Because I’m saddled with other commitments, I’ve yet to actually play Respawn’s Apex Legends. It’s an undeniable success, and my friends lists on nearly every platform, loaded as they are with Apex players, is testament to that success. The game quickly hit a million players after launch, and in the blink of an eye, that was sitting at 10 million. Now, says EA and Respawn boss Vince Zampella, the game has crossed the 25 million player threshold.

If you build it, they will come. If you build it properly, release it out of nowhere and you make it free, then buddy you better prepare yourself for a blitzkrieg of interest. Respawn Entertainment took a hell of a gamble with Apex Legends, releasing a fully playable battle royale experience without any warning prior to some leaks from influencers that had made the trek over to try the game out ahead of time. Point is, is that Respawn has done well this week.

You can be grumpy about the free-to-play Battle Royale game Apex Legends all you like, but the fact is that Respawns new multiplayer game, set in the Titanfall universe, is a heck of a lot of fun to play, even for people who don’t generally like the genre. It’s a bit like Overwatch meets Fortnite, and is super slick and polished. It doesn't, however, mean that Titanfall is dead.

Yesterday saw the not really a surprise at all launch of Apex Legends, a new free-to-play Battle Royale from the makers of Titanfall, Respawn. It’s a game set within the Titanfall world, which is great, because Titanfall is an amazing series that deserves to be supported. Thankfully for fans of that series who don’t really appreciate squad-based multiplayer Battle Royale games, there’s a Titanfall 3 in the works, right? Right? Well, no.

It looks like Apex Legends might be off to a great start. Respawn’s free to play shooter managed to notch a million unique downloads within eight hours of its launch, and video streaming sites are filed with nothing but channels broadcasting the hottest new chicken dinner on the block. Currently available on PC, Xbox One and PS4, here’s the quick breakdown on the game and its current contents.

Just about every modern Star Wars game that’s been announced has been cancelled. Despite the most recent cancellation, EA asserts that it’s still committed to delivering digital Star Wars experiences.

According to a leak from a marketing presentation, Respawn Entertainment's Jedi Fallen Order is still on track for release late next year, and might feature some familiar characters from past TV series.

Battlefront II might have fallen short of expectations, but that's not stopping EA from touting their next big game using the Star Wars license. And Respawn is shaping up to deliver next fiscal year.