New ‘Winter Wipeout Event’ For Apex Legends Focuses On Addition Of Hoverboard And Revamps For Octane & Newcastle

The turnout for Apex Legends this season has remained fairly energetic. The launch of Season 27 – Amped delivered quickly with its Valkyrie, Horizon, Rampart reworks and the long overdue revamp to Olympus. Following that, the battle royale went ahead to feature the ‘Supersonic Event’ that also introduced Olympus to the Wild Card rotation.

Additionally, it would not be the holiday season without a Christmas event. In that, the ‘Merry Mayhem Event’ arrived offering a new wintery makeover to Wild Card Olympus for the extent of the limited-time event. But days before the holiday, it was reported that the gaming industry would change forever with Titanfall/Apex Legends creator Vince Zampella passed away in a car accident on December 22nd. Zampella has shaped many aspects of gaming that will never go unnoticed.

Moving into 2026, however, Apex Legends proceeds with its next event. Later today, the new ‘Winter Wipeout Event’ will go live featuring hoverboards to traverse the map alongside meta revamps for both Octane & Newcastle. The event is live from Jan 6th – Jan 27th. You can watch the trailer in the video below:

“Drop into Wildcard and shred Olympus with new Hoverboards! Carve across cover, wall-ride out of danger, and throw down tricks mid-air for sweet, sweet EVO rewards. Start the match with a Hoverboard in your Survival Item slot, and keep it through every respawn, adding mobility to every fight. The hoverboard includes a bunch of abilities, including aerial tricks for EVO rewards, wall riding, and a ramming attack!” the overview reads.

“As Octane is a risk taking adrenaline chaser, we did not want to just throw away his health cost either. Instead we wanted to add a payoff by enabling his abilities to be stronger the less health he has. Octane is all about going fast and living dangerously – so go get ’em Octane. […] We wanted to make him more enticing without making him over powered in coordinated play. By incorporating all his speed upgrades into his base kit, it opened up space to create new upgrades that give him stronger rez plays.”

Are you interested in the new changes coming to Apex Legends in the ‘Winter Wipeout Event’?

Apex Legends is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Source: Respawn Entertainment