Apex Legends is back with its latest season, “Breakout,” promising to shake things up for veterans and newcomers alike. As the game celebrates its fifth anniversary, players are invited to explore a series of exciting updates and enhancements designed to refresh the experience.

Players will have EVO Shields that will now regenerate over time

The heart of Season 20 lies in the introduction of the Legend Upgrade system, a feature that allows players to customize their characters in battle with upgrades for armor and abilities. This means that each match now offers a unique opportunity to adapt and refine strategies, making the gameplay more dynamic and personal.

Armor and shields have also been reimagined. Gone are the days of scavenging for body shields on the battlefield. Now, Legends start with inherent armor that grows stronger as they evolve in the game. This change, along with the ability to swap Shield Cores, adds a new layer of strategy to managing defenses.

Earning EVO points has become more integral to the game, encouraging players to engage in combat to improve their Legend’s capabilities. Whether it’s landing damage, assisting in knocks, or completing various in-game actions, players have numerous ways to evolve and gain an edge over their opponents.

A new feature, EVO Harvesters, introduces a communal way to boost your squad’s EVO points, emphasizing teamwork and strategic planning. Meanwhile, EVO Caches offer a rare loot item that can instantly upgrade a Legend, further intensifying the competition for resources.

Ranked play receives a comprehensive overhaul in “Breakout.” With the aim of making the ranked experience more rewarding and transparent, changes include the return of splits and a more straightforward scoring system that emphasizes eliminations. The updated matchmaking system now pairs players based on their RP, ensuring fair and challenging matches.

Thunderdome, a new map, promises to bring high-stakes action with its unique design and dynamic environments, testing the adaptability of every player. Additionally, the introduction of a Performance Mode means that players with compatible consoles can enjoy smoother, faster gameplay. The season also brings Breakout Rewards, offering players the chance to unlock Legends and exclusive cosmetics. As Clubs retire, a new system, Tags, allows players to personalize their profiles further.

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Apex Legends Mobile, the mobile port of the popular battle royale title from Respawn Entertainment, has announced that the game will be shutting down later this year. Respawn has revealed that the game is being cancelled a year after its original release.

For those unaware, Apex Legends is a massively successful multiplayer title that was originally release on the PC and Console platforms. It was developed by Respawn Entertainment, which is also behind the acclaimed Titanfall series. The company is currently under EA (Electronic Arts), and recently announced that the mobile port of this title will be shut down on 1st of May 2023. Respawn Entertainment stated that this decision was made due to factors outside of its control.

As of right now, the company has announced that it has stopped in game purchases required real currencies. Furthermore, the game will also be removed from web stores starting today (1st February 2023). This wasn’t the only unfortunate news however, as EA also announced that it is cancelling the highly anticipated mobile port of its popular Battlefield franchise as well. The decision from EA to kill Apex Legends Mobile arrives weeks after the game winning the Game of the Year 2022 award on Apple and Google app stores.

The company stated that the game had a strong start but various factors lead to its shutdown. This includes its content roadmap and the bar for quality and quantity also falling short. This, the developers and studio behind the title have decided to kill the mobile port in May 2023. Keep in mind that this decision does not affect the actual PC or console version of this game.

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Since its launch, Apex Legends Mobile had took the mobile gaming market by storm. It was the newest entry in the popular battle royale genre and had seen great success in various regions across the globe. Now, the game has even achieves the title of the Best Game of the Year on both iOS and Android.

For those unaware, Apex Legends Mobile is the mobile port of the popular Apex Legends franchise from Respawn and Electronics Art. Similar to other battle royale titles, you see individual or teams of players dropping into a map and fight to be the last team or man standing. However, the twist in this game is the specialized characters that bring unique gameplay mechanics like abilities and quirky personalities as well. The PC counterpart is already one of the most popular multiplayer titles in the world, with the Mobile variant now winning the Google Play Best of 2022 Awards.

Similarly, it also won Apple’s iPhone Game Of The Year at the App Store Awards 2022. The game achieved this milestone despite being pit against other major mobile titles like Diablo Immortal. Following the ban of PUBG Mobile and even Battlegrounds Mobile India (PUBG Mobile’s exclusive India variant), Apex Legends Mobile has been the game that most PUBGM fans switched to. Interestingly enough, the Apex Legends PC developers are also the team behind the popular Titanfall franchise as well, with various mechanics being brought to the free to play BR looter shooter.

According to Myke Hoff – Senior Director of Product at Respawn Entertainment and Kevin Childress – Creative Director of Respawn Entertainment “We have servers in 3 cities in India. When BGMI was banned, we strengthened the servers and tried to understand what Indian gamers want. We saw an influx in gamers, and we hope that those gamers stick around.”

