Respawn Entertainment, developer of the critically acclaimed Titanfall ** series and its battle royale spinoff _Apex Legends** _ , has more or less confirmed that Titanfall 3 was canceled so that time and resources could be put toward the latter. Of course, Apex Legends what is it worth set in the Titanfall universe and looks, feels, and to a certain extent plays like Titanfall games (sans jump jets, wall-running, and, well, Titans), but this news is still a huge blow to those who've been patiently awaiting the third mainline entry into the critically acclaimed series. Hope should not be abandoned just yet, though, as details from EA's most recent fiscal report point to another Titanfall -related project being in the wo

In an interview with Eurogamer , Respawn lead producer Drew McCoy was refreshingly open about how players ended up with Apex Legends instead of Titanfall 3 . Matter-of-factly, he acknowledges the perceived oversaturation of the battle royale genre and confirms that Titanfall 3 is not currently in development. Learning from the PR disaster Blizzard brought upon itself by announcing Diablo Immortal for mobile when fans were expecting Diablo 4 , McCoy says that the surprise release of Apex Legends was a carefully calculated bid to " let the game speak for itself ." And it seems to have paid off spectacularly, with the game's sudden launch stirring an overwhelmingly optimistic response from critics and gamers alike. Almost forlornly, McCoy admits that he and the rest of Respawn were very aware of the kind of game they were working on and the logically negative conclusions that players would draw if given too long to judge the game prior to release, say

Passively, Bangalore moves faster when she comes under fire. For players who have an up-close-and-personal style of play, this is a huge benefit. Bangalore's first active ability is a Smoke Canister that explodes into a smoke wall upon contact. This is a pretty easily understandable ability and can be a huge boon in the right hands. Bangalore's Ultimate ability is pretty similar to Gibraltar's; she calls in an Artillery Strike on a specific area that rolls through the landscape over t

Apex Legends turns the Battle Royale genre on its head in a number of ways, the most obvious of which being the Legends players can choose to play as. The Legends function much like the heroes of games like Overwatch , with unique abilities that are sometimes easy to learn, and always difficult to master. Wraith is one of the six characters first available for new players to pick up, and us such we put together a little beginner's guide for people just getting started with the g

As it turns out, however, Apex Legends is really good . EA announced Apex Legends reached 25 million players within its first seven days of availability, which should indicate just how quickly it is catching on with battle royale fans. On top of that, the game has already achieved a concurrent player total of over 2 million, another remarkable feat for a title that is only finding its footing within a crowded, competitive genre. For context, that means Apex Legends is currently growing at a rate faster than Fortnite

Lastly, Bloodhound's Ultimate ability increases your movement speed drastically and allows you to see enemies through cover within a pretty wide radius. Overall, Bloodhound excels at gathering as much intel from the surrounding area as possible, and when used right, will help keep his squad a couple steps ahead of the en

On the plus side, once you hit the Q button (or console equivalent), you are immune to damage for the entire 3 seconds and get a 20% movement boost. This is incredibly useful for running away from other teams, getting out of a closing circle, and can be very powerful when combined with other abilit

On the other end, there is the likely chance that this was Epic Games doing some non-existant PR damage control. By all means, I'm sure they are increasingly conscious of the rise of Apex Legends -- EA has been able to quote daily successes since the game's unexpected launch. In the first eight hours, the battle royale title had scored over a million individual players . Within 48 hours, that number had jumped to 2.5 million players . Then, by the end of the work week, Apex Legends had managed to reach 10 million players, with a high score of 1 million concurren

Wraith’s tactical ability is called Into The Void. By activating it, she is able to quickly run from one place to another while being immune to damage. This ability has a 19-second cooldown and lasts 3 seconds. It has both positives and negati

It's always heartening when companies put down their corporate schtick to play nice with each other. Whether it is major game studios celebrating with competitors during flagship launches or the typical PR banter, it's always a nice feel-good story for the press. Yet, in an odd turn, Epic Vice President (i.e. Fortnite ) deleted his congratulations to the CEO of Respawn Entertainment over the tremendous launch of Apex Legends . But...