Another analyst provided a graph to measure exactly how impressive Apex Legends ' launch has been. It's especially useful to see in graph form because it helps contextualize the trajectory that Apex Legends is currently on, and it's one that looks like a rocket heading for or

Still, it seems unlikely that this is just what developers should expect when they release a title into the most popular genre in gaming today. There's more at play here than just cashing in on a big market, and Apex Legends is clearly going to be a major player in 2019. What remains to be seen is just how fast it will grow, and how it will deal with the challenges that come with being under greater scrutiny and the weight of expectation as Respawn Entertainment delivers the game's first content releases in the coming mon

Respawn Entertainment's new post from Apexarenaelite battle royale game, **Apex Legends ** , has been officially revealed and is now available to download on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Perhaps the worst kept secret in the industry is Respawn's Apex Legends , which was hinted at last year when EA revealed in an earnings call that they had their recently-acquired studio Respawn working on two games: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and an unannounced title at the t

Apex Legends released just one week ago, but it has already become one of the most talked about games in the industry. Developer Respawn Entertainment endured a brief period of fan outrage when it was revealed Titanfall 3 had been postponed - or worse - and that EA had asked the studio to create the next big battle royale title instead. That anger lasted for all of a few hours before the game released, though, and has since been replaced by the kind of excitement usually reserved for a AAA game launching after years spent publicly in development. With Apex Legends hitting over 25 million players already, it's clear that the game is already entering rarefied air in the indus

Playing Apex Legends on Xbox One requires an Xbox Live Gold subscription, and the game can be downloaded simply by searching for "Apex Legends" in the Xbox Games Store or by visiting the Microsoft Store site HE

Since Apex Legends is an EA game, it can be found only on Origin. Heading to the Origin Store should bring up an option to download Apex Legends . If not, it can be found by searching for "Apex Legends" in the search box or by clicking on this link HERE . Unfortunately, people shouldn't expect to see Apex Legends show up on Steam or any other launcher on

Out of eight unique characters, or legends, EA and Respawn have confirmed that Bloodhound and Gibraltar each break with heteronormative stereotypes through external lore and interviews. EA's official character description for Gibraltar, a " gentle giant with a wild side " who fulfills his support role with a dome shield and defensive barrage, makes mention of a formative incident in which " he and his boyfriend stole his father’s motorcycle, took it on a joyride, and got trapped by a deadly mudslide ." Meanwhile, the flavor text for Bloodhound, a mysterious, Viking-inspired hunter who tracks foes with deadly precision, is the only character description offered that exclusively refers to them using "they/them" prono

During the Super Bowl Super Bowl LIII, Respawn Entertainment —famed for their Titanfall games— announced a brand new Battle Royale title, Apex Legends. It is similar to most Battle Royale games such as Fortnite, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, and many other games joining the Battle Royale cr

This effort to foster a sense of inclusion in Apex Legends is undoubtedly genuine on the part of Respawn, but one can't help but think that it would be more impactful for the vast majority of players if any evidence of Gibraltar's and Bloodhound's status as members of the LGBTQ community was actually present in the game itself. Instead, these fascinating looks into the characters' lives are isolated to their respective corners of the internet, wholly external to the game. While this doesn't quite resemble Blizzard's delayed reveal about Overwatch 's Soldier: 76 that invited accusations of queerbaiting, it's hard to argue that the Apex Legends players who Respawn is attempting to represent would be better served by also including these revelations in-g

While the battle royale genre remains one of the most lucrative in gaming and is definitely a factor in Apex Legends ' success , it would be unwise to discount the game's popularity too much because of that fact. Few games catch on this fast with the gaming community, which is often quick to dismiss new entries into a genre as clones or knock-offs of existing titles. The last game that shook things up this much and this fast was probably Blizzard's Overwatch , a game that Apex Legends borrows a few design choices from. If Apex Legends continues to grow at the rate it is, however, it likely means brand new territory for the video game industry and a blueprint that other studios will be scrambling to mimic in the coming months and ye