Apex Legends needs to avoid Overwatch’s mistake and be careful with new characters

Apex Legends is gaming’s new hotness. And it should be. Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale shooter is great! It came out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 4 and already has over 25 million players.

It seems the momentum is unstoppable. But do you remember Overwatch? Blizzard’s team-based shooter was the belle at the gaming world ball itself after it launched in May 2016. But that excitement has sure died down recently, huh? It’s not like Overwatch has turned into a dead game or anything, but it has certainly gone flat. And the way it introduced new characters to its roster was a part of the problem.