U.K. sales-tracking firm: ‘Titanfall gives a colossal boost to Xbox One’

The hype for Titanfall culminated in a titanic launch last week for PC and Xbox One, and early reports reveal it is performing well at retail.

Titanfall is already the top-selling game of 2014 — at least in the U.K. — according to chart-tracking firm GfK. Publisher Electronic Arts’ sci-fi shooter has already outsold FIFA 14 by a 2-to-1 margin since the start of the year in that country. Microsoft, EA, and developer Respawn all have a lot riding on the success of the title, which has human-sized soldiers fighting with and against giant walking tanks (be sure to read our review).