Certain story-related elements of Apex Legends Season 4 leaked early, giving fans a glimpse at the grisly murder that was to come before developer Respawn was ready to reveal it. In response, the battle royale game's executive producer, Drew McCoy, took to Twitter to say that it "really sucks" when people decide to leak announcements to gain "internet points." [Update: The Season 4 update has arrived, delivering a ton of new content including Revenant, map changes, a new weapon, a Battle Pass full of rewards, and much more.]

"Leaks are the absolute worst. I've never worked on a single project where it was purposeful or wanted," he said. "We spend insane amounts of time and energy to create cool surprises. Really sucks when someone wants internet points bad enough to ruin that."

Art director Joel Emslie concurred with McCoy, replying to his tweet with the Anchorman "Can I get an Amen?" gif.

Since it keeps popping up:
Leaks are the absolute worst. I've never worked on a single project where it was purposeful or wanted.
We spend insane amounts of time and energy to create cool surprises. Really sucks when someone wants internet points bad enough to ruin that.
— Drew McCoy (@DKo5) January 27, 2020

Apex Legends Season 4: Assimilation will add a brand-new sniper rifle to the game and bring back the fan-favorite Kings Canyon map. Assimilation also makes several changes to how Ranked Mode will work and adjusts the Assist system so that it's easier to earn points by helping your teammates kill opponents.

We've compiled everything we know about Assimilation so far, though Respawn is likely to announce a few more details in the coming week. One big question is who the next playable character will be. Forge is dead, but is he really dead? Or will Revenant be the new hero?

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