Steam News · 1d
TESTING:Starting tomorrow, October 7th at approximately 10am PT, we will be conducting a matchmaking test by enabling cross-play as the default option for all players, on all platforms in the US-West servers. The intention of this test is to shorten queue times and tighten matchmaking skill bands. This test will run until the season ends on November 3rd. Console players can opt out of the test by ...
Steam News · 5d
FIXED:Resolved an issue impacting Steam users that resulted in settings being reset after every relaunch of the game. This was largely impacting players with unique folder structures and Apex installation locations, most commonly seen in APAC.ADJUSTED:Fast Draw Wild CardReload Time Reduction Benefit Reduced to 25% from 35%Consumable Use Time Reduction Benefit Reduced to 25% from 50%
Steam News · 6d
Hello! We just pushed an update for the following:✅ FIXED:ALTERUnreliable tac and ult usage near large moving structures🛠️ ADJUSTED:AXLEPassive:Sliding lateral control nerfed by 50% (making it harder to maintain slide momentum while tightly cornering)Tactical:Sliding lateral control nerfed by 25% for Nitro Gate usersAim assist is disabled for players under the effect of the Nitro GateNerfed Nitro ...
Steam News · 6d
Competitive Integrity Update - Ballistic Exploit CrashOur Anti-Cheat team recently identified an exploit being used to disrupt matches by intentionally crashing game servers. After thoroughly investigating the suspected perpetrator, we have delivered a permanent account ban, and implemented a fix to the exploit.While investigating a suspected player who appeared to be repeatedly causing lobbies to...
Steam News · Sep 30
For a fully localized version of this post, please visit here.INTRODuring our last season, Overclocked, we tested two temporary changes to Ranked matchmaking. Both went after the same thing, something we hear constantly and take seriously: it does not feel good to run into a stacked squad of the game's best players, especially when their Rank feels distant from your own.Ranked Matchmaking only wor...
Steam News · Sep 29
UPDATE: As we work to transition all PC players from Easy Anticheat to EA Javelin Anticheat, if you are encountering issues matchmaking into a round (including "Party Not Ready" error messages), we recommend switching your launcher to Steam for a smoother game experience. We are actively investigating these issue and hope to have a resolution soon.REMINDER: EA Javelin Anticheat is now live in Apex...
Steam News · Sep 28
REMINDER:Last week, in response to player feedback, we brought back the Core Wildcard mode alongside Apex KO. As a reminder, you should expect slightly longer queue times for either mode, with the higher skilled lobbies being most impacted. The highest successful queue times we're seeing is around 2.5-3.5 minutes. Know before you go!
Steam News · Sep 24
⚠️INVESTIGATING: We are aware of an issue on PS5 systems that results in errors in non-English voice lines. We're actively working on it and hope to have more information soon.Update @ 9/25/2026, 9 AM PT: ✅This issue is now fixed.If you were affected by this, please restart the game after downloading our small client patch. Thank you for your patience while we worked on a fix.
Steam News · Sep 24
In response to community feedback, we're making a couple of adjustments to the Street Fighter 6 collab Wildcard event. 🛠️ADJUSTED:- Blocking with drain Fighter Gauge more quickly. Dev note: Some feedback suggested that the Block mechanic felt overtuned and made shooting feel useless, noting that Apex is a shooter, first. This change will allow you to more reliably break a player out of blocking af...
