Apex Legends is in Season 30, which launched August 5, 2026, and includes a major Bloodhound rework, a night version of World's Edge, and a simplified loot system. The game recently held a Cyberpunk 2077 crossover and a Gunpla collaboration, while its competitive scene saw UNLIMIT win the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs.
Apex Legends enters Season 30, titled Marked, which launched August 5, 2026. The season brings a major rework of the original Legend Bloodhound, a night-time overhaul of the World's Edge map with new points of interest, and a simplified loot system that removes several supply bin types and wildlife loot. New Corrupted Attachments offer late-game power at a cost, and Loba and Rampart receive buffs. The Marked Battle Pass includes Legendary skins for Bloodhound and Caustic and a Mythic CAR skin.
Before Season 30, the game ran a Cyberpunk 2077 crossover in July, transforming the E-District map into Night City and introducing a Wild Card mode with Sandevistan and Blackwall Breach cyberware, plus a cyberpsycho penalty. The event included a Mythic weapon skin for the Alternator, the first Mythic item produced in partnership with an external IP. Respawn initiated the collaboration, with CD Projekt Red providing guidelines. The crossover tied to the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2.
In the competitive scene, UNLIMIT, a Japanese team, won the ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs in Paris on July 12, 2026, beating fellow Japanese team ZETA DIVISION. It was the first time a team composed entirely of Japanese players won an international Apex Legends tournament. Earlier, TIE won the APAC North Regional Final from last place. Respawn also expanded its anti-cheat efforts, banning 1,000 accounts in the first week of a new detection system, with a focused investigation of top players resulting in more console bans than PC bans.
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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.