Titanfallย developer Respawn surprise announced and released a new battle royale game via Twitch stream yesterday calledย Apex Legends.
Apex Legendsย is a Titanfallย spinoff that mixes the battle royale and hero shooter genres. At the beginning of each squad-based match, players can choose from a roster of eight characters that have their own special abilities to aid them in battle. Finding the right hero for your chosen strategy will be a huge part of being successful inย Apex Legends.
Respawn is the developer of the Titanfallย series, one of the most critically-acclaimed shooters in recent memory. In Titanfallย andย Titanfallย 2, you piloted Titans (thing large mechs with big weapons) as well as boot-on-the-ground shooting. The story and gameplay were very well-received, garnering a score in the high 80s for both titles.
Though many are surprised and excited by the release ofย Apex Legends, a large portion of the gaming industry speculated that Respawn was working onย Titanfall 3ย (considering that they announced that they were in development on aย Titanfall-relatedย title; turns out it was theย Apex Legendsย spinoff). On the contrary, Respawn has officially confirmed thatย Titanfall 3ย is not currently in development at all, so it may be some time before we see it.
In addition toย Apex Legends, which will be supported for years to come if it is successful, Respawn has two other titles in the pipeline, includingย Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and an unnamedย VR title.ย Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Orderย is set to release later in 2019.
Apex Legendsย is now availableย for download on PS4,
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