Apex is getting Team Deathmatch as an LTM, but it won’t be as limited as it first seems

After years of requests and feedback that span from Apex Legends launch to the current day, season 16 is finally delivering a vanilla Team Deathmatch mode for the title. It will be replacing Arenas, which is getting sunset after seven quiet seasons in the shadow of Battle Royale and Control.

The more traditional shooter experience will pit two teams of six against one another across maps previously built for both Arenas and Gun Run. Its addition is part of a wider effort from Respawn to enhance and evolve the experience for both Apex newcomers and its more casual audience, but it will only exist as an available mode for the first three weeks of season 16.