EA and respawn’s Apex Legends will make its debut on mobile devices very soon. The game will be a smartphone version of the popular battle royale game. It will be available on both IOS and Android. Apex Legends Mobile will be soft-launching next week in ten different countries, according to EA. The selected countries are New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, …

Energy drinks are big business. The stuff companies are shilling for gamers – like G-Fuel (The Official Drink of esports!), Rogue Energy, Kill Cliff and a host of other pre-mixed or drink mix powders are making a killing selling their wares to gamers who want an edge in the games they play. These drinks purport to increase mental acuity and reflexes, mostly by repackaging caffeine in sexy gamer-focused packaging.

Playing video games online is a bit like the Tale of Two Cities. It can be the best of times, getting together with friends and shooting at random people online while having a laugh. It can also be the worst of times, because some people find it necessary to absolute cockwombles once they put on a gaming headset. One of the most aggrieving aspects of this untoward online behaviour, especially in team games, is when one player just doesn’t hold their weight. I’m not talking about lower-skilled players either, but rather the absolute pillocks who join a game, then sit twiddling their thumbs or doing something else while the rest of the team has to do what they can with a player deficit.

Respawn is made of two development teams. One is hard at work on Apex Legends stuff, while the other is working on the impending star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. That means something has to give, and unfortunately that something is Titanfall.

Yesterday, Fortnite developer Epic games came under fire for its culture of crunch. The game’s sudden and immense popularity sent its developers into dev overdrive, with staff reportedly regularly working 70-hour-long weeks to keep that steady stream of content and patches flowing. Respawn won't do the same with Apex Legends.

With Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order picking up after a few years of Palpatine’s rule, you’d think that stealth is the key to survival in Respawn Entertainment’s single-player game. The Titanfall team has a different idea in mind for their single-player game, as they're placing an emphasis on action instead.

While Fortnite may be an unstoppable juggernaut that continues to signal the cultural end times of our species, gamers looking for an alternative Battle Royale experience have found sanctuary in Apex Legends. Fortnite was quick to respond to Apex’s popularity, and to copy some of the ideas it brought to the table. Back in March, along with their new Battle …

Apex Legends isn't just another Battle Royale shooter - it's a smart redefinition of what the genre's rules are, while a refinement of the many problems its countless entries have struggled to grapple with for months.