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Apex Legends hits 10 million players in 72 hours
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ThatStupidLion
Member
you mean Apex Legends
i was like - anthems out!?
i was like - anthems out!?
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JareBear: Remastered
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MiguelItUp
Member
I was like, "Anthem? What?" Lol!
Codes 208
Member
You’ve cracked the code!
Got mechs on ya brain
Indeed, anthem wishes it could sell that much in 72 hours.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Lol, I was thinking “wow, so Anthem actually didn’t bomb then huh? That’s amazing”
Heebie Jeebies
Banned
lmao.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Seeing that title caused me to feel really disoriented for a few seconds there. Lol
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Haha, I don't know why that messed me up so bad, but I'm still chuckling about it.
Here I am, walking down the hall at work, scroll to this thread.
*record scratch*
Nani?!
Here I am, walking down the hall at work, scroll to this thread.
*record scratch*
Nani?!
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
What's Anthem? Oh you mean that new EA hit Apex Legends.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Seems like their launch strategy and the quality of their game paid off. Great job, Respawn!
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Wow. How does a game get 10 million players out of the blue? Good job.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
I almost feel bad for Bioware...almost. They must be pissed at the timing of this.
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
Begun, the BR wars have.
squigglefizzle
Banned
Developers paying off twitch/youtube streamers + the game is free?
HagglesworthMD
Member
So happy for Respawn, Titanfall 1 and 2 were amazing but just didn't sell well.. Think they really deserve this success. The game is really great to boot!
TeamGhobad
Banned
went back to Titanfall 2 MP and having a blast but it takes a few minutes to find a match. BR is just too slow. I will still play a few matches here and there.
DigitalScrap
Member
Now we have to wait and see how many expensive skins they can manage to sell. Great job getting so many players in so quickly!
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
I think Titan Fall had a lot to do with the great start
5secondrulesucks
Banned
i dont know i dont trust these free battle royals. they never turn out good. last one everyone said was good was fortnite. played it and it was garbage but this is still free so i might try it out if im bored
Gamezone
Gold Member
I wonder how Cliff Bleszinski feels about this.
That his game should have been F2P from the beginning.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
When did this happen?
Codes 208
Member
this was essentially an overnight hit. It was really smart of them to wait for announcing the game just as they released it, even the leaks were hardly a week away from launch. Giving the other BR titles virtually no room for preparation to counter this. It’s not just a f2p game, it’s a fun f2p game and plenty of people will certainly pay for cosmetics in the same vein as fortnite. And that in itself is a blessing in disguise these days. it’s a f2p game not a p2w shovelware.
While I don’t see this as a Fortnite Killer (it will take a damn chunk out of it though) it could certainly spell doom for the more outdated PUBG and unless activision seriously plans to continue supporting blackout past its usual cod window of marketing. Oh, and also BFV’s if that’s still a thing.
While I don’t see this as a Fortnite Killer (it will take a damn chunk out of it though) it could certainly spell doom for the more outdated PUBG and unless activision seriously plans to continue supporting blackout past its usual cod window of marketing. Oh, and also BFV’s if that’s still a thing.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
That thread is going on 400 replies strong. Can we leave it in there, please?
Sqorin Hammerfarf
Banned
Rec Room has a battle royale game in it. It won't light the world on fire or anything, but being in VR definitely makes the battle royale formula a lot more tense and exciting. I still pop in and play it every once in a while (between paintball matches). If someone made a serious effort at VRBR, I'd be all over it like stink on rice.
Phobia
Member
I honestly don't think they will be affected too much. Anthem is a co-op game while Apex is a Battle Royale game. This game isn't going to cause many of the people that were gonna buy Anthem to not buy it, in my opinion.
The Scrivener
Member
10 million straight white males having a good time. Cool!
ZywyPL
Banned
Plus super smart marketing - the game suddenly came out of nowhere, so people need to try it first hand to see whether they like it or not, as oppose to all the other games where we get tons of gameplay trailers, walkthroughs, dev diaries etc. and can already judge the game months or even years before it is released. That being said, I wonder how many of those 10MLN or more will stay within the game after a month or two.
LegendOfKage
Gold Member
I have a feeling The Division 2, coupled with people being able to try Anthem first, mixed with this free game easily able to keep gamers busy until the better looter shooter experience is released...
Yeah, that's going to hurt sales. And "better" is subjective, but that beta didn't do the game any favors, IMO.
Aside from all that, I'm very happy for Respawn. No matter how popular this game becomes, they can always throw the word "Apex" into a Titanfall 3 subtitle and gain the recognition of both. Very good news for the future of the franchise.
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Shmunter
Member
It's great and has elements over Blackout. But by the same token Blackout has it's advantages in parts e.g. Vehicles. And I'm not sure how many people have come off Blackout to this, but Blackout has arguably crisper gun-play - it's still king in that regard.
It's good that they are different. Can enjoy 2 great FPS BR experiences.