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Apex Legends Global Series Regional Finals Postponed After Bizarre Hacking Incident

The Apex Legends Global Series North American regional finals event has been postponed indefinitely after pro players were hacked during a match. As reported by the official X (formerly Twitter)…

March 18, 2024 | 05:29 EDT

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Apex Legends Developer Respawn Hit by Layoffs Among Cuts at Electronic Arts

Today multiple Respawn Entertainment employees have reported layoffs at the studio, specifically within the team working on Apex Legends. We hear on X (formerly Twitter) from former Global Social…

March 14, 2024 | 04:00 EDT

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OPEN Announced as Multi-Genre Ready Player One AAA Battle Royale Game With Web3 Technology

Today publisher Readyverse Studios and developer Walker Labs announced a new battle royale game inspired by Ready Player One titled "OPEN." The game is defined as "the first AAA quality metaverse…

March 11, 2024 | 02:29 EDT

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Apex Legends Interview - Discussing Anniversaries, Player Expectations, and Collaborations

There’s a lot to celebrate with Apex Legends as it enters its fifth year in operation. Its launch in 2019 catapulted the free-to-play battle royal to instant success – so much so that even the…

February 5, 2024 | 11:00 EST

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Apex Legends: Breakout Celebrates Five Years in the Latest Major Update

In some ways, it’s hard to believe that Apex Legends is already five years old. Since its release in 2019, the free-to-play battle royal shooter has been released for a wide range of last- and…

February 5, 2024 | 11:00 EST

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Crossover Invades Apex Legends Next Week

Square Enix and Respawn Entertainment announced a crossover coming to Apex Legends to celebrate the upcoming release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.  The crossover event will launch next week, on…

January 4, 2024 | 11:54 EST

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My Hero Ultra Rumble Season 2 Introduces A Fiery New Hero And Much More

Bandai Namco has announced the start of My Hero Ultra Rumble Season 2, and the free-to-play battle royale brawler is getting a ton of new content. First up, a new hero, Endeavor, has been added. As…

November 24, 2023 | 10:57 EST

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Conduit Is Apex Legends' Newest Legend, Coming In Late October

Apex Legends has introduced its newest Legend, Conduit, in a rather charmingly-animated new trailer. The trailer, which is titled "For Us, Utang na Loob", is part of the Stories from the Outlands…

October 19, 2023 | 11:45 EDT

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Post Malone Teases Collaboration with Apex Legends

Today famous rapper and songwriter Post Malone teased a collaboration with the popular battle royale hero shooter Apex Legends.  According to a brief video shared on the rapper's X (formerly Twitter…

October 16, 2023 | 04:35 EDT

Pac-Man looking suitably angry as he seeks to devour all in his path while a ghost looks on in the new Pac-Man battle royale game Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
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Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs Is A Weird New Pac-Man Battle Royale Game

Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Pac-Man battle royale experience, and it looks...deeply odd. Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs pits 64 players (Pac-Men? Pac-People?) against each other…

October 10, 2023 | 09:47 EDT

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Apex Legends Season 18 "Resurrection" Shows its Content With Gameplay Trailer

The next season of Apex Legends titled "Resurrection" is right around the corner, and today Respawn and EA have released a new trailer showing its gameplay. Of course, the lion's share of the…

August 3, 2023 | 02:21 EDT

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Stumble Guys Announced for Consoles, Coming First to Xbox

Scopely just announced during the ID@Xbox Showcase that its game "Stumble Guys" is coming to consoles, debuting first on Xbox platforms.  The game, which will certainly feel familiar to many, and…

July 11, 2023 | 02:26 EDT

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Battle Royale JRPG Dragon Quest Champions Opens Pre-registration in Japan With New Trailers

Today has been a pretty big day for the Dragon Quest franchise, and more news comes from the mobile front with the opening of pre-registration in Japan for Dragon Quest Champions. Square Enix's next…

May 27, 2023 | 02:09 EDT

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My Hero Ultra Rumble Returns With an Open Beta This Month

Today Bandai Namco announced that its My Hero Academia free-to-play battle royale game My Hero Ultra Rumble is returning with an open beta.  The game dedicated to the popular anime and manga…

May 17, 2023 | 10:24 EDT

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt Development To End After Next Update

Sharkmob has announced that it's ending development support for the bloodthirsty battle royale game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt. Support will end after the game's next major update, although…

