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Justin Fendrick, Apex Legends player and investor, fires up his Xbox One, looking to outlive his opponents in team play mode.<\/p>\n
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When Justin Fendrick picked up his controller to play the new Apex Legends, he was skeptical it could top the excitement of Fornite, the most popular free-to-play game on the planet. But he then realized he could be playing the next game that could take over Fornite’s industry dominance. \u201cIt\u2019s the best game ever, my roommates and I are all over it and even invested,\u201d said Fendrick, a University of South Carolina senior who became aware of the success of Apex Legends through his roommate, an avid gamer.<\/p>\n Fendrick decided to invest 10 shares into EA Sports, which is up 6 percent since the Apex Legends release. EA Sports\u2019 Apex Legends seems to be more than just hype. The battle-royale-inspired video game has officially broken Fortnite\u2019s record for the fastest game to reach 10 million players, it did so in only 72 hours.<\/p>\n Since its release on Feb. 4, Apex Legends has signed up 25 million users.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got to a point where we felt some magic. We knew it would be risky to take the franchise in this direction, to go free play and do a surprise launch,\u201d said Vince Zampella, who is the co-founder of Apex Legends’ developer\u00a0Respawn Entertainment,\u00a0 in an official EA blog post Monday.<\/p>\n Fornite is a battle royale game where players drop into a mapped location and try to outlast 99 other opponents. Although player\u2019s characters might look different, there is no difference in abilities. Each player can build structures, and must also outpace a storm that damages their health every second. Players can play in teams of one, two or four.<\/p>\n Apex Legends is a bit different. The eight characters, or legends, have different abilities and the game is set in a Titanfall universe. There are multiple weapons placed around the map for players to collect. Players can only play on a team of three, and there are only 60 players total in each game.<\/p>\n The success of Apex Legends comes at an opportune time for Electronic Arts Inc., as it reported its worst decline in more than a decade, with its stock falling about 13 percent according to Market Watch.<\/p>\n This is why people are getting positive on $EA<\/a> — #ApexLegends<\/a> is not just having a strong launch, it's having a significantly better launch than the most successful game in recent history. pic.twitter.com\/4vANqkHJ5k<\/a><\/p>\n — Thomas Rice (@thomasrice_au) February 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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