Apex Legends

Platforms

Nintendo Switch
PC
PS4
Xbox One

Initial release Feb. 4, 2019

Developers

Respawn Entertainment

Genres

Shooter

Publishers

Electronic Arts

Franchise Titanfall

Apex Legends Spotlight

Apex Legends Review

With the Battle Pass in full force, we figured it's time to finally review the biggest smash of the year.

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It's In The Game Bad news, Titanfall fans: EA's latest staff cull has killed an unannounced Titanfall-themed extraction shooter that was in development at Respawn

EA is back at it again with a new wave of layoffs, reportedly putting hundreds out of work and canning more in-development projects.

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The best FPS games to play in 2025

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It's In The Game | Bad news, Titanfall fans: EA's latest staff cull has killed an unannounced Titanfall-themed extraction shooter that was in development at Respawn

EA is back at it again with a new wave of layoffs, reportedly putting hundreds out of work and canning more in-development projects.

April 30, 2025 Connor Makar

Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore

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What A Pain | Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore

You can still technically play on your Steam Deck, but you'll need to install Windows to do so.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2025

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

Oct. 22, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Not Getting A Pass | Apex Legends is set to to double its battle passes per season, and make them only available for real money - naturally, players are fuming

"Even when Respawn backpeddles, the damage has already been done."

July 9, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters battling in Apex Legends.

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BACKUP INCOMING | Don't worry, Apex Legends players, Respawn's putting out some updates to keep you safe after the ALGS hacks

Well, there you go, you should hopefully be able to drop into a match without worrying about being given an aimbot soon.

March 20, 2024 Mark Warren

Some characters shooting in Apex Legends.

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ACCIDENTI-CHEAT | UPDATE: Fancy playing Apex Legends? Probably best to wait until it's clear you're not at risk of seeing through walls

The same thing that happened to some pros during a recent tournament might not be able to happen to you, but probably better safe than sorry.

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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The best FPS games to play in 2025

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

Feb. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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A 3-way split image of assets from Apex Legends Season 20 Breakout, featuring the new upgrade path in the middle, and Octane and Gibraltar on either side.

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YOU MAKE ME BREAKOUT | Apex Legends Season 20: Breakout introduces one of “the biggest changes to date” – and you know what? It works

5 years in, Respawn is making some pretty fundamental changes to Apex Legends. They may be controversial, but at least they’re interesting.

Feb. 5, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

A blurred out version of King's Canyon map in the background, with Apex Legends character Octane in the foreground, doing the metal devil horns emote with his hands.

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SECOND THAT MOTION | The hardest thing about Apex Legends’ launch, 5 years ago? “It was too successful”, says dev

Apex Legends has been a free-to-play, live service success story since 2019 – and there aren’t an awful lot of those around.

Feb. 5, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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MERELY A LEGEND? | As Apex Legends turns five, do you still care about it?

Apex Legends thrust itself into the FPS space a while ago, but does it still inspire excitement?

Jan. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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LOOT BOXES REBORN | Apex Legends' Final Fantasy 7 event has some cool cosmetics, but one of them could set you back more than $300

Just a bit steep, really.

Jan. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TIME IS MATERIA | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth explodes into Apex Legends for a limited-time event

Dress to slay in Rebirth-themed skins.

Jan. 4, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FUN WITH NUMBERS | EA has released some interesting player stats for EA Sports FC, The Sims 4, Apex Legends, more

It was an interesting 2023 for players.

Dec. 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CROSS UP | Apex Legends season 19 finally adds the one feature players have been begging for

After years of asking, Cross Progression is on the way to Apex Legends

Oct. 26, 2023 Connor Makar

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NOT SO LUCKY NUMBER | Apex Legends' newest character reveal will put those Titanfall 3 rumours to bed

While some titans might make an appearance, you probably shouldn't get your hopes up.

Oct. 20, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Post Malone alongside an Apex Legends skin.

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MALONE IN THE DARK | After admitting he hates Fortnite, Post Malone is teaming up with Apex Legends

Based?

Oct. 17, 2023 Mark Warren

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Falling Into Place | Titanfall 2 is back online, and fans think recent Apex Legends patch notes are teasing more

It all comes down to a certain Nessie.

Sept. 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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New Number | Apex Legends Season 18 starts next week, finally bringing that long awaited Revenant rework

You can expect a Resurrection when this season drops.

Aug. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Never Say Never | Respawn's CEO is just like us, "would love" to see Titanfall 3

Respawn isn't currently working on it though.

