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Apex Legends' 2022 Gaiden event: cosmetics and Armed and Dangerous

Gaiden's original July 19–August 2 event window brought themed cosmetics and a returning mode limited to shotguns and sniper rifles. It is no longer a 'starts today' announcement.

An original NewsCubby historical explainer. Event dates appear in the article; this is not a breaking-news announcement.

What the original event contained

EA's Gaiden announcement paired themed cosmetics with the return of Armed and Dangerous. In that limited-time mode, weapons were restricted to sniper rifles and shotguns, and loot was harder to find. The announcement listed World's Edge, Olympus and Storm Point in the map rotation for July 19 through August 2, 2022.

The event also used two weekly challenge tracks. Those tracks and the mode's temporary availability were separate from the cosmetic items themselves. A dated event page can therefore describe several different availability rules at once.

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Event packs are not a permanent shop guarantee

EA distinguished the limited-time Gaiden Event Packs from the items' later inclusion in the standard Apex Pack pool. That distinction does not establish the current contents, prices or odds of any pack. This article is not a recommendation to purchase randomized items.

An old title saying starts today depends on the original publication date. Here the event window is explicit so a returning reader does not mistake an expired promotion for a new opportunity. Fortnite's Eddie Brock announcement provides another example of a crossover whose historical debut does not guarantee that an item is in today's shop.

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Sources and further reading

  1. EA — Begin your epic tale in the Gaiden Event, July 2022 ↗