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EA kills Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile

EA is pulling the plug on Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile.

The former game will shut down on May 1st, 2023, while the latter, which was still in development, has been formally cancelled.

In a blog post, developer Respawn said Apex Legends Mobile had fallen short of its “bar for quality, quantity and cadence.” Therefore, it made the “mutual decision” with development partner Tencent to axe the game one year after launch. EA says it will not refund players for any in-app purchases that have been made. However, Respawn will continue to support the main Apex Legends experience on consoles and PC.

In a separate post, Respawn parent company EA simply attributed the Battlefield cancellation to the ever-evolving games industry. Instead, EA says it’s still “hard at work at evolving Battlefield 2042” as pre-production on “future Battlefield experiences” remains underway.

The announcements come as part of EA’s Q3 2023 earnings release, in which it also announced the six-week delay of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor until April 28th.

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T-Pain tells keyboard warriors to stop harassing Apex Legends developers

T-Pain has a message for unruly gamers: “y’all have to fucking chill out.”

The rapper tweeted the message in response to Apex Legends developer Respawn’s social media statement condemning the harassment that staff has been facing.

“Bro y’all have to fucking chill out. It’s a fucking game my dude. Play something else if you hate it so much bro. Walk away from your pc/console if you’ve become so consumed by a game that you feel the need to threaten the ppl that work hard to make it. Chill bro

On September 22nd, Respawn tweeted that it has recently “seen increased harassment towards members” of the development team. “We welcome community input, however, the line between constructive feedback and the harassment of our dev team cannot be crossed.” The developer said it has a “zero tolerance policy” towards this behaviour and promised to “take appropriate action to ensure the health and safety” of the team.

Many people quickly shared the post to express support for the developers and push back against the abuse, and now, T-Pain has done the same. The rapper is an avid gamer, streaming titles like Apex Legends regularly on Twitch.

Unfortunately, the issue of developer harassment has come up often, especially in the past few months. In the span of a week over the summer, Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert decided to stop publicly talking about his new game due to hateful messages over its art style, while a Sony Santa Monica developer reported receiving unsolicited “dick pics” to get her to confirm a release date for God of War: Ragnarök. 

It should go without saying that none of this is acceptable, and you need to grow up if it’s something you do. As T-Pain himself said, “it’s a fucking game my dude.”

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Via: GamesRadar

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Post Malone is playing Apex Legends for charity this week

Rapper, singer, songwriter and gamer Post Malone is teaming up with Respawn Entertainment for an Apex Legends charity stream event.

Gaming For Love is an event that features consists of a series of four live streams that will be place this week on Twitch. Each stream allows viewers to donate to a number of charities via the Tiltify donation platform. Further, Respawn will be pitching in a little extra in the form of a $10,000 donation to each charity.

“Tune in this week while I game for love & raise money for @humanrightswatch, @ProjectHOPEorg, @UnitedWay, & @TrevorProject & shout out to @PlayApex & @Respawnent for their support. Donate & spread love,” Malone said in an Instagram post.

The first stream for the Human Rights Watch, an NGO that wants to expose and address human rights abuses of all types, from human trafficking to war crimes.

The streams will start each day at 6pm PT/ 9pm ET and are scheduled to last six hours.

Post Malone is well known for his love of Apex Legends. Back in February, he streamed with iiTzTimmy multiple times. Malone is also known to play games like Elden Ring, Guitar Hero, Skyrim, and Call of Duty: Warzone and has even collaborated with the Pokémon Company hosting a virtual concert back in 2021.

Source: GameSpot

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Apex Legends is currently suffering from input delay issues on Xbox Series X/S

Xbox Series X/S Apex Legends players have reported experiencing input control issues amid the game’s ongoing ‘Awakening Collection Event,’ which launched on June 21st.

Whenever players move their joystick or press a button, their input is delayed significantly. If you’ve ever played a shooter like Apex before, you’ll know that this makes the title almost totally unplayable.

The lag even extends to the Xbox dashboard and other games. However, restarting the console seems to fix the input delay issue. Some reports indicate that Microsoft’s Elite controllers are affected more significantly by the glitch.

Respawn Entertainment recently tweeted that it’s aware of the issue and says that it’s currently working on a fix. Some Reddit users report that if you plug in the controller or play the game with an older Xbox one gamepad the input delay disappears.

Apex Legends isn’t the only game frustrating players with input delay issues either as MLB The Show 22 is currently suffering from similar issues on the Xbox Series X/S.

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Via: The Verge

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Apex Legends Mobile will launch on May 17

EA and Respawn have confirmed that Apex Legends Mobile will launch on May 17th on iOS and Android.

Beyond the release date, not much else is known about the title. Apex Legends Mobile is a standalone mobile game based on its console and PC counterparts. Similar to Call of Duty Mobile and unlike Fortnite, Apex Legends Mobile doesn’t feature cross-play with other platforms.

Rumours point to the free-to-play title featuring an exclusive Legend alongside characters from the console and PC versions of the game. Regional betas for the title have been available for several weeks.

MobileSyrup will have more on Apex Legends Mobile in the coming days.

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EA wants more people to pre-register for Apex Legends mobile game and will reward you

EA is rewarding those who have pre-registered for Apex Legends Mobile with in-game cosmetic items.

  • 15,000,000 pre-registration users will get a “Become Legendary” holospray
  • 25,000,000 pre-registration users will get a ‘Sunfire Initiate’ Epic Skin for Pathfinder

EA says that it’s already at 10,000,000 pre-registrations.

Here are the already unlocked rewards:

  • 500,000 pre-registration users will get a pre-registered badge
  • 1,000,000 pre-registration users will get a ‘Fateful Games’ Banner Frame
  • 2,500,000 pre-registration users will get an ‘On Target’ Banner Pose for Bloodhound
  • 5,000,000 pre-registration users will get a ‘Teeth Cutter’ Epic Skin for the R99
  • 10,000,000 pre-registration users will get the ‘Molten Earth’ Epic Skin for Bloodhound

According to EA, new Legends, maps, gameplay modes, live events and “mobile-first adaptations and innovations” will be part of the upcoming smartphone and tablet take on Apex. The game will not feature cross-play with Apex Legends on other platforms, unlike the popular battle royale title Fortnite.

It’s still unclear when the game will officially release.

Apex Legends Mobile is now available for pre-registration on Google Play, and you can sign up to receive updates regarding the iOS version.

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You can now pre-register Apex Legends Mobile in Canada

Apex Legends Mobile is now available for pre-registration on Google Play, and you can sign up for updates on iOS.

Apex Legends Mobile offers the battle royale experience on the go.

According to EA, new legends, maps, gameplay modes, and live events and “mobile-first adaptations and innovations” will be part of this new smartphone and tablet take on Apex. The game will not feature cross-play with Apex Legends on other platforms, unlike the popular battle royale title Fortnite.

Apex Legends Mobile previously launched in a free closed beta in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Colombia.

In the regional launch, the only characters available were Wraith, Bangalore, Octane, Mirage, Pathfinder Bloodhound, Gibraltar, Lifeline and Caustic. However, it’s unclear if more of the game’s characters will be available in the mobile title.

Source: EA