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Apex Legends Notches 10 Million Players in Three Days:
Electronic Arts may've(sic) found the next Fortnite.
The video game giant, known for its Battlefield war simulation games and upcoming Anthem action adventure title launching in two weeks, surprised the gaming world on Monday when it suddenly released a new game called Apex Legends. The title is free to download and offers a similar feel to Epic Games' Fortnite: Battle Royale, a free last-man-standing "battle royale" title that's become a cultural phenomenon since launching nearly two years ago. Both make their money by selling different looks for characters.
So far, EA says, more than 10 million people have played Apex Legends since it launched. "We hoped you'd love it as much as us, but never in our wildest dreams could we have expected the outpouring of support and positivity we've seen," wrote Vince Zampella, head of EA's Respawn Entertainment division, which made the popular Titanfall shooting game series and its spinoff Apex Legends. "We tested and tweaked. We argued and agreed. We got to a point where we felt some magic."
Apex Legends are... ancient ghost stories told around a campfire at night at a mountainop retreat?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @03:03PM (2 children)
they released this a day before their poor earnings report to their annual stockholders meeting.
people expressing interest and curiosity in a new game that has no real reviews yet due to not enough time to properly determine the strengths and weaknesses of a game does not equal success.
if EA behaves like they always have, their greed in the new monetization strategies will erode the value of the game, because what people can do for free will lose its novelty unless there's a hook to keep them coming back.
people have already written about the amount of grinding necessary to make enough 'scrap' to 'craft' something good--general scrap from junk in free to play for a few hours? 15 units. Scrap needed to get an on-level superior weapon? 1200. you'll surprass the weapon's utility by the time you saved enough to buy it--and as you go up in level, so do the redemption prices for the scrap you collect.
probably they will have to tweak it as people realize its no fun to grind once the newness wears off--unless it proves to be fun.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday February 09 2019, @04:06PM (1 child)
They're already calling Fortnite and P.U.B.G. "also-rans." Even though, selling the video games is a thing that can have more than one winner. Unlike the way this game goes. The battle to the death. I'll tell you, I love the idea. Do you remember 2015? Everybody thought it would be Jeb against Hillary in the General. Because one is a Bush and the other's a Clinton. WRONG!! And so many folks thought Crooked H would win the General. Wrong again!! Because a WINNER and a fighter showed up! youtu.be/0C_IBSuXIoo [youtu.be]
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Saturday February 09 2019, @05:06PM
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/02/09/ninja-apex-legends-fortnite-twitch-stream/ [comicbook.com]
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