When it comes to live-service battle royale games, Apex Legends is one of the best. The sheer amount of content that's continuously added to Apex Legends every few weeks or so is only really rivaled by the likes of Fortnite. New maps, weapons, modes, and playable characters are given to players on regular basis, setting a pretty high bar for other live-service free-to-play games.
Just a few days ago, an Apex Legends leak of unprecedented scale hit the front pages of Reddit. A handful of new maps, a good few weapons, some new modes, a plethora of cosmetics, and a whopping total of nine new Legends were leaked. Although leaks should always be taken with a pinch of salt, the vast majority of these claims came with screenshots, and even some gameplay videos of the leaked elements working on a test build of the game. So, thanks to a now-deleted Reddit account, Apex Legends players might have a good idea of what's to come in the next two years or so.
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One of the most exciting elements of the leak, a total of nine new playable Legends were revealed. Although only one of these characters has a fully-rendered model, and the rest are clearly far from completion, the leaker has specified what each of the Legends' abilities will be, and there's some pretty exciting new additions.
The Legend that's got everyone talking, Newcastle, has been speculated to be the next Legend introduced to the game. With possible lore ties to Bangalore, Newcastle is said to be Apex Legends' next defensive hero, being able to drag downed teammates into cover while a protective shield is deployed around them, similar to Lifeline's old ability. Newcastle can also deploy a moving shield, and his Ultimate
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