Abbie Heppe from Respawn Entertainment has talked about their studio culture for the smallish developer, and what the future holds for them and Titanfall. She's also one of the Pilot classes, and a militia commander. In real-life she's Respawn's community manager. Not all former Infinity Ward vets are leads on Titanfall, she reveals, and they aren't gunning for Call of Duty.
The 600 billion people (confirmed) currently blowing things up in Titanfall got a new patch over the weekend, with the usual extended roster of balance changes and bug fixes you expect from a monster multiplayer game.
Any additional Titanfall game modes will be released to players free of charge, according to Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella.
Well this could be sort of delicious. Titanfall developers Respawn are now using a system called FairFight to detect cheaters on PC. And when they find them? Those players get lobbed into a server with fellow miscreants, in what the team describe as "the Wimbledon of aimbot contests".
Respawn have released a new patch for Titanfall designed to improve the game's matchmaking features. The update has been applied to both Attrition and Hardpoint modes, with other modes to follow.
Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment have been forced to "turn down" the effects of their matchmaking fix, released last Friday, after players on PC and consoles reported difficulty finding matches.
Respawn Entertainment have announced a new title update for Titanfall will be crashing down on the sci-fi shooter today, and with it comes the ability to host private matches - a feature promised before launch. The team are also reducing the Gen 5 Gooser Challenge which asks for 50 ejecting pilots to be killed, as they take the requirement down to just 5. More info later today.
Respawn has released a major Titanfall update for both Xbox One and PC. There's a new private match mode amongst the usual roster of fixes and tweaks.
Titanfall: Expedition will be the first DLC pack to be released for Respawn Entertainment's multiplayer shooter. It's coming in May, according to the developer's PAX East panel. Additionally, players will receive new game modes in the form of free updates, with the first being a 2v2 version of Last Titan Standing.
A significant number of PC Titanfall players are reporting that the latest patch has caused some new performance issues. Users are complaining of markedly increased loading times, the game loading them into matches a few seconds after the game has started, and increased lag.
Titanfall producer Drew McCoy says that he's unconcerned by whether the big-budget shooter is making a healthy profit, he'd rather concentrate on making games that players enjoy.
With Titanfall’s first DLC pack, Expedition, on the horizon, developers Respawn have released a blog post on their official website that discusses new map War Games in detail. War Games takes place inside a virtual reality training simulator, with the developers aiming to create the perfect playground for the game's parkour wall-running and mech battles.
Titanfall continues to do the business in the UK, remaining the best-selling game for a third week in a row. No new entries this week, with 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and Call of Duty: Ghosts coming in second and third respectively.
Titanfall will be getting its first DLC pack Expedition soon, and Respawn have posted an update on the game's official website that looks at the new 'Runoff' map in detail.
Respawn have already talked us through 'War Games' and 'Runoff', the first two maps from Titanfall's upcoming DLC pack Expedition. Now it's the turn of 'Swampland'. In a post on the official Titanfall website, level designer Chris Dionne talks us through the concept and development of the third and final map in the expansion. There's also a 'making of' trailer.
Titanfall reclaims top spot after briefly being knocked off its perch by web-slinging sequel The Amazing Spiderman 2. The highest new entry is Bound by Flame at number 12.
We've already heard quite a lot about the three new maps coming to Titanfall in the Expedition DLC, but this new gameplay video from Respawn is the first time we've seen them in action.
Respawn Entertainment have released the changelog for Titanfall's third game update and it's giving more power to PC as the sci-fi shooter will now support up to 144 frames. That means you can enjoy the full benefits of a 144hz monitor, offering a smoother experience. The update also adds in custom match settings.
Electronic Arts has announced that the first Titanfall DLC pack, Expedition, will be available May 15 for Xbox One and PC. An Xbox 360 version will follow in June. The map pack will cost $9.99 in North America and Europe, and $13.49 in Australia. You can also pick it up as part of the Season Pass, which will grant you access to each of Titanfall's three planned DLC packs, for $24.99 and $33.45 respectively.
Titanfall's Capture the Flag and Pilot Hunter playlists have both been removed from the PC version, though the two modes can still be played in private matches and variety playlists. Respawn wrote in a blog post that the removal was due to a general lack of interest in the two modes, which lead to "overlong wait times to find other users."