Apex Legends is in the middle of a dense post-Season 30 stretch of crossovers, tournaments, and platform work. Season 30 Marked launched August 5 with the Bloodhound rework, a Street Fighter 6 event opens September 23, and the 11th Crazy Raccoon Cup runs October 4.
Apex Legends spent the summer of 2026 cycling through crossovers and seasonal overhauls. Season 29 Overclock ran the Power Trip event from June 2 to 23, adding round modifiers to the Wildcard mode. Season 30 Marked followed on August 5 with a full Bloodhound rework, a night version of World's Edge, a simplified loot system, and buffs for Loba and Rampart. Between the two seasons, the Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners collaboration went live on July 15, turning E-District into Night City and adding the game's first Mythic weapon skin, an Alternator based on the Skippy pistol.
The crossover pattern continued into the fall. A Street Fighter 6 event opens September 23 with a limited-time Apex K.O. mode that locks out firearms and turns players into Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, or Dhalsim once they fill a Fight Gauge. Eight Legend skins and eight weapon skins ship with it, along with the Mythic Hadoken melee item. Bandai Spirits ran a separate retail collaboration in July with three Real Grade Gunpla kits colored after Crypto, Valkyrie, and Alter, sold at Gundam Base stores and GUNDAM SIDE-F. Bandai also announced a Blister Charm Collection gashapon set for the third week of September.
Competitively, the story of the summer is UNLIMIT. The Japanese roster of Yurariman, Xtsuvi, and Peace won the ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs in Paris on July 12, beating ZETA DIVISION in the Match Point Finals and qualifying toward the Year 6 Championship in Sapporo in January 2027. Earlier, TIE won the APAC North Regional Final from last place on June 7, and nine teams from that region earned Esports World Cup spots. The 11th Crazy Raccoon Cup Apex Legends returns October 4 after a 3.5-year gap, with 20 teams of three and a field that includes Ryosuke Yamada, HIKAKIN, SHAKA, and a large VTuber contingent.
On the technical side, Respawn removed 1,000 accounts in the first week of a new cheat detection system in June, with 79 console bans among the top 100 players on each platform. An Nvidia driver in June fixed screen flickering during long sessions. In late August, EA and Respawn told players on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT to roll back to driver 26.7.1 to address crashes. Apex Legends remains first in the Japanese Steam sales ranking as of August 24 and is among the titles NVIDIA listed for RTX Spark support at Gamescom 2026.
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A retrospective piece examines Titanfall as a sacrificed masterpiece and the future it lost, featuring development stories from the modeler of the Titan BT-7274. The article appears in a roundup of the most-read robot and mecha game articles from Game Spark in late September 2026, which also covers the ending of SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada's online service and the overseas history of Assault Suits Valken.
Electronic Arts said the EA Javelin Anticheat system introduced in Apex Legends on September 29 blocked 265,550 cheats and suspended 12,969 accounts in its first week. The company attributed the gap between the two figures to cheats being stopped before they affect play. It also reported 40 cheat programs tracked and 91 percent of them blocked, plus hardware bans including 4,058 for Aimzenix.
Electronic Arts reported on October 1 the results of two Apex Legends matchmaking tests run during Season 29. Tightening the premade rank gap limit to one tier cut Diamond-on-Diamond encounters by about 8% but changed little elsewhere. Barring premade squads from Diamond and above dispersed Master and Predator players across more teams, raising encounters with top players, and EA shelved both changes for now.
Electronic Arts will retire Easy Anti Cheat on the PC version of Apex Legends on September 29 and replace it with EA Javelin Anticheat, the in-house system EA introduced in 2022 under the name EA anticheat and renamed in April 2025. EA says the tool has a 99% detection rate, blocked 26.7 million cheats in the past year, and is used in Battlefield 6. PC players migrate automatically at launch, and the Secure Boot requirement common to the system in other titles does not apply here.
