XDefiant’s practice zone offers a stark reminder that you are, in fact, playing a Ubisoft game. In one corner of this abandoned convention center, there are arcade machines for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon ...

On paper, XDefiant sounds almost repulsive. A crossover hero shooter featuring several of Ubisoft’s various Tom Clancy-branded series? And Watch Dogs? Who asked for that? I struggle to imagine an ...

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I’ve now played Ubisoft’s upcoming “Call Of Duty killer” XDefiant in several different test sessions, including the Server Stress Test this April, and I’ve come away from each of these with mixed ...

The rise of battle royale and extraction shooters over the past few years has come at the cost of the 6v6 arena shooter. What was once the dominant form of multiplayer in the 2010s following the ...

As recently as October, XDefiant director Mark Rubin claimed that circulating rumors were false, and XDefiant was not shutting down. In fact, they were looking ahead to year 2 content. Whether that ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down on June 3, 2025.

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Following a series of somewhat worrisome delays, XDefiant is finally ready for prime-time. Ubisoft has announced that its free-to-play arena shooter that draws its maps and factions from across the ...