Apex Legends: Aftermarket Event Next Week and Job Listings Hint at Developments for Mobile Version

Fans have known of Respawn’s big plans for the future Apex Legends for quite some time. Apart from a few minor issues, Season 6 has been progressing smoothly so far. The final LTM for September Soiree, Live. Die. Live., going live drew the curtain on an eventful month of September. Apex has a lot of exciting content lined up for the coming weeks, and October is expected to be momentous.

The community is eagerly awaiting the impending cross-play and Switch/Steam launch for Respawn’s battle royale. There is also an upsurge in anticipation of the upcoming collection event. Data miners had examined the game files and predicted the Aftermarket event to hit the servers initially in mid-September.

However, the launch was eventually shifted to October as game development is subject to changes. Now, Shrugtal has again confirmed an early October launch date for the initiation of the Aftermarket event.

Aftermarket event to arrive next week

The credible data miner recently posted a tweet saying the recent server data suggests the Aftermarket event will arrive on October 6. Shrugtal added that fans can expect Respawn to drop an official announcement or trailer for the upcoming event soon.

A wide range of cosmetic items, including legend and weapon skins, will be up for grabs in the store. According to Shrugtal, legendary skins for Octane and Gibraltar are two such items. In comparison, Gibraltar’s skin looks like “a truck with hotrod flames”, a convenient description of Octane’s skin would be “Daft Punk x Cyberpunk”.

Collection events have become a salient feature of Apex Legends, and players can expect no less from Aftermarket. The community is also anticipating the inception of cross-play in Apex, along with its Nintendo Switch and Steam release. Meanwhile, Alarmix has shared some updates about the development of a mobile version of the game.

Respawn is working on Apex Legends Mobile

The Apex Legends content creator came across some interesting job listings on Respawn’s official website. Apart from a senior analyst, Respawn is also on the lookout for a senior game designer for developing a mobile version of Apex Legends.

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The job details for the senior analyst said, “The Sr. Analyst will be a part of the Studio Data and Insights (SDI) team stationed at Respawn Entertainment in the greater Los Angeles area reporting to the Senior Manager of Analytics. They will work directly with the Apex Legends Mobile team and its partners to analyze and provide insights to make the game more fun for players.”

Additionally, the job description for the senior game designer was, “We’re looking for a Senior Game Designer who will lead the design vision for one of our unannounced mobile games. Reporting to the Head of Product Management, you will manage game features, shooting systems, and social systems.”

Besides that, another job listing suggests that Respawn intends to improve the current systems in the game further. They are looking for a senior UX technical designer who will work on “improvements to current systems like Ranked, Stats and the Store, to creating new UX systems that have yet to be dreamed of.”

Right now, Respawn’s foremost priority seems to be the Switch and Steam launch, along with cross-play. However, the job listings indicate that Apex Legends could arrive on mobile further down the line. It is also good to see Respawn plans to improve their game further.

Apex Legends has a lot of features lined up for the future. For now, everyone is focusing on the Aftermarket event and the impending Switch/Steam launch.