Electronic Arts (EA) have announced Apex Legends Champion Edition, along with ESRB rating the game on Nintendo Switch.
Apex Legends is free to play on Windows PC (via Origin, Fall on Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Fall 2020 on Nintendo Switch. Speaking of the latter, the ESRB have rated the game T for Teen on Nintendo Switch (thanks VGC!), meaning a more concrete release date may be announced soon,.
The recently announced $39.99 USD Champion Edition boasts over “over $100-worth of exclusive cosmetics, including Legendary skins and a Legendary gun charm, along with a thousand Apex Coins.” All characters up to Season 7 will also be unlocked. Specifically, this includes the following:
- “9 character unlocks (all Legends up to Season 7):
- Caustic, Mirage, Octane, Wattson, Crypto, Revenant, Loba, Rampart, and the Season 7 Legend
- 7 Exclusive Legendary items:
- ‘Risen Queen’ Wraith skin
- ‘Forged Knight’ Revenant skin
- ‘Hallowed Spirit’ Crypto skin
- ‘Curse of the Awaken’ Triple Take skin
- ‘Slayer’s Lancer’ Flatline skin
- ‘Jaded Myth’ Sentinel skin
- ‘Emperor Nessy XIV’ Gun Charm
- 1,000 Apex Coins”
The Champion Edition will launch along with Season 7. You can find the Champion Edition trailer below.
You can find the full rundown (via Origin) below.
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play* Battle Royale shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an ever-growing roster of diverse Legends, deep tactical squad play and bold new innovations that level up the Battle Royale experience—all within a rugged world where anything goes. Welcome to the next evolution of Battle Royale.
A Roster of Legendary Characters
-Master a growing roster of powerful Legends, each with their own unique personality, strengths and abilities that are easy to pick up but challenging to truly master.
Build Your Crew
-Choose your Legend and combine their unique skills together with other players to form the ultimate crew.
Strategic Battle Royale
-Use your abilities–and your wits–to make strategic calls on the fly, adapting your crew’s strengths to meet new challenges as the match evolves.
Genre-Evolving Innovation
-Experience a brand-new array of innovative features that level up the Battle Royale genre, including Respawn Beacons, Smart Comms, Intelligent Inventory and an all-new way to drop into the action with Jumpmaster deployment.
Sweet, Sweet Loot
-Drop in and loot up with a host of powerful weapons, diverse attachments and useful armor to protect you in battle. After the fight, collect a wealth of cosmetic options for personalizing your character and weapons, and unlock new ways to show off during the match.