When Respawn said last week that the Apex Legends' map Kings Canyon would be "obliterated" in Season 8, I thought perhaps this meant they were going to whack a giant crater somewhere and call it a day. After seeing the new Season 8 launch trailer, I think I wildly underestimated their resolve. Kings Canyon looks like a wasteland.
Apex Legends just dropped the latest trailer for Season 8: Mayhem, which introduces Australian pyromanic Fuse to the Apex Games. Hailing from the fringe world of Salvo, the overconfident Aussie has made some enemies on his way to King's Canyon, not least 'Mad' Maggie, his ex-best friend who resents his entry to the games.
However, upon his inauguration to the competition, Maggie decides to take her revenge. While the latest mustachioed member of the games takes in the plaudits from the crowds and loads his rocket launcher with fireworks, little does he know all hell will soon break loose. Hell that will have permanent effects on the landscape of King's Canyon.
Maggie hacks into Fuse's ship, aiming the cannons at the innocent crowds below. However, it's her big finale which will have the biggest impact on King's Canyon. She sets off bombs planted in the iconic mountains at the centre of the map, reducing them to mere rubble.
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19/01/2021 The third lore teaser is now live.
A new Apex Legends lore teaser has been discovered in Olympus. Dataminers 'shrugtal' and 'Biast12' found the teaser, which suggests they might have had a little tip-off about the location from their time in the game's code.
However, you can drop into Olympus yourself to find the snippet, which involves the newest character in Apex Legends, Horizon. You'll need to drop to the lone building directly south of Estates - it looks like a bike shed or something. Inside there are two laptops, which you can engage with to play a video message. You have to play as Horizon to access the message, but she has some unique voice lines in reaction to the video, so it's worthwhile.
If you don't want any spoilers, we'd recommend not reading any further, because we're about to watch the teaser and discuss what it means for Horizon's character and the Season 7 story.
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