The surprise launch of Respawn Entertainment's
Apex Legends has been met with wild enthusiasm as the battle royale game has hit over 10 million players in just 72 hours. The game has also eclipsed the 1 million concurrent players mark as well.
Respawn Entertainment founder Vince Zampella thanked fans with a heartfelt message on the game's official website.
This has been a truly incredible journey. We tested and tweaked. We argued and agreed. We got to a point where we felt some magic. We knew it would be risky to take the franchise in this direction, to go free to play, and do a surprise launch. But we fell in love with Apex Legends and wanted, needed, other people to play it too.
We hoped you’d love it as much as us, but never in our wildest dreams could we have expected the outpouring of support and positivity we’ve seen. From all of us at Respawn, thank you for giving us and Apex Legends a chance. Thank you for joining us on this journey. This is just the beginning! We have so much more in store for you this year
News of
Apex Legends first leaked over the weekend and on Monday EA and Respawn officially unveiled and launched the game.
Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game set in the
Titanfall universe. While most of the standard battle royale elements are in place, Respawn has offered their own unique spin on the genre through unique character abilities which have led some to describe the game as a mix between
Titanfall, Overwatch, and
Call of Duty Blackout.
Though the game only launched this week, Respawn Entertainment has already laid out the plans for its
first year of post-launch content. The year will be broken into four three-month long seasons, each with their own unique Battle Pass that can be purchased to unlock cosmetics. Respawn will also be releasing new legends, weapons, and loot throughout the year.
Conquer with character in Apex Legends™, a free-to-play* battle royale game where legendary challengers fight for glory, fame, and fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Explore a growing roster of diverse characters and experience intense tactical squad play in a bold, new evolution of battle royale.
Apex Legends is now available to play for free on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.