Apex Legends hits its highest concurrent player count on Steam

As Respawn prepares to launch Apex Legends Season 8: Mayhem, the battle royale game has never been more popular - at least not on Steam. Fans celebrated prematurely ahead of the game's second anniversary, and Apex Legends reached its highest ever number of concurrent players on the platform.

Season 8 is set to make huge changes to King's Canyon, as well as adding new legend Fuse - whose entrance triggered the explosives that will irreversibly alter the original map that we know and love.

Also new for Season 8 is the 30-30 Repeater lever-action rifle. Season 8 goes live on February 2 and, if the Steam numbers are anything to go by, we could see more players than ever take to the field. Players will undoubtedly log on to check out the new character, weapon, and of course start the battle pass - or at least have a look to see if the skins tickle their collective fancy.

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