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News Repeated Reports of XDefiant PS5's Death Greatly Exaggerated, Says Dev

XDefiant to the end

Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant is not dead, and you shouldn't think it is. That's despite persistent rumours of a worryingly small pool of players and CEO Yves Guillemot himself admitting to investors that it had underperformed "to a much lesser extent [than Star Wars Outlaws]", which pro

• Wed 16th Oct 2024
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• XDefiant

News Underperforming XDefiant Pours More Misery on Embattled Publisher Ubisoft

When it rains, it pours

Ubisoft is going through something of a sticky patch, with Assassin’s Creed Shadows getting delayed and Star Wars Outlaws underperforming. Now boss Yves Guillemot has admitted what many suspected: first-person shooter XDefiant is also falling short of the Fr

• Sat 28th Sep 2024
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• PS4
• XDefiant

News Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant Disappointments Pour Pain on Ubisoft's Share Prices

Nearing a ten year low

Ubisoft’s share prices have plunged and are edging dangerously close to their lowest point in a decade as investors worry about the performance of Star Wars Outlaws and flailing live service shooter XDefiant. While we don’t know how well Massive Entertainment’s open world adaptation has performed yet, reviews have been...

• Wed 4th Sep 2024
• Ubisoft
• Industry
• Star Wars
• XDefiant

News Ubisoft Shooter XDefiant Delayed Once Again to Address 'Inconsistencies'

Preseason pushed back after public playtests

XDefiant just can't catch a break, can it? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play arena shooter seems like a promising game, but after a new round of public playtests, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has decided to push back the game's preseason to iron out some issues. The team released the following statement...

• Tue 10th Oct 2023
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• PS4
• XDefiant
• Delays

News Ubisoft's XDefiant Fails PlayStation, Xbox Certification

Not reflective of game's quality

The launch of upcoming free-to-play shooter XDefiant has been delayed after Ubisoft shared the title has failed to pass certification on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The game was expected to be releasing at the end of last month, but following this setback, a new release date depends on whether platform...

• Tue 12th Sep 2023
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• PS4
• XDefiant

Preview XDefiant Is a Fun Arena Shooter That'll Struggle to Stand Out

Delve into the "Ubi-Verse"

Ubisoft’s latest bid in the live service space comes in the form of XDefiant, a free-to-play first-person arena shooter. That might sound pretty run of the mill, but in a bid to stand out, it features maps and factions inspired by some of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises, like Far Cry and Splinter Cell, and mashes...

• Thu 13th Apr 2023
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• XDefiant
• Previews
• Features

News Remember Free PS5, PS4 Shooter XDefiant? It's No Longer a Tom Clancy Game

Author now absent from name

Ex-Tom Clancy free-to-play shooter XDefiant is notable for having an emoji as part of its title, but it’ll no longer be tethered to the name of the late espionage author. A glance at the game’s official website merely refers to the release as XDefiant now, with no mention of Tom Clancy anywhere. (We even tried CTRL +...

• Wed 16th Mar 2022
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• PS4
• XDefiant

News Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy's XDefiant, 6v6 Free-to-Play Arena Shooter for PS5, PS4

XD

Ubisoft's new Tom Clancy project is a six-on-six, free-to-play arena shooter named XDefiant. And yes, the 'XD' combination is meant to look like a laughing emoji. Sick! Snark aside, it does look kind of fun, with customisable character classes that be equipped with different abilities and weapons. Ubisoft also says that the gunplay has always...

• Mon 19th Jul 2021
• Ubisoft
• PS5
• PS4
• XDefiant
• Trailers