Imagine my surprise, then, when Respawn studios (consisting of the original developers of “Call of Duty”) released “Apex Legends,” a battle royale game, with no “official” announcement (it was “leaked,” but I believe it was intentionally announced that way as an organic marketing tool).
With the sudden and massive popularity of “Player Unknown’s Battleground” (normally called PubG) and “Fortnite” (which made $2.4 billion in 2018), other companies and game developers tried to corner a portion of the lucrative battle royale market, but, like a random district going against a “Career District,” they quickly died. From February 2018 to February 2019, the gaming industry has been experiencing “Battle Royale”/“Hunger Games” in real life. “Apex Legends” is surprisingly a good game. Funny enough, both the title and the way players spawn in map are closer to the movie “Battle Royale,” the manga-turned-movie that “The Hunger Games” is inspired by. Current convention, like in “Fortnite,” has players jump out of a plane, giving them the opportunity to pick where they start, but not guaranteeing that they will have access to the best equipment. With the resources found both in the center and around the map, players kill each other until a single person is left.
You might ask, “So, what is a battle royale game, wise StudLife writer?” Well, the origin of the genre came from a mod on “Minecraft” called “Survival Games.” Much like the movie “The Hunger Games,” which is the original mod title, players spawn in the center of the map with a collection of valuable equipment that they can pick up immediately, risking danger, or run away to safety. Writer’s note: In keeping with the culture, I am going to assume your conception of battle royale games are not worth discussing in a public forum.
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