Possible Titanfall beta launch date for Titanfall leaked, Bluepoint Games announced as Xbox 360 developer

Screech · January 31, 2014

IGN recently reported on a Titanfall leak suggesting the game's beta for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC will go live on February 14th and will run through February 19th. Here's an excerpt from the article, with all the important stuff highlighted:

With the Titanfall beta on its way, more and more information of the title is beginning to leak through to the public, including the possible beta release date. French site Xboyxygen claims to have a retail source who is saying that the anticipated beta will run from February 14th through the 19th on the PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. With the official release slated for March 11th, this time span would make sense. Either way, it's obvious that more information will soon be revealed for interested beta testers, including when sign ups are available.

Word of future Titanfall DLC has [also] begun to appear, confirming that EA is working on extra content for the shooter. EA boss Andrew Wilson made a statement about the appearance of future DLC, saying, "We're planning extra content already for the product, but in the nature of the live service, I think that will evolve over time as we see how the player base evolves through the year." However, no further details have been revealed.

IGN also revealed the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall is actually being developed by Bluepoint Games, not Respawn Entertainment. Here's some background on the not-so-well-kown studio, courtesy of IGN:

Bluepoint Games, the studio Respawn recruited to build Titanfall on Xbox 360, has quietly (and expertly) worked on superb games for some time. Some of them may already be in your collection.

The Austin, Texas developer started up in 2006, founded by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, two veterans of Metroid Prime and Retro Studios. Bluepoint released its first game, Blast Factor, that year, before becoming the industry's go-to studio for HD remakes and re-releases.

Sony recruited Bluepoint for God of War Collection, Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale on Vita, and Flower on PS4 and Vita. Konami used Bluepoint for the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection as well.

This is a studio whose strength is in porting games, and doing a fine job of it -- all of these collections feature improved visuals, frame rates, and other technical benefits that make them great. In hindsight, Bluepoint almost seems like the obvious choice for Titanfall on Xbox 360.

Also of note: In July 2013, Bluepoint hired Kynan Pearson -- another ex-Retro designer who recently served as Halo 4's lead multiplayer level designer at 343 Industries. Pearson serves as creative director.

Sounds like all of you guys who plan on getting Titanfall for the 360 are in good hands! Hopefully the beta release leak is accurate... I'm itching to play this thing already!!!

IGN article #1 (Beta info)

Xboxygen article (Leaked images)

IGN article #2 (Bluepoint Games info)