A year ago today, Respawn Entertainment surprised expectant fans with the release of Apex Legends. The company's free-to-play take on the battle royale genre has grown up quite a bit in it's inaugural year, bringing a new map, ranked play, and plenty of other quality improvements. With no indication of slowing down, Apex launches the fourth season of content today, titled Assimilation. The new update features a whole set of changes, including a new legend, a new weapon, and some sweeping changes to the current map.
Assimilation appears to be heavily focused on Hammond Robotics, a company in the Apex Legends universe that has staked its claim over the World's Edge map. The most visible example of this appears to be the new planet harvester Hammond has set up in the arena, causing the earth to fracture. This has brought many changes to the map, but has most notably split the arena's largest point of interest, Capital City, into two distinct areas. A new legend, Revenant, joins the fray. Described as the "skeletal simulacrum," he's definitely the spookiest legend yet. The last new addition is the Sentinel Sniper Rifle, a bolt-action rifle with an overcharge mechanic that allows players to deal extra damage to shields. And of course, with a new season comes a new battle pass. Players can rank up through 100 levels to get their hands on a bunch of robot-themed skins and cosmetics. Check out the video below to see some gameplay of the new seasonal content.
Respawn Entertainment is beginning the next chapter of Apex Legends with the launch of Season 4 - Assimilation. Darkness looms over World’s Edge in Season 4 as Revenant, the skeletal simulacrum, enters the arena as the next official Legend in Apex Legends.
A new gameplay trailer showcasing Revenant’s ruthless abilities, the changes coming to World’s Edge as Hammond Robotics moves in, the new weapon in action, skins and much more.
With Apex Legends Season 4 - Assimilation, Respawn is introducing a variety of new features and changes to Apex Legends, including:
Map Update - World’s Edge has been shaken up with a giant Hammond Robotics harvester that has fractured Capital City, creating fissures leaking lava throughout the entire arena. A breakdown of all the changes coming to World’s Edge can be found here.
New Weapon - Find and equip the Sentinel bolt-action sniper rifle which features a special charge mechanic, giving players the freedom to really customize their shots -- from slow to quick to charged shots.
Battle Pass - Players can get their hands on over 100 exclusive items, including Legendary skins, Apex Packs, Loading Screens, Music Packs and more.
Ranked Series 3 - Hone skills and earn recognition with Ranked Series 3 with a three month series divided into two splits -- each with a soft reset. For players climbing up the competitive ladder, Ranked Series 3 introduces Master Tier, a new tier in between Diamond and Apex Predator. More details on Ranked League Series 3 can be found here.
In celebration of Apex Legends legendary first year, players can claim an Anniversary Gift by logging into Season 4 - Assimilation tomorrow through February 14. The free login gifts include a Year 1 Origami Flyer Charm, a Year 1 Loyalty Badge, and 10k XP for the first match of the day.
