Apex Legends finally reveals Season 3 start date, official details on Crypto Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Apex Legends finally reveals Season 3 start date, official details on Crypto Time for a Meltdown. News by Imogen Beckhelling Contributor Updated on 20 Sep 2019 15 comments Respawn has announced Apex Legends Season 3: Meltdown will kick off on 1st October, bringing the new Legend, a new battle pass and Series 2 of Ranked play. It looks like the leaks we've seen so far were accurate. The next Legend will indeed be Crypto and the new season will add in a brand new weapon - the charge rifle - both of which were leaked at a GameStop conference last month. As expected from datamines, Crypto's abilities will involve deploying "specialised surveillance drones to stay in the fight and out of the spotlight". Respawn has also provided a lore trailer for the character, as part of the 'Stories from the Outlands' series to give a bit of background on some of the Legends. Watch on YouTube In the trailer we see Crypto before he became an Apex Legend, discovering a way to predict the outcomes of Apex matches - inevitably bad things happen and he ends up on the run, though none of his lore so far explains why some players found him hacking terminals in the Labs area of the arena this week. The name for the new season, Meltdown, suggests that whatever Crypto was doing, he's been successful. Perhaps we'll see some even bigger map changes in the near future, or maybe some new hidden areas in Kings Canyon, like the one introduced for Wraith's event. Shortly after the reveal, EA tweeted this: invest in Crypto.- Electronic Arts (@EA) September 19, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Here's hoping this is just EA's attempt to be funny, and doesn't mean Crypto will be locked behind some sort of paywall - you'd have thought the company learned a lesson about that already. The Apex website states there's "more to be revealed before Meltdown begins", so we'll keep you up to date when more details are announced. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store