Titanfall

Developer(s)	Respawn Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Director(s)	Steve Fukuda
Producer(s)	Drew McCoy
Artist(s)	Joel Emslie
Engine	Source
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One
Release date(s)	NA March 11, 2014 EU March 13, 2014 AU March 13, 2014 UK March 14, 2014 NZ March 14, 2014
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Titanfall is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts as an exclusive for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game was officially announced as Respawn's debut game at Microsoft's E3 2013 press conference, and is scheduled for release on March 11, 2014.

In Titanfall, players fight in online multiplayer-only matches set on a war-torn planet as mech-style Titans and their pilots. Its action is fast-paced, including abilities to run on walls and hijack mechs, and extended periods between player deaths. Respawn describes the game as bringing "scale, verticality, and story" to first-person shooter multiplayer gaming, incorporating elements traditionally used in single-player campaigns. The game uses Microsoft's cloud computing services to offload non-player activity to servers and optimize the home computer for graphical performance.

The game won over 60 awards at its E3 2013 reveal, including a record-breaking six E3 Critics Awards, and Best of Show from several media outlets. It also won official awards at Gamescom and the Tokyo Game Show. Many reviewers predicted Titanfall to be the next step for the first-person shooter genre, and IGN's Ryan McCaffrey declared the game "Microsoft's killer app".

Players fight either on foot as free-running "pilots" or inside agile mech-style walkers called "Titans" to complete team-based objectives on a derelict and war-torn planet as either the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation (IMC) or the Militia.The game is online multiplayer-only, but injects single-player elements such as plot, character chatter, and non-player characters into its matches.Respawn founder Vince Zampella described the game as bringing "scale, verticality, and story" to first-person shooter multiplayer gaming.

Players choose their pilot types and are dropped on the map, beginning the game.A timer displays the time until a Titan can be deployed, which is reduced by killing other players.Once deployed, Titans are protected by a forcefield for about 30 seconds, which protects the player-pilot as well.Pilots are agile and accumulate momentum while running (similar to Tribes), which lets players run on walls and chain together double jumps.There are multiple types of Titans, each with unique abilities and animations.Pilot and Titan controls are identical except where the pilot's double jump becomes the Titan's dash,as Titans cannot jump, crouch, or cover.The mechs are not slow, but their movement is slower than the nimble pilots.Titan game-balancing abilities include the vortex blocker, which stops and returns enemy ammunition in midair, and electrified smoke, which hurts and repels pilots climbing the Titan's back.Player-pilots can eject from Titans that take too much damage, and the Titan replacement timer is reset upon the Titan's death.Games end with a race to the losing team's evacuation dropship.

Respawn has unveiled three Titan classes: the agile Atlas, the ponderous Ogre, and the nimble Stryder.