Crazy Raccoon announced the participating teams for the 11th Crazy Raccoon Cup Apex Legends. The Apex Legends tournament takes place October 4, 2026, starting at 17:00, with 20 teams of three players each, 60 participants in total. TEAM 01 combines Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada, also known as LEO, YouTuber HIKAKIN, and former professional player cheeky. TEAM 02 pairs Ras, SHAKA, and Kuzuha. Other rosters include Amatsuki, Yuuta Seki, and Haseshin on TEAM 03, plus VTubers Kuzuha, Lauren Iroas, Ibrahim, Fuwa Minato, Tokoyami Towa, Shibuya Hal, Ichinose Uruha, and Nekota Tsuna across the field. Play-by-play goes to Hiraiwa Kosuke, with Alelu on commentary. Practice scrims begin October 1, three days before the main event. Crazy Raccoon organizes the tournament, and the announced field mixes streamers, VTubers, and competitive players.
Respawn and Capcom's Apex Legends will run a large-scale collaboration event with Street Fighter 6 starting September 23, 2026. The event adds a limited-time mode called Apex K.O. in which players build a six-segment Fight Gauge by collecting Fighter Tokens dropped on the field or by punching red Punch Trucks scattered across a street-style remix of the Olympus map. At one segment or more, the camera shifts to third person and the player becomes a Fighter Form version of Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, or Dhalsim. Gunfire and abilities are locked out, but melee damage rises, incoming damage drops, movement speed and mobility increase, and a guard option opens up. The update also ships eight Iconic skins pairing Apex characters with Street Fighter fighters, and the Mythic universal melee item Hadoken.
Electronic Arts will run a collaboration event between Apex Legends and Capcom's Street Fighter 6 starting September 23 at 2:00 a.m. JST. The Olympus map is rebuilt with a Street Fighter 6 theme: arcade cabinets, a giant Blanka-chan balloon, graffiti, and fighter statues. The old Fight Night area becomes "Luke's Gym," where players inside the ring stay in Fighter Form and use abilities without limit. A Street Fighter car appears as the Punch Truck, which is immune to gunfire and drops tokens when punched. Eight Legend skins pair fighters with Legends: Sparrow x Ryu, Alter x Chun-Li, Bangalore x Elena, Mirage x Luke, Gibraltar x Akuma, Wattson x Cammy, Caustic x Blanka, and Pathfinder x Dhalsim. Eight legendary weapon skins cover the Flatline, Volt, Mozambique, Peacekeeper, R-99, EVA-8, G7 Scout, and Sentinel. Event currency Zenny buys items in a reward shop, including a Lifeline x Juri epic skin and skydive emotes for Ryu and Akuma. Apex Legends is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
Bandai will release the APEX LEGENDS Blister Charm Collection in the third week of September 2026, priced at 500 yen per play. The Gashapon lineup has six types: Bloodhound, Pathfinder, Gibraltar, Loba, Wattson, and Crypto. Each is a mini figure of a Legend designed inside blister packaging, and the items work as charms or can be displayed as they are. Release timing may differ by region or store.
Crazy Raccoon will hold Crazy Raccoon Cup Apex Legends #11 on October 4. The event returns about 3.5 years after the 10th edition, which was framed as the final one with the catchphrase "See you again someday." Owner CR. Ojiji mentioned the return on June 28, and a teaser video on September 6 revealed the date. Participants and rules await further announcements.
Game File reports that Star Wars Zero Company, the turn-based strategy game published by Electronic Arts and developed by Bit Reactor, may have started as a tactical game using the Apex Legends IP. The report draws on court documents from an ongoing lawsuit at Bit Reactor between co-founder Greg Foertsch and fellow co-founder and former COO Alison Kelly. According to documents submitted by Foertsch's side, the predecessor team had been working on a turn-based tactical concept since around 2019. In January 2020, they pitched it to Respawn Entertainment executives. That spring, 'VZ', believed to be the late Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella, asked them to propose a concept using a company-designated IP. Foertsch created materials and presented to Respawn personnel. The court documents reference a concept related to Apex Legends, which Game File suggests may have been the original tactical game. IGN has described it as set in the Titanfall world, but details remain unclear. After the original concept was not realized, Zampella encouraged a different subject, leading to Star Wars. EA wanted a corporate contract, and Bit Reactor was founded in 2021. The game released on August 28, 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Metacritic score of 85 and a user score of 7.8.
