After being leaked by influencerslate last week,Respawn Entertainment’s CEO Vince Zampella confirmed the existence ofApex Legends,a battle royale game set in the world ofTitanfall,on Twitter.He then told fans to tune into the game’s new Twitch Channel at 8am PT today to get a better look at things. While a livestream just teased viewers for a couple hours, we did finally get a reveal trailer for at noon.
The reveal trailer was purely cinmeatic, but was still quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, a few influencers spread the word aboutApex Legendsa bit too early, resulting in it being leaked early. FollowingRod Breslaw’sdetailed Twitter post about it,Kotakuposted an article outright confirming the game’s existence and speculating thatApex Legendsmay be a stop gap betweenTitanfall 2and a realTitanfall 3.
Many were expecting the game to make an appearance at the Super Bowl, and while it didn’t have trailer there Vince Zampella didconfirm thatApex Legendsexistedas the (very boring) Super Bowl LIII was going on. At 8am PT the livestream began, showcasing a grassy alien environment. Over time, the screen would “glitch out” and show a soldier before cutting back establishing shots of various parts of the game’s map.
Following what previous leaks revealed about the game, this trailer does give us a better idea of what to expect from EA and Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming battle royale game from a cinematic perspective.Apex Legendswill technically be EA’s first full foray into the battle royale market, as theunderperformingBattlefield V’sbattle royale modeFirestormis coming until sometime this spring.
When it comes to gameplay,Apex Legendslooks to be exactly like what was leaked. It is a battle royale game that supports up to 60 players each match. While there are, unfortunately, no titans to be seen in this reveal trailer, we do see thatApex LegendsfeaturesOverwatch-like character abilities. It will certainly be interesting to how the game looks and plays now that this livestream is full steam ahead and we can actually playApex Legendsourselves.
you may watch first trailer from this stream below.Apex Legendsis available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
