Respawn Entertainment has maintained a very healthy tempo for releasing new characters intoApex Legends. Through now, each season ofApex Legendshas seen a new character introduced, shaking up the battle royale’s meta in exciting ways update by update. Respawn has admitted it may slow down in the future, but it doesn’t look like now is that time, asApex Legends' next character appears to have been leaked by Respawn early. Rather than the leak stemming from an inside source or datamined information, the newApex Legendscharacter named Vantage was revealed by Respawn Entertainment accidentally. Respawn appears to have pushed a “Survive” video from theStories from the Outlands seriesbefore the planned announcement for Vantage. Additionally, a promotional image for the video was pushed live in theApex Legendsclient that features Vantage’s face.RELATED:Apex Legends Players Want Buff for Newcastle Following Low Pick RateThe full text of the teaser image found inApex Legendsreads, “There’s a new installment of the Stories from the Outlands! Watch Survive and meet the new Legend joining the Games in Apex Legends: Hunted coming August 9!” In other words,Respawnplans to release Vantage as a playable Legend in the battle royale with the start of the next season. More specifically, Vantage will be released when Season 14 arrives on August 9.
Leaks have revealed several details about theupcoming Legend Vantage. The two most prominent gameplay elements associated with Vantage are her rifle, always included in her kit, and her winged companion (likely a bat). The rifle includes a long-ranged scope for sniping and targeting, and can be used to reveal specific details regarding the focused target’s character and gear. Vantage can use Echo to launch into the air, as well as for scouting.
What the leaks don’t make clear is when Respawn plans to make an official announcement regarding Vantage and Season 14. With that said, it’s safe to assume that the announcement is going to come very soon. Respawn even released a teaser for the Stories from the Outlands video’s Monday release. Season 14 will be launching in just over two weeks, and more information about whatApex Legendsplayerscan expect alongside the release of Vantage is expected to be revealed soon, too.
Apex Legendsisn’t the most secure game with regard to upcoming information. Leaks are common, particularly regarding upcoming seasonal content and new Legends. As such, Vantage may not be too much of a surprise to dedicatedApex Legendsplayers. There’s a lot of specific information yet to be confirmed, though, so fans should look forward to this upcoming week for some bigApex Legendsannouncements andSeason 14 starting on August 9.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and mobile devices.
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