A sequel to Respawn’s beloved Titanfall 2 might actually be happening, as a prominent leaker claims it will be announced next year.
Titanfall 2 is one of the most celebrated first person shooters of the past decade, but the chances of a sequel have always felt slim after it failed to meet EA’s sales expectations.
This sentiment was amplified by the success of Respawn’s follow-up shooter, Apex Legends, which is set within the Titanfall universe but shares little DNA in terms of mechanics, with the former being a free-to-play battle royale shooter with no giant robots.
Despite this, there have been Titanfall 3 rumours for years, although none have amounted to anything tangible. A prominent Apex Legends leaker, however, claims that not only is Titanfall 3 real, it is ‘almost complete’.
Last week, insiders Osvaldatore and Yorotsuki, who are both known for leaks for Apex Legends, claimed Titanfall 3 is in development and will be announced at The Game Awards 2025 ‘at the earliest’, before it is released in 2026.
Following these claims, Osvaldatore shared more alleged details about the sequel on X. In the post, he claims Titanfall 3 is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will feature a single-player campaign, along with being a live service title with battle passes – which suggests the multiplayer portion might be available separately.
The most interesting claim is that the sequel’s ‘main’ multiplayer mode will be Extraction based, presumably akin to Escape From Tarkov. Past modes from Titanfall 2 will apparently be included though, like Team Deathmatch and Control.
According to the leaker, Titanfall 3 will also feature characters from Apex Legends and a weather system, although there are no specifics on either.
As with all rumours, it’s best to take this with a grain of salt, but it is the most substantial claim yet of a potential Titanfall 3.
Update: Fellow leaker Jeff Grubb has refuted the information, stating bluntly that, ‘This isn’t real, sorry. It’s not real.’
‘Does [Titanfall 1 director Steve Fukuda] have something like a prototype that has Titans in it? I’m guessing so. I don’t know for sure, but I would certainly assume it’s a safe bet.’
‘Now, is that going to be announced in 2025 and released in 2026? No way.’
Grubb has certainly been wrong in the past but he’s rarely been this adamant about debunking a story, so that’s not a good sign.
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The big question is whether Titanfall 3 could succeed, both in the current gaming landscape and amongst EA’s future slate. A sequel might eat into Apex Legends’ audience and EA is already putting a lot of resources into fellow online shooter Battlefield 6, so Titanfall 3 could threaten to jeopardise both.
If it is true, Respawn have a lot of projects in the works, between its ongoing support of Apex Legends and developing the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. It is also co-developing an upcoming Star Wars strategy game, which is set to be revealed on April 19.
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