Apex Legends' new gameplay trailer showcases Control mode, "sabotaged" Olympus map

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EA really wants you to know that a new Apex Legends season is coming, and its ceaseless drip-feed of Season 12 details continues with a new gameplay trailer showcasing the free-to-play battle royale game's incoming map changes and new Control mode.

To date, developer Respawn's pre-launch promotional material for Apex Legends: Defiance (as the new season will be known) has largely focused on new hero Mad Maggie, but we're going deeper into gameplay territory this time around, starting with Control.

Respawn has outlined the basics of Control previously, confirming it to be a new 9v9 limited-time mode that'll run for the first three weeks of the season. Now, though, we've been given a significant look at the mode in action as part of a newly released Season 12 trailer — alongside some additional details via the official Apex Legends website.

Respawn calls Control its «first big team mode», explaining that it's all about «re-contextualising» Apex Legends' familiar gameplay in a manner that wouldn't ordinarily be possible in battle royal mode. To that end, the developer has served up a «faced-paced and low-pressure» experience that offers constant, quick respawns on death until the game is won or lost, with players able to change Legends and loadouts before heading back into the fray.

Apex Legends: Defiance — Gameplay Trailer.

«The battlefield shifts quickly and you need to be able to adapt,» the developer says. «Whether you're sniping from a distance, or you're rushing the zone with a heavy LMG, changing your Legend or Loadout is an opportunity to adjust your strategy.

Control is, obviously, the goal here, and players earn points every second for each zone successfully controlled during play; the more zones they control, the