
As a character whose kit seems entirely based on supporting the team from a distance, it's very possible she'll shine on this reworked version of Kings Canyon. Players will get to purchase the sniper-focused hero Vantage when the new season launches. Hopefully it feels substantial when the new season launches.Īnd, as with every prior new season, a new Legend will be joining the fray. Like a lot of live service games, Apex Legends maps frequently receive a number of tweaks and updates, but "Hunted" is being pitched by developer Respawn Entertainment as an opportunity to address a lot of community feedback on Kings Canyon. In addition to a bunch of redesigned areas meant to reduce the amount of two-party firefights interrupted by a third, the map resurrects the Skulltown region of the map (destroyed in season 5) and re-introduces it as Relic, a more open version of the previously tightly contained zone. In Apex Legends' new season, "Hunted," which begins next week, the new "Reforged" version of the Kings Canyon map will debut, bringing a host of changes with it. The first gameplay footage will be showcased at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 13th.Great news for fans of battle royale games and giant monster skulls: Apex Legends is reworking its iconic original map, Kings Canyon, to restore its giant monster skull to its rightful place of prominence.
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We’ll have to wait for more details in the meantime.īattlefield 2042 releases on October 22nd for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

DICE could have a closed alpha in the works for the same which is closer to the current build. Rumors indicated that an alpha would be announced at EA Play Live on July 22nd and becoming available shortly after. So if any footage happens to leak, it’s best not to think of it as the final product (or even close to the current product). “The playtest will be different than those we’ve run in the past, and will be a grey box landscape for a few different reasons, like validating our back end systems and matchmaking.” Since it’s designed with specific technical goals in mind, the developer noted that it’s not a representation of the game’s current state. The playtest will be running in a “grey box environment to achieve our development goals around server loads, player experience, and rendering performance.” Specialists like Boris, Falck, Casper and Mackay will also be available along with weapons like the M5A3 and AC42 assault rifles, the Ranger and vehicles like the F-35E Panther and MV38-Condor. The plan is to showcase Orbital in Conquest with 128 players to test matchmaking, loading times and party/squad joining. This will all be done in a closed environment, under NDA.” DICE confirmed that this would go live in early July with the purpose of collecting “player feedback and intel from our Player Council, a group of Battlefield veterans we’re working with to provide insight on the game as launch approaches.


An open beta test will be conducted before launch (with pre-orders receiving early access) but there will be a closed technical playtest coming sooner. Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 2042 is the next big game in the series and will be releasing in October.
