Get ready for the epic return of King’s Canyon. The developers at Respawn Entertainment surprised players this week with an announcement that the original Kings Canyon would be returning for a limited time. This map was immensely popular among the community and its return has been highly requested. Respawn has grown a reputation for implementing […]
Twitch Rivals Apex Legends set to show off season 4 fun before getting serious with Online Tournament Two in a week’s time. With the Apex Legends Global Series in full swing, Twitch Rivals is offering a slightly more relaxed stream. Twitch Rivals Apex Legends returns to our screens on February 21st. The event will have […]
Respawn Entertainment rebuilt hype for their latest Legend in the best way possible. Respawn Entertainment very recently launched the fourth season of Apex Legends – Assimilation. The season launched on Apex Legend’s first birthday. However, some of the hype for the event was killed off way before its launch. Data miners found two potential Legends […]
We go through the good and the bad talking points of Apex Legend’s first Global series event. The first Apex Legends Global Series tournament has finished. From the last weekend of January to the first weekend of February, the Online Tournament One took place. Whilst every region concluded, Europe held its Finals on February 1st. […]
Respawn Entertainment’s recent dev vlog reveals new Legend, Battle Pass, weapon and more. Respawn Entertainment recently hosted a dev stream, featuring all the latest news for Apex Legends. The stream focused on the upcoming Season 4 of Apex Legends titled Assimilation. The Season will launch on February 4th, the first anniversary of Apex Legends. It […]
Respawn reveals the new tournament mode for official partners ahead of their esports season. Respawn Entertainment has announced its latest patch for Apex Legends. The patch brings in the welcome new game modes, balance changes, and bug fixes. However, the much-anticipated tournament mode, which allows for private lobbies, is also a part of the package. […]
After a month-long search for a third member, Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez has been announced as the newest member of the NRG Apex Legends roster. Frexs is a great addition to the roster, after having a brief stint in the professional scene on Cloud 9 and Team Reciprocity. He replaces the recently departed Coby “Dizzy” Meadows, […]
Apex Legends is set to go big on esports in 2020 with the announcement of the Apex Legends Global Series in 2020. Featuring 12 live events throughout the year, the events will be operated by PGL and GLL and offer up $3 Million in prize pool winnings. Starting on January 25th with the event continuing […]
Over the weekend, the first-ever GLL Apex Legends tournament took place. The tournament ran in two different regions, the EMEA and North American cups, each worth $25,000 each. The tournaments were the first taste of tier 1 Apex Legends since the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational in September. There was lots of action, with 24 total […]
Global Loot has announced its latest tournament on its platform that will host a $50,000 shared prize pool for Apex Legends. The tournaments will take place throughout December and will award $25,000 dollars per region. The esports events organization is previously known for their online tournaments in Autochess and PUBG. This marks their entrance into […]
We take an early look at the possibilities in Season 3 Apex Legends meta. The Apex Legends competitive scene is going through a quiet period right now. There has been no major esports tournament throughout Season 3. Only smaller online cups like the T1 scouting grounds are taking place. These small cups have highlighted the […]
Nine months out from its initial release, Respawn Entertainment developed “Apex Legends” won an award for “Best Multiplayer Game” at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards. From the developers of Titanfall, Apex Legends released in early 2019. Now, many months later, it has been voted the “Best Multiplayer Game” at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards. Charlie […]
Apex Legends players are pushing the Firing Range to its limits. Apex Legends released the brand new Firing Range mode in patch 3.1. This new game mode is a more advanced version of the Training mode. Players can enter solo or with a squad and test out all the legends, weapons, and items. Target dummies […]
Apex Legends patch 3.1 brings with it a Duos mode along with the new Firing Range. Apex Legends patch 3.1 dropped today. Most notably comes the release of a limited-time Duos game mode. This mode will be available from November 5th to November 19th. Perhaps the most heavily requested feature since release, Duos will allow […]
Apex Legends is heading to mobile devices around October 2020. In a move surprising almost no one, Electronic Arts is porting one of its most popular titles to the lucrative mobile game market. The mobile version of Apex Legends has been a long time coming. But EA has finally confirmed a release date for the […]
Canadian esports organization Luminosity Gaming has acquired Team 789. Remember the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational tournament run by EA Games in Poland? Odds are you probably haven’t unless you’ve been following the Apex Legends esports scene closely. Regardless, the event has had one hugely positive impact for three players in particular. These players are: -Anton […]
The Eleventh Apex Legend Following the closing of the Round 1 ring, the announcer and champion banners around the map seem to malfunction. The announcer’s voice slows down as she cinematically powers down (temporarily). Furthermore, the championship/kill leader banners black out as they are visibly being hacked. Respawn Entertainment have also keyed in on who […]
Lightning has officially struck twice in the Apex Legends esports scene. Team SoloMid, consisting of members Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, MacKenzie “Albralelie” Beckwith, and Jordan “Reps” Wolfe, have officially won back-to-back Apex Legends tournaments by winning the Preseason Invitational in Alvernia, Poland. They beat out Eastern European team Natus Vincere, who came in second, and Korean […]
Apex Legends comes to Poland with the Preseason Invitational. For those still invested in watching the Apex Legends esports scene, your next opportunity to see the action will take place this weekend in Poland! Alvernia, Poland will be the location for the Preseason Invitational as the throwdown happens over the weekend of September 13-15. Eighty […]
As we previously covered here, the most recent X Games in Minneapolis, MN had an official Apex Legends tournament on August 2-3. This was a boost to the Apex Legends esports scene, as the event was live-streamed on multiple Twitch channels as well as Twitter. However, if your only option for some reason is to […]
