Titanfall Update Number 8 is Absolutely Massive

Titanfall was the Xbox One's premiere launch title. While it might not have delivered the experience we were expecting, it is still a solid experience with gameplay that is full of action. Given the Xbox and its history of shooter-based doinance, we think that Titanfall could not have found a better home than on the Xbox One. Games have to change over time to keep up with new releases, though, something it appears Titanfall's developers are aware of.

The eighth update for Titanfall is almost upon us, and some of you might be wondering what this patch will bring to the game. The patch will be the "biggest ever," announces the developer's blog, where the full patch notes are readily available.

We have provided for you a snippet of the update below. This accounts for maybe a tenth of the actual patch notes, though, so we implore you to take the above link and check out everything this amazing update has to offer.

Brand new cooperative game mode – Frontier Defense
Join forces with up to three other players in this cooperative game mode to defend a vital objective from increasingly intense waves of AI combatants.

– You and your team will face down familiar foes as well as the IMC's newest combat units: hordes of Grunts and Spectres, stealthy Sniper Spectres and Cloak Drones, explosive Suicide Spectres and Nuclear Titans, ranged Mortar Titans, and even melee-resistant Arc Titans!

– Supplement your firepower by earning and deploying stationary turrets around the battlefield.

– Leverage your full arsenal against the IMC without skipping a beat by using the new Loadout Crates near the objective to switch loadouts at will, while refilling ammo and ordnance.

– Pilots who fall in battle are flown back into the fray in a dropship that circles above the action before touchdown. Experienced Pilots always maximize their impact on the struggle below by firing from the side window of the dropship on approach.

– Seasoned players can challenge themselves to beat their best score. Try to earn 3 Map Stars on each map!

– Play in every corner of the Frontier, including the maps introduced in IMC Rising and every previous Titanfall expansion!

Ranked Play
Test yourself! Ranked play will enable you to work your way through an increasingly challenging set of Tiers by out-performing other Pilots in battle. This is not an exclusive mode or playlist and it works in all standard competitive matches.

In order to obtain the metrics we need to finalize the details, this feature will be launching in beta form.

The beta will last at least through October. After the beta, it will be open to all players level 32 or higher. A new season of Ranked Play will begin on the 1st of each month.

Looking for a beta invite? All Gen 10 players will receive beta access, in appreciation of their skill and determination. Gen 10 players may also invite other players to join in the fun. Gen 10 players are given 5 invites to Ranked Play, and 3 more invites per day. We may also expand beta access during this period.