Apex Legends (Switch eShop) News Articles
Saturday31st Jan 2026
PSA Apex Legends Switch Version Shutting Down This August
Nintendo fans can continue playing on Switch 2
Following the release of Apex Legends on the Switch 2 last August, EA and Respawn Entertainment have now announced Season 29 will be the "final update" for the free-to-play battle royale on the original Switch system. Players on Switch will be able to continue playing the game until 4th August 2026,...
Monday22nd Dec 2025
News Vince Zampella, Call Of Duty Co-Creator And Respawn Head, Has Died
He was 55
Infinity Ward co-founder and Respawn Entertainment head Vince Zampella has died in a fatal car crash, NBC4 Los Angeles reports. He was 55 years old. The crash was reported to have happened yesterday, 21st December 2025, in along Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway, at around 12:45pm local time. Tributes have been pouring in...
Thursday31st Jul 2025
News Apex Legends Gets A Switch 2 Upgrade & Release Next Week
Squad up, Switch 2 style!
EA has just announced that Apex Legends will be receiving a Switch 2 upgrade next month, or rather next week, as it drops on August 5th. Hooray! Yep, as part of today's very good/middling/awful (delete as appropriate) Partner Direct, we learned that the online squad-based shooter, which first launched all the way back in...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News EA And Respawn Hit By Hundreds Of Layoffs As New Project Cancelled
Between 300 to 400 people have lost their job
Electronic Arts is reportedly laying off between 300-400 staff, with 100 of those coming from Apex Legends and Star Wars: Jedi developer Respawn,
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
News A New Turn-Based Tactics Star Wars Game Has Been Announced
A collab between former XCOM devs and Respawn
Star Wars will be getting a new single-player turn-based tactics game officially titled Star Wars Zero Company. Although a Nintendo release hasn't been mentioned, there's always a chance with the Switch 2 on the horizon. This new game is being developed by the independent studio Bit Reactor (partly made...
Thursday6th Feb 2025
News EA Considering Apex Legends 2.0, But Battlefield 6 Is The Priority For Now
"There will be an even bigger, more meaningful update to that"
EA's focus this week has been the reveal of the new 'Battlefield Labs' in the leadup to the next major entry, but it's not forgotten about its other FPS hit Apex Legends. Unfortunately for EA, Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play shooter has experienced a bit of a slump in recent times,...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News EA Can't Comment On Switch Successor But Admits Improved Platforms Are "Good" For Business
New hardware "is typically a plus"
Electronic Arts has shown ongoing support throughout the Switch generation, so what can we expect from the third-party video game giant when the next iteration of Nintendo hardware arrives? When asked about the expected launch of Nintendo's next system during an earnings call, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Comes To Apex Legends Early Next Year
A surprise crossover
In yet another surprise collaboration announcement at this year's Game Awards, Apex Legends has announced a crossover with Square Enix's action role-playing game Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It will be taking place next year in EA's battle royale shooter on 9th January 2024. Here's a first look: <related...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Apex Legends Adds Cross-Progression In New Seasonal Update
Dropping 31st October
If you've been wanting to play EA's free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends on a certain platform but didn't want to abandon your progress on another platform, we've got some good news. EA and Respawn will be adding cross-progression to the game on 31st October in the latest seasonal update. Cross-progression will roll out...
Wednesday21st Jun 2023
News EA Splits "EA Entertainment" And "EA Sports" In Massive Company Restructure
"This evolution of our company continues"
Industry juggernaut Electronic Arts has today announced a huge restructuring that splits its studios into two major organisations - EA Entertainment and EA Sports. As explained by CEO Andrew Wilson, this "evolution" allows the company to give studio leaders more power, including "creative ownership and...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
News Battle Royale Hit Apex Legends Hopes To Stick Around For 10 To 15 Years "Or More"
"We're in this for the long haul"
The online free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends has been going since 2019 and was only released on the Switch in 2021, but the general aim is to keep the franchise around for a very long time. In an interview with our friends at GamesIndustry.biz, the game's director Steven Ferreira mentioned how the team was in...
Thursday2nd Feb 2023
News EA Has Reportedly Cancelled Its Single-Player Apex Legends Game
Was codenamed Titanfall Legends
Back in July last year, it was discovered EA and Respawn Entertainment were working on a brand new single-player adventure set in the Apex Legends Universe. In a new development, Electronic Arts has reportedly cancelled the project, codenamed Titanfall Legends. "Three people familiar with the matter" have apparently...
Monday14th Nov 2022
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Leads Nintendo's Nominations At The Game Awards 2022
Neon White, Sifu, and Tunic all net 3 noms each
The nominations are out for Geoff Keighley's yearly glamorous advertising and awards event, The Game Awards, which will be broadcast on Thursday, December 8th. Now, we're all well aware by this point that Nintendo's representation on these lists is usually pretty lacking until you get to the indies...
Monday11th Jul 2022
Random Gamers Heap Praise On Apex Legends Player For Refusing To Shoot Crashed Competitor
"Don't shoot him, bro!"
At the Apex Legends Global Series 2022 competition - which offers up an incredible $2 million grand prize, by the way - professional gamer Philip "ImperialHal" Dosen shot to headlines for showing restraint during a match in which a competitor player crashed. When roaming about the map, Dosen spotted the lone player whose...
