Apex Legends’ newest character is a deadly sniper with an adorable bat pal

By Tomas Franzese Published August 4, 2022

Ahead of the start of Apex Legends Season 14: Hunted on August 9, EA and Respawn Entertainment went into more detail about the new Legend coming to the game at the start of the season. Her name is Vantage, and she’s shaping up to be a deadly sniper with an adorable bat companion.

Vantage’s backstory, which we got to see a bit of in July, consists of her growing up alone with her mother on the ice planet of Pagos. Her mother is secretly an escaped prisoner, and when Vantage almost dies exploring an abandoned ship, her mother has to turn herself in so she can get medical help for her daughter. Following this, Vantage enters the Apex Games in order to spread awareness about her mother’s capture and eventually free her one day.

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Vantage aims her sniper rifle in Apex Legends.

Vantage’s passive ability is called Spotter’s Lens. With that, she can scan an enemy’s Legend name, team size, range, and shield rarity from a distance. Her Tactical Ability is called Echo Relocation, and she can use it to send Echo to a spot on the map before jetpacking to it. Thankfully, Respawn developers confirmed that players can’t kill Echo, so players don’t have to worry about putting this cute companion in danger.

Her Ultimate ability is called Sniper’s Mark, and it’s one of the most unique ones in the game. Vantage summons her custom sniper rifle with Sniper’s Mark. It has five bullets, and if she hits an enemy with it, Vantage will highlight their squad for ten seconds. Damage from her sniper rifle and allies scales up with consecutive hits, and all the shots don’t need to be made at once, so Vantage can be quite deadly if a player knows how to use her properly.

Apex Legends is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. Season 14: Hunted begins August 9.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will now release in April following delay

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Originally set to release on March 17 at The Game Awards 2022, this delay pushes the highly anticipated Star Wars game back by more than a month. In a tweet explaining the delay, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen explains that the game is "content complete," but needs more time to "enhance performance, stability, polish, and most importantly, the player experience." Ultimately, he believes this six-week delay will allow the development team "to hit the Respawn quality bar, provide the team the time they need, and achieve the level of polish our fans deserve." You can read the full message in the tweet below:
https://twitter.com/eastarwars/status/1620527593580806145
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Cal Kestis with BD-1 droid on his shoulder.

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Link overlooks Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom key art.

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Breath of the Wild 2 is officially titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Coming May 12th, 2023 – Nintendo Switch
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Fire Emblem Engage lets you fight with classic Fire Emblem characters
Fire Emblem Engage – Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch
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Pikmin 4 – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe announced
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch
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Octopath Traveler II is coming to Nintendo Switch
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch
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Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & The Secret Key launches on February 24, 2023.
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Just Dance 2023 Edition got a new trailer.
Harvestella is getting a demo today ahead of its November 4 launch.
Bayonetta 3's eclectic cast was highlighted during the Direct, with a new trailer being released on Nintendo's YouTube channel afterward.
The creators of Danganronpa announced Master Detective Archive: Rain Code.
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Sifu comes to Nintendo Switch on November 8.
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Radiant Silvergun launches for Nintendo Switch today.
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