Apex Legends, a battle royale game by Respawn Entertainment, has been a huge success. It boasts over 100 million players and was accessed by over 300,000 players at once in May. However, a problem that grew from the Titanfall games is now affecting Apex. Social media reports show that players are receiving messages from hackers requesting to save Titanfall. Respawn confirmed the issue on Twitter by stating that they are actively investigating issues affecting @PlayApex playlists and preventing players getting into matches.This issue has been affecting players for hours. Players can't wait to play new games when they are affected. Apex will host a special event that draws players back to its original maps. The messages are appearing on both PC Gamer and PS4 players, Kotaku and PC Gamer report. When I finished playing a PC game, the message that pointed to the Save Titanfall website greeted me.This attack appears to be a result of similar problems that have plagued Titanfall games for years. One person caused the problem that kicked Titanfall 1 players from their Titanfall 1 PC sessions. He then inundated them in racist messages, rendering the multiplayer-only title virtually unplayable. This issue dates back to 2019.Respawn has been tweeting in recent months that they are working to find solutions and have stated that they will be contacting the Titanfall team as soon as possible. Hacking is a serious problem that could affect the franchise's ability to make net bookings of over $750 million for its 2022 financial year. EA cannot afford to wait any longer.Apex Legends is one the most popular games on the market. With more than 100 million players on PC and console, we have seen incredible player engagement over the past year. We are now forecasting continued growth...We expect close to 20% year-over year growth to $750 millions in net bookings for Apex legends in FY22. There is significant upside for this year as we launch the mobile version. Andrew Wilson, EA CEO (PDF).