May 15, 2023 | 09:26 EDT

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EA Boasts "Record Live Service Performance" as FIFA 23 Outsells FIFA 22 in 6 Months

Today Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2023, related to the period between January 1 and March 31.  According to the press release shared by…

May 9, 2023 | 04:22 EDT

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Apex Legends Reveals Arsenal Battle Pass Content With New Trailer

With the new season of the popular shooter Apex Legends around the corner, EA and Respawn Entertainment released a trailer showing what you can unlock with the Arsenal Battle Pass.  This time around…

May 8, 2023 | 11:40 EDT

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Apex Legends Shows Gameplay of New Season "Arsenal" & New Character in Action in New Trailer

The next season of Apex Legends is right around the corner, and today Respawn and EA have released a new trailer showing its gameplay. The season is titled "Arsenal" and the focus is, of course, on…

May 1, 2023 | 11:17 EDT

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Apex Legends Reveals New Old Legend Ballistic

Respawn Entertainment released a new trailer of Apex Legends, revealing a new legend really to join the fray... with a twist.  While Ballistic, also known as August Montgomery Brinkman, may be new…

April 24, 2023 | 07:40 EDT

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt "Most Exciting Update Yet" Launches

Sharkmob's vampiric battle royale game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt has received a pretty big update, and the developer is describing it as the game's "most exciting update yet". The Tremere…

March 27, 2023 | 08:23 EDT

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Respawn Opens New Wisconsin Studio To Support Apex Legends Development

Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has announced that it's opened a new studio in Wisconsin. The studio will support the ongoing development of the battle royale hero shooter and will be…

March 20, 2023 | 10:16 EDT

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Apex Legends Imperial Guard Collection Event Announced

The latest Apex Legends collection event has been announced. It's titled Imperial Guard Collection Event and not only there are 24 new items to collect in order to get your hands on a brand new…

March 2, 2023 | 01:24 EST

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Apex Legends Season 16 Battle Pass Introduced With Colorful Trailer

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment released another trailer of the upcoming season 16 for the popular free-to-play shooter Apex Legends, titled "Revelry." The trailer focuses on the…

February 10, 2023 | 01:41 EST

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Apex Legends Season 16 Gameplay Trailer Shows Team Deathmatch, Class System Rework, & More

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment released a new trailer of the upcoming season 16 for the popular free-to-play shooter Apex Legends, titled "Revelry." Season 16 was teased a few days…

February 8, 2023 | 01:08 EST

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Apex Legends Reveals Team Deathmatch Mode, Season 16 "Revelry", and Class Rework

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment revealed the upcoming season for the popular free-to-play shooter Apex Legends, titled "Revelry" with a new mode and more. The reveal was teased a few…

February 6, 2023 | 11:26 EST

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Dragon Quest Champions Gets a Ton of Videos Showing Battle Royale JRPG Mechanics & More

Today Square Enix released a large bunch of gameplay videos dedicated to showcasing the features of the mobile game Dragon Quest Champions.  The videos start from the beginning, showing how you can…

February 5, 2023 | 11:46 EST

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Apex Legends Teases Something With Mysterious "Launch Trailer"

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment revealed an upcoming trailer that appears to be teasing a mysterious launch.  The trailer, which showcases Bangalore on the thumbnail, is in fact…

February 4, 2023 | 02:41 EST

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EA Plans to "Reimagine a Connected Apex Legends Mobile Experience"; Discusses Battlefield Mobile Cancellation

During Electronic Arts' quarterly financial conference call, chief executive officer Andrew Wilson talked about the closure of Apex Legends Mobile. First of all, looks like the closing game isn't…

January 31, 2023 | 05:48 EST

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EA Announces Financial Results & Apex Legends Mobile Shutdown

Today Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, related to the period between October 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. According to the company's…

January 31, 2023 | 04:16 EST

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Apex Legends Celestial Sunrise Collection Event Revealed

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment revealed the Celestial Sunrise Collection Event that will soon hit the free-to-play battle royale-hero shooter Apex Legends.  The event launches on…

January 19, 2023 | 11:59 EST

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Deathverse: Let It Die Pauses Play For Redevelopment This Summer

It's been less than a year since quirky battle royale slasher Deathverse: Let It Die was released, but developer Supertrick Games has announced that it's temporarily shutting the game down next year…

January 6, 2023 | 08:57 EST

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Apex Legends Spellbound Collection Event Revealed

