Apex Legends update drops today, adding a new weapon

Apex Legends is getting an update today that adds a new weapon to the free-to-play battle royale.

Developer Respawn Entertainment shared a short video on Twitter teasing the new weapon, which is apparently called Havoc.

You can check out the video below:

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What is Havoc?

According to a previous datamine of Apex Legends by Twitter user RealApexLeaks (via VG247), Havoc is an assault ammo that uses energy ammo.

However, the teaser video also shows the weapon powering up an energy shot of some kind. So it doesn't look like it will be your run-of-the-mill assault rifle.

The new update and weapon will land in Apex Legends today (although we don't know an exact time yet.

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