<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
;	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
ported	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
anticipated	O
as	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
from	O
developers	O
formerly	O
behind	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
"	O
Pilots	O
"	O
and	O
their	O
mech-style	O
Titans	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
in	O
six-on-six	O
matches	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
war-torn	O
outer	O
space	O
colonies	O
of	O
the	O
Frontier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
continual	O
action	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
wall-running	O
abilities	O
and	O
populations	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
50	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
active	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
non-player	O
activity	O
is	O
offloaded	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
services	O
to	O
optimize	O
local	O
graphical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
Titan	O
concept	O
grew	O
from	O
a	O
human-sized	O
suit	O
into	O
a	O
battle	B-Application
tank	I-Application
exoskeleton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
65-person	O
project	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Abrams	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Masamune	O
Shirow	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
won	O
over	O
60	O
awards	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
2013	O
reveal	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
record-breaking	O
six	O
E3	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
from	O
several	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
its	O
balance	O
,	O
Smart	O
Pistol	O
weapon	O
,	O
player	O
mobility	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
accessibility	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
skill	O
sets	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
thin	O
campaign	O
,	O
disappointing	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
community	O
features	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
has	O
no	O
offline	O
,	O
single-player	O
,	O
or	O
local	O
splitscreen	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
system	B-Device
link	I-Device
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
summoned	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
told	O
to	O
"	O
standby	O
for	O
Titanfall	B-Application
"	O
,	O
whereupon	O
a	O
Titan	O
drops	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
protective	O
forcefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
player-characters	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
and	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
pilots	O
are	O
agile	O
and	O
accumulate	O
momentum	O
while	O
running	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Tribes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Titans	O
,	O
somewhere	O
between	O
battle	B-Application
tanks	I-Application
and	O
a	O
mecha	O
,	O
are	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
nimble	O
pilots	O
but	O
are	O
much	O
better	O
protected	O
and	O
have	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
include	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
soldiers	O
(	O
human	O
grunts	O
and	O
robotic	O
spectres	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
as	O
human	O
player	O
competition	O
,	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
's	O
tactical	O
abilities	O
include	O
x-ray	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
,	O
invisibility	O
cloaking	O
,	O
and	O
regenerating	O
speed	O
boosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
challenges	O
unlocks	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
customization	O
opportunities	O
,	O
and	O
burn	O
cards	O
:	O
single-use	O
,	O
single-life	O
power-ups	O
that	O
bestow	O
a	O
temporary	O
gain	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
reduced	O
Titan	O
drop	O
waits	O
,	O
unlimited	O
grenades	O
weapons	O
,	O
or	O
disguise	O
as	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
Spectre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Militia	O
are	O
a	O
paramilitary	O
organization	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
disgruntled	O
civilians	O
,	O
smugglers	O
,	O
pirates	O
,	O
and	O
criminals	O
of	O
the	O
Frontier	O
and	O
the	B-Application
resistance	I-Application
against	O
IMC	O
use	O
of	O
colony	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
their	O
mercenary	O
forces	O
are	O
Frontier	O
operations	O
commander-in-chief	O
Vice	O
Admiral	O
Marcus	O
Graves	B-Application
,	O
intel	O
specialist	O
Sergeant	O
Kuben	O
Blisk	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
companion	O
Spyglass	O
who	O
handles	O
Titan	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Militia	O
commanders	O
such	O
as	O
Sarah	O
and	O
Cheng	O
"	O
Bish	O
"	O
Lorck	O
struggle	O
against	O
the	O
IMC	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Vice	O
Admiral	O
Marcus	O
Graves	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
Pilots	O
,	O
Grunts	O
,	O
Spectres	O
and	O
Titans	O
of	O
the	O
IMC	O
and	O
Militia	O
go	O
through	O
stages	O
of	O
war	O
in	O
multiple	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
General	O
Anderson	O
,	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
1st	O
Militia	O
Fleet	O
led	O
by	O
Cheng	O
"	O
Bish	O
"	O
Lorck	O
and	O
Sarah	O
Briggs	O
conduct	O
a	O
raid	O
on	O
an	O
IMC	O
fueling	O
facility	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
refuel	O
their	O
ships	O
while	O
IMC	O
forces	O
led	O
by	O
Vice	O
Admiral	O
Marcus	O
Graves	B-Application
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
by	O
setting	O
up	O
defensive	O
turrets	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Militia	O
's	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspecting	O
the	O
colony	O
to	O
be	O
hiding	O
Militia	O
forces	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
has	O
Sergeant	O
Kuben	O
Blisk	O
lead	O
ground	O
forces	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
new	O
model	O
of	O
robot	O
infantry	O
,	O
Spectres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
his	O
former	O
commanding	O
officer	O
Graves	B-Application
is	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
colony	O
's	O
destruction	O
,	O
he	O
contacts	O
the	O
