Ubisoft's Xdefiant Will Shut Down in 2025, Along With 2 Entire Studios - IGN Daily Fix
More bad news from Ubisoft to close out the year. The company has decided to shut down its free-to-play shooter XDefiant—despite positive impressions from the game's fans and the media, there just weren't enough people playing to justify the cost of keeping the game running.
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Ubisoft Confirms Rumored Layoffs Because Of XDefiant’s Shutdown
This disclosure matches up with some rumors shared by Insider Gaming. Their report claims that some staff have already been notified about severance, and that a second wave of layoffs is coming this February. Insider Gaming reported that 170 to 180 people would be laid off, but Stephen Totilo shared an update on this:
Ubisoft shooter XDefiant is shutting down and sending refunds to players
Despite a delayed launch, Ubisoft said that XDefiant had reached more than 10 million players in its first two weeks and “outperformed expectations thanks to acquisition and strong average revenue per session day.
XDefiant is Shutting Down
Mark Rubin, executive producer of Ubisoft's first-person shooter XDefiant, has confirmed that the game will be shut down next year. XDefiant was released in May 2024, and positioned itself as a true Call of Duty competitor, although it hasn't quite worked out for the live-service title.
XDefiant servers are closing in June as Ubisoft announces more layoffs
Another live-service game is shutting down due to a lack of players: Ubisoft’s XDefiant, a first-person shooter that’s the illegitimate lovechild of Overwatch and Counter-Strike. The game launched on May 21 of this year, so it didn’t even last a full seven months before the shutdown announcement.
Ubisoft is shutting down XDefiant, lays off hundreds of developers
Ubisoft has announced that they are shutting down their free-to-play shooter XDefiant, starting the process of sunsetting the game last night with a
Ubisoft to officially shut down its free-to-play shooter XDefiant, months after its release
Rumors that Ubisoft would be shutting down XDefiant have been swirling for a while and the company has now actually confirmed the decision.
Ubisoft Closes XDefiant Servers and Two Studios, Citing Market Challenges
Ubisoft has announced XDefiant will be shutting down in June 2025, amid the unfortunate closure of two of its studios.
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,
Ubisoft pulls the plug on XDefiant, to close San Francisco and Osaka studios
France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title, it said on Wednesday.
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Remember When Ubisoft Said xDefiant Wasn't "Dying"? Yeah, They're Officially Sunsetting The Game, Layoffs Incoming
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Leaked Yves Guillemot Letter To Ubisoft Employees Paints A Concerning Picture Of The Company Today
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