NVIDIA announced new RTX Spark support at Gamescom 2026. Electronic Arts, Embark Studios, and Ubisoft will provide titles including EA SPORTS F1 25, Apex Legends, Anno 117: Pax Romana, ARC Raiders, and THE FINALS. EA Javelin Anticheat is being built with native support for the Arm-based SoC. NVIDIA also released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction.
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment issued a notice about crashes in the PC version of Apex Legends when using the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. The official recommendation is to roll back the graphics driver to version 26.7.1. The issue is under investigation, with no follow-up since the announcement on the official live services X account at 7:00 on August 26.
In the latest Steam sales ranking for Japan, as of August 24, 2026, Electronic Arts' Apex Legends took 1st place again. New titles include Dazed Games' How to Fish at 2nd, Cygames' Umamusume: Pretty Derby at 3rd, Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 debuting at 8th, and KONAMI's METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 at 10th.
ASCII.jp's 178th weekly Steam sales ranking places Apex Legends first, followed by Big Walk and KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-. The Kingdom Hearts collection, on sale at 70% off, rose after its release window for IV was announced as late 2027. Free-to-play titles dominate the top ten, with HOLOLIVE DREAMS and Escape from Tarkov in fourth and fifth.
VSPO! EN member Arya Kuroha will host the invitational Apex Legends tournament KUROHA × INZONE INVITATIONAL, sponsored by Sony's gaming gear brand INZONE. The event gathers 60 participants, including pro players, streamers, and VTubers from Japan and abroad. Scrims run August 6, with the main tournament on August 9. Casters are former pro players NiceWigg and Euriece.
Electronic Arts will launch Season 30 of Apex Legends, titled Marked, on August 5, 2026, at 2:00 AM JST. The season centers on a major rework of the original Legend Bloodhound, whose new ultimate ability Allfather's Cloak cloaks nearby teammates, granting movement speed and threat vision until they fire or take damage. Bloodhound's passive now leaves glowing trails from enemy movement, and the tactical scan extends with periodic snapshot scans. The World's Edge map receives a night-time overhaul with new points of interest including East Village, War Camp, and Tree Settlement, while the nostalgic Sorting Factory and Construction Site return. The loot system is simplified: Extended Supply Bins, Weapon Supply Bins, and wildlife loot are removed. New Corrupted Attachments offer late-game power at a cost. Loba and Rampart also receive buffs: Loba's Black Market cooldown is reduced and her tactical ability moves faster and farther; Rampart gains movement speed while firing Sheila and improved Amped Cover durability. The Marked Battle Pass includes Legendary skins for Bloodhound and Caustic, and a Mythic CAR skin called Allfather's Wrath.
Bandai Spirits will sell three Gunpla kits themed after the online shooter Apex Legends at Gundam Base stores and Gundam Side-F starting July 25. The kits are the RG 1/144 Freedom Gundam -Apex Legends Crypto Ver.-, the RG 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero EW -Apex Legends Valkyrie Ver.-, and the RG 1/144 Gundam Epyon -Apex Legends Alter Ver.-. Each kit uses a color scheme based on an Apex Legends character: the Freedom is white, yellow-green, and black; the Wing Zero is black and orange; the Epyon is light blue and black. All three come with original Apex Legends marking stickers and full-color packaging. The Freedom and Wing Zero kits are priced at 4,400 yen each, and the Epyon kit is 5,500 yen. The sale is a special event at physical retail locations, not a general release. Bandai Spirits directs customers to the official Gundam Base X account for further details.
The collaboration between Apex Legends and Cyberpunk 2077/Edgerunners goes live July 15, transforming the E-District map into Night City with neon, fog, and Arasaka's Citadel. A new Wild Card mode introduces Cyberware abilities: Blackwall Breach and Sandevistan. The first Mythic weapon skin, for the Alternator, features the AI pistol Skippy, which floats and talks during reload. Legend skins include Lucy for Alter, David for Sparrow, Rebecca for Rampart, and V for Crypto.