Militia	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
beat	O
the	O
IMC	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
evacuating	O
the	O
remaining	O
survivors	O
at	O
the	O
wreckage	O
of	O
the	O
IMS	O
Odessey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
strategy	O
together	O
with	O
MacAllan	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
sends	O
his	O
own	O
forces	O
overseen	O
by	O
Spyglass	O
to	O
capture	O
Barker	O
and	O
an	O
all	O
out	O
battle	O
ensues	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
Barker	O
’s	O
escape	O
and	O
the	O
IMS	O
Sentinel	O
suffering	O
severe	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Graves	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
repaired	O
at	O
Outpost	O
207	O
,	O
a	O
surprise	O
attack	O
led	O
by	O
Sarah	O
puts	O
the	O
ship	O
out	O
of	O
action	O
to	O
slow	O
the	O
IMC	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
MacAllan	O
's	O
plan	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
has	O
his	O
forces	O
try	O
to	O
scuttle	O
the	O
facility	O
before	O
they	O
learn	O
too	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
save	O
Demeter	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
orders	O
Blisk	O
to	O
retreat	O
before	O
requesting	O
dropships	O
to	O
evacuate	O
his	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacAllan	O
then	O
requests	O
Graves	B-Application
take	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
leading	O
the	O
1st	O
Militia	O
Fleet	O
before	O
dying	O
along	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
IMC	O
and	O
Militia	O
forces	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
core	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
IMC	O
is	O
forced	O
on	O
the	O
defensive	O
while	O
a	O
disillusioned	O
Graves	B-Application
and	O
several	O
high	O
ranking	O
IMC	O
officers	O
defect	O
to	O
the	O
Militia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
has	O
taken	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
1st	O
Militia	O
Fleet	O
and	O
goes	O
on	O
the	O
offensive	O
against	O
the	O
IMC	O
to	O
destroy	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
IMC	O
robotics	O
factories	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
IMC	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
dependent	O
on	O
automated	O
infantry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Graves	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
reason	O
with	O
Blisk	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
lose	O
the	O
war	O
but	O
is	O
quickly	O
refuted	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
coward	O
and	O
a	O
traitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Activision	O
fired	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
co-founders	O
Jason	O
West	O
and	O
Vince	O
Zampella	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
for	O
"	O
breaches	O
of	O
contract	O
and	O
insubordination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
West	O
and	O
Zampella	O
founded	O
a	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
composed	O
largely	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
staffthose	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
successful	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ideas	O
that	O
became	O
Titanfall	B-Application
slowly	O
accreted	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-production	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
Respawn	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
influences	O
include	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Abrams	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Masamune	O
Shirow	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
responding	O
to	O
the	O
outgoing	B-Application
console	I-Application
generation	I-Application
's	O
technical	O
restrictions	O
with	O
code	O
optimization	O
and	O
a	O
tight	O
release	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
with	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
try	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
planned	O
announcement	O
leaked	O
early	O
through	O
the	O
premature	O
release	O
of	O
Game	O
Informers	O
July	O
2013	O
issue	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
which	O
revealed	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
premise	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
advance	O
public	O
information	O
included	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
trademark	O
filing	O
for	O
"	O
Titan	O
"	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
April	O
2013	O
Kotaku	O
report	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Titan	O
mech	O
gameplay	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
with	O
expected	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
releases	O
in	O
Q1	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
in	O
development	O
with	O
Respawn	O
's	O
support	O
at	O
another	O
studio	O
,	O
though	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
was	O
not	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
until	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
CFO	O
Blake	O
Jorgensen	O
later	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
would	O
last	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
Titanfall	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Zampella	O
tweeted	O
that	O
Respawn	O
was	O
discussing	O
an	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
for	O
release	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parkour	O
mechanics	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
similar	O
,	O
basic	O
wall	O
running	O
mod	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
Respawn	O
programmer	O
for	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
when	O
testing	O
potential	O
game	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerning	O
survivability	O
,	O
Respawn	O
chose	O
to	O
populate	O
the	O
environment	O
with	O
dozens	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
characters	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
reward	O
of	O
consecutive	O
kills	O
while	O
reducing	O
the	O
player	O
deaths	O
necessary	O
in	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Titanfall	B-Application
playtest	B-General_Concept
players	O
did	O
not	O
realize	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
playing	O
against	O
human	O
opponents	O
for	O
over	O
