With what’s been happening in the past and especially in light of current events, it’s important to reflect on the video games that have centered or been inclusive of black characters, as well as games led by black developers. Representation has been an ongoing conversation in video games (and other forms of media), and the
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While Respawn’s Vince Zampella was reminiscing on the studio’s tenth anniversary with IGN, he says the studio doesn’t have a new Titanfall game in development. “There’s nothing currently in development,” says Zampella. “But it’s always there. You see the little bits of stuff coming back [through the lore in Apex Legends]. At some point, I
Publisher Electronic Arts released its financial results for the fourth quarter of the 2020 fiscal year this afternoon and it showed that Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has continued to be a major success. Stated in EA’s earnings release, it was said that Fallen Order has achieved more than 10 million unique players to date across all
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order yesterday announced a new free update that brings a plethora of content as part of the unofficial Star Wars holiday, May 4. While we’ve detailed the specific content that’s added to the game, such as additional challenges, Journey+, and more, but there are also some accessibility improvements that make the
To coincide with the unofficial Star Wars holiday, May the 4th, Respawn Entertainment and EA have today released a new, free update for last year’s release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This new wave of content for Fallen Order adds a whole slew of additional challenges and combat modes to continuing testing your Force and lightsaber
If you check the site enough, you’ll have noticed me waffling about Respawn Entertainment teasing the arrival of a new legend heading to Apex Legends when Season 5 drops next month. Today, we’ve been given an actual reveal so we no longer have to speculate on who it is. The new legend is revealed through a
Another new character seems to be on the way as Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends heads towards its next season that’s due to start next month. The character assumed to be arriving ties in heavily with the previous Assimilation update and the community already thinks they know who it is. The official Apex Legends Twitter account yesterday posted an image
Apex Legends has been hitting out new events rather frequently this year. There’s been the arrival of Revenant, a new playable legend who came to the game via the titled Assimilation update, and we’ve also seen some smaller events such as the System Overdrive event, Valentine’s Day Rendezvous, and the latest The Old Ways that brings some backstory to Bloodhound. There’s now
Respawn Entertainment’s surprise 2019 Battle Royale Apex Legends might be fairly popular, but one thing that players have been wanting is a crossplay feature, allowing them to play against other players who are on other systems. It seems as if the feature is once again being teased, but there’s no confirmation that it’s actually on the way.
When Respawn Entertainment launched Apex Legends in 2019, the game featured a range of playable characters known as Legends. While these characters all had their own backstory to add to the lore of the game, one character, Bloodhound was still rather unknown. However, with the upcoming arrival of a new game event, we’re introduced to a lengthy origin
CEO of Respawn Entertainment, Vince Zampella has revealed that Jedi: Fallen Order was potentially going to be delayed. The comments come from a backstage conversation after the studio won ‘Adventure Game of the Year’ at the DICE Awards 2020 that took place on February 13, 2020. Reported by USgamer, Vince Zampella admits that conversations about
Apex Legends’ Valentine’s Day Rendezvous event that was due to go live yesterday has been postponed after Respawn Entertainment has had to delay the event. It’s not clear why the event has been delayed. For those who may have read the news yesterday that Respawn Entertainment’s Battle Royale game Apex Legends was getting the Valentine’s
Apex Legends is getting all romantic this month as Respawn Entertainment is bringing back duos mode today through to February 18. The event that’s bringing the mode back is titled Valentine’s Day Rendezvous and players that take part can grab themed items while they’re available. The event kicks off by awarding players a Valentines 2020 badge
Apex Legends Season 4 clearly introduced Revenant as the new legend, but it’s possible that another legend was also revealed. Hidden in plain sight, this possible legend will be directly tied to Revenant and his violent actions that took place in the Season 4 trailer. Labeled as “the greatest hitman the Mercenary Syndicate ever had,”
It took a few years, but it seems as though EA has finally released a Star Wars video game that is surpassing all expectations. Announced today during Electonic Arts’ financial call going over sales for the publisher’s third quarter of the current fiscal year, it was revealed that Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has already
After teasing fans with the announcement that Forge would be the next person to become playable in Apex Legends, the team at Respawn smoothly pulled the old bait-and-switch this week. First, they released a sit-down interview with Forge that ended in him being murdered by Revenant, hinting that things weren’t as they originally seemed. With
I truly can’t remember how old I was when I saw my first Star Wars movie. I have vague memories of seeing The Phantom Menace at some point when I was very young but I honestly couldn’t tell exactly when I saw it. That being said, I do remember seeing Revenge of the Sith with my
Released at the tail end of last year, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order came out of the gate as one of the best Star Wars games in recent memory. Thanks to its compelling story, a diverse range of characters, and its dedication to rooting the universe of Star Wars in a single-player focused experience, Fallen Order has
Apex Legends just wrapped up its Winter Event, but the team at Respawn isn’t going to make fans wait long for new content. Alongside the upcoming kick for the Apex Legends Global Series Tournament, Respawn is running a new “Grand Soirée” event starting January 14 and running for two weeks. Check it out below. You
Respawn Entertainment’s 2019 Battle Royale hit Apex Legends seems to be generating some traction in regards to crediting the voice actors. Those who know Apex Legends will know that the game features a lot of dialogue, ranging from individual character phrases for weapons, items, and quips, and more. One Reddit user posted about how half a year ago they
To kick off the new year, Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella seems to have received a promotion of sorts within EA’s larger studio structure. In a report from the Los Angeles Times today, it was announced that Zampella is now set to lead DICE LA, which is the Los Angeles based division of the studio
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
EA and Respawn announced today that the publisher and developer team will soon be spinning up the Apex Legends Global Series. This series of both online and live events will allow PC players to compete for more than $3 million. The first event will launch in early 2020. We're excited to announce the Apex Legends
For those still exploring a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, developer Respawn Entertainment has recently added a much-requested feature to the game. As part of a new patch for Fallen Order that rolled out today across all platforms, the game has now received a photo mode. When in-game, this mode can be
Respawn Entertainment released Apex Legends earlier this year, quickly finding the game becoming a hit with Battle Royale fans. In fact, before 3 days had passed since launch, the game had attracted over 10 million players. Later on, it cleared 25 million players with over 2 million at its concurrent peak. Later in the year
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been out for a few weeks now and according to publisher Electronic Arts, the game has had a fairly strong start. EA announced today that within its launch window, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has become the best-selling Star Wars game to date when it comes to digital sales. Furthermore,
If you watched the most recent trailer from XO19, then you know that the protagonist of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Cal Kestis, eventually wields a double-bladed lightsaber. This lightsaber upgrade is one of the biggest changes in the moment-to-moment gameplay of Fallen Order, aside from making you look like a badass. If you stick
I have a firm belief that lightsaber battles should not be fast and flashy. Jedi Knights are not all-powerful invincible superheroes, and fights are more fun to watch and experience when every move has a purpose, weight, and strategic value. I can only imagine that wielding such a weapon would be hard. And boy, is
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the newest action-adventure game from publisher EA and developer Respawn Entertainment (Titanfall, Apex Legends). As one of the very few who escaped the Emperor’s diabolical “Order 66,” Cal Kestis (played Cameron Monaghan of Shameless and Gotham) is one of the last known remaining Jedi. As such, he wields a