User blog:Smuff/Respawn's next game is reportedly an Xbox exclusive

According to a report from Kotaku, anonymous sources suggest that Respawn’s game will come to Microsoft’s next-gen console and to Xbox 360, “but no versions for rival PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.”

The new Respawn is supposedly called Titan and will be made on a modified version of Valve's engine, not on internal EA tech or on /. (The IW engine was originally based off an Id Tech engine.) The 'source' also says that Respawn is only working on the Durango version of the game and is hand-picking a studio to make the 360 edition.

The report calls the title “multiplayer-centric” and “designed for multiplayer,” with sources suggesting that “the game is always-online.” (Because after Ubisoft, Diablo III and Simcity, who doesn't love always-on DRM?) This tidbit seemingly confirms recent rumors that the next Xbox will require a constant internet connection and the sources “did not think that the game would have a standalone linear campaign.”

The 'source' describes the game as a battle of Davids and Goliaths. The Davids are heavily-armed foot soldiers. The Goliaths are the giant exosekeltons or "Titans" that these soldiers can pilot. These Titans are big mech-style walkers that move, "with an agility not seen in games like Mechwarrior or Steel Battalions."

So, Westpella's next game is supposedly an Xbox exclusive. Again, this was taken from a fairly hard to read article on Kotaku, so take it with a pinch or twelve of salt.