Earlier today, EA aired the EA Play Live event that gave Apex Legends players an in-game freebie just for tuning in. Unfortunately there was a technical issue, which prompted Respawn to release the Apex Legends July 22 update (server-side) that should fix this little snag.

Apex Legends July 22 Update Patch Notes:

Here’s what Respawn Entertainment announced just now:

Update:

We've just shipped an update that will grant the weapon charm to anyone that has their EA account linked with Twitch.

Just log in to get it!

— Respawn (@Respawn) July 22, 2021

Hiya Legends, we had a technical issue with our @playapex weapon charm Twitch Drop during #EAPlayLive that prevented viewers from receiving their reward.

We’re working on a way to fix it—we’ll let you know when we’ve come up with a solution!

Update:

We’ve just shipped an update that will grant the weapon charm to anyone that has their EA account linked with Twitch.

Just log in to get it!

That’s about it.

As for Apex Legends stuff announced at the event, the launch trailer for Emergence was revealed, with gameplay of the new legend — Seer — coming on Monday.