A new assault rifle is dropping in Apex season 16, and Respawn wants it to dethrone the R-301

A new season of Apex Legends is right around the corner, launching on Feb. 14, and its contents are shaping up to be quite a bit different from what players have come to expect in recent releases. Alongside major updates to the classes, the arrival of Team Deathmatch, and a new permanent playlist, Apex season 16 is also going to be adding in the game’s first new weapon in over a year: the Nemesis, an energy burst assault rifle.

Players have been wondering when Apex’s armory would next grow, with the last weapon introduced being the CAR submachine gun in season 11 back in late 2021. For the developers at Respawn, the long wait was a necessary one, as they want to focus on being “strategic” going forward with weapon releases.

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