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eject I'm dealing with the verge and this is titanfall when we talk about this new generation of gaming this is the title that comes up in every conversation it's arguably the first true next-gen game for Xbox one the one that was in all the console launch commercials even though it wouldn't come out for months it's most next-gen feature is the way titanfall blends multiplayer and single-player games the demo we tried was mostly standard kill-or-be-killed multiplayer but titanfall is designed to add some cinematics and AI directions to make the game feel more like a campaign even when you're playing with other people the developers think your xbox one is always going to be online and connected and the game takes full advantage at its core titanfall is a team-based first-person shooter set sometime in the future essentially it's about pilots and Titans hyper agile human soldiers and the giant mech suits they can climb in and out it's like David and Goliath if David had a jetpack and was a parkour expert and Goliath used a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher it isn't as one side as you might think though from the point of view of a Titan pilots are very small and out in a open their cannon fodder but every pilot has a jetpack that lets him run on walls and free run quickly through dense buildings pilots can attack from any angle change direction midair and each one has a rocket launcher or some other anti Titan with the extra freedom and control is actually a little jarring at first but it very quickly becomes second nature the important thing though is that you'll never be stuck playing either a Titan or a pilot for very long every few minutes faster if you play well players can call in a Titan from the sky and start wreaking chaotic havoc with cannons and missiles like most modern shooters you can customize the weapons and equipment for both pilot and Titan more options become available as you level up and more weapon modifications unlock as you play a lot of the customization feels like Call of Duty and for good reason titanfall is the first game from respawn entertainment a company founded by former heads of the studio that created call of duty and shepherded it through modern warfare 2 really most of the game isn't exactly breaking new ground but where titanfall excels is creating a sense of scale and balance it never feels too unwieldy controlling a huge Titan or too erratic running around is a much smaller foot soldier even though the whole world is climbing the game is designed to keep you constantly engaged even when your team is getting crushed there's chance at redemption by ejecting from your Titan or heading to the evac point titanfall is due out March 11th for Xbox one and PC an xbox 360 version from outside developer Blue Point is due out two weeks later Microsoft really needs this game to be the next halo the killer app that makes people go out and buy an xbox one we've only spent a few hours playing a multiplayer demo but it really looks like this game might meet that goal it looks incredible it feels fresh and with simple controls and forgiving a.m. it's surprisingly easy to pick up and play but still there's a lot of titanfall left for us to play a lot of the world left to discover and a lot of things to blow up from the cockpit of a giant machine you