Today Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment revealed the Spellbound Collection Event that will soon hit the free-to-play battle royale-hero shooter Apex Legends.  The update will it on January…

January 4, 2023 | 11:38 EST

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Super People Battles To Get "More Dramatic" In Next Update

A brand new Super People update is incoming, and the battle royale game's combat is about to get even more frantic. The Revolution update, which arrives later this month, is intended to make battles…

December 2, 2022 | 11:17 EST

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New Fall Guys Event Asks You To Delve Into Memories

A new Fall Guys event has been announced for this week. Silent's Memories will see you diving into wormholes in order to take on a series of time-limited challenges, and there are rewards up for…

November 14, 2022 | 10:13 EST

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Fall Guys Doctor Who Crossover Reverses The Neutron Flow

A Fall Guys Doctor Who crossover has been revealed, bringing some of the most iconic elements of the long-running British sci-fi show to Mediatonic's jellybean-filled party game. Three skins are…

October 31, 2022 | 11:28 EDT

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Apex Legends Broken Moon Map Announced

With the announcement of the newest Apex Legends Broken Moon map comes a new playable character, Catalyst. If that wasn't enough, there are new Zip Rails, stickers, and more headed our way for Season…

October 24, 2022 | 01:19 EDT

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Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier Shutting Down In January

Mobile battle royale title Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is to shut down in January. The game originally launched in November last year, meaning it will have been online for just over a year…

October 12, 2022 | 08:29 EDT

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Sprint Through Outer Space in Fall Guys Season Two

Everyone just can't get enough of the free-to-play racing game, Fall Guys, and luckily a brand new season is headed to the players! In Fall Guys season two, there will be new space-themed maps added…

September 13, 2022 | 02:51 EDT

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PUBG 2022 Revenue With Other Games Earns Over $700K Per Krafton

Krafton Inc. has revealed the revenue generated by battle-royal PUBG and their other titles, and it is no small number. Coming in at a whopping $729.5 million USD within the first quarter of 2022,…

August 11, 2022 | 03:46 EDT

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Apex Legends: Hunted Update is Now Live

The Apex Legends: Hunted update is here, and it comes along with some fascinating new features that give the players even more content to enjoy. With a new character, new tactical, and even a new…

August 10, 2022 | 02:53 EDT

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Apex Legends Cheaters Are Kicking Players Out Of Games

It looks like Apex Legends cheaters have found yet another way to ruin everyone else's fun. This time, they've discovered a method for kicking players from games and randomly spawning them in certain…

July 22, 2022 | 11:24 EDT

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Rumbleverse Release Date Skips Early Access This August

Iron Galaxy and Epic have announced the Rumbleverse release date. The free-to-play wrestling battle royale is entering the ring this August, and its developers are so confident that it'll be ready…

July 14, 2022 | 10:37 EDT

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Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt Update To Add Team Deathmatch

Sharkmob has announced a brand new Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt update, which will bring an 8v8 Team Deathmatch mode, a new battle pass, and additions to the game's map. The update will launch…

July 8, 2022 | 10:21 EDT

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Spellbreak Shutdown Announced for Next Year

The online gaming community was buffed by Spellbreak years ago, but now it will be coming to an end. The devs behind the game have released a statement saying that the game will be shutting down its…

June 28, 2022 | 01:44 EDT

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Apex Legends Awakening Collection Event Buffs Lifeline, Debuts Valkyrie Heirloom Next Week

The Apex Legends Awakening Collection Event arrives next week, featuring the return of Control, the debut of the Valkyrie Heirloom, Lifeline buffs, and more. While some people are having fun playing…

June 16, 2022 | 02:12 EDT

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Fall Guys Free To Play Currency System Angers Fans

Next week, the Fall Guys free-to-play transition begins. You'll soon be able to play the game for free across all platforms, and ahead of that launch, developer Mediatonic has shared some info about…

June 16, 2022 | 11:19 EDT

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt Ranked Mode Disabled

Sharkmob has announced that they have disabled the Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt ranked mode following issues with matchmaking and several fixes failed to fix the problem. In a tweet they said…

May 25, 2022 | 02:18 EDT

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Apex Legends Xbox Servers Reportedly Crashing Due to Exploits

Things are going so great for Battle Royale fans on Xbox -- reports are growing of an exploit being used to intentionally crash Apex Legends Xbox servers. Apex Legends is no stranger to exploits and…

May 16, 2022 | 02:14 EDT