Sunday10th Jul 2022
News Respawn Working On Single-Player FPS Set In Apex Legends Universe
The battle royale could be expanding...
Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends doesn't always get as much credit in certain corners of the internet, but it's actually generated more than $2 billion in earnings since its arrival in 2019. With this in mind, Respawn appears to be developing a new solo first-person shooter...
Thursday12th May 2022
News EA's Live Service Battle Royale Game Has Now Generated $2 Billion In Earnings
"Full games" can't compete
If you had any doubts about the live service model in video games, you might want to check out EA's latest earnings report. The third-party video game giant responsible for series like Battlefield, The Sims and Need for Speed has revealed Respawn Entertainment's battle roya
Wednesday16th Mar 2022
News EA Play Live Is Reportedly Skipping 2022
Will reveal more about new games "when the time is right"
The third-party video game giant Electronic Arts - known for franchises like Battlefield, Need for Speed and FIFA - will apparently be skipping its annual 'EA Play Live' event this year. In a statement provided to IGN, an EA representative said the company would reveal its next projects when...
Tuesday24th Aug 2021
News Apex Legends' Ping System Now 'Patent-Free' As EA Announces Accessibility Pledge
Free access to five patents now available to encourage "innovation"
Electronic Arts has announced a Patent Pledge that gives its competitors completely free access to its current accessibility-related technology and innovations without the threat of legal action. Which is nice! The publisher hopes that the pledge, which it says is the first of its...
Friday30th Jul 2021
News Respawn's F2P Shooter Apex Legends Gets A New Character On 3rd August
Update: Here's some Seer gameplay
Update: Here's some Seer gameplay: Update [Tue 27th Jul, 2021 06:00 BST]: As promised, Respawn Entertainment has now released a new gameplay trailer Apex Legends new character and update. Take a look in the video below: Original article [Sun 25th Jul, 2021 04:45 BST]: Apart from the Lost in Random
Wednesday12th May 2021
News EA Play Live Returns Later This Year On July 22nd
"Save the date"
2021 sure is going fast, and now that it's May, it means E3 is just around the corner. The main all-digital event is scheduled to take place between 12th-15th of June, but not every publisher and developer is necessarily participating in the main show. One company that will be doing its own thing again is Electronic Arts. This year...
Thursday29th Apr 2021
Nintendo Download 29th April (North America)
New Pokémon Snap! R-Type Final 2! Battle Axe!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: New Pokémon Snap (Nintendo,...
Saturday20th Mar 2021
Video Here's Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Apex Legends On Switch
You might want to disable crossplay
The ambitious port of Apex Legends landed on the Nintendo Switch earlier this month, so how does it hold up? Digital Foundry has now put Panic Button's conversion to the test, trying out the latest version of the game based on patch 1.07. In terms of resolution, the game runs at 720p in docked play, with "dynamic...
Tuesday16th Mar 2021
News Respawn Rolls Out Apex Legends Update, Includes "Several" Nintendo Switch Fixes
Drop in
Respawn Entertainment's battle royale Apex Legends made its debut on the Nintendo Switch last week and now a week later, the developer has rolled out a new update for all versions of the game. For the Switch version, in particular, this addresses "several" Switch bugs, but does not go into detail about what exactly these fixes are. Plenty...
Thursday11th Mar 2021
Nintendo Download 11th March (Europe)
Crash! WRC 9! A-Train!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time...
Wednesday10th Mar 2021
Video Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Apex Legends Running On Switch And PS4 Pro
How's the Switch edition looking?
After facing numerous delays and much speculation, EA's free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends finally arrived on Switch yesterday. Developed by Respawn Entertainment and ported by Panic Button, we've
Tuesday9th Mar 2021
Video Nintendo Shares Beginner's Tips For Apex Legends, Out Today On Switch
Get off to a good start
Today sees the launch of Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment's popular free-to-play battle royale game – on Nintendo Switch, so what better time to check out some tips and tricks designed to get you off to the best possible start? Nintendo Minute's Kit and Krysta have teamed up with Apex Legends director Chad Grenier to...
News Apex Legends Switch Frame Rate And Resolution Detailed
How does it hold up?
Apex Legends is officially out on the Switch today and as you might have heard it'll offer cross-play - allowing you to take on players on other systems. So, what will it be like for Nintendo players in battle? During a chat with Famitsu, Panic Button's technical director, Andy Boggs, said the game would run 720p docked, 576p...
Monday8th Mar 2021
News Apex Legends On Switch Will Offer Cross-Play But Not Cross-Progression - For Now, At Least
"I think we’re a ways out from being able to offer that"
Apex Legends arrives on Switch tomorrow, and we were lucky enough to sit down with the team behind the port recently. One of the questions many fans have wanted answering related to cross-progression – an understandable request given that many people are already playing the game on other...
Thursday4th Mar 2021
Nintendo Download 4th March (North America)
Apex Legends, Sea of Solitude and Gnosia
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Apex Legends (Electronic Arts, 9th...
Wednesday3rd Mar 2021
Video Respawn Entertainment Shares Apex Legends Switch Gameplay Trailer
See how it holds up
One of the first big releases on the Nintendo Switch this month is Respawn Entertainment's battle royale, Apex Legends. It arrives as a free-to-play title next week on 9th March and will thrust players into Season 8, while also granting Switch players 30 free levels and double XP gains for the first two weeks. To build some...
