TITAN FALLS
After years of struggling against DDoS attacks, TITANFALL is being removed from sale
acknowledged that the demands of
Apex Legends meant that only “one or
two people” were still working on
Titanfall support.
“Rest assured, Titanfall is core to
Respawn’s DNA and this incredible
universe will continue,” the studio
said. “Today in Titanfall 2 and Apex
Legends, and in the future. This
franchise is a north star for the
calibre of experiences we will
continue to create here at Respawn.”
Respawn didn’t say why exactly
the game is being removed from sale,
but given the tiny number of people
still trying to play – today’s peak
concurrent player count on Steam is
seven, and it’s probably safe toA
fter years of
struggling to combat
hacks and DDoS
attacks that at times
have rendered
Titanfall unplayable, Respawn
Entertainment has decided it’s time
to throw in the towel. The studio
said in a statement that it has
stopped all sales of the game, and
will remove it from subscription
services on March 1, 2022.
The decision to end Titanfall sales
follows a back-and-forth battle with
hackers that dates to 2019, resulting
in a ‘mostly negative’ user review
rating for the game on Steam. Players
sometimes overstate a given game’s
‘hacker’ problem, but in this case it
was absolutely endemic. There were
flashes of hope earlier this year –
Respawn told players that “help is
coming” in April – but by mid-May
the situation was as bad as ever, and
in mid-July Respawn community
coordinator Jason GarzaONLY “ONE OR TWO
PEOPLE” WERE STILL
WORKING ON
TITANFALL SUPPORTThe news comes
alongside changes at
the top, with Respawn
cofounder Chad
Grenier, who’s also
game director on
Apex Legends,
leaving the studio.MONITOR
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