Apex Legends™ 4th Anniversary Marks a New Era for Globally Beloved Battle Royale, Delivering its Best Entry Point Yet for New Players
February 14 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Respawn’s Most Impactful Update Since Launch
Introduces Robust New Player Experience, Overhauls Every Legend in
New Class System, Adds Team Deathmatch and More
A new era in the Apex Games begins today. Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ: EA) and Respawn Entertainment are marking the 4th
anniversary of Apex Legends, the beloved hero shooter and Battle
Royale game, with the most impactful update since launch that
touches virtually every aspect of the game in Apex Legends:
Revelry. Respawn has released sweeping updates and massive changes
to the Apex Legends gameplay experience introducing an expanded new
player experience, overhauling how all Legends play with the new
class system and rolling out the most requested mode, Team
Deathmatch, for the first time. With millions of players worldwide
entering the fray each season, Respawn has continued to iterate,
innovate and evolve the Apex Legends experience since launch. The
studio has introduced 15 and counting new, unique and diverse
Legends, added four new dynamic maps, released an array of new
weapons, continued to experiment with new limited and permanent
modes and much more.
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“Respawn’s philosophy on Apex Legends has always been about
delivering that exciting moment-to-moment competitive FPS action
that simply feels great for players,” said Steven Ferreira, Game
Director, Apex Legends. “The 4th anniversary and launch of Revelry
is an exciting next chapter in Apex Legends, setting up a new era
with sweeping meta changes for the community that has been playing
for years while providing new players the best entry point to drop
into the Apex Games yet. On behalf of the entire team at Respawn,
we want to thank each and every Apex Legends player worldwide for
joining us on this remarkable journey, and we look forward to many
more years of dropping into the arena together.”
As part of Revelry, the 16th major game update in four years,
Apex Legends will remaster its Legend Class system, dividing the
roster of 23 Legends into new roles including Assault, Skirmisher,
Recon, Controller and Support, each with their own special perks to
make each class feel more impactful in a match. A new player
experience through the Orientation Match system will provide those
new to the Apex Games the ability to learn core mechanics through
matches featuring bots and other new players. For the first time
ever, the iconic multiplayer mode Team Deathmatch makes its way
into the competition with fresh new twists one can only encounter
in Apex Legends. In the weeks ahead, the new Mixtape feature will
offer players a permanent playlist of modes including Team
Deathmatch, Control and Gun Run, providing fans even more ways to
compete and experience Apex Legends signature gameplay and movement
that has taken the world by storm. Additionally, the Nemesis, a new
energy class assault rifle, and an array of Legend updates and
balancing changes will be introduced to Apex Legends.
Apex Legends continues to expand and grow its all-encompassing
competitive entertainment experience around the world. The Apex
Legends Global Series (ALGS), now in its third year, gives
competitors worldwide a chance to win a piece of the $5M USD prize
pool that will culminate in the ALGS Championship later in the
year. Earlier this month, the iconic esports team TSM won the ALGS
Year 3 Split 1 Playoffs in front of a sold-out Finals crowd at
London's Copper Box Arena with a global peak event viewership of
more than 500,000, rising to the top of a field of 40 Apex Legends
teams from all over the world. The ALGS also features a clear path
to the Pro League through its Challenger Circuit events, which
provide additional squads an opportunity to showcase their skills
and compete against Pro League teams for a chance to move up to the
top division.
Apex Legends and the next major game update Revelry is now
available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox
Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via EA App and Steam. For more
news about Apex Legends, visit the game’s official Twitter,
Instagram, YouTube pages or visit www.playapex.com for the latest
updates.
For more information on the Apex Legends Global Series and the
Official Rules visit:
https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/compete
This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback
and continue developing and evolving our Live Service &
Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as
possible. For more information, please refer to EA’s Online Service
Updates at https://www.ea.com/service-updates.
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devices, and personal computers.
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