45	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Drew	O
McCoy	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
non-human	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
players	O
were	O
not	O
bots	O
meant	O
to	O
replace	O
humans	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
a	O
different	O
class	O
of	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
team	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
AI	B-Application
players	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
human	O
players	O
 '	O
autonomous	O
mode	O
Titans	O
,	O
for	O
close	O
to	O
50	O
active	O
characters	O
per	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
players	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
to	O
enliven	O
the	O
battlefield	O
environment	O
with	O
a	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	O
and	O
drama	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
complexity	O
with	O
new	O
opportunities	O
for	O
strategy	O
and	O
cannon	O
fodder	O
for	O
Titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
chose	O
to	O
build	O
Titanfall	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
early	O
in	O
their	O
production	O
cycle	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
developers	O
 '	O
familiarity	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
maintain	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Respawn	O
software	O
engineer	O
Richard	O
Baker	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
chose	O
Source	B-Application
since	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
performed	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
with	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
riskiest	O
platform	O
in	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
for	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
,	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
arrangement	O
determines	O
world	O
events	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
locally	O
,	O
so	O
position	O
and	O
movement	O
data	O
is	O
downloaded	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
all	O
player-clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
ran	O
a	O
small	O
alpha	O
test	O
and	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
beta	O
test	O
to	O
stress	O
test	O
the	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
compute	O
platform	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
felt	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
did	O
not	O
suit	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
patch	O
to	O
bring	O
support	O
for	O
Twitch	B-Application
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Titanfall	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfalls	B-Application
composer	O
Stephen	O
Barton	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
soundtracks	O
and	O
with	O
Metal	O
Gear	O
Solid	O
composer	O
Harry	O
Gregson-Williams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
being	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
Barton	O
produced	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
to	O
avoid	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
opposing	O
Titanfall	B-Application
teams	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
musical	O
identities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
recorded	O
at	O
Abbey	O
Road	O
Studios	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
specialty	O
ethnic	O
instrumentation	O
recorded	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
(	O
via	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
13	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
South	O
African	O
release	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
connectivity	O
performance	O
during	O
the	O
beta	O
and	O
no	O
nearby	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
data	O
center	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delayed	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
developed	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
functionally	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
releases	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
lower-quality	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Games	O
on	O
Demand	O
option	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
but	O
was	O
implemented	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
modding	O
tools	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
support	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
produced	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
post-release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
discount	O
for	O
pre-purchasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
are	O
expected	O
with	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Titanfall	B-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
,	O
Expedition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2014	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upcoming	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
likely	O
not	O
change	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Titan	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
,	O
free	O
update	O
will	O
bring	O
new	O
burn	O
cards	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
upcoming	O
PC	O
patch	O
will	O
add	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
and	O
Nvidia	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
wireless	O
controller	O
designed	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
C-101	O
carbine	O
weapon	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
"	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
military	O
spec	O
hardware	O
transported	O
from	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
...	O
into	O
players	O
 '	O
hands	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
and	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
at	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
standalone	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
announced	O
other	O
marketing	O
tie-ins	O
in	O
late	O
January	O
including	O
apparel	O
,	O
Jinx	B-Application
clothing	O
,	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
peripherals	B-Device
(	O
keyboards	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
mouse	O
pads	O
,	O
headsets	B-Device
)	O
,	O
posters	O
,	O
Prima	O
strategy	O
guides	O
,	O
a	O
Titan	O
