RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT
Imran Khan Jan 6, 2022. 1 minute read
Jedi Fallen Order Sequel Rumored to be Revealed Before E3
The 2019 release of Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order was heralded by many to be a new age for Star Wars titles, which had largely hewed multiplayer and, uh, bad for years prior. The action kinda-Souls-like from Titanfall developer Respawn featured original story about Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis regaining his force powers…
READ MORE >Ethan Davison Aug 11, 2021. 7 minute read
Apex Legends Lead Designer Fired After Community Unearths Sexist and Racist Posts
Content warning: This article contains quotes and sources to blog posts that are sexist, misogynistic, and racist in nature. Daniel Z. Klein, a lead game designer on Apex Legends, announced yesterday that as of last Friday he is no longer working at Respawn. The announcement comes after a number of…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory May 11, 2020. 2 minute read
Respawn Alumni Form Gravity Well, an ‘Anti-Crunch’ AAA Studio
Two former Respawn Entertainment leads today announced the formation of their own Los Angeles-based development studio: Gravity Well. The two alumni, Jon “Slothy” Shiring and Drew McCoy, have credits on Respawn Entertainment’s most successful titles — McCoy was a Producer on Titanfall, a Senior Producer on Titanfall 2, and Executive…
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Jordan Mallory Oct 7, 2019. 2 minute read
Apex Legends Halloween Event Starts Oct. 15 with $160 Lifeline Heirloom Set
Zombies are coming to Kings Canyon next Tuesday, October 15, when Apex Legends‘ Fight or Fright event kicks off the post-capitalist Halloween season. The event runs through November 5 and introduces a new limited-time mode called “Shadowfall,” a handful of free event-exclusive cosmetics that can be earned through challenges, and…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Sep 27, 2019. 2 minute read
Apex Legends’ New Map Debuts with Season 3 on October 1
Apex Legends‘ third season begins this Tuesday, October 1, and in addition to another battle pass and an angsty new character, it turns out that Season 3 also has a whole new map waiting in the wings. The reveal was tucked into today’s Season 3 launch trailer, embedded below, and…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Sep 19, 2019. 2 minute read
Apex Legends Season 3 Begins October 1, Here’s What’s New
Apex Legends Season 3 kicks off on Tuesday, October 1, and it turns out those leaks from a Gamestop management conference were right on the money. Crpyto, a white-hat hacker on the run from the law, is Season 3’s first new legend, while the Charge Rifle is its first new…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Aug 27, 2019. 2 minute read
Potential New Apex Legends Character Leaks Ahead of Season 3
The next Apex Legends character may be a fashion-wise hacker, if images purportedly leaked from Gamestop’s GME 2019 management conference are to be believed. As seen below, the new dude sports a wicked cyberpunk jacket and at least five necklaces, along with a mechanical chinstrap and more buckles than you…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Aug 16, 2019. 2 minute read
Respawn Addresses Apex Legends Iron Crown Skins Controversy
In my reporting earlier this week that Everybody Mad™ about an axe in Apex Legends that costs $170, I neglected to mention a related issue that Some People Mad™ about: Iron Crown-exclusive event costumes. Pathfinder, Gibraltar, Lifeline, Mirage, Bloodhound, Wattson, and Wraith all have new legendary skins that can only…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Aug 14, 2019. 2 minute read
Everybody Mad: Apex Legends $170 Axe Edition
Hello and welcome to the first and maybe only installment of Everybody Mad™, a new thing I’m trying because everybody’s real mad about Apex Legends. Specifically, everybody’s mad about a new axe skin in Apex Legends, which was introduced at the beginning of this week’s Iron Crown event. People normally…
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