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In May 2022, Respawn Entertainment launched the mobile port of the popular battle royale title Apex Legends. The game has become a huge success for the company as Apex Legends Mobile raked in $4.8 million in user spending in its first week since launch.

Continuing the momentum, the developers have provided regular updates to the game. And now, Apex Legends mobile is finally getting a new map, along with a new legend currently exclusive to the game’s mobile version.

The new teaser by Respawn reveals the upcoming season of Apex Legends called Desolate. The new legend getting introduced this season is called Rhapsody, who comes with a robot sidekick named Rowdy. According to the lore, She is a professional DJ who hails from a cyberpunk-themed city dominated by a tech conglomerate called Pythas.

Coming to her abilities, the trailer reveals that Rhapsody can project a large one-way vision barrier using her sidekick robot. The enemy won’t be able to see through the barrier; however, Rapsody can. It is currently unclear if this ability will also allow other teammates to see through the barrier as well. The robot Rowdy has also been teased to perform a sound-powered finisher on downed opponents.

The new map is called Pythas Block 0, which, like the city, has a cyberpunk theme. It has a nighttime setting and consists of varied topography that will make for good cover in gun fights. The new season will debut on July 15th and also bring along a new season pass, Legend skins, outfits, emotes, trackers, events, and more.

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Respawn Entertainment had just launched the highly anticipated Apex Legends Mobile a couple of days ago. And it seems like that game is already a success since it brought in 4.8 million US Dollars in user spending within this short period of time.

For those unaware, the mobile port of Apex Legends is the Android/iOS version of the popular PC title. It is a battle royale style game with unique characters that have different abilities. This game was first released back on 17th May 2022, while its Beta had been live for sometime now in limited regions. But just a week after its launch, the mobile game generated 4.8 million US Dollars in just a week with most of the revenue coming from in game purchases for cosmetic items like weapons, legends skins, Battle Pass, and more.

Notably, we had also previously reported on Apex Legends Mobile becoming the most downloaded game in more than 60 countries as well. The latest news arrives from known analytics based firm Sensor Tower who shared the estimate of the player spending in the game. It also offered the breakdown of player expenditure based on the region, with the US ranking first as users spent 2.1 million US Dollars in the game, accounting for 44 percent of total revenue.

This was followed by Japan and Thailand. This marks an impressive milestone by Respawn Entertainment, since its rival PUGB Mobile only brought in around 600,000 US Dollars in the first week of its release back in 2018. Although, both of these figures are dwarfed by COD: Mobile, which brought in a whopping 14.8 million US Dollars in its first week.

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Just a while ago, Respawn Entertainment had finally launched its mobile port of Apex Legends. The new smartphone game had been in beta for sometime now, but it was finally released to the global market. And now, it appears to be a big hit in multiple markets.

For those unaware, Apex Legends Mobile, similar to its PC counterpart, is a battle royale title that features unique characters with distinct abilities. During its initial pre-registrations, the game saw more than 15 million players signing up. Following its full release, the game has seen explosive success across the globe. It even became the most downloaded game on the App Store in more than 60 countries.

As of right now, the Apex Legends Mobile is now the most downloaded game in multiple regions like the UK, India, Germany, the UK, Japan, and other nations. Furthermore, the title has even managed to quickly become one of the top 10 most downloaded iPhone games in over 89 countries. In India, the game became the top free game on the App Store, overtaking Battlegrounds Mobile India (PUBG Mobile remake for the Indian market).

Apex Legends is one of the most popular multiplayer games in the market and also one of the largest IP in the battle royale genre as well. So it arrives as no surprise that the mobile version of the game is also exploding in popularity right now.

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Apex Legends Mobile has been in development and going through various early builds for a while now. But at last, the global launch date for the mobile port of the popular battle royale game has finally been announced.

The mobile version of Apex Legends will be launching globally on 17th May 2022. It will be releasing on both the iOS and Android platforms. For those unaware, Apex Legends is one of the most popular multiplayer shooter titles in the video game industry and features a battle royale format for its main game mode. Following the success of PUBG and its mobile port, the studio behind Apex also decided to launch a mobile port.

While the game was already available in certain regions for sometime, its official global release date wasn’t announced up until recently. So from May 17, the mobile game will finally be available for download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. As of right now, the new port is one of the most highly anticipated titles and has already seen great success in the regions that it was already available in.

