Apex Legends Launches Season 28 Breach on February 10

Respawn Entertainment launched Season 28, titled Breach, for its free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends on February 10 across all platforms, including PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. The update, coinciding closely with the game's seventh anniversary since its surprise 2019 debut, introduces significant changes to ranked matchmaking, weapons, character abilities, and environmental features, aiming to refine competitive balance and gameplay dynamics.

The season arrives at 10 a.m. PT, with players able to preload the patch for immediate access. Developers described the updates in official notes as efforts to address "meta pain points" without forcing a specific playstyle, focusing on fairer starts in ranked modes and smoother progression for the player base. Apex Legends, which drew over 25 million players in its first week after an unannounced launch, has sustained popularity through seasonal content drops that evolve its hero-based combat in the Frontier universe.

A key shift in ranked play involves reverting to a single Dropship deployment, eliminating the Drop Zones system from previous seasons and restoring Jump Masters for squad leaders to guide...