April 30, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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APEX OF RESPAWN | Respawn to keep Apex Legends running for another “10 to 15 years” as it opens third studio

"We are always working to bring in more talent, more experience, more ideas, more capabilities…"

March 21, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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Dropping In | Apex Legends: The Board Game brings the battle royale to your tabletop

The board game is set to launch on Kickstarter in May.

Feb. 26, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Teamwork Makes It | Apex Legend just hit a new all-time high player count thanks to Team Deathmatch

The mode just recently dropped with the game's 16th season.

Feb. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FASTBALL SPECIAL | Titanfall and Apex devs form a new studio: Wildlight Entertainment

The cycle continues, as devs branch off to form their own studio and create new projects.

Feb. 17, 2023 Connor Makar

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Face Off | Apex Legends is finally giving everyone what they want: a Team Deathmatch mode

Though don't expect a new character this season.

Feb. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Screenshot from the Apex Legends Spellbound event trailer

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FLICK AND TWIST | Apex Legends Spellbound event kicks of the year with a little bit of magic

Control, new cosmetics and a fancy heirloom are coming to Apex Legends this month.

Jan. 5, 2023 Connor Makar

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NEW SEASON | Apex Legends Season 15 release date, release time, and everything we know about Eclipse

Here's when you can mess around with Catalyst in Apex Legends.

Oct. 24, 2022 Connor Makar

Full Broken Moon map from Apex Legends season 15

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DIAMOND HANDS | Apex Legends season 15 introduces stickers, the new Broken Moon map, and zip rails!

New gameplay details on the latest Apex Legends season has us going to the moon!

Oct. 24, 2022 Connor Makar

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Quite The Reaction | Apex Legends newest character is the witchy Catalyst

Plus, gifting is finally coming to the game.

Oct. 17, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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No Skin Off My Nose | Respawn is changing those supposed pay-to-win Apex Legends skins

Players have felt that the skins were simply better than any other skins due to their aim down sights.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hunting season | Apex Legends season 14 patch notes round-up: Hunted buffs, nerfs, and map changes

Everything you need to know about Apex Legends season 14.

Aug. 10, 2022 Connor Makar

The new Relic POI in King's Canyon in Apex Legends

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Future of the games | Respawn wants cross progression in Apex Legends "sooner rather than later”, working on in-game gifting

Permanent Control modes and PvE content will not be coming to Apex Legends any time soon.

Aug. 1, 2022 Connor Makar

Vantage from the Apex Legends Hunted Launch trailer

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Scope for growth | New Apex Legends Vantage trailer introduces the young sniper to the battle royale

With a rifle and a bat, we've gotten a closer look at the game's first dedicated marksman.

July 29, 2022 Connor Makar

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Vantage Point | Respawn accidentally revealed its next Apex Legends character

The character was previously seen in a leak earlier this year.

July 24, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

Header image for the Apex Legends Gaiden event (2022)

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Believe it | Apex Legends Gaiden event is live - bringing anime-inspired cosmetics to the battle royale

This is all playable until August 2, so jump in while you can!

July 20, 2022 Connor Makar

Newcastle posing with his shield in apex Legends

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Ban hammer | Hundreds of high ranked Apex Legends players have been banned for 6-manning exploit

Those who cheekily used exploits to climb to higher ranks have been appropriately punished.

July 15, 2022 Connor Makar

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Twitter shares the most tweeted about games during 2022 so far

There were approximately 1.5 billion tweets about gaming on Twitter during the first half of the year.

July 13, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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lifeline | Apex Legends pro holds fire after realising enemy has disconnected, even when $2 million was on the line

ImperialHal clearly doesn't want an easy, but dishonourable, kill.

July 11, 2022 Sherif Saed

Octane from Apex Legends executing another Character (in game)

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Could Titans Fall? | Respawn is hiring for a single-player FPS set in the Apex Legends universe

The developer is hiring for multiple roles for an unannounced title.

July 10, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Octane and Lifeline in the June 2022 Stories from the Outlands video

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Healing here! | New Apex Legends cinematic gives us a glimpse of Lifeline's backstory, and Octane's face

Healing never looked so good.

June 15, 2022 Connor Makar

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Pile on | World's Edge is back in Apex Legends, which means we're dropping Fragment

One of the game's most popular hot spots is back, so get ready for some super quick games.

May 18, 2022 Connor Makar

Newcastle being mocked by Bangalore in Apex Legends.

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Standing strong | Apex Legends Saviors has added some super relatable idle animations

Newcastle just cant' catch a break.

May 11, 2022 Connor Makar

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Macro-minded | The Apex Legends macros cheating debate rages on

Some cheeky edits to local files can lessen the skill requirement for some of Apex Legends' most masterful manoeuvres. Whether this is fair or not is a whole other issue.

May 6, 2022 Connor Makar

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