Respawn has announced a limited-time duos mode for the battle royale Apex Legends, after EA proclaimed the game to be its ‘annual shooter’ in a Q2 2020 earnings call (via VGC).
Starting next week, for a limited time, it takes ✌.
Dive in to Duos 11/5. pic.twitter.com/uJkk7txcNE
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) October 30, 2019
EA is very pleased with Apex Legends. It has plenty of reason to be, as the ‘powerful’ property exceeded its expectations and contributed to a new Q2 record of $493 million generated in live service net bookings. The competitive side of Apex is chugging along contentedly too, and the publisher wishes to ‘deepen our long-term investment in the game and its community’ going forward. EA is also targeting a release onto PC and mobile platforms in China towards the end of this year.
Apex Legends has officially hit 70 Million players worldwide! We are constantly so humbled and thankful for all of your support. ⤠pic.twitter.com/GUn1AabqC8
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) October 29, 2019
The game has hit 70 million players worldwide, a testament to Respawn and EA’s continued work to support the battle royale. The new duos mode will begin on November 5 but its end date was left unsaid. Judging by Apex Legends’ solos mode, it will likely be held for two weeks, so there’s lots of time to grab a pal and get stuck in.
Apex Legends has plenty of references to Titanfall, but don’t expect a new game to come out any time soon. EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen was asked about the mecha-shooter in the aforementioned earnings call and assured that it is still a possibility. ‘We really want to keep the team hyper-focused on Apex because we see there’s so much opportunity there, so I can’t give you a sense of if and when [Titanfall 3] will come, but it’s still a great brand and we certainly won’t forget about it down the road,’ he said.
Meltdown, the title of Apex Legends third competitive season, began on October 1. With it came a new world, Crypto, the Charge Rifle, and new cosmetics in its battle pass.
Apex Legends is out now on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
