EA net bookings up 22 per cent to hit $7.3bn

Apex Legends has seen a 30 per cent increase in active players year-on-year

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Respawn affirms commitment to Titanfall IP, but new games soon feel unlikely

Follows community coordinator Garza saying that fans shouldn't get their hopes up regarding more entries in the series

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Only one or two people working on Titanfall at present, Respawn says

Follows hackers attacking Apex Legends to raise awareness of the studio's older game being overrun with cheaters and hackers

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Hackers attacked Apex Legends... to raise awareness of Titanfall being hacked

Developer Respawn Entertainment has since resolved the issue in its battle royale game

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Respawn vows crack down on Apex Legends cheaters

"Playing against cheaters sucks"

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EA crowdfunding prize pool for upcoming Apex Legends Global Series Championship

Looks like someone has been eying up Valve's homework

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Apex Legends saw "well over" 12m weekly active users during Season 8

EA CEO Wilson says the game "is one of the most successful games in the market today"

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Apex Legends hits 291k concurrent users on Steam following Season Nine launch

But the game has faced considerable server issues due to this popularity

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Apex Legends hits 100m players

Titanfall-inspired battle royale title has brought in 30m users since end of 2019

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Apex Legends closes in on 200k concurrent Steam players

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Apex Legends hits new Steam concurrent player record

Title saw 13.7 per cent spike in peak simultaneous users in January

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Apex Legends studio Respawn hiring for new IP

Now-removed job listing says the firm is setting up an incubator for new properties

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Respawn says it refuses to crunch team on Apex Legends

Game director Grenier says updates might be slower, but staff health is a priority

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Apex Legends on track to become $1bn game this year

Free-to-play battle royale title could hit milestone two years after its release

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Apex Legends set for Steam release

Title will feature cross-play with Origin, PSN and Xbox Live when it drops later this year

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