But now, Apex Legends Mobile will be available for the broader audience now, which also means we can expect to soon see a professional league announcement as well. The game has been developed by Respawn Entertainment, who is also behind the Titanfall series. Although, it wasn’t alone and partnered up with the Chinese publisher Tencent as well, which already has a lot of experience in the mobile gaming development and its market

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Back in February, the popular PC and console battle royale title Apex Legends was launched for smartphones in limited regions. The game dubbed Apex Legends Mobile is made by Tencent and Respawn Entertainment.

Global pre-registration of the game commenced back in March, and now, an official announcement has been made on Twitter confirming that Apex Legends Mobile will be launching globally later this month.

Legends change the game. But they can't do it without you.
Pre-register and be ready to drop in… later this month!

Android – pre-register now! https://t.co/IB2byHHKrZ
iOS – sign up here for pre-reg updates: https://t.co/A0s3xZGNfk pic.twitter.com/uhZIfoJjWR

— Apex Legends Mobile (@PlayApexMobile) May 2, 2022

The game will be available on both Android and iOS platforms and will require at least 2GB of RAM on iOS devices and 3GB of RAM on Android devices.

The core gameplay of Apex Legends mobile is similar to its PC PC/console counterpart however, it has been built from scratch for mobile devices and therefore has some changes in gameplay like a shift from first person to third-person perspective by default.

For those unaware, Apex Legends Mobile is the mobile adaptation of the popular PC/Console Battle Royale title Apex Legends. Similar to the PC game, the mobile version also offers players the option to form teams of up to three players. It has a capacity of 60 players total in a match and encourages firefights to boost armor levels.

The game mechanics have a high skill ceiling due to its fast-paced movement, and the most attractive and interesting aspect of the game is its different characters that arrive with different active and passive abilities.

If you are interested in trying this game out as soon as it launches, you can pre-register by following this link for Android or iOS.

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Last month, the popular PC and console battle royale title Apex legends was launched for mobile devices in select regions. Now, the game has been made available for pre-registration globally on Google Play Store.

EA and Respawn Entertainment have confirmed that the game will be available globally in 2022. The game remains mostly similar to its PC/console counterpart however, it has been built from scratch for mobile devices and therefore has some changes in gameplay like a shift from first person to third-person perspective by default.

If you are interested in the game, you can head over to Apex Legends Mobile’s page on the Google Play Store and tap the pre-register button to become one of the first players to have access to the game when it officially releases globally.

Respawn has also revealed the system requirements to play Apex Legends Mobile. While the game is still in development, it is being optimized to run on various different devices. But, the game will not run on iOS devices that have less than 2GB of RAM and Android devices with less than 3GB of RAM.

Although, certain 2GB RAM models will be supported for a few brands like Vivo, Oppo, Huawei, Motorola, Samsung, Lenovo, and Xiaomi.

For those unaware, Apex Legends Mobile offers a gameplay that is identical to its PC counterpart, similar to PUBG and PUBG Mobile. So, players team up with two other players and dive into the map with a zone that shortens overtime. Unlike PUBG, the battle royal has just 60 players in total over 100 people in PUBG. Furthermore, its mechanics encourages firefights to help boost your armor, to add more diversity over luck-based looting. Another major aspect is its different characters that arrive with different active and passives abilities as well.

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Over the last couple of months, Respawn Entertainment has been testing out Apex Legends Mobile. While the popular battle royale title’s mobile port has been available for download in limited regions, it was only released on Android. But now, the game is finally arriving on iOS as well as in new regions. So lets take a look.

The studio behind the game has confirmed the regional launch of Apex Legends Mobile. The game was in beta tests last year and saw great reception initially. So now, the company is bringing the game to 10 additional nations, including:

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Peru
• Argentina
• Colombia

Unfortunately, despite being one of the major mobile gaming markets, there is currently no word for an Indian launch for the mobile version of Apex Legends. In other words, we may likely have to wait for a full/global launch for the game to arrive in the Southeast Asian country. Apart from the regional launches, Respawn Entertainment also revealed the names of the Legends (Playable Characters in the game) that will be available during the regional launch, namely:

• Bloodhound
• Gibraltar
• Lifeline
• Wraith
• Bangalore
• Octane
• Mirage
• Pathfinder
• Caustic

At the moment, pre-registrations for the game is open for the 10 select nations. Furthermore, Respawn has also revealed the system requirements to play Apex Legends Mobile. While the game is still in development, it is being optimized to run in various different devices. But, the game will not run on iOS devices that have less than 2GB of RAM and Android devices with less than 3GB of RAM.

Although, certain 2GB RAM models will be supported for a few brands like Vivo, Oppo, Huawei, Motorola, Samsung, Lenovo, and Xiaomi. Unfortunately, even if it is available on iOS, the game will only be playable on iPhone 6S or later models and is only being released in a limited launch. So stay tuned for more updates.

