Apex Legends News

Apex Legends' season Legacy launch was plagued with server issues

If, like me, you were one of the many excited players eager to jump into Apex Legends last night to try out all the lovely new things added in the battle royale's ninth season, you likely had a rough time logging in. A menu screen telling me there were no servers, the queue for Arenas mode being infinitely long, and losing access to all but the base characters were but a few of the problems I ran into myself. While these things seem to have been fixed now, it's fair to say the Legacy update had a rough go of it.

Hector 'Dazs' Felix is the general manager of SoaR Gaming, but Apex Legends fans probably know him for another reason. If you've tuned into an English-language APAC North broadcast since December 2020, they'll have been shown live on Dazs' channel as he shoutcasts the action.

It's pretty much a solo effort. He researches the teams, he finds the action, he follows the storylines; you name it, and Dazs does it. While he collaborates and works with Joe Lynch, EA's head of broadcast, and the larger Apex Legends broadcast team, he is largely left to his own devices. Why? Well it's largely because his streams are broadcast in the dead of night, while the rest of America sleeps.

What makes a man get up in the small hours of the morning every other weekend to shoutcast a tournament for a region that he doesn't represent, for no pay? After all, SoaR competes in the NA region, where Dazs lives and works, and in a LAN-less tournament scene it will rarely compete against teams from APAC North or any other region. But when an opportunity came about by happenstance, Dazs was committed to make the best of it.

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Apex Legends' excellent new 3v3 Arenas mode has arrived

Today, Respawn adds some of the most exciting stuff to Apex Legends that I think they've added yet. Call me over-excited if you will, but I've tried the new 3v3 Arenas game mode and it's well good. I've also had a go at the new walking Titanfall reference, Valkyrie, and she has a delightfully satisfying jetpack. A jetpack! All the best games have jetpacks. Both of these excellent additions arrived today in Apex's ninth season, Legacy, alongside a new weapon, new maps, and a whole lot of balance changes.

Do you have what it takes to survive Arenas? Discover your true nature in the tight confines of a frenetic new round-based competition. Plus new Legend Valkyrie joins the Games. Use her jetpack to dominate the air and rain missiles on your foes. The new high-precision “Bocek” compound bow will separate hunter from prey.

Legacy Update Notice

Heads up!

When the Apex Legacy update rolls out tomorrow morning, players will have to download the update before being able to connect to game lobbies and keep playing.

Players in-game will be able to finish out their match, but will then need to update to continue.