Books	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
Turtle	O
Beach	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
headsets	B-Device
,	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Respawn	O
unveiled	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
collection	O
of	O
three	O
Atari	O
games	O
(	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Centipede	B-Application
)	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
Titanfall	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
also	O
announced	O
forthcoming	O
Titanfall	B-Application
live	O
action	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Canadian	O
post-production	O
studio	O
Playfight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Figurine	O
manufacturer	O
Threezero	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
produce	O
1/12	O
to	O
1/6	O
scale	O
models	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
Titans	O
and	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
worldwide	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
included	O
large	O
statues	O
of	O
Titans	O
across	O
multiple	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
that	O
spanned	O
billboards	O
,	O
television	O
commercials	O
,	O
Twitch	B-Application
,	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
YouTube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
released	O
a	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
late	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
game	O
includes	O
all	O
three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansions	O
alongside	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Respawn	O
announced	O
that	O
over	O
seven	O
million	O
people	O
had	O
played	O
Titanfall	B-Application
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
took	O
over	O
60	O
awards	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
2013	O
reveal	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
record-breaking	O
six	O
E3	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
:	O
Best	O
in	O
Show	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
declared	O
Titanfall	B-Application
both	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
's	O
"	O
next	O
big	O
thing	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
will	O
buy	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
for	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
and	O
you	O
should.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Forbess	O
Erik	O
Kain	O
similarly	O
predicted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
selling	O
point	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
Best	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Console	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Game	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
won	O
"	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
VGX	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
considered	O
Titanfall	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
step	O
for	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
abundant	O
"	O
hype	O
"	O
and	O
publicity	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
compared	O
the	O
Smart	O
Pistol	O
to	O
the	O
inventive	O
weapons	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Resistance	I-Application
series	O
and	O
otherwise	O
was	O
n't	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VG247	O
Dave	O
Cook	O
wrote	O
that	O
simplifying	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
with	O
mechs	O
"	O
was	O
unjustified	O
given	O
its	O
freshness	O
and	O
innovation	O
,	O
though	O
The	O
Verge	O
Andrew	O
Webster	O
said	O
"	O
just	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
with	O
mechs	O
"	O
is	O
essentially	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cook	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
parkour	O
elements	O
"	O
turn	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
format	O
on	O
its	O
head	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
addressed	O
all	O
issues	O
with	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
game	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
referred	O
to	O
Titanfall	B-Application
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Future	O
Warfare	O
or	O
a	O
variant	O
whereof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
Vlad	O
Savov	O
wrote	O
that	O
wall	O
running	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
felt	O
this	O
good	O
since	O
...	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Whitehead	O
said	O
other	O
shooters	O
felt	O
"	O
leaden	O
and	O
limited	O
"	O
after	O
playing	O
Titanfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
Adi	O
Robertson	O
compared	O
the	O
plot	O
to	O
the	O
backstory	O
on	O
1990s	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
user	O
manuals	O
,	O
and	O
OXM	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
felt	O
his	O
actions	O
were	O
unimportant	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
borrowed	O
from	O
games	O
in	O
other	O
genres	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DOTA	B-Operating_System
and	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
called	O
Titanfall	B-Application
"	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
time	O
management	O
"	O
,	O
spent	O
planning	O
when	O
timers	O
will	O
deplete	O
and	O
activate	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
McCaffrey	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
point	O
"	O
grind	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Titanfall	B-Application
timer	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
two	O
economies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
to	O
drag	O
after	O
level	O
25	O
and	O
slows	O
into	O
a	O
grind	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
flow	O
overall	O
is	O
effortlessly	O
cool	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
first-person	O
Crackdown	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
wrote	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
major	O
issue	O
was	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
performed	O
less	O
admirably	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Chris	O
Watters	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
's	O
higher	O
resolution	O
was	O
expected	O
and	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
an	O
even	O
lower	O
resolution	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
