Apex Legends is a boxing game now

Last week, the grappling hook-wielding robot got a fantastic animated short about his origin story, and this week he’s getting his very own in-game event. The new event is called Fight Night, and it’s bringing a few boxing-themed twists to regular matches of Apex Legends.

The biggest change in the Fight Night event will be the new limited-time mode called Airdrop Escalation. This new mode will be what developer Respawn Entertainment is calling a “Takeover” mode, which means that it will replace the regular “Play Apex” mode for a limited time. For the most part Airdrop Escalation will be just like regular battle royale, except that it’s going to include a lot more airdrops, all with fully kitted weapons.

Each match of Airdrop Escalation will start with a few airdrops spread around the map, and each round, several more will be dropped from orbit onto the battlefield. Each of these will come with high-quality loot and weapons with all their attachments.

As for the more Pathfinder-specific parts of the event, there’s also Pathfinder’s Town Takeover where players can enter a combat ring to take each other on in hand-to-hand combat. Inside the ring, which is called Ring on the map, players will only be able to use their fists as weapons, and no one can shoot or throw in grenades to interrupt the melee. Whoever survives can pick up some extra loot and leave the ring with their spoils.

Finally, the Fight Night event also includes a few balance updates for Apex Legends, including a buff for both Rampart and Caustic. There’s also a nice quality-of-life improvement that allows you to automatically use Ultimate Accelerants without opening your inventory. If your Ultimate is on cooldown, all you have to do now is press the button to activate it and your character will instead use an Ultimate Accelerant.

Join Apex Legends today! Stay tuned for more exciting news!!!

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