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.
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 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 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.
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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
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 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 is giving up on XDefiant
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 lay off 277 employees.
Ubisoft is Shutting Down XDefiant, Its Call of Duty-Like Shooter
A little over six months after its launch, Ubisoft has announced that it will shut down XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter, in 2025.
Ubisoft's Call of Duty Competitor XDefiant Is Shutting Down in 2025
"As a result, the game is too far away from reaching the results required to enable further significant investment, and we are announcing that we will be sunsetting it." Starting immediately, XDefiant registration and downloads will no longer be available.
Ubisoft to shut down ‘XDefiant’ in June 2025, Insider Gaming says
Ubisoft (UBSFY) plans to shut down multiplayer game “XDefiant” in June 2025, Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson reports, citing several sources.
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