texture	O
pop-in	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
still	O
handled	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
thought	O
Titanfall	B-Application
was	O
a	O
successful	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
Chris	O
Watters	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
leap	O
forward	O
for	O
shooters	O
"	O
and	O
EGM	O
Chris	O
Holzworth	O
declaring	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
unquestionably	O
worthy	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
praises	O
sung	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Eurogamer	O
Whitehead	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
step	O
forward	O
...	O
than	O
a	O
leap	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
said	O
Titanfall	B-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
"	O
kind	O
sea	O
change	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
started	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Bright	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
groundbreaking	O
"	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
surpass	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
decided	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
"	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
sales	O
data	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Paul	O
Tassi	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
buzz	O
"	O
surrounding	O
Titanfall	B-Application
release	O
"	O
seemed	O
to	O
fade	O
abnormally	O
quickly	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
not	O
"	O
capitalized	O
on	O
the	O
goodwill	O
it	O
had	O
ahead	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
during	O
,	O
launch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
EA	O
COO	O
Peter	O
Moore	O
told	O
investors	O
on	O
a	O
May	O
2014	O
call	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
925,000	O
retail	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
month	O
,	O
that	O
number	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
external	O
NPD	O
Group	O
report	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
was	O
March	O
's	O
top-selling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
EA	O
had	O
not	O
released	O
figures	O
on	O
Titanfall	B-Application
sales	O
,	O
an	O
uncommon	O
practice	O
that	O
drew	O
skepticism	O
from	O
journalists	O
such	O
as	O
Paul	O
Tassi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
sold	O
ten	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
sources	O
could	O
not	O
conclude	O
whether	O
the	O
Vince	O
Zampella	O
source	B-Application
tweet	O
meant	O
ten	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
or	O
unique	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
reported	O
matchmaking	O
issues	O
,	O
years	O
of	O
DDOS	O
attacks	O
and	O
some	O
reported	O
the	O
game	O
thinks	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
map	O
packs	O
installed	O
when	O
they	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Respawn	O
Entertaintment	O
said	O
via	O
Twitter	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
aware	O
of	O
ongoing	O
DDOS	O
attacks	O
affecting	O
@Titanfallgame	O
.To	O
the	O
Titanfall	B-Application
community	O
:	O
Help	O
is	O
coming	O
ASAP	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
hacked	O
to	O
include	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
playlists	O
,	O
the	O
URL	O
"	O
savetitanfall.com	O
 "	O
with	O
the	O
subheader	O
,	O
"	O
[	O
Titanfall	O
1 ]	O
is	O
being	O
attacked	O
so	O
is	O
Apex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instability	O
and	O
low	O
player	O
count	O
,	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
ending	O
sales	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
and	O
removing	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
subscription	O
services	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaz	O
Rignall	O
of	O
USgamer	O
revisited	O
Titanfall	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2015	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
worthy	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
praise	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
technical	O
detailsnamely	O
graphics	O
and	O
framerateshowed	O
some	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Rignall	O
said	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
had	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
newer	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Respawn	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
Nexon	O
to	O
develop	O
multiple	O
Titanfall	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Titanfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
traditional	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Respawn	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
more	O
information	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
EA	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
partnering	O
with	O
Nexon	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Asian	O
market	O
specific	O
version	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
called	O
Titanfall	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Titanfall	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
sequel	O
with	O
some	O
slight	O
differences	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
like	O
four	O
main	O
pilots	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
titan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
canceled	O
during	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Nexon	O
and	O
Respawn	O
announced	O
that	O
another	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
a	O
top-down	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
as	O
Frontline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
hero	O
shooter	O
hybrid	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
60	O
players	O
split	O
into	O
20	O
teams	O
of	O
3	O
fighting	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
team	O
standing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
Titans	O
or	O
Pilots	O
but	O
retains	O
many	O
weapons	O
,	O
abilities	O
and	O
equipment	O
from	O
the	O
preceding	O
Titanfall	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
live	O
service	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
player	O
count	O
of	O
100	O
million	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
