Live service games are no sure thing — first, it was Concord, and now Ubisoft’s free-to-play FPS that only launched in May will close its doors. Live service games are no sure thing — first, it was ...

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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 ...

This isn’t news, of course. We knew about this date as of December 3, 2024. Rather, it is a reminder. Because once the game’s servers go offline it will no longer be playable ever again. To this end, ...

It’s just the latest in a series of misfires at what was once among the top video game publishers. XDefiant started strong, breaking Ubisoft internal records for the fastest game to surpass five ...

TL;DR: Ubisoft is refocusing on profitable projects after disappointing game performances, including the failed XDefiant and underwhelming Star Wars Outlaws. After a string of disappointing games, ...

Ubisoft has officially announced that it will be shutting down XDefiant, its free-to-play live-service shooter that was meant to compete with the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield. Ubisoft, which ...

Ubisoft Entertainment SA has canceled its free-to-play shooter XDefiant, citing an inability to sustain a competitive player ba The company is also closing three studios and laying off 277 employees, ...

Ubisoft’s big Call of Duty-like FPS, XDefiant, might only have until Season 3 to turn things around, increase its player count, and start making more money or the publisher could end post-launch ...

The latest release from Ubisoft's first-person shooter title, XDefiant, is now making headlines, as it revealed that there would be penalties to incur for players who excessively jump in-game. It was ...

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