Ubisoft's Call of Duty Competitor XDefiant Is Shutting Down in 2025
- Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down in June 2025, with registrations and downloads ceasing immediately.
- XDefiant saw one million players in two and a half hours post-launch, averaging 300,000 concurrent players within 48 hours.
- The publisher stated they could not attract enough players long-term to compete in the free-to-play FPS market.
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Ubisoft shuts down a huge game from this year but players can get refunds
UBISOFT recently announced that it is shutting down one of its biggest releases of the year and refunding players for their purchases. XDefiant is a free-to-play shooter that Ubisoft launched in May, but it has already been removed from stores, and the in-game store has been disabled. UbisoftPlayers who logged in before December 3 can play until June 3[/caption] UbisoftPurchases made after Nov 3 are also eligible for refunds[/caption] UbisoftXDe…
Ubisoft to Shut Down ‘XDefiant,’ Nearly 300 Employees Laid Off as San Francisco and Osaka Game Studios Close
Ubisoft will be shutting down its free-to-play first-person shooter game “XDefiant” in the new year. On Tuesday, the game publisher announced that new downloads and player registrations would no longer be available for “XDefiant,” though the game would still be releasing its Season 3 content “in the near future” and the game’s servers will be live until June 3. As a result of the decision to cancel the game, the video game company will be mo…
Ubisoft, one of the leading companies in the video game industry, reported the definitive cessation of its XDefiant title, which will be withdrawn from the market on June 3, 2025.Since this Wednesday, the game does not allow records of new players or purchases within the platform.The game, launched on May 21 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC, promised to revolutionize the first-person shooting genre (FPS).In XDefiant, users chose from fi…
Ubisoft Officially Shutting Down 'XDefiant' After Barely Six Months, Promises Refunds For Ultimate Founder's Pack And Purchases Made In The Last Month
Rafa prepares to fade back into the shadows in XDefiant (2024), Ubisoft As they say, “When it rains, it pours” – and for Ubisoft, who is currently struggling to barely keep the company’s head above water, their latest storm centers on the announcement that after just barely six months of total uptime, they will officially be closing the doors on their free-to-play FPS XDefiant. Girls get it done in XDefiant (2024), Ubisoft RELATED: Ubisoft Exec…
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