Apex Legends has become a more intense game with the addition of Arenas, a new 3v3 game mode released alongside the new Legacy update. To this point, the Arena battlefield has become littered with people using either the Spitfire LMG or the Bocek bow. Respawn has noticed how much these weapons have begun to tip the scales, so a new update will look to bring them back to a more manageable level.
Apex Legends May 11 patch notes
Apex Legends May 11 patch is being issued in two waves. The first part is a server and client patch, which contains the following:
EA signals gaming boom extending run with upbeat annual forecast Reuters 3 days ago By Tiyashi Datta
By Tiyashi Datta
(Reuters) -Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday forecast annual adjusted revenue above analysts estimates, betting that demand for its titles, including FIFA 21 and Apex Legends, would stay strong even as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
The video gaming industry has been a big pandemic winner thanks to a surge in engagement from gamers staying indoors. U.S. consumer spending on video games rose 18% in March to a record $5.6 billion, according to data from research firm NPD.
But speedy vaccinations and easing curbs have encouraged people to head outdoors, raising concerns that the gaming boom would soon fade.
Apex Legends devs are looking into teammate fill and loot issues
Apex Legends’ latest season hasn’t enjoyed the smoothest of launches. The servers were overloaded on launch day, and even when people did get in, they were confronted with matchmaking issues, cosmetic troubles, and some low-poly versions of Apex Legends characters – I guess we’re all going the way of Valheim. Everything is looking rosier now, though some issues remain.
Apex Legends has been dealing with a pesky bug that sends players – read: me – into duo matches on their lonesome. Even before the Legacy update, I couldn’t solo queue duos and had to try my luck in trios. Respawn hoped to fix this with the latest update, but it looks like the bug has persevered. Someone took to Reddit to flag the issue in meme format and caught the attention of Respawn director of communications Ryan Rigney. “God, I hate this bug,” he replies. “We shipped some fixes with the season update that we thought would get