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Steam News · 2d
AMD has rolled out a new mainline driver update that resolves crashes for players with 9070 series GPUs in Apex. https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-26-10-1.html Please ensure you are on the latest version!
Steam News · 2d
TLDR; Read on to hear all about major changes to Ranked coming in Season 31 and 32, including: NEW Legend Banning Scoring adjustments for wide-skill matches UI clarity improvements NEW Iron, Emerald, and Grandmaster Ranks NEW Pro-Am League Ranked rewards overhaul and more! INTRO Over the next two seasons, we are adding major improvements and features to Ranked mode in Apex Legends™. As we worked…
Steam News · Oct 13
Darkness has descended on Kings Canyon. The Arena now belongs to the forces of darkness, and every Legend is pledging their loyalty to Beasts or Demons. Pick your side to gain infernal abilities or sick werewolf powers, then run wild in a haunted Kings Canyon. Whose side will you join? GO FERAL IN WILDCARD Pledge to Beasts or Demons in Wildcard, then earn your faction’s Wild Cards by completing c…
Steam News · Oct 13
Hey, Apex Legends! We’ll be answering as many questions as possible about WILDCARD this Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, from 10 am PT to 12pm PT. Drop your questions below ahead of our AMA and tune back for replies when we go live. As always, feedback is also welcome and we’ll be collecting everything to share with the team. Here’s our team on deck: RSPN_JeffWright (they/them) - Lead Technical Des…
Steam News · Oct 9
Competitive Integrity Update - Weapon Exploit Fixes We’ve deployed fixes for multiple high-profile weapon exploits in Apex Legends this week. You may have seen the videos circulating in community spaces earlier this week. These fixes address an exploit that allowed an entire magazine to be fired in a single shot, alongside another that enabled rapid firing and reloading with the Sentinel and C.A.…
Steam News · Oct 9
📋TESTING: We have activated a matchmaking test that increases maximum queue times for Plat+ players on all platforms, in all regions. The queue time increase scales with Rank tier, and Masters players could expect a maximum extension of approximately 30 seconds. This test is in pursuit of tighter skill bands in high skill matches and less spill over of high rank players into mid-rank matches, as…
Steam News · Oct 8
FIXED: We have resolved issues revolving around specific movements for some Legends on consoles, including: Ash's dash and double jump, Sparrow's double jump, Revenant's climb and mantle, and Lifeline's run animation. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve these issues.
Steam News · Oct 8
Darkness has descended on Kings Canyon. Supernatural forces stalk the fog, and the Legends are swearing loyalty to the armies of Beasts or Demons to gain infernal abilities and sick werewolf powers. The Blood Pact Event drops October 13. Learn more: http://x.ea.com/apxl/blood-pact Apex Legends™ is a free-to-play* battle royale game where legendary characters battle for glory, fame, and fortune on…
Steam News · Oct 8
First week of EA Javelin Anticheat Since the transition to EA Javelin Anticheat, we’ve continued to monitor, identify, and disrupt cheating across Apex Legends. The move to Javelin gives our Anti-Cheat team greater visibility into threats and more flexibility to respond as new cheats emerge. We wanted to share an update on what we’ve seen since the transition, including the volume of cheat attemp…
Steam News · Oct 6
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 consoles 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 t...
Steam News · Oct 2
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 Card Reload Time Reduction Benefit Reduced to 25% from 35% Consumable Use Time Reduction Benefit Reduced to 25% from 50%
Steam News · Oct 2
Hello! We just pushed an update for the following: ✅ FIXED: ALTER Unreliable tac and ult usage near large moving structures 🛠️ ADJUSTED: AXLE Passive: 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 users Aim assist is disabled for players under the effect of the Nitro Gate…
Steam News · Oct 1
Competitive Integrity Update - Ballistic Exploit Crash Our 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…
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
REMINDER: EA Javelin Anticheat is now live in Apex Legends on PC! Please update your game before hopping into your next match. We are aware of errors for some players as they transition between systems. We are actively working to address this issue and are hoping to have it resolved soon. This change will give our anticheat teams greater visibility into emerging threats and more flexibility to de…
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.
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 blockin…
Steam News · Sep 24
For a fully localized version of the following, please visit the official blog page . Intro Effective September 29th, 2026, Apex Legends will be switching its PC anticheat system to EA Javelin Anticheat. We extend our deepest gratitudes to the Easy Anti Cheat team at Epic Games for a long and fruitful partnership. Moving to EA Javelin Anticheat will give our anticheat teams greater visibility int…
Steam News · Sep 23
✅FIXED: - Fixed a crash that could occur when using Fighter Abilities in specific circumstances in Firing Range. - Fixed a visual issue where the Legend spotlight pass daily challenges would appear to be at 100% and not roll over to the next available challenge. - Fixed an issue where Fighter Mode could sometimes delete Ballistic's sling weapon. - Fixed an issue in Wildcard KO where players would…
