Genesis

Genesis 8 returns in January 2022, features Super Smash Bros. 64, Melee, and Ultimate

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Genesis is one of the biggest and most important tournament series in the history of the Super Smash Bros., typically marking the first Major and official start to a year full of competition for all active titles. And now, Genesis 8 has been officially announced for a 2022 return.  [embedded content] Because of ongoing health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the Genesis team opted to not hold an event in January this year. Instead, the tournament series will return from Jan. 28 to 30 next year.  For the main lineup. G8 will

Respawn ‘working to address network outages’ in Apex across all regions

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Respawn is taking care of network outages affecting Apex Legends this morning, according to an official tweet. Developers are “seeing improvements” with the servers, but will continue to look into the issue. Downdetector, a website that collects user reports about service outages, indicated a significant spike in interruptions earlier this morning. The unofficial Apex Legends Status page reported a similar burst of occurrences. The issues seem to be dwindling, according to both websites, but they aren’t completely gone yet. We’re working to address network outages affecting @playapex across all regions.

Fan-Made Heirloom Gives Wattson Electrified Saber

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Apex LegendsWattson has yet to receive an official Heirloom. / Photo courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends fan has designed an Heirloom cosmetic for Wattson that equips her with a very posh, very deadly electrified saber.Heirlooms are the rarest and highly coveted cosmetics in Apex Legends. These special cosmetics take the shape of melee weapons that replace a Legend's unarmed state, equipping them with a flashy new attack to perform instead of a simple punch. Each Legend gets only one Heirloom, and the release of an Heirloom for a Legend

Respawn investigating issue that prevents players from connecting to Apex lobbies

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Respawn Entertainment is investigating another round of outages to Apex Legends services, according to an official tweet. The team acknowledged an issue that stopped players from connecting to the lobby, though there are no additional details on the exact reason behind it. Accounts of connection problems with Apex have flared up on DownDetector, a website that collects reports from users regarding service outages. Apex Legends Status, an unofficial website dedicated to monitoring the integrity of the servers, also picked up a spike in connectivity issues. Both pages indicated a small

Apex Legends’ Thrillseekers event launches July 13 with new Overflow Arenas map

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2021 10:40 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Apex Legends is getting another event starting next week. The Thrillseekers event kicks off next Tuesday, July 13, with a new Arenas map called Overflow, three new reward tracks, and a series of cosmetics—all of them available until Aug. 3. The new Overflow map is lane-focused, according to the official reveal post. This sets it apart from the competition: “players cannot easily spot early decisions made by the other team and will need to stay vigilant before committing to a side or risk being flanked,” the text reads. Overflow has

Apex Legends Developers Share Strong Words for July 4 Hackers

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Apex LegendsThe development team behind Apex Legends isn't happy about the hack over July 4 weekend—to say the least. / Respawn EntertainmentThe development team behind Apex Legends isn't happy about the hack over July 4 weekend—to say the least.Apex Legends suffered a devastating attack over July 4 weekend that locked the entire player base out of, well, actually playing the game. Spurred by frustrations over the state of Respawn Entertainment's sister title, Titanfall 2, hackers were able to hold Apex Legends hostage for over 10 hours and direct players to