Apex Legends News

Respawn Entertainment is giving away free Apex Legends cosmetic packs as compensation for the recent account issues, missing cosmetics, and lost battle pass progress. The issues started at the top of the month following the release of the battle royale shooter’s April Fools’ update and have now thankfully been fixed. Players will be able to claim eight free Apex Packs [...]

Hackers joined in on the epic pro tournament battles being waged in Apex Legends as part of its Global Series regional finals this weekend, not as actual competitors but as behind-the-scenes puppet masters. They apparently decided that several players needed a bit of help and proceeded to wreak havoc during the North American finals by deploying hacks during matches. The [...]

Electronic Arts is looking to expand the scope of Apex Legends past its current battle royale modes over the next few years, as revealed by CEO Andrew Wilson during his presentation at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference last week. According to Wilson, the expansion is in line with its ongoing efforts to refocus on the growth of [...]

Apex Legends is celebrating its 5th anniversary alongside the start of Season 20 this week. Dubbed Breakout, the free-to-play battle royale’s latest season will be breaking out new mechanics, a new map, a revamped ranked mode, and a performance mode for next-gen consoles. First up are the new gameplay mechanics which will include the ability to upgrade your chosen Legend [...]

Apex Legends kicks off Season 19: Ignite and welcomes a brand-new character into its roster and the free-to-play battle royale’s first Filipino Legend – Conduit. Her backstory is reminiscent of a classic superhero origin story involving a Monarch Titan and exposure to deadly radiation. The Titan’s pilot sacrificed his life by self-destructing his mech destroy an invading Ion Force threatening [...]

Respawn has just dropped a new story trailer for the latest Apex Legends hero via their "Stories from the Outlands" series, and it's got us all fired up! Meet Ballistic, a grizzled veteran of the Apex Games predecessor who's been pulled out of retirement for one last hurrah. The trailer shows Ballistic minding his own business in his mansion until [...]

A new combatant is joining the Games in Apex Legends as the popular hero shooter kicks off a new season, dubbed Eclipse. Meet Catalyst, a terraforming witch with the ability to control ferrofluid to conjure spikes beneath her enemies or create a barricade for her teammates. She is also the first transgender character to be featured in the game. Meet [...]