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The last week in tech was sort of slow. Mostly because of the Chinese New Year. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t any important stories. For instance, we witnessed the announcement of two big acquisitions, a popular battle royale game made its way to mobile phones, a laptop with no ports, and more. Like every week, we have compiled a list of the top 10 stories based on our opinion. We have listed them below in no particular order.

As you all know that everyone’s opinions differ from each other, we would like to know your top picks after going through this article. Make sure to drop them in the comment section at the end of this post.

Top Stories from Last Week

The New York Times acquires Wordle

On January 31, The New York Times announced its acquisition of popular word game Wordle for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures. The publication assured the existing and new players that the game will continue to remain free to play and there will be no changes in its gameplay.

At the same time, Josh Wardle, the developer of the game, issued a statement that he will work with NYT to transfer wins and streak of long-time players. Wordle was originally released in October but its popularity skyrocketed in January.

Craob X – A laptop without ports

An unknown company called Craob announced a portless concept laptop dubbed Craob X last Monday (January 31). We don’t think this product will ever hit the market, however, the idea is interesting.

This notebook without ports has slim bezels around the display, 7mm thickness, and 0.8kg weight. The computer charges via a magnetic charger that attaches to its back like an Apple MagSafe charger for iPhones.

Lastly, this charger also acts as a hub for ports. It includes all the essential ports, including an SD card slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Apex Legends now available on smartphones

Apex Legends: Mobile finally gets a soft launch after months of beta testing. The battle royale game is now available for download on Android in countries like Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

Whereas, interested players in other regions can pre-register the game on the Google Play Store. Unfortunately, there’s no word on iOS as of now.

The developer of the game had previously confirmed that it will be fully released for Android and iOS by 2022.

India to get 5G networks soon

On February 1, the Finance Minister of India officially confirmed that the auction of 5G airwaves in the country will begin later this year. The commercial rollout of the next-gen mobile networks is expected to start by the end of March 2023.

At the same time, the government is planning to introduce fiber internet connections across all villages by 2025.

A monitor with a 500Hz+ refresh rate

BOE is slowly growing to be an alternative to Samsung Display and LG Display. The company has announced various breakthroughs in the past. Last week, it showcased the world’s first monitor with a 500Hz+ refresh rate.

This panel has a 27-inch LCD panel with an FHD (1080p) resolution and an oxide backplane. It supports 8-bit color, 8Lane eDP output, and up to 1ms response time.

OPPO Reno7 series debut in India

The OPPO Reno7 series made its debut in India last week. The lineup consists of two models, namely OPPO Reno7 and OPPO Reno7 Pro. They are priced at ₹28,999 and ₹39,999 respectively. The handsets offer MediaTek chipsets, 65W fast charging, stunning design, capable camera system on the Pro, and more.

These smartphones were accompanied by OPPO Watch Free and OPPO Enco M32 in blue color. As far as the phones are concerned, the Pro is the same as the model sold in China, whereas the vanilla variant is totally different.

Google Chrome gets a new logo

Google Chome gets a new logo after 8 years. The new logo is slightly different for every platform. They will go live in the next few months.

First and foremost, there’s no change in color except their saturation. Secondly, the logo no longer has shadows.

As far as platform-specific changes are concerned, the new Google Chrome logo has a gradient on Windows, a 3D look on macOS, and a flat look on Chrome OS. Additionally, the Chrome Beta gets a ribbon with a ‘BETA’ tag on macOS and a blueprint-like finish on iOS.

An interesting budget smartphone from OnePlus

Key specs of a phone called OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite leaked last week. The features of this handset are so unique for a OnePlus-branded budget smartphone, we expect it to compete against the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G.

The device is said to come with a 6.59-inch FHD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, 64MP + 2MP + 2MP triple camera setup, 16MP selfie camera, 5,000mAh battery, and 33W fast charging.

Sony is acquiring Bungie

A few days after the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition deal, Sony made an announcement of it buying Bungie on January 31. The deal is said to cost $3.6 billion for the Japanese tech giant.

Bungie will remain independent under Sony after the acquisition. The studio will continue to work with other platforms. 

Realme 9 Pro series gets a launch date

On February 3, Realme disclosed that the Realme 9 Pro series will go official at 1:30 PM IST on February 16. The lineup includes two devices, namely Realme 9 Pro and Realme Pro+.

As the name suggests, the Realme 9 Pro+ will be the better of the two with features like an in-display hybrid sensor for fingerprint and heart rate, OIS-enabled 50MP Sony IMX766 primary camera, MediaTek Dimensity 920 chip, and more.

