Apex Legends, the smash hit Battle Royale from Respawn Entertainment, will celebrate its fourth anniversary soon – and the EA subsidiary is going big. In addition to a new season of content – featuring a fresh character, Mad Maggie – the studio will also be giving away Legends for free to those who login on a weekly basis, in an attempt to stoke engagement.
But that’s not all: word of a PlayStation 5 version has been swirling for some time, dating all the way back to some employment posts a couple of years ago, and more recently, a listing on Sony’s servers. According to the developer, speaking as part of a media presentation watched by Eurogamer.net, news on the native version will emerge “very, very shortly”.
By now, you can't have missed that Apex Legends is poised to embark on its 12th season of content, known as Defiance, next Tuesday, 8th February. Developer Respawn and publisher EA have been promoting the game ceaselessly in recent weeks, gradually unveiling a new limited-time 9v9 mode, as well big changes for the game's Olympus map, and, of course, a mouthy new hero in the form of Mad Maggie.
It's Maggie that took the spotlight in a recent developer session for press, with Respawn keen to dive more deeply into the character - as well as her abilities - before her official arrival next week. But while her playable debut is near, Maggie has, of course, been in orbit around Apex Legends for quite some time, having first made her mark as a supporting character in Fuse's introductory cinematic back in January last year.
Apex Legends Season 12: Defiance is finally around the corner. A gameplay trailer revealed a new limited-time mode, an updated Olympus map, as well as Mad Maggie, the dynamo from Salvo. Season 12’s thematic revolves around sabotage and defiance. Maggie, a convicted war criminal from Salvo, was sentenced to death by combat in the arena. […]