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Zampella clears up confusion about “the future of Titanfall” showcased at Austin launch event

“Not how I would have described it, but still fun.”

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There was some confusion today about what new Titanfall information would be revealed at the game’s midnight launch event in Austin on Monday.

Speaking on Larry Hryb’s podcast, Major Nelson Radio, Senior Xbox Evangelist at Microsoft Jeff Rubenstein said that in addition to playing through maps we haven’t seen in the beta, the event, which will start at 11pm EST, will be “showcasing the future of Titanfall.”

“We don’t know what it is,” Hryb said. “They just came to us and said ‘we’re going to announce something.’”

Excited fans immediately took to Twitter, asking Respawn’s Vince Zampella what it means. “For those asking about the 'future of titanfall' announcement, I'm confused as to what that is,” Zampella said this morning. “We did not sell [Titanfall] to [Microsoft].”

An hour later, Zampella said that he talked to Geoff Keighley, and that it looks like the “‘future’ thing is just something fun. Not how I would have described it, but still fun.”

This week, Respawn confirmed that Titanfall would include a $25 season pass containing three packs, which include maps and "other content yet to be determined."

Whatever “the future of Titanfall” might refer to, you’ll be able to find out by watching Xbox’s Twitch channel, which will stream the event live.

For more on Titanfall, check out our previous coverage and GameSpot's interview with Zampella from our new show The Lobby below.

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“We did not sell [Titanfall] to [Microsoft].” it just made more business sense to sell the game on the console that generally has a little less then the other <rolls eyes>

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@Enundr Respawn Engineered it but needed a publisher. EA came in and published it, and struck a deal or undisclosed amounts of money with MS before any system launched. Respawn had no choices in the decisions. Actually they wanted it to be multiplatform before EA stepped in. It's a bottle neck system that could cost more MS for the exclusive 1 year hold rather than profit. This why you see so much MS/TttanFall push and banking hard on this to increase XB1 sales.


Next year, Respawn wants TF2 to go Playstation. Hell EA didn't even expect XB1 to do as poorly as it had. They would of never inked the deal had they known. Which is why current X360 owners should be the happy campers here when it comes to TitanFall. So yeah Respawn didn't sell to MS directly. In a nutshell: EA/MS are having sex in all the rooms. Respawn just made the hotel..

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@DARKSPACE @Enundr next year lol, yeah right because there gonna abandon titanfall an instantly make a squeal. besides psn is not good enough for an internet only game.

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@john1217727 hahaha must have clicked wrong word when fixing spellings, ill cry myself to sleep and try an resist hanging myself over the embarrassment lol

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@dreamgreed @kovaras1984 @DARKSPACE @Enundr i have 60 meg optical connection with vm, no problems with live and laods with psn, i own both xbone and ps4 both have good n bad points, xbone wins online by miles

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@kovaras1984 @DARKSPACE@Enundr @kovaras - 'Squeal' ? Stupid fan boy.

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@kovaras1984 @DARKSPACE @Enundr You must still live in the stone age if you think PSN is still unable to play online only games.

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@Enundr I think he forgot to put "yet" at the end of his sentence. lol!!

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@blackace @Enundr lol pretty much.....the fact that they said the "more business sense" to exclude an entire console at this point says so much , even if on windows (aka M$ even if not on their console) its sorta obvious at that point that the guy has no clue and is a moron......you dont release it on just one console when both of the next gen consoles have very similar specs to not be able to release it on both and say that (not counting 360 and PC) , its a big hint that M$ payed them , and odds are depending on whether the games a flop or not , will just flatout buy them.....wouldnt be surprised if theyre already making the paperwork at this point seeing how much they try to hype it up.

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@Enundr @blackace Even if they don't buy them, I beet money M$ will pay for a 6 months exclusive right for the XB1 version if there is a sequel. If it goes onto the PS4 it won't happen until after it's on the XB1 for 6 months or more.

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@Enundr @blackace psn would not be able to handle titanfall anyway

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@Enundr /facepalm

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I played the beta, it was fun but it had terrible matchmaking. I got into it the first night it was available on pc and already had max level 14 players in game and the team settin sucked too because I was parred with a mix level of teammates and against full level 14 players both times I tried to play. Was put off again with the same hit detection that is in battlefield.

In case anyone didn't play the beta, expect whisper type servers and client side hit detection. I had plenty of dropped hits with tons of hit markers in the beta. Titans feel cool though but the default Titan Lmg you get is pretty weak. The wall vaulting and stuff needs some tweaking since the walls you use in the mp are not flat surfaces to run on. Lastly the game rewards continued play so for those that have a life will be left in the dust.

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@madgame23 That comment might be just enough to cancel pre-orders for on the fence users, plus this is the type of feedback I'm expecting in our short future.

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@DARKSPACE @madgame23 on the fence users dont pre order lol

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I just gave an honest opinion on a new ip from EA. You know EA had a hand in the game creation since they now have a premium type option and the game also has client side hit detection. You know how bad that is in battlefield and COD!

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@madgame23

I was level 14 on the PC in about 4 hours. All you had to do was play Hardpoint and camp the closest HP. I was always the point leader on my team, even though I had few kills. It was a pathetic strategy, but it worked amazingly.

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@Lacerz @madgame23 Yay for camping and being the most hated player in the match!

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@nerdman67 @Lacerz @madgame23

Yay for being a flawed game.

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@nerdman67 @Lacerz@madgame23its hard point your supposed to fight over the bases lol more points available for doing well in the titan fights, forget the name of the game lol, but remember getting 5~7k xp a game

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Really!

