Apex Legends: Legacy - Arenas Valkyrie Lifeline Tweaks Olympus Changes And Everything From Our Hands-On

On its face, this free-to-play title looks a bit like PUBG in its player models, but it offers a bit more than its predecessor. Not only can players use guns, knives, and swords to take enemies down, but they can also amass superpowers and magic. This game too has gotten an official upgrade to Xbox Series


Realm Royale is an interesting addition to this list because it also has something in common with Fortnite . There was a time when the battle royale aspect of both games was in fact, just additional modes in a much bigger project. For Fortnite, fans of the game know that there was a time when its "Save the World" mode was actually supposed to be its focus and the mode that has since gotten so popular was really more of an add


Apex Legends: Legacy goes live on May 4, with World’s Edge and Olympus next up in the Battle Royale map rotation . We spoke to Respawn about Apex Legends: Legacy and the reasoning behind all the changes - check our interview out at that l


Arenas fights feel like a proper back-and-forth. Yes, sometimes you get trounced, and sometimes you do the trouncing, but the way Respawn has set it up means it’s not long until you’re in a war. To win an Arenas match, you need to have won at least three rounds, but you also need a two-round lead. This means close battles go on for a while, sometimes resulting in a deadlock where you get a bunch of materials to buy whatever you like and start the combat with red shields - the winner takes all. Arenas is tense, tactical, and tight. It feels like something that’s destined to become a popular esport, but I’ll be using it mostly to prepare myself for those late-game 3v3 fights in Battle Royale. It’s the best way to improve your pure combat skills in A


Speaking of magic, Spellbreak has its entire focus on magic. When it comes to Spellbreak - which just saw Season 2 land - all the usual battle royale aspects are included. However, rather than landing on a map and looking for the best guns, players are on the hunt for ways to soup up their magical powers. The game also has a unique look that is somewhat reminiscent of Fortnite but with its own s


However, there is a downside to his dome. If enemies get inside of it then it offers no protection at all. In that sense, the dome is really only effective at protecting against ranged attacks and even then it can disappear if enough damage is done to


Moreover, this Passive fits Bloodhound's Eye of the Allfather (Tactical) and Beast of the Hunt (Ultimate) - both skills that tag enemies. However, Bloodhound's Tracker can easily overwhelm a player, which makes it not-so-ideal in all situati


The Bocek bow is a new elite weapon for people with a steady aim. It’s the most silent weapon in the game, but it’s easy to whiff your shots. If you do hit, the bow does big damage. While ammo is limited across the map, you can retrieve fired arrows from the corpses of your enemies and the environment, since arrows stick in surfaces. Just keep in mind that the trajectory of your arrows will give you away quicker than Valkyrie’s loud jet propulsion systems. You can also change how the bow works by equipping two hop-ups: Shatter Caps and Deadeye’s Tempo. The former makes arrows burst when fired, making them spread like buckshot. The latter allows you to fire faster, so long as you can shoot to the rhy


One of the elements of the game that make fans love Apex so much is the detail that goes into each character's backstory. Gibraltars parents were both volunteers for something called SARAS, which means Search and Rescue Association of Solace. In essence, it's a charity that rescues and helps people on one of the many Apex wor


Meanwhile, Phase Runner is a map built around the construction of a prototype teleportation device, which you can zip through to close the distance or escape a hairy confrontation. Phase Runner is a map that’s perfect for PC players, with long sightlines for sniper rifles and very few places to hide. Battles here often coalesce on a symmetrical construction site that’s laid out like a three-lane MOBA


Among the weirdest battle royale games out there is Super Animal Royale . It seems as if it is at least a bit based on Fortnite , considering that there is crafting and supply hunting that used to be a big part of the most popular battle royale out there. Of course, the big difference in this game is that players take on the role of one kind of animal or another as they battle with as many as 63 other players. There’s also the fact that this game is top-down, and definitely has a much less realistic look than some of the more popular games in the genre. However, there’s still something to be said about the way this game is put together that allows it to really leave an impression and stand out from the ever-growing cr


The biggest new addition to the game is Arenas . While you might be tempted to immediately write the new mode off as a sideshow, it offers some of the most thrilling Apex Legends battles you can experience, while somehow retaining the core of what makes the Battle Royale mode so simultaneously intoxicating and infuriat