When I first installed and started to play XDefiant, I didn’t think I’d like it. It looked like a random mishmash of Ubisoft IP. I didn’t think it would pull off the gameplay mix between hardcore ...

As recently as October, XDefiant director Mark Rubin claimed that circulating rumors were false, and XDefiant was not shutting down. In fact, they were looking ahead to year 2 content. Whether that ...

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 ...

Luke is a UK-based writer with a long history in digital journalism coupled with a love of videogames since he could walk. With a love of visual novels and RPGs, he adores getting dragged into a good ...

I am unfortunately here today to announce that XDefiant will be shutting down. Starting today (December 3, 2024), new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. We will still ...

The rise of battle royale and extraction shooters over the past few years has come at the cost of the 6v6 arena shooter. What was once the dominant form of multiplayer in the 2010s following the ...

On paper, XDefiant sounds almost repulsive. A crossover hero shooter featuring several of Ubisoft’s various Tom Clancy-branded series? And Watch Dogs? Who asked for that? I struggle to imagine an ...