According to Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella (via: Apexarenaelite.com EA ) , Apex Legends achieved over 10 million players during its first 72 hours. Additionally, more than 1 million concurrent players were on the game's servers during this same period. As pointed out by Twitter user Benji-Sales , the release of Apex Legends also saw a rise in Respawn's parent company EA's stock prices. This rise has recuperated the company's reported losses during their quarterly earning report and the stock prices are now even higher than they were before the drop initially occur

Update: Electronic Arts has filed for a " Project Apex " trademark under "Computer game software; Video game software; Downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devic

Passively, Caustic has the ability to see enemies through his gas, allowing himself to stay visually covered and damage an enemy with his gas, all while shooting them, too. Caustic's first active ability is a Nox Gas Trap, which once set up can be triggered by an enemy moving nearby or when the trap is shot. Caustic's Ultimate ability blankets a large area in his Nox Gas, which can be used to grant yourself visual cover or move an enemy out of their own co

Passively, Mirage automatically drops down a decoy and cloaks for five seconds when he's knocked down. This can buy you a little bit of time to crawl to safety. Mirage's first active ability sends out a holographic decoy of himself that, hopefully, draws enemy fire, giving you a clue as to where they are. Mirage's Ultimate ability releases a whole team of decoys, creating an incredibly confusing scenario for the enemy and giving your team a split seconds advant

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 That anger lasted for all of a few hours before the game released, though, and has since been replaced by the kind of excitement usually reserved for a AAA game launching after years spent publicly in development.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

The information on Fortnite pertains to when it went free-to-play and battle royale as well, so it's not as though Apex Legends is being given a head start by including the brief period that saw Fortnite remain relatively obscure. Fortnite also launched into PUBG , so the argument that Apex Legends is capitalizing on a market that's more fertile isn't a completely sound one. That being said, however, there's certainly more people invested in the genre than there used to be, so Apex Legends ' numbers might be what to expect from great battle royale titles in the future. The game still has a long ways to go when it comes to concurrent players as well, as Apex Legends recently surpassed 2 million - Fortnite hit over 8 million concurrent players late last y

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

Passively, Lifeline activates a shield wall to protect her and a teammate while she's reviving them. She can also revive teammates faster than other Legends and can use healing items 25% faster. Lifeline's first active ability is a D.O.C. Healing Drone that heals a teammate's health bar while they're close to it. This ability can save you an incredible amount of healing items that you might need in a pinch. Lifeline's Ultimate ability calls down a supply drop that contains high-quality defensive gear, attachments, and healing/shielding it

Apex Legends has been out for a little over a week, and in that time players have had the chance to explore the Legends and see what they can offer to the game. Each one has a set of three unique abilities, and they all play very differen

Depending on how well Apex Legends performs long-term, a proper third entry in the Titanfall main series could very well become a reality once again, though it wouldn't be surprising if Respawn wanted to put a lot of their focus on the free-to-play battle royale title for the foreseeable future. Either way, it's certainly encouraging to see the company have a proper hit on their hands, especially with a game as polished and smartly designed as **Apex Legends

Then again, perhaps these are hinting at future Apex Legends updates. Maybe animal companions will be added just like pets joined Fortnite , which would be a wonderful cosmetic item for gamers hoping to customize the rather wonderfully inclusive characters of **Apex Legends ** a little more. Only time will tell what Respawn Entertainment is doing with these hidden animals, but it likely won't be long until fans learn if there's a greater purpose behind their inclus