On July 12, 2026, at the Esports World Cup in Paris, France, Japanese esports team UNLIMIT won the Apex Legends Global Series Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs. The roster of players Yurariman, Xtsuvi, and Peace defeated fellow Japanese team ZETA DIVISION in the final match of the Match Point Finals, securing the championship in the 10th match. This is the first time a team composed entirely of Japanese players has won an international Apex Legends tournament. Peace was named tournament MVP. UNLIMIT advanced directly from the group stage to the finals, struggled early in the finals, then won three consecutive matches starting with Match 7, where they eliminated Sentinels, who had match point. The tournament gathered 40 teams from regional pro leagues across Americas, EMEA, APAC North, and APAC South. Nine Japanese teams participated, including ZETA DIVISION, REJECT, and ENTER FORCE.36. With this win, UNLIMIT made progress toward qualifying for the ALGS Year 6 Championship in Sapporo in January 2027.
The Apex Legends Cyberpunk collaboration event launches July 15, 2026, transforming the E-District map into a Night City version. Players can use Sandevistan or Blackwall Breach cyberware, but overuse triggers a cyberpsycho state that disables abilities while boosting melee speed. A Mythic Skippy weapon skin for the Alternator is also available.
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment announced a collaboration between Apex Legends and the Cyberpunk series, including the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The event runs from July 15, 2026, at 2:00 JST. The map E-District is transformed into a Night City version with neon signs, holograms, and the Arasaka Citadel, plus a giant moon from the anime. A limited-time Wild Card mode introduces two cyberware abilities: Sandevistan, which allows rapid dashes, and Blackwall Breach, which grants invisibility and a shield-destroying blast. Using cyberware builds a gauge that can lead to a Cyberpsycho state, disabling weapons and shields but boosting melee damage. Eight Legend skins are available, pairing characters such as Wraith with Lucy, Octane with David Martinez, and Rampart with Rebecca. Each skin comes with a matching weapon skin. A Mythic weapon skin for the Alternator, based on the Skippy smart pistol from Cyberpunk 2077, is also included. Respawn initiated the collaboration, and CD Projekt Red provided guidelines. The event coincides with the scheduled fall 2026 release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 on Netflix.
Bandai Spirits announced a collaboration between the online shooter Apex Legends and three Real Grade Gunpla kits, which will be sold exclusively at Gundam Base stores and GUNDAM SIDE-F starting July 25. The lineup includes the RG 1/144 Freedom Gundam -Apex Legends Crypto Ver.-, priced at 4,400 yen; the RG 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero EW -Apex Legends Valkyrie Ver.-, also 4,400 yen; and the RG 1/144 Gundam Epion -Apex Legends Alter Ver.-, priced at 5,500 yen. Each kit features a color scheme inspired by an Apex Legends character: the Freedom Gundam uses white, yellow-green, and black for Crypto; the Wing Gundam Zero uses black and orange for Valkyrie; and the Gundam Epion uses light blue and black for Alter. All three kits include original Apex Legends marking stickers and come in full-color packaging. The collaboration was announced on July 1 and the kits will be available at physical Gundam Base locations and GUNDAM SIDE-F.
Respawn Entertainment announced on June 18 that a new cheat detection system in Apex Legends identified and removed 1,000 accounts within its first week of operation. A focused investigation of the top 100 players on each platform's leaderboard resulted in 79 console bans and 7 PC bans, suggesting cheating is more prevalent in high-level console play.
Nvidia released Game Ready driver version 610.62, which fixes a screen flickering issue in Apex Legends during long play sessions, improves World of Warcraft stability, and adds support for the Titanfall-inspired 6v6 shooter Empulse ahead of its June 25 early access launch. The driver is WHQL certified and available via the Nvidia app or website.
TIE, the lowest-ranked team entering the APAC North Regional Final, won the championship on June 7. Nine teams, including TIE, earned spots at the Esports World Cup in Paris. A public viewing at HUB+82 Ikebukuro featured singer Sayaka Yamamoto and announcer Daiki Haraguchi.
Electronic Arts announced the Power Trip event for Apex Legends Season 29 Overclock, running June 2 to 23. The limited-time mode Wildcard gains round modifiers that change rules each round, including double jump, mythical weapons, wall-running, and infinite grenades. New skins for Wraith, Octane, Lifeline, Bangalore, and Fuse are available in the event store.