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To sum the game up, you can say its COD meets Prince of Persia meets Dino Crisis 3 meets Gundam!

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On a lighter note. DARK SOULS II come out on, Tuesday, got my collectors edition pre-ordered, and payed off, and taking the rest of the week off!!!


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@MatthewSnyder86 I just got the regular version. I had no use for that knight statue. I did get the collector's edition for South Park. For one, it was a LOT cheaper and I can probably sell that Cartman figure for as much as the game during the holidays.

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@MatthewSnyder86

Who buys games with stories?

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@Lacerz @MatthewSnyder86 Dinosaurs!

Hope you enjoy it Matt. I can't wait to get into that series, my backlog has just been overwhelming as of late.

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The last time a multiplayer only game came out that generated this much hype, it was 1999 and the game was Counter-Strike. The only difference is CS was a free mod to Half-Life. When the retail version of CS came out, it was $29.99, and bundled Team Fortress, plus other extras. $59.99 for Titanfall, plus the costs of DLC or a season pass is excessive. I'll purchase it for my PC when it falls in line with multiplayer norms. Until then, let the Xbots buy it.

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@Lacerz 1999? okayyyy......

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@troll_eat_troll @Lacerz I think Black Ops had more hype overall and definitely sold more copies across the board.

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@troll_eat_troll @Lacerz

Team deathmatch (COD/BF) had been around before. BF introduced vehicles, which is a nice change, but the team based play revolutionized by CS stands out as a feature that makes it the best since 1999. Yes, better than TF.

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@Lacerz @troll_eat_troll I'm talking about the cost, isn't that what you're complaining about?

1999-2014 in other words, Inflation. Also how can you even compare the development quality and size of CS with Titanfall? seriously.. and have you already forgotten most games were sold at $50+ back in those days too?

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Seeing how once games travel to Microsoft land, they die. It's become a trend with Microsoft, they do a piss poor job of nurturing their IPs and developers. Ensemble? Knifed. Bungie? knifed. Peter Molyneux? Knifed. Rare? Knifed (in a sense, having become a cr4ppy Kinect studio).


Yeah, I wouldn't wish Microsoft on anyone.

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@Kjranu the stupidity of this comment is through the roof....... molyneux left lionhead. lionhead is still making games so theres no bad point to microsoft here. bungie WANTED to move on from halo. they werent knifed lol... are you trolling or are you being serious here ???.

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@Kjranu I understand your point. I will just play the games, and won't develop for them. Hell, knifed, layoffs, it starting to become a blur.....

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Titanfall is a 6 vs 6 multiplayer only game that looks and plays amazing on a medium-end PC, 60 frames per second, whatever resolution you want. And it's way cheaper. Get the better deal, don't waste your money on the Xbox One version.

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@xsonicchaos My friends are all playing it on XB1, sorry.

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Well, I was just saying in the case you don't have friends who tell you what to do.

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@blackace @xsonicchaos same. plus my pc is crap and i dont have the capital to upgrade it.

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Just recently played Killzone (beautiful game). Comparing the 2 (imho), killzone looks better, but titan fall is a better game. it's far more intense, and engaging (while supplying a fresh spin on the fps genre/evolve looks to do the same). Game play for killzone is very good, as well the graphics for titan fall. I see a lot of bashing towards this game mainly due to the fact that it's another fps shooter (pc has tons of fps games, generic or otherwise), ps4 will have it's share as well (hell didn't killzone sell 2.1 mil copies??). Seems this is more about the dislike of ms, then the games... if Titan fall (example) was being released on on ps4 as well, then the hype would probably be accepted. I loved what the beta provided, and I am ready to get my collectors edition, and enjoy some great gaming....

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@tgunzz32 PS4 is getting free Planetside 2 anyway, which i suspect is a far better game than TitanFall, and more unique as well.

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@yeah_28 @tgunzz32 It's already been FREE on PC for over a year now. No need to get it on the PS4. I can't imagine it will play better on the PS4.

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@blackace @yeah_28 @tgunzz32 yeah I know, that's where I've been playing it, there's no actual "need" for anything, but if someone wants a great FPS to play in their PS4 and they don't game in anything else, its good to have it isn't it?

And of course, no FPS plays better on a console than on PC.

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@yeah_28 @tgunzz32 I will keep that on the radar. Titan fall is not the infinity gauntlet! It's just the first killer ip out the gate (it's not going to be for everyone regardless). Destiny, halo 5, infamous, mgs 5, quantum break, project spark, watch dogs, the order, evolve, will all be killer ips to the gaming community! I am going to enjoy finding out from both consoles......

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@tgunzz32 That collector's edition was asking alot for a brand new IP. Although the included statue did look great.

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@RicanV @tgunzz32 The shit was overpriced for my budget. I don't have room for all that crap. My daughter would get ahold of it and it would be in pieces in no time.

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@RicanV @tgunzz32 I wanted the statue for my home theater. That alone is worth it to me. It will go great with my blade, terminator, scarface , predator, and alien statues...

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@tgunzz32 @RicanV Great collection. The Titanfall statue will definitely fit right in.

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Will be 3d

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@MateykoSlam Some PC gamers still play in 1080p? Update your rig, dude, 1080p is old. Its all about 1200p or 1440p

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the future is simple for anyone with a brain new one every 11 months lol

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@Merseyak oh god i hope not 8(. titanfall 2 on ps4/xbone/pc no more!

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