Ubisoft will shut down its free-to-play shooter XDefiant, Ubisoft announced Tuesday. Servers will remain on until June 3, 2025, but the game will no longer be offered for download, and player ...

However, despite Ubisoft's recent woes, the shutdown of XDefiant could still open the door for something more promising to be put in its place. A free-to-play 6v6 shooter isn't a bad idea, but the ...

Ubisoft to Shut Down ‘XDefiant,’ Nearly 300 Employees Laid Off as San Francisco and Osaka Game Studios Close By Jennifer Maas. Plus Icon. Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer.

XDefiant chief Mark Rubin has quit the industry entirely, claiming Ubisoft's doomed Call of Duty rival had "very little marketing" or "the right resources to make content." Focus Reset IGN Logo ...

Ubisoft's first-person shooter XDefiant, which launched less than six months ago with some success, will shut down on June 3, 2025. As part of that, the studio will close three production studios ...

Ubisoft has stated that XDefiant will remain live until June 3 2025 and that Season 3 is still launching. It’s a bittersweet ending that seems to be all too common in the games industry these days.

Ubisoft San Francisco will obviously be working on updates to try and get more players into XDefiant, but as we’ve seen with many live service games these plans can quickly change if the amount ...

XDefiant, the free-to-play, first-person arena shooter developed and published by Ubisoft, is officially offline. The servers are now closed, according to a post on the games' official X page.

Ubisoft had high hopes for its free-to-play first person shooter, XDefiant, which launched back in May. But now the publisher has announced plans to wind the game down and fully shutter it in June ...

All these closures mean up to 277 people will be laid off, with half of the XDefiant team moving to other projects. 1. Ubisoft’s swing at a free-to-play arena shooter that bundled up all its ...

Amid ongoing player complaints and claims Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant is underperforming, the publisher has insisted the game is "absolutely not dying" as it unveils plans to tackle a ...