Apex Legends: Record PS4, Xbox One and PC downloads for battle royale game outshining Fortnite

A new battle royale game has attracted more than 25 million players after just one week of being released, prompting comparisons to the rapid rise of the hit video game Fortnite. Apex Legends, which is free to download on PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms, features similar gameplay to Fortnite but is outpacing the record-breaking growth of the gaming sensation. Since we launched Apex Legends last week on Monday we've seen the creation of an Apex Legends community that is excited, thriving, and full of great feedback and ideas," Vince Zampella, CEO of Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment, wrote in a blog post announcing the milestone. "Since last Monday, more than 25 million players have jumped into the game, and over the weekend we had well over 2 million concurrent players at our peak. Like I said earlier, what a week!" By comparison, Fortnite took two weeks to hit a relatively modest 10 million players. Uber has halted testing of driverless vehicles after a woman was killed by ...