A new report from USGamer says that Respawn Entertainment made the decision to rush the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in order to meet the holiday 2019 release window. This came at the risk of shipping a game that had a fair number of bugs and performance issues that, given more development time, may have never been seen by the public. At release, most reviews were overall positive about the game but nearly all of them noted a not insignificant...
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Respawn Rushed the Release of Jedi Fallen Order to Hit Holiday Release Window
Bugs and performance issues be damned.
A new report from USGamer says that Respawn Entertainment made the decision to rush the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in order to meet the holiday 2019 release window. This came at the risk of shipping a game that had a fair number of bugs and performance issues that, given more development time, may have never been seen by the public. At release, most reviews were overall positive about the game but nearly all of them noted a not insignificant... -
Big Changes are Coming to the Apex Legends Map in Season 4
Many major locations are getting major overhauls.
Respawn has just laid out their plans on what fans should expect in the fourth season of Apex Legends. Season 4, entitled Assimilation, is slated to launch on February 4 across all platforms that Apex Legends is currently available on. These platforms obviously including PC via Origin, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Right out of the gate, Respawn design director Jason McCord, provides insight on why these changes were... -
in NewsRespawn CEO Vince Zampella Takes Over DICE LA
Announces a studio name change and more.
Respawn Entertainment's co-founder and CEO, Vince Zampella, is about to shift gears. He is now in charge of DICE LA. This change will be finalized later this year. With it will come a new name for the studio. An unannounced game is also already in the works.
According to the LA Times, the plan is to "expand and launch an original, as-yet-unrevealed game." According to Zampella, the new DICE LA will be separate from Respawn... -
Jedi: Fallen Order is Fastest Selling Digital Launch for a Star Wars Title
Looks like Respawn struck gold.
EA, Respawn Entertainment, and Lucasfilm announced today that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is now the fastest-selling digital launch for a Star Wars game within its first two weeks. In addition, the trio announced that the game is also now EA's top-selling Star Wars title on PC within its launch window.
Condolences have been extended to Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 from DICE.
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in NewsApex Legends Fight or Fright Event Begins October 15
It's time to get spooky.
Respawn and EA just announced a new limited-time collection event for Apex Legends. This event has a very obvious Halloween them going for it and is appropriately being called the "Fight or Fright Collection Event."
From October 15 through November 5, Apex Legends players will get to experience Kings Canyon at night, complete exclusive event challenges, earn special Halloween cosmetics, and more.
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Respawn Apologizes to Ass-hat Gamers for 'Ass-hat' Remarks
Statement issued from Respawn's Vince Zampella.
Respawn's CEO Vince Zampella issued a bit of an apology today after members of the Apex Legends development team called a bunch of toxic ass-hat gamers, well... they called them ass-hats. Donning their biggest surprised Pikachu face possible, these Gamers™ got extra angry when they realized they couldn't just keep dishing it out and not expect some form of retaliation in return. Some continued to throw tantrums, others called for boycots,... -
Apex Legends Devs Call Some Toxic Players 'Ass-hats' and 'Freeloaders'
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The Apex Legends subreddit has seen better days. Recently, developers Respawn Entertainment had to make some changes to how their Iron Crown Event cosmetic skins were sold after fans complained that it was absurd they were tied to RNG loot boxes. The team at Respawn announced some upcoming changes that will allow those that wanted the skins to buy them directly for $18 (USD).
The Reddit thread announcing the changes also included an attempt at apologizing to... -
Respawn Updates Iron Crown Event Cosmetic Prices after Criticism
Changes coming soon to event skins and pricing.
Respawn Entertainment have announced plans to change how they are offering skins and other content for their currently ongoing Iron Crown Collection Event. Players weren't too thrilled about the price that Respawn was asking for the event specific RNG basedloot boxessurprise mechanic boxes. The boxes, called Iron Crown Collection Packs, gave you a chance to get one of 24 different themed items.
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Solos Finally Coming to Apex Legends
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in NewsSolos Finally Coming to Apex Legends
But only for a limited time.
Apex Legends will finally allow introverts to play without worry starting on August 13. A Solos Mode will be introduced into the F2P battle royale game. So far, the game has only really allowed for three-man squads.
The addition of Solos Mode is the good news. The bad news is that this mode will only be added to the game for a limited time. This Solos Mode will run from August 13 through August 27 in Apex Legends. Best get your fill of it while you can, because who knows when or if it will come back afterwards. ... -
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Respawn to Force Apex Legends Cheaters to Play Each Other
That's one way of dealing with cheaters.
Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Apex Legends, says that they will soon begin to implement a new method of anti-cheat in their still fairly popular battle royale title. Unlike many other methods of anti-cheat, this one aims to issue softbans against known cheaters.
In short, this means that people who are detected to be cheating will be matched up only against others who have been found to be cheating. These people will... -
Apex Legends' Latest Character is an Electric Wall of Defense
Watson is the name and defending is their game.
The second season, called Battle Charge, for Apex Legends was detailed today at EA Play. Respawn announced a number of new additions coming to their still fairly popular battle royale game, including the addition of a new playable character, Watson.
This all kicks off on July 2. This is when the new season will begin in addition to the new Battle Pass release, and the addition of Watson to the roster. Watson was introduced today via an animated short. ... -
Almost 14 Minutes of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Gameplay
It looks like a video game.
As part of their EA Play event, Respawn Entertainment and EA showed off about 15 minutes of actual gameplay for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. We won't get into specifics about the game here. For that, you can check out our previous coverage.
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Respawn Delays Future Titanfall Games to Focus on Apex Legends
A new developer blog went up a short time ago today from Respawn Entertainment. The studio, known best for their work on the Titanfall games and the recently released Apex Legends battle royale title, revealed a bit about what they're going to focus on for the time being.
Titanfall fans, you're going to want to sit down for this one. One of the big points mentioned in this update is the fact that Respawn has now pushed back their current Titanfall development plans in order... -
Watch the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Announcement Trailer
At the end of February, the world was alerted to the fact that Respawn Entertainment (Titanfall, Apex Legends) and EA would reveal a trailer for their new Star Wars title on this very day. It turns out, this scheduled event happened as planned.
Imagine that.
Earlier today the studios revealed the first details and trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at the Star Wars Celebration that has been going on this weekend in Chicago. This is an original game set in... -
in NewsApex Legends to Soon Start Penalizing Early Leavers
A new feature is in the works for Apex Legends that aims to penalize those players that leave a game prematurely. Last week's 1.1 update for the game briefly introduced a penalty system for those that left a game before their team was eliminated. This feature was quickly pulled for reasons unknown but some additional details on this new mechanic were shared today from Respawn.
Community manager Jayfresh shared some details about what they're working on via Reddit.
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