Apex Legends News

Respawn discusses Apex Legends' past, present, and future

Apex Legends has been on quite the journey since its surprise launch in early 2019. 20 legends, four main battle royale maps, several new gameplay experiences and modes, and so much more has been crammed into just over three years, resulting in Respawn's game becoming one of the most popular competitive FPS games on the planet with millions of daily players.

To commemorate its achievements, look at its shortcomings, and also gaze ahead to the future of Apex Legends, The Loadout picked the brains of two people with plenty of insight on the game and its journey ahead: game director Steve Ferreira, and design director, Evan Nikolich.

In this lengthy interview, Ferreira and Nikolich discuss reaching that coveted 100 million players milestone, bringing Apex to mobile and next-gen consoles, high-profile departures at Respawn, and the future of the Titanfall universe and Apex Legends' role within it.

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Игроков из России и Беларуси решили отстранить от участия в турнирах по FIFA 22 и Apex Legends - заявление EA

Издательство Electronic Arts объявило о новых ограничениях в сторону российских и белорусских игроков.

Apex Legends PS5 DualSense capabilities a "core feature" for next-gen

Apex Legends' next-gen upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S should not be too far away now. Aside from the fact that Respawn will be gradually rolling out new features each season in 2022, rather than in one hit, very little is known about what exact improvements players will be getting. This includes whether those on the PS5 will be able to use the DualSense controller's features while playing Apex Legends.

However, in a wide-ranging interview with The Loadout discussing the past, present, and future of Apex Legends, game director Steve Ferreira suggests that such DualSense features will be arriving in the battle royale at some stage.

"Like I've mentioned in previous interviews, we plan to continually add new features to our next-gen platforms," Ferreira says. "While I can't confirm today when we will see DualSense features come to Apex, I can say that yes, it's one of the core features that really adds to the feel of the game and is something very core to all Respawn games. Things that enhance the feel of our core gameplay is something we get excited about."

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Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)

Even though Apex Legends was marked officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve on March 9, that we covered in an article, it's now been updated and it's broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/apex-legends-now-broken-on-steam-deck-and-linux-desktops

Apex Legends hitting 100 million players was a "memorable moment"

Apex Legends recently turned three years old, and in that time it's built itself up from 'the plucky battle royale that launched with zero marketing' to one of the biggest competitive FPS games in the world. There's been a lot of landmark moments and some tough obstacles to clear in those three years, and in an interview with The Loadout, game director Steve Ferreira discusses both the biggest achievement and challenge faced by the Apex Legends team since its launch in 2019.

"It's hard to pick one [achievement] because there's so much the team has accomplished and is excited about with Apex," Ferreira says. "However, I think at the end of the day we all do this because we want to make games that everyone can enjoy, so I would say that crossing the 100 million player mark last year was a particularly memorable moment for us. Knowing that the game you love making and playing has reached that many people in the world is an amazing thing.

"We've continued to grow since then, and I don't see us slowing down any time soon. It's wonderful to be able to share something you love with so many people."

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