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Microsoft bets on ‘Titanfall’

TECH titan Microsoft — which has struggled to keep pace with Sony and its PlayStation 4 — is pinning its hopes on a new action video game, ironically named “Titanfall.”

The highly anticipated game for the new generation Xbox One console lands this week in a major global release, with Microsoft betting it will keep the company in the forefront of the battle for the living room and home entertainment.

“The challenge is finding the ‘killer game’,” said Avi Greengart of research firm Current Analysis.

“Titanfall appears to be the first must-have, first-person mutliplayer game that takes real advantage of the Xbox One’s additional horsepower.”

Technology analyst Rob Enderle at Enderle Group said the new game, featuring elite assault pilots and heavily armored, 6-meter titans, will be a critical test for Microsoft.




 

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