olivia Richman
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Game-breaking bugs seem to be a hot trend in Apex Legend. Recall the audio bug, where players couldn’t hear approaching enemies? How about that time Octane mains couldn’t shoot while using his Stim ability? For many Apex Legends fans, these instances are hard to forget, since they felt Respawn Entertainment wasn’t too keen on addressing their concerns. YouTuber GameTuts has now found another Apex Legends glitch. According to the popular …
Apex Legends ring damage decreased after players voice concerns
Olivia Richman
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Respawn Entertainment is making a big change to Elite Queue based on player feedback. Elite Queue is a new LTM for Apex Legends players who place in the top five of their previous match. To add to the difficulty of facing all tougher teams, Respawn also increased the circle damage as an extra layer of intensity. But Apex Legends players weren’t happy. Now, Respawn Entertainment has assured their fans they are …
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.
