ALGS commissioner John Nelson on the past, present, and future of Apex Legends esports

Apex Legends is many things. A battle royale, first and foremost, but also an ongoing story, a character study, a comic, a Titanfall spin-off, and an esport. It is a game that refuses to be defined by any one of these qualities, yet embodies them all. But how do you balance all these plates, each spinning precariously and threatening to tip at any moment, in order to keep as many players happy as possible?

The commissioner of the Apex Legends Global Series, John Nelson, manages one of these plates. He occasionally slides over to give another plate a little nudge, but for the most part, he takes care of the esports side of Apex Legends.

"My team has been working with the Respawn development team since a year prior to the game's launch," he tells The Loadout. "And right from the start, we realised the amazing esports potential that the game had."

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