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Can you get refund after Apex Legends Mobile shuts down?
Fariha Bhatti
EA has shut down Apex Legends Mobile, and however sad it may be, players are more concerned about the money spent. Is it possible to get a refund? In a surprising turn of events, EA has decided to pause Apex Legends Mobile operations indefinitely. Players were stunned because the mobile variant of the highly successful PC game had a massive release. It was launched after months of anticipation and had …
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Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile shutting down
Olivia Richman
Mobile gamers are having a rough day after EA announced that it was no longer developing Apex Legends Mobile or Battlefield Mobile. This news has come as a surprise to gamers since Apex Legends Mobile had such a strong start. The game was popular with battle royale fans and featured a lot of exclusive legend reworks and content. But EA stated in an official update that the “ongoing experience” was …
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Aydan calls Warzone 2 the “least skillful” battle royale
Olivia Richman
Call of Duty streamer Aydan “Aydan” Conrad isn’t too impressed with what he’s experienced so far in Warzone 2. The New York Subliners’ content creator has spent a good amount of time playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2. But Aydan recently admitted that he was feeling burnt out. “I’ve lost my passion for this game, like a lot, though. Like, if I could choose, I would sit here and be a …
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New Apex Legends bug has characters swapping abilities
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends is full of bugs, most of which cause endless frustration for those who play the free battle royale. But a surprisingly entertaining bug is back, giving legends the wrong abilities. Choosing a legend is very important in Apex Legends. The team comp matters in this game since each legend has their own unique abilities. Well, until now. A bug has been discovered that gives legends the wrong abilities, …
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Apex Legends Eclipse battle pass is packed with mouth-watering items
Fariha Bhatti
Eclipse is upon us, bringing over 100 new items for those willing to grind through Apex Legends season 15. Apex Legends Season 15 is an exciting one. Eclipse will add a brand new map to the pool in the Broken moon that has ties with existing legends in the game. Besides that, Catalyst will also make a grand entrance into the squad, with her great control of ferrofluid to manipulate …
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New Apex Legend Catalyst ferromagnetic abilities explained
William Davis
Respawn has officially explained the abilities of new Apex Legends character Catalyst, and her powerful abilities have plenty of room for creativity. Catalyst is the 23rd playable legend added to Apex Legends, but her kit manages to carve out an entirely new niche. Her abilities point to a defensive-oriented legend with lots of area denial. While relatively simple compared to other new legends, clever Apex players will quickly discover new …
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Apex Legends Eclipse trailer shows Catalyst abilities in action
Olivia Richman
Following the reveal of Catalyst, Respawn Entertainment has dropped the Apex Legends Season 15 trailer. The past month has been filled with an abundance of teasers and hints about what’s to come in Season 15, known as Eclipse, but this trailer is the first official and clear look at what’s to come to the battle royale. The trailer is focused on Catalyst and takes place on the moon where she …
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Divided Moon will likely be next map in Apex Legends
Fariha Bhatti
Apex Legends season 15, dubbed Eclipse, will add a brand new legend called Catalyst to the roster along with the in-game appearance of Divided Moon. The rotation in Apex Legend currently features three maps out of four. Respawn is now considering extending the map pool with a new map that’d likely have ties to Seer’s lore. After a string of leaks surrounding a goth character, Catalyst, the developer finally announced …
Catalyst’s voice actress and story revealed for Apex Legends Season 15
Olivia Richman
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Respawn Entertainment recently shared some details about new legend Catalyst ahead of Season 15, including its gothic design and the voice behind the iconic character. Catalyst will be joining the legends roster come November 1 when Season 15, titled Eclipse, is released. While this is still weeks away, Respawn was excited to share some exciting information about the new legend. Catalyst’s real name is Tressa Smith. She is described as …
Who’s Catalyst in Apex? Everything we know about the goth legend
Fariha Bhatti
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Catalyst is rumored to be the next legend in Apex Legends, slated for Season 15. Hunted marked the entrance of Vantage with a sniper that didn’t necessarily shake up the meta but had a significant impact on gameplay. But, if leaks are to be believed, the upcoming legend would be a meta-shaker, bringing a unique power to create structure out of scratch. Catalyst’s name has been found lazing in-game data …
Apex Legends developers looking to nerf game’s “scan meta”
Olivia Richman
