Apex Legends has been one of the most-watched games on Twitch since its launch earlier this month. Now, Twitch and developer Respawn Entertainment have partnered to give some loot and rewards to the streaming platforms’ many Apex Legends fans. Anyone with a Twitch Prime membership can get access to an exclusive legendary skin for Pathfinder, as well as five Apex Packs. To claim this reward, log into your Twitch account and click the crown in the top right corner of the screen. From there, you’ll see an option to claim rewards for Apex Legends. The website will require you to sign into your EA account to claim the reward. Your Apex packs and new skin will show up next time you launch the game. This is the first partnership of its kind for Apex Legends, but it’s nothing new for Twitch. The company has previously partnered with games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite, Overwatch, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Twitch Prime is Twitch’s subscription service, which comes included with all Amazon Prime accounts and offers exclusive rewards for certain games, as well as additional features on Twitch and a free subscription to one channel per month.<doc-sep>Apex Legends partnered with Twitch Prime to give players Apex packs and an exclusive skin, but it turns out you don’t actually need Twitch Prime to get the rewards in-game on PC. Players have discovered that by opening the game’s settings in Origin on PC, they can edit the advanced launch options. If the command, “+twitch_prime_linked 1” is added, Apex Legends will reward players with the five free Apex packs and the legendary Pathfinder skin the next time the game is opened. This was first pointed out by Twitter user, Adam_THR and is likely an unintended interaction inside of Origin. Any player that hasn’t already linked their Origin account with a Twitch Prime account could do this, but there’s no way to know if EA will take action against accounts that do. Unlocking the rewards this way, rather than through Prime, would be taking the safety of your account into your own hands. You’ve been warned. Update (Feb. 26): Respawn has updated Apex Legends to solve this exploit on PC. The studio revealed on Twitter that the new patch will remove the exclusive Omega Point Pathfinder skin from the accounts of all players who didn’t link their Twitch Prime account and earn it as originally intended.<doc-sep>Link your Xbox gamertag to your EA Account in Apex Legends Learn how to connect your Xbox gamertag to your EA Account while playing Apex Legends. If you’re playing Apex Legends, then you’ve probably already heard about the special gear that Twitch Prime subs can get in the game. Unfortunately, quite a few people have reported some issues connecting their EA account to their Xbox gamertag, which keeps them from being able to receive the special goodies available in the Prime pack. If you’re one of these people, or if you’re just looking to connect your accounts, we can help. How to Link your Xbox gamertag to your EA Account The first time that you boot up Apex Legends—or any EA game for that matter—you should be given a prompt to log into your EA Account and connect the game to it. Now, unlike some online games, Apex Legends does not require you to connect your EA Account, which has led a lot of users to skip through this process in favor of just being able to play the game sooner. If you’re one of these people, you aren’t out of luck, as you can still connect your gamertag to your account. To check which EA Account you have connected with your Xbox gamertag in the past, you’re going to need to head to the EA Help login page. Here you can log into your EA account using your email and password, or you can choose to log into your account using your Facebook, PSN or Xbox Live account. You can check which account you have connected in the past by logging into EA Help with your Xbox Live credentials. If you’ve previously connected your EA account to your Xbox Live account, then you can log in using those credentials. From here, choose "change email address" to see which email address you have associated with your Xbox Live account. You can then use this email to make sure your Apex Legends and Xbox accounts are connected. If you’ve never connected your Xbox Live account and your EA Account, then you’re going to need to do so now. This can be done by logging in or creating an EA Account. Again, if you have never done this, it should automatically prompt you upon launching Apex for the first time. If it doesn’t, you’ve probably already connected your accounts and should be good to go. If for some reason you don’t get the prompt, and you’re sure you haven’t connected your accounts in the past, then you can head over to the EA website, log in with your new account, and then connect it through there. Now that we’ve shown you how to connect your Xbox gamertag to your EA Account, be sure to head back over to our Apex Legends guides for in-depth information about the best guns, heroes, and other helpful content.<doc-sep>
How to unlock Apex Legends PC Twitch Prime pack without a sub Looking to pick up the Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack without having a Twitch Prime subscription? Try this devious little trick. Apex Legends recently became host to a special Twitch Prime pack which offers a Pathfinder outfit and five Apex Packs, and it looks like players can get it for free. Though the giveaway is intended to be included as part of the perks package for a Twitch Prime subscription, one player has found a way to unlock the Twitch Prime Apex Legends pack without a subscription. Here's how to pick up the Twitch Prime Apex Legends pack entirely for free without having an active Twitch Prime subscription. How to get free Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack without subscription The procedure for acquiring the Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack without an active subscription requires players to edit the game's launch options on PC. Sorry, console players, this trick won't work for you. First discovered by Twitter user Adam_THR (and reported by Polygon), users can copy a specific string into the game executable's launch options to unlock the exclusive Pathfinder skin and Apex Packs automatically. Apex Legends is coming to Twitch Prime: link your account now and you’ll unlock five Apex Packs and the legendary Omega Point Pathfinder skin: https://t.co/8AlASmiDgT pic.twitter.com/DLhGrTrtyi — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) February 19, 2019 To unlock the Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack for free, head into origins and open the Apex Legends settings. Look for advanced launch options, then type the following phrase at the end of the string: "+twitch_prime_linked 1" Doing so will tell the game that Twitch Prime has been linked to the user's Origin account, and will unlock all of the goodies offered within the Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack without having to buy a subscription. Users who want the free goodies should act fast, as EA or Respawn Entertainment are certainly going to patch out this unintended functionality as soon as possible. The process to unlock the Twitch Prime Apex Legends Pack for free on PC is remarkably simple, but we don't expect the launch option modifier trick to work for very long. Fortunately, users can pick up the Apex Legends Twitch Prime pack legitimately just as easily, and it can be earned simply by linking an active Amazon Prime subscription to Twitch to get Twitch Prime for free. To stay on top of other developments with Respawn Entertainment's latest battle royale, be sure to head over to Shacknews' Apex Legends home page.