The Titanfall franchise has 2 full-fledged games in the series, although Apex Legends also takes place in the same universe. Today, March 11, 2024, marks exactly 10 years since the release of the first Titanfall. The project was created by the independent studio Respawn in collaboration with Microsoft, and the first Titanfall was and remains an Xbox console exclusive – it was released on March 11, 2014 on Xbox One and PC, and on April 8, 2014 it reached the Xbox 360.
The first Titanfall was well received by players and critics, and even won several awards in the year of its release. At the same time, the game was completely multiplayer, which was an unusual decision for 2014, which some players criticized after the announcement of Titanfall.
Trailer for the release of the first Titanfall:
Titanfall was an important title for the Xbox One. The Xbox team itself, about 10 days after the release of the shooter, noted that the release of Titanfall had significantly improved sales of Xbox One game consoles. Let us recall that by March 2014, less than six months had passed since the launch of the new generation of consoles – Xbox One and Playstation 4. At that time, Xbox One game consoles were available for purchase only bundled with Kinect, which increased the cost of the device, which is why they lost significantly based on Playstation launch sales.
Immediately after the release of Titanfall, the developers began working on Titanfall 2, which took only about 2 years to create – the game was released in April 2016. But it has already appeared not only on Xbox and PC, but also on Playstation. The sequel was also well received by players and critics, while it acquired a full-fledged story campaign, which many praised. The success of the second Titanfall led to the purchase of Respawn by Electronic Arts.
Let us remind you that Titanfall 2 is now available on Game Pass Ultimate through EA Play, while the first Titanfall was removed from digital stores in 2021. Insiders report that Respawn is currently working on a new game in the Titanfall franchise.