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Apex Legends' Season 13 map changes add loot hotspot to Storm Point

It's safe to say that Apex Legends fans have a lot to look forward to when it comes to the Season 13 update and all the new content being introduced to the battle royale - even without a new weapon. The Season 13 Storm Point map changes are one of the biggest talking points of this new update and the development team have revealed that the new Downed Beast POI is going to be a loot hotspot for players looking to get one-up on their opponents.

Discussing Storm Point's new Downed Beast POI and the map changes that brings, Apex Legends' lead level designer Jeff Shaw outlined the design goals for the addition and revealed that the new location is like a "big, stuffed loot piñata" where the "best loot is inside the belly of the beast".

You certainly don't get 'piñata vibes' from the Downed Beast at a glance, but this is going to be a popular drop spot for players after the Apex Legends Season 13 release date - like any new POI. However, with the prospects of the best loot on Storm Point being inside, it could remain a popular drop spot as the season progresses, into Season 14, and beyond.

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The Apex Legends macros cheating debate rages on

Macros have been a hot topic in Apex Legends for some time now. Providing players in the know with the ability to lower - or flat out remove - some of the input barriers to some of the game’s trickiest movement abilities. The use of macros walks the line between taking advantage of all the tools at your disposal and flat out cheating in the eyes of many in the community.

As such, we wanted to dive into the topic of Apex Legends macros and get to the bottom of whether it’s totally fair game, or a form of exploit just waiting for Respawn to stamp it out.

This topic recently get a new lease on life thanks to a popular post on the Apex Legends subreddit titled Why are macros being normalized?? In it, user armadillo_soup states their opinion that macros, alongside editing cfg files or adding scripts is cheating - full stop. Their post was inspired by the circulation of the aforementioned methods being shared widely via TikTok and Reddit as avenues for new movement techniques. Their opinion seems to have struck a chord, as the thread is full of like minded players mirroring their points with added gusto.

Apex Legends' Season 13 update is just about here and Respawn Entertainment has confirmed several exciting details about its new Ranked Reloaded update - a set of changes that aim to increase the accuracy of a player's RP and put more focus on teamplay during ranked games. If you're looking forward to a fresh ranked experience, we have everything you need to know about the Apex Legends Season 13 Ranked Split 1 start time and map below.

The Apex Legends Season 13 release date has already been confirmed - and there's no information to suggest that Respawn is altering its update schedule - so, we know exactly when the changes to Apex Legends' ranks and ranked mode will be implemented. Apex Legends' Season 13 Ranked Split 1 will begin at 10:00 PST / 13:00 EST / 17:00 GMT on May 10, 2022.

This, as you may have already clocked, is when Apex Legends' Season 13 update is dropping. It hasn't been explicitly confirmed that this is the time the first Ranked Split will begin, but looking at previous seasons suggests that it will start as soon as the season itself gets underway - following the title update.

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"Прячьтесь за него, и никто до вас не доберется": В новом трейлере Apex Legends показали все умения Ньюкасла

Студия Respawn Entertainment и издательство Electronic Arts опубликовали новый трейлер условно-бесплатной королевской битвы Apex Legends, посвященный умениям нового героя 13-го сезона — Ньюкасла.

Apex Legends: Newcastle breakdown - Gameplay overview for the game's next defensive powerhouse

Newcastle, the newest Legend coming to Apex Legends with the release of the new season, has finally had their abilities detailed in the latest trailer leading up to the official release. A highly defensive legend that takes up a powerful support role in team compositions, Newcastle is able to jump to the rescue of his teammates unlike any other character in the game.

We’ve listed out his full kit below so you can get an early look at how Newcastle works ahead of the update on May 10, as well as some additional interesting info we learned about the character during an EA press event last week.

Newcastle is able to use his own portable shield to protect allies during a revival. This uses up the same charge as his own knockdown shield, so increases the value of these defensive items throughout the game if you’ve got Newcastle hanging around.