{"id":125505,"date":"2022-06-21T08:34:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T06:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=125505"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:05:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T08:05:45","slug":"apex-legends-awakening-collection-event-launches-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/125505-apex-legends-awakening-collection-event-launches-today","title":{"rendered":"Apex Legends Awakening Collection Event launches today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Respawn Entertainment has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/en-gb\/games\/apex-legends\/news\/awakening-collection-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> <\/strong>that it will be updating its Battle Royale experience with its <em>Apex Legends\u2019 <\/em><em>Awakening Collection Event, <\/em>which will launch today at 19:00 SAST.<\/p>\n<p>The official theme for the event is \u201cMechs vs Monsters,\u201d and will bring new anime-inspired cosmetics, Lifeline\u2019s Town takeover, a notable map change on Olympus, as well as several other behind-the-scenes changes throughout the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Control mode returns during the <em>Awakening Collection Event<\/em>, and World\u2019s Edge will be joining this game mode&#8217;s rotation alongside Olympus and Storm Point.<\/p>\n<p>Respawn will also be adding some new features to the Control mode during the event and they include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Introduction of Ad drones<\/strong> to Control for storytelling purposes, but yes, you can also shoot them down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchmaking improvement<\/strong> \u2013 Fill slots of missing players at the start of Control with new players to prevent imbalanced matches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Added tabs to the About screen<\/strong> \u2013 seen in Lobby and is accessible in Control matches.<\/li>\n<li>One of the new tabs has a <strong>breakdown of Rating values<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The other has a breakdown of <strong>how the spawn system works<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new update will also add 24 anime-style cosmetics to the game for a limited time only, including Legendary skins like Horizon\u2019s \u201cAtom Heart Mother\u201d, Fuse\u2019s \u201cAnimal Instinct\u201d, and Ash\u2019s \u201cExistential Threat\u201d, and more.<\/p>\n<p>All 24 items will be available through direct purchase (using Apex Coins or Crafting Metals) and in <em>Awakening Event<\/em> Apex Packs for the duration of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, players will be able to earn 1,600 points per day and challenges will refresh daily.<\/p>\n<p>Respawn will also be bringing back the Special Offers tab that will offer deals until the July end date.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the additional patch notes, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/en-gb\/games\/apex-legends\/news\/awakening-collection-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <em>Apex Legends Awakening Collection Event<\/em> trailer below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2SaX-1AkExM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Read: <a title=\"Permalink to Diablo Immortal earns $24 million in first two weeks\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/125493-diablo-immortal-earns-24-million-in-first-two-weeks\" rel=\"bookmark\">Diablo Immortal earns $24 million in first two weeks<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apex Legends Awakening Collection Event launches today and includes new cosmetics, Lifeline\u2019s Town takeover, the return of Control mode, and more. 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