10 'Next Big Thing' Video Games That Failed Miserably

6. Titanfall

Before Microsoft realised the first iteration of the Xbox One was about as appealing as a piece of toast that's fallen jam-down, they were busy pedalling Titanfall as 'this generation's Call of Duty'.

To be fair, it wasn't without reason.

Titanfall was being developed by ex-Infinity Ward honchos Jason West and Vince Zampella, who'd set up the newly-minted Respawn Entertainment to hopefully do for the Xbox One what Call of Duty 4 did on the 360. Which is to say, create one of the most thriving fanbases in gaming history.

Naturally, you couldn't have sold fresh meat to a butchers if it came with Xbox One branding back in 2014, and despite Titanfall having some solid foundations that would be fully realised in the immaculate sequel, that original attempt was destined to crash and burn alongside the system it was associated with.