This will probably surprise people, especially as Caustic is an unlockable character. I expected more from him, and quite frankly, he let me down. He just isn’t very useful, especially when compared to the other lege

Bangalore is a soldier class that will feel nicely familiar to anyone who has played battle royale games before. She also has a similar ability to Caustic’s toxic gas, with her tactical smoke grenades, which when dropped will obscure line of sight. While she can’t see enemies within the cloud, ultimately the grenades provide cover, the most useful function of Caustic’s

According to a few different tweets from industry analysts, Apex Legends is already outgrowing Fortnite . As a rough timeline, it appears Apex Legends hit 2.5 million players in just one day after launch, 10 million after three days, and 25 million after seven. It's an incredible feat that will likely need to slow down at some point in the near future, but for now, it's setting a pace that would make Apex Legends one of the most successful games ever. For reference, Fortnite Battle Royale hit 10 million players after two whole weeks, and didn't hit the 25 million mark until sometime between weeks six and ele

Respawn’s latest game was only released on Monday and already it’s having a huge impact. The free-to-play battle royale title, set in the Titanfall universe, was developed in secret, with the vast majority of gamers only becoming aware of it at lau

While his gas causes a small amount of damage over time on players within it, this is essentially useless when so many Legends are movement focused. It’s main use, really, is to provide cover, something which other classes can also do much bet

Apex Legends (whose very name is likely a riff on minor Titanfall series antagonist Kuben Blisk's mercenary outfit, the Apex Predators) is an incredibly polished and streamlined iteration on the battle royale formula. Originally leaked a day before its surprise February 3 release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, Apex Legends excels in areas where other battle royales tend to falter thanks to developer Respawn's innovative approaches to teamwork, traversal, and spawning. While there's little room to complain about a new AAA competitor that has serious potential to shake things up for Fortnite and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , there's little question of the fact that free-to-play Apex Legends - which wears its market-driven influences like Overwatch on its sleeve - is a far cry from Titanfall despite their passing similarit

As you go in to revive a teammate, and hit E to apply first aid, the shield will automatically deploy in front of you. This means that you need to go in to heal facing the direction any shots are coming f

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...

One of the things currently being praised is the diversity within the character roster. While there is always an argument for more representation, the range of characters Respawn has created is fantastic to see. They have managed with just eight characters to represent a significant amount of people who rarely get to see themselves reflected in a g

Lifeline is another Legend with very different abilities from Caustic's. She is all about the healing. Her abilities include being able to revive team members faster, heal them with a drone and call down a fantastic read drop pod of high-quality defensive gear. They combine together to make her an incredibly powerful support cl

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 is 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

Its most obvious use is before a resuscitation. Hitting Q to deploy the drone before you go in to revive means it starts healing your teammate as soon as they get back up. It can also top up your own health under the cover of the shield, which Lifeline will throw up with the rev

Heck, even doing a quick audit of both titles' standings on Twitch, Apex Legends leads in viewership with 433K viewers. Fortnite is sitting in third, with just over 143K viewers. Whether this is a flash in the pan for the new battle royale game or the white whale to finally surpass Fortnite , those are some terrific numbers for the once under-appreciated EA t