Ubisoft Shutting Down Call Of Duty Competitor After Executive Producer Swore It Wasn't Dying
Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant, its multiplatform free-to-play Call of Duty-like FPS, is shutting down in June despite the game’s executive producer saying that it wasn’t dying and was “doing well” in September.
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 layoff 277 people amid discontinuation of XDefiant
Gaming giant Ubisoft is to fire 277 people as part of plans to discontinue the running of popular first-person shooter XDefiant.
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 Confirms XDefiant Will Shut Down June 2025, And The Game Can No Longer Be Downloaded
Ubisoft announced XDefiant as a military shooter themed around crossovers between different Ubisoft IPs in 2021. After months of private and public tests, the game was launched on May 21, 2024.
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 shutting down XDefiant in 2025, laying off half of its team
With XDefiant shutting down and the hundreds of layoffs, Ubisoft said it’s closing its San Francisco and Osaka production studios entirely. Insider Gaming reported that a “skeleton crew” will be kept on to keep XDefiant running until its total closure.
Following months of speculation, Ubisoft is closing its shooter XDefiant
Almost half of the XDefiant team worldwide will transition to other roles within Ubisoft, the exec claimed, but San Francisco and Osaka production studios will close, and its Sydney production site will ramp down, with 143 people departing in San Francisco and 134 people “likely to depart” in Osaka and Sydney.
Ubisoft discontinues development on free-to-play shooter XDefiant
Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title.
Ubisoft Is Shutting Down XDefiant In June 2025 And Refunding All Founder’s Pack Players
Ubisoft is shutting down XDefiant in June 2025 and refunding all players who purchased the Ultimate Founder's Pack, check out the details here.
Ubisoft shuts down XDefiant servers — six months after launch
In 2021, Ubisoft unveiled XDefiant — a free-to-play project inspired by old arcade first-person shooters. After several delays, the game was finally released on PC and consoles in May of this year. However, a little over six months later, Ubisoft is discontinuing support for the game.
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