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'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 and ...

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, ...

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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 ...

It’s a rough but predictable choice for an Ubisoft in crisis. Ubisoft has announced that they are shutting down XDefiant. Ubisoft announced XDefiant as a military shooter themed around crossovers ...

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 announced it will be sunsetting XDefiant in 2025, resulting in the closure of two production studios with layoffs affecting almost 300 employees. As shared in a blog post, Ubisoft chief ...

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According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft is giving XDefiant until the conclusion of Season 3 to begin bringing in more players (and money) before it opts to make big changes to how it is supported. Season ...