Titanfall 2 Gets Exciting New Four-Player Co-Op Mode and a New Map - For Free

Titanfall 2 is one of the best first-person shooters we've played this decade. It's not hyperbole; it's true. It launched as an incredible package, and Respawn has been relentlessly updating and improving the game since then. Today, a brand new cooperative multiplayer mode was announced: Frontier Defense hits a week from today. Check out the explosive gameplay trailer above.

"Introducing an all-new way to play Titanfall 2: Frontier Defense, the PvE horde mode introduced in Operation Frontier Shield! Built for 4 player co-op, you and your team are tasked with protecting the Harvester through multiple waves of coordinated enemies all hellbent on taking it down. Build your team, optimize your Titans and adapt your strategies to survive the mayhem with all new weapons, gear, and progression."

Every great shooter needs a PvE horde mode, and this is Titanfall 2's horde mode. It looks like so much fun, and we can't wait to go home and jump into matchmaking. As you fend of waves of enemies, you'll earn currency that you'll use between waves to purchase extra defenses, things like batteries, arc traps, sentries and more. Depending on how experienced you and your friends are (or think you are), you'll have four difficulty modes to choose from ranging from "easy" to "master." For the truly mad, there will be an "Insane" difficulty setting available as a separately featured mode.

There will brand new enemy types showing up to challenge you, so make sure you're on your toes. At launch there will be five supported maps: Homestead, Forwardbase Kodai, War Games, Rise, and Blackwater Canal. For those of you who have been paying attention, one of those maps will sounds pretty familiar, or maybe altogether new.

"To round out Operation Frontier Shield, we've also introduced a remastered map from the original Titanfall: Rise. This map features towering, sheer walls and a system of convenient zip lines provide Pilots with the perfect means to get around quickly while Titans do battle in the long corridors below. Operation Frontier Shield also includes a new Live Fire map: Township, which models an idyllic small-town environment with open thoroughfares and small buildings with intense close-quarters combat."

Time to update and dive in yet again, Titanfall fans. If you've yet to pick this game up, what is wrong with you?! It's always on sale, and there's never been a better time.