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EA has just made Apex Legends Mobile available for download in select countries. The game has been in beta builds since last year, and now, Respawn (the developers behind Apex Legends) is finally being released across the globe.

As of right now, the company has soft launched the mobile version of the popular battle royale title. In other words, it is not globally available at the moment and is currently limited to Android users. Furthermore, Apex Legends Mobile will be available for download in regions including, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

If you’re nation is not in this list, you can still opt to pre-register for the game on Google Play Store, which offers you a chance at being invited to the beta test. Respawn have stated that the game is still in an early version and is being tested with a limited playerbase. This basically means that the game is being rolled out in a staggered manner and it isn’t available to the broader market. Unfortunately, since its exclusive to Android right now, iOS players will have to wait a bit longer.

For those unaware, Apex Legends Mobile offers a gameplay that is identical to its PC counterpart, similar to PUBG and PUBG Mobile. So, players teams up with two other players and dives into the map with a zone that shortens overtime. Unlike PUBG, the battle royal has just 60 players in total over 100 people in PUBG. Furthermore, its mechanics encourages firefights to help boost your armor, to add more diversity over luck based looting. Another major aspect is its different characters that arrive with different active and passives abilities as well.

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Apex Legends Mobile is now available for Pre Registrations for Android smartphones. The mobile port of one of the most popular battle royale title is finally arriving to smartphones and is now on Google Play Store.

As of right now, Respawn, the studio behind the popular Titanfall and Apex Legends franchise, is testing an early version of the game with a limited number of players. In other words, this build of the battle royale shooter is not the final version and will likely go through several changes and updates before its actual release. So, players that are able to play this early version can expect overhauls or major changes post release, along with the usual bugs and instabilities.

Apex Legends Mobile has already garnered a lot of positive reactions from players that were able to enter the regional bets testing in select countries like Philippines and India. At the moment, the largest difference between the PC version and the mobile port is the game’s shift to a third person perspective by default. Notably, this third person mode was available on PC and consoles for a limited time, but it seems to be the default for smartphones.

Keep in mind that the port is currently only available for Android smartphones and we have no news of when the game is being brought to Apple iOS. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

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When considering popular mobile shooter games available presently, Fortnite, PUBG and Call of Duty are among the top three most popular ones. EA’s Apex Legends is as popular as the trio but the issue is that it is not available on mobile. That may change soon as EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson is reported to have disclosed during a conference call that the company has deliberated on having the popular battle royale game get a soft launch by the end of the year.

The Apex Legends is a popular game which was meant to give EA an entry point into the lucrative battle royale gaming market. However, the popularity of the game has diminished for a while now, perhaps due to the unavailability of a mobile version. The fortunes of the game may experience some change when it becomes available to the billions of mobile gamers worldwide.

The game may not become available to gamers worldwide this year, though, as a soft launch means only some markets will get the new game on mobile. The company did not reveal the region that’s will become available by the year’s end but we expect the rollout to be expanded by the early part of 2021.

The mobile game scene has turned out to be a very lucrative one. The industry has also experienced some upsurge due to the COVID 19 lockdown and other restrictions. Data released by Sensor Tower showed that Tencent’s PUBG emerged as the top-grossing mobile game in May 2020 with an estimated revenue of $226 million USD. It is no surprise EA is planning to get on board with its own battle royale game which shares the same plot with the PUBG Mobile. That is, you jump from an aircraft, search for weapons and other loot and try to remain the last one standing.

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A man traveling through Portland International Airport apparently had a layover long enough that he decided to play some video games. Playing games at the airport isn’t such a big deal if you’re using something like a Nintendo Switch, laptop, or smartphone. Where gaming at the airport can become a big deal is if your preferred gaming platform is a PlayStation 4.

An Apex Legends player made headlines after he decided to kill some time while waiting on a flight the old-fashioned way – by plugging his trusty PlayStation 4 into one of the airport’s many monitors and getting in some game time. Unfortunately, he discovered that one isn’t exactly allowed to do such things at an airport, to absolutely no one’s surprise.

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When approached and asked “to unplug and cease using the monitors at the airport” by operations supervisors, he reportedly asked “very politely” if he could finish up his round first. That request was denied, and Port of Portland spokesperson Kama Simonds took the opportunity to use the incident as “a good reminder of what not to do at the airport.”

Simonds added that power outlets are fair game to travelers, but monitors are out of the question. She said this incident demonstrates the addictive nature of screens and urges travelers to keep their game systems in their luggage until they arrive at their final destination. She adds that it’s extremely important not to use airport information monitors to play them. “Don’t try to set them up and play them in the airport,” she says.

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