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An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 05/21/2026
With Season 29 underway, we wanted to look back at Season 28, share ban numbers and showcase the anti-cheat work that went into one of our most secure seasons yet! For the entirety of Season 28 (Feb 10- May 5), across a…
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Upcoming Matchmaking Test: Diamond + Solo Queue Only
TESTING: From June 9th to June 23rd we will be conducting the following test in Ranked: Ranked will be solo queue only for all players Diamond and above. If you are Diamond or higher, you will not be able to squad up as…
Announcement - Apex Legends™
Matchmaking Test, Now Live
Hi all, after a brief delay, we have started the following matchmaking test: Players can only join premade squads containing squadmates with a differential of ONE Ranked tier (down from two). As a reminder, we are looki…
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Matchmaking Test - Short Delay
UPDATE: We are delaying the start time of today's matchmaking test. Originally meant to start at 10am PT, we are adjusting the test timeline and will let you know when we push the test live.
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Test: Ranked Premades Limited to 1 Tier
📋TESTING: Starting tomorrow, May 19th, at 10am PT, we will be conducting the following test in Ranked: Players can only join premade squads containing squadmates with a differential of ONE Ranked tier (down from two).…
Announcement - Apex Legends™
Find Your Perfect Squadmate - Matchmaking Recruitment Drive
Welcome to the Season 29 Matchmaking Recruitment Drive! It’s no secret, Apex Legends is best played alongside a squad that operates like a well oiled machine! Playing solo against fully coordinated enemy squads can be a…
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Apex Legends: Latest Update 5PM PT
FIXED: Improved transition screen UI to better indicate the game is still loading Reduced the color overlay effect of Conduit's passive
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Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/11/2026
⚠️INVESTIGATING: -We’re aware of an issue where some graphics and brightness settings reset after relaunching Apex. A fix is incoming, and we expect this to be resolved soon. -We are also investigating issues where play…
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Apex Legends™ EA Play* Weapon Charm
Experience a world of thrill with EA Play. Join to get great player benefits and unlimited access to an unrivaled collection of EA’s fan-favorite franchises and top titles. Members can unlock rewards in the hottest titl…
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Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/06/2026
✅FIXED: We resolved an issue where players were able to exploit Axle's movement, resulting in an indefinite slide ⚠️INVESTIGATING: We are temporarily disabling voice comms for players on Xbox systems to investigate thei…
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Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/05/2026, 2:00pm PT
⚠️INVESTIGATING: We are looking into an issue preventing players from purchasing the Ultimate+ Battle Pass tier on any Xbox platform. Our current recommended workaround is to try from the Microsoft Store, where possible…
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Matchmaking Outage - 05/05/2026 11:30am PT
UPDATE - 1:41pm PT Our team has located and resolved the issues preventing players from matchmaking. Everyone should now be able to join matches in all game modes without issue! Thank you again for your patience. Invest…
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Apex Legends™: Overclocked
Hit the throttle with Axle, the combat racer who isn’t afraid to push past her limits. Her kit rewards high-skill movement and fearless play: use Drift for increased slide control, throw down a Nitro Gate to launch into…
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Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/05/2026
ADJUSTED: We are implementing 4.5 hour map rotations in Ranked for all regions! After testing 4.5 hour rotations in our East Asia servers late in Season 28, we believe implementing this cadence in all servers will have…
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Overclocked Patch Notes
Overclocked is locked and loaded and ready to go! In Season 29 of the Apex Games we are not only focused on delivering exciting, new seasonal content, but addressing key feedback from our player-base. A brand new Legend…
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Overclocked Designer’s Notes
TLDR; Welcome back! Below, we will share insights into meta changes and new mechanics coming in 29.0. We’ll discuss the rationale for the implementations, including the opportunities we’ve identified, and our desired im…
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