It looks like Santa didn't have any presents for Apex Legends.]]>While the end of the year is typically the perfect time to spread holiday cheer, Apex Legends is facing a barrage of negative opinions and declining statistics.
The hero-centric battle royale, which surprised launched to great success, is now facing its lowest player count in history. To make matters worse, this dip in engagement occurred during the holiday update when most fans hoped the general player base would return for the unique game mode and cosmetics.
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So many skins came out in 2024. Here are the best of them.]]>If you’ve played Apex Legends, you know there’s only two big rules to this game: Don’t follow your Octane teammate jump-padding into a fight with four other teams already there, and cool skins are everything. And 2024 had some great skins.
From the thematic to the stylish to the downright bizarre, a skin you like is one way of leaving your signature on a kill for all others to see, whether on the battlefield itself or on your player banner. Here are the best skins in Apex from 2024.
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Here's the new order of operations.]]>Season 23 of Apex Legends, From the Rift, has treated players to maps both new and old, and the map rotation continues to throw new curveballs.
From the Rift took things back to where it all began in Apex with a day-one Kings Canyon when the season launched. Now in the second split of the season, things look a little bit more recent on the map front—although there is another classic LTM to enjoy thanks to the holiday-themed Winter’s Haunt event.
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Updates to the matchmaking system have been ongoing, and the Apex devs are still implementing more.]]>Christmas is still a week away, but Respawn Entertainment is already giving out presents to the Apex Legends community by addressing one of its biggest gripes with the game: matchmaking.
In a blog post today, the Apex team detailed changes made to matchmaking in 2024, including recent updates to how matchmaking works in high player-count windows as opposed to lower windows, as well as individual tweaks to specific game modes.
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A new batch of holiday skins is here.]]>It’s almost time for the winter holidays, and that means it’s time for another winter event in Apex Legends, complete with skins for legends, weapons, and even a new Heirloom for Winter’s Haunt.
Winter’s Haunt is the latest edition of the traditional winter and Christmas event in Apex, and this year it brings with it an LTM that took a break in 2023: Winter Express, back once again to chug along the tracks on World’s Edge. If you’ve somehow missed this one before, you and your team have to board the train and hold it, respawning when you die, but gaining points the longer you can hold onto the train without enemies taking it. And before you ask: Yes, there’s going to be a ton of Ramparts, Caustics, Wattsons, and Newcastles playing this thing.
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It's clear season 23 is in favor of Newcastle, but is there more variety in this season's meta than the last? Here are our recommendations for the best Apex Legends comps.]]>Building a good team composition is important if you seriously want to improve at Apex Legends. At all levels of the game, it’s important to figure out which characters work the best together.
Whatever your level in Apex is, you’ve likely noticed some squad comps work better than others. If you’re trying to climb the ranked ladder or just want to improve your skill, it’s important to know which characters have useful synergies and those that don’t. Each season provides a new meta to work around. This is evident in Masters and Pred lobbies where pros three-stack, adjusting to whatever change comes their way. But that Octane pick won’t take you far this time around.
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A free skin for Lifeline along with plenty of goodies for those willing to pay for one of the premium editions.]]>Season 23 is live in Apex Legends until February, and if you buy the Premium battle pass, you can get all 51 cosmetics Respawn has to offer. If you can’t purchase it, there are two free skins and other cosmetics you can get by leveling up.
There are four tiers in the battle pass: Free, Premium, Ultimate, and Ultimate+. The higher the tier, the more items and cosmetics you can receive. Here is everything you can receive in each battle pass tier in Apex Legends:
]]>There's a lot packed into season 23's patch notes. Here's what you need to know.]]>Apex Legends is taking it back to where it all started in season 23 with the Launch Royale mode—but that hasn’t stopped the developers at Respawn Entertainment from also shipping a hefty balance patch to fundamentally switch the game up again.
The Lifeline rework will grab most headlines heading into the season, but there are also impactful changes for all support characters, huge buffs to characters like Gibraltar and Newcastle, and weapon changes that are going to switch up the battle royale in a big way.
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Keep track of all of Apex's seasons.]]>Each new season in Apex Legends brings new ways to enjoy the game. From fresh maps to character introductions, powerful guns, and more, there’s always something to look forward to at the start of every season.
Seasons last roughly three months, so whether you’re looking to end the ranked season on a high note or simply complete your battle pass, it’s imperative you know exactly when one season ends.
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Season one is calling—it wants its map back.]]>Apex Legends is returning to its roots in season 23, and longtime fans of the battle royale are in for a blast from the past with one of the game’s newest modes.
In a new X (formerly Twitter) post today, developer Respawn Entertainment gave fans a glimpse at what’s to come in Apex with the next season. One of the biggest highlights of the season is a new mode called Launch Royale that will feature the original Kings Canyon map with the game’s initial cast of characters and weapons.
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