Apex Legends is due to receive a new character soon, a for a little while now, Respawn has been teasing a combatant named Forge. Today, Forge got his official reveal, but things certainly didn't go as planned. In fact, at the end of it all, we're left thinking that Forge may not be the new character for Apex Legends after all.
Respawn and EA are gearing up to launch the fourth season of its hit battle royale game Apex Legends on February 4. This new season will bring with it a new battle pass and a variety of new in-game items, including an entirely new Legend named Forge. Respawn describes this new character as 'confident yet humble' with a considerable amount of strength and heavy-duty Shatter Gauntlets.
If you find you're dismayed by the current state of the AAA games industry, you certainly aren't alone. These days, it seems like many games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Activision, Ubisoft, and countless others are vehicles for microtransactions first and actual games second. Publishers have been getting bolder and bolder with their monetization strategies, and as much as it may sting to hear it, some of the blame for that lies with us, their customers.
All things considered, 2019 was a pretty fantastic year for Respawn Entertainment. In February, the company launched Apex Legends by surprise, and it quickly became a game that battle royale fans mentioned in the same breath as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite. While much of the year was focused on building out and supporting Apex Legends, Respawn had another hit toward the end of 2019 in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
I’ve been a gamer for many years, just as EA has been a games publisher for many years. Lately, the two of us haven’t really seen eye-to-eye. By looking around the internet, I get the feeling that’s true for a lot of folks, who all complain about EA’s overbearing commitment to live service games and the pursuit of profits over anything else. Still, many of EA’s games seem to sell really well, particularly its various sports games, which all appear at least somewhat insulated from the outrage surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions in games that cost $60 up front.
If you're one of the many who lament the shift away from single-player games in recent years, then Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order must have been a pretty exciting release. We learned today that the launch of Fallen Order got a lot of people excited, with EA announcing that the game has enjoyed the fastest-selling digital launch for a Star Wars game in its first two weeks of availability.
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have launched an official merchandise store for battle royals game Apex Legends, the companies have announced. The store is similar to the one offered by Epic Games, offering fans of the game access to officially licensed clothing, mugs, and other goods featuring Apex Legends imagery. The companies indicate that new items will be added in the future
At this point, it's safe to say that Anthem wasn't the success BioWare was looking for. The game floundered upon release, leading BioWare to eventually delay its content roadmap for the game to fix the issues players were complaining about. We haven't heard much from Anthem in recent months, and while that may lead you to believe that Anthem is more or less dead, a big report today says that isn't the case.
Believe it or not, the Dragon Age series turned 10 years old over the weekend. The first game, Dragon Age: Origins was released way back in 2009, and in the ten years since then, we've added another two titles to the franchise: 2011's Dragon Age 2 and 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition. It may not be long before we know more about the next installment in the franchise, as BioWare may finally be gearing up to officially unveil Dragon Age 4.
Battle royale game Apex Legends launched in February as a free-to-play alternative to hit Fortnite. The game was a huge success, though its spike in popularity dwindled to a more stable simmer in the following months. In May, EA revealed as part of its quarterly earnings that it would be releasing the game on mobile, though very little information was given at the time. Now the company is back with a time frame.
Since launching earlier this year, Apex Legends has stood out from other games in the battle royale genre by putting players into three-man teams and not offering other modes aside from that. While titles like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds allow players to drop in solo, in duos, or in squads of four, Apex Legends has mostly stuck to that three-man formula.
Just about a year ago, Electronic Arts made an announcement that surprised a lot of people, revealing that it had assembled a team to remaster the classic games Command & Conquer and Red Alert, along with their expansions. After that announcement, the company largely went silent about the games, but today, the team responsible for them has released our first glimpse at gameplay footage.