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Despite its triumphant blend of energetic ground combat and colossal, mechanized warfare, Titanfall 2 fell short commercially due to an ill-fated release schedule. Positioned between the behemoth franchises of EA's Battlefield 1 on October 21 and Activision's Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on November 4, 2016, Titanfall 2 was overshadowed despite being a gem in its own right. Contrary to EA CEO Andrew Wilson's prediction that the sequel would outperform the original Titanfall, sales figures contrasted bitterly, with Battlefield 1 and Infinite Warfare selling around 15 million units, versus Titanfall 2 lagged at 4 million copies sold.
The sales disparity led to Titanfall 2 being discounted just weeks after its launch. The game's issues were further exacerbated by unaddressed hacking and matchmaking problems, which left fans feeling deserted. Despite the dedicated fanbase's lament for Titanfall 3, the response from developer Respawn remained negligible.
However, in an unforeseen turn of events, Titanfall 2 recently received an extensive update:
- Fixes to matchmaking and servers, making the game stable and fully playable again.
- Changing geometry on some maps, fixing glitches and out of bound exploits. Little Nessie plushies with hammers were put in these spots as an Easter egg/signature.
- Adding new and returning gamemodes in a rotating playlist, which has been updating regularly ever since.
- Putting the private matches out of beta.
Intriguingly, a cryptic 'Nessie Transmission' recently added to Apex Legends patchnotes, referencing release dates of the Titanfall series and Apex, has stirred speculation in the community. The seventh anniversary of Titanfall 2 looms on October 26, conveniently coinciding with the finale of the current Apex season on October 31. We are wondering if these covert nods, along with the surprise game update, hint towards a much-anticipated announcement - could Titanfall 3 finally be on the horizon?
I always knew the janitor at EA was updating the game ... love that the game was never dead 😭
2023-09-20
Author likedLegends never die
2023-09-20
about damn time they fixed this game!
2023-09-19
Author likedWorth waiting
2023-09-19
Titanfall 3 please
2023-09-19
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