Just like the Battle Royale game this Apex Legends tournament at ESPN’s X Games is based on, many teams entered, but only one can be called the winner. That winner for Day 2, the final day of the tournament, is none other than Team SoloMid. Their roster consisted of Jordan “Reps” Wolfe, Mackenzie “Albralelie” Beckwith, […]
ESTNN’s Phillip Miner takes fans through the first day of action at the X Games Apex Legends $150K USD tournament. Day 1 of the ESPN EXP Invitational, the official Apex Legends tournament of the X Games, has concluded! With it, fans got some scintillating action watching great players made some seriously clutch plays. Here are […]
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment are finally taking the reigns of Apex Legends esports. They announcing a large scale event where teams will compete for their cut of a prize pool of $500,000, a first of its kind for Apex Legends. The tournament will feature 80 teams battling each other in a double-elimination bracket, meaning […]
It looks like someone might have accidentally caught a picture of Octane’s upcoming Twitch Prime skin. Leave it to Reddit to fill us in on knowledge humanity is not meant to know. Due to a potential glitch in the character select screen for Apex Legends, one plucky Redditor was able to snag this picture of […]
ESTNN’s Phillip Miner takes players through the now-live Apex Legends’ Season 02. Be prepared, however; the patch is massive. Apex Legends fans, be sure to put aside some time for downloading today, as the hotly anticipated Season 02 is upon us. In fact, the download should be live by the time you read this. According […]
We finally have details on Apex Legends’ long-awaited Ranked Mode. One of the most awaited features coming to Season 02 of Apex Legends is the new Ranked League. Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed details on this hotly anticipated feature in an official Reddit post on the r/apexlegends subreddit. How Ranked Mode Works, Straight […]
The trailer for Season 2 of Apex Legends leaked online, and we’ve got everything you need to know. The trailer for Season 02 of Apex Legends has leaked! Whether or not the leak was intentional we’ll never know (since another new character that’s been teased, Crypto, is a hacker), but regardless, Apex fans have been […]
It’s an excellent time to be an Apex Legends fan. The hype may have died down significantly since Season 1, but Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts are set to put the hype machine back in motion for Season 2. A flurry of speculation and guessing surrounds this hotly anticipated update, so we here at ESTNN […]
In terms of characters variety, this battle royale is a truly unique game of this genre. If we take a look at some other popular games like Fortnite, we can also see a range of characters, but they only look different. This means that your success doesn’t depend on the character you select. In Apex […]
Respawn has responded to player feedback and decided to nerf the recently increased Circle Damage in the Apex Elite Queue. In a tweet last night, Respawn Entertainment revealed that they are nerfing the Circle Damage in the Apex Elite Queue, Apex Legend’s ultra-competitive mode. Legends, around 4pm PST today, circle damage in Elite Queue will […]
Apex Legends’ Lead Developer, Drew McCoy, revealed that the game will receive a fully fleshed-out stats page for the upcoming Season 2. After the large Season 2 Reveal at E3 this weekend, Drew McCoy, Apex Legends’ Lead Developer, took to Reddit to tell the community that, in all the craziness, he might have forgotten something. […]
Apex Legends Patch 1.1.1 hit today, and ESTNN is here to break down all of the changes included in the patch. We’ve got buffs to Gibraltar and Caustic, as well as a few weapon balance changes. Unfortunately, there are no fixes for several common complaints circulating in the Apex Legends circles, like poor hit registration […]
TwitchCon Europe just concluded the biggest Apex Legends tournament yet with a $500,000 prize pool up for grabs. Esports organization Rogue dominated the tournament and took home the top prize! Rogue’s Apex Legends squad, consisting of HusKers, Sweetdreams, and Dropped walked away with the lion’s share of the massive prize pool, adding up to over […]
Team Liquid has created a Community Discord serving as both a tryout for the TL Apex Legends team and a way for Team Liquid to get more involved with their fans. The TL Proving Grounds tournaments are hosted and overseen by TL staff and have a prize pool ranging from $500 to $1,000. They are […]
It feels like it’s been a long wait, but the Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass is finally here. Apex Legends kicked off its first season of play today with the release of Season 1: The Wild Frontier Battle Pass. There’s a ton to dig into, including a new character, new items to earn and […]
With Apex Legends recently passing 50 million unique players, esports organizations are beginning to look at the potential competitive side. There have been a few small tournaments held over the past month, with the grand purses sitting well under the $100,000 mark. Twitch sponsored and streamed the events, which did well in viewership with the […]
100 Thieves has officially announced their Roster in the new battle royale game, Apex Legends. The organization received over 7,000 applications from players wishing to join the team. As of this morning, 100 Thieves has officially announced their full Apex Legends squad: Connor “Gigz” White, Justin “Teenage” Phipps, and Isiaih “Lifted” Slowik. Fans of White will […]
It’s been a busy week in the world of Apex News. Respawn is pushing patches left and right. People are breaking world records all over the place. New guns are incoming to King’s Canyon. Let’s jump right in. It Might be Time to Cry Havoc First off today, Respawn released a little tease for a […]
Respawn’s surprise BR, Apex Legends, broke the single-day viewership record on Tuesday with 8.28 million hours watched. Fortnite previously held the record with 6.6 million hours. Besides the hours accrued by large, popular streamers like Shroud and DrDisrespect, the first Apex Legends tournament was held on the Twitch platform, contributing to the record day. Twitch […]
Global esports brand TSM posted a call to action on Twitter yesterday, asking for Apex Legends content creators and players to apply for a job with the organization. #TSM is on the hunt for the next Apex Legend. Do you think you have what it takes? 👀 Currently recruiting competitive players and content creators! Apply […]
Esports team NRG is now recruiting content creators and players for the newly released Apex Legends, according to the team’s official Twitter account. This marks the first big-name team to start recruiting for the Respawn-developed battle royale. You can apply for the positions here. "Some of you are too busy playing Apex Legends to realize […]