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The ongoing scan meta in Apex Legends has left players frustrated and Respawn Entertainment is looking at how to change it. The scan meta has been taking over Apex Legends for quite a while now. On the original roster, Bloodhound was the only legend with the ability to scan for footprints and enemy locations. That changed in Season 10 when Seer was introduced to the battle royale, bringing additional scanning …
Leak gives first look at new Season 15 Apex Legends map
Olivia Richman
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Apex Legends players got their first look at a new map located on the planet Boreas thanks to a leaked teaser shared earlier this week. As Season 15 approaches, the Apex Legends community has been speculating about the new map arriving in the update. Players already knew that the next map was going to be on Boreas, where the legend Seer is from, thanks to the lore revealed in Seasons …
aceu responds to ongoing cheating allegations in Apex Legends
Olivia Richman
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Popular Apex Legends streamer Brandon “aceu” Winn has responded to cheating allegations. aceu has become one of the most popular Apex Legends streamers in the world. aceu is a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive turned Apex Legends streamer with 2.8 million followers on Twitch. He left CSGO due to feeling “mentally checked out” from the game but has stayed with NRG Esports as a content creator focused on the popular battle …
How to join a Z League battle royale tournament
Olivia Richman
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Battle royale players are often looking to prove themselves and test their skills in online tournaments but what options are there? Z League is a tournament platform created specifically for casual gamers to get some glory and win some cash. Z League provides skill-based tournaments to battle royale players of all levels. Oftentimes, players at the highest levels don’t like skill-based matchmaking for a variety of reasons, including getting easy …
Crypto joins Apex Legends Mobile with tweaked abilities, new perks
Olivia Richman
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Crypto hasn’t been the most exciting character in Apex Legends for some players, but the intel-gathering legend is looking to make a bigger impact in Apex Legends Mobile. Apex Mobile’s newest season, Hyperbeat, is coming soon and is introducing Crypto to the game’s roster. Known for his drone, Crypto was introduced to Apex Legends in Season 4 but hasn’t seen much use since. Crypto is often viewed as a sitting …
Crypto confirmed as next legend in Apex Legends Mobile
Fariha Bhatti
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Respawn has accidentally confirmed Crypto as the upcoming legend in Apex Legends Mobile. Apex Legends Season 2 added the platform-exclusive DJ Rhapsody to the roster, shaking the meta with music and charisma. The developer did well on its promise of adding unique content for Apex Legends’ Mobile version. However, the game will still pluck out powerful characters from Apex legends’ PC version now and then. The developer has likely reserved …
Here are the abilities of Vantage, Apex Legends’ next character
Fariha Bhatti
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Apex Legends Season 14 is on the horizon, but players already know what’s coming as a look at Vantage and her abilities has slipped through the cracks. Leakers are typically the first to jump the gun when it comes to spilling information. Apex Legend data miners have revealed content years in advance through massive leaks. However, Respawn Entertainment pulled one over on itself by accidentally putting up a season 14 …
New Apex Legends character Vantage seemingly leaked in-game
Olivia Richman
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Respawn Entertainment may have accidentally leaked the next legend to join the Apex Legends roster, with Vantage seemingly in the chamber. Newcastle may have just arrived but Apex Legends players are already buzzing about the next legend to join the battle royale, especially after Respawn Entertainment accidentally gave players an early glimpse at them. On July 23, one Apex player saw a preview in the client that showed a new …
Known Apex Legends cheater invited to compete in Pro League 3
Olivia Richman
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The competitive community is baffled after an accused Apex Legends cheater was invited by publisher EA to play in an upcoming Pro League 3 tournament. Hacking and cheating are common issues in the battle royale, but it becomes an even bigger controversy when it’s in a professional setting. Brazilian Apex Legends player Alefe “FeuFPS” Dos Santos was thrust into the spotlight in February 2022 when he was accused of using …
Fate Legion gives odd update on Apex Legends teabagging ban
Olivia Richman
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The internet went wild after Apex Legends pro Dilly was permanently banned from Fate Legion tournaments for teabagging his teammate in a match. Andrew “F8Shakeweight,” Fate Legion’s owner, has decided to respond to the ongoing controversy surrounding the ban. According to a press release from F8Shakeweight, Dilly “altered” the facts to “start a riot” on social media over Fate Legion’s decision. F8Shakeweight explained that Dilly was disqualified “in the moment” …
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.
