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Announced several months ago, Ubisoft's free-to-play game has remained in the shadows. However, if the latest rumors are to be believed, the release of XDefiant seems rather imminent.
Indeed, insider TheMW2Ghost has stated on X that the game will land on October 28, 2023. The insider adds that a launch event will be held on that date, but that everything is still subject to change.
Source: insider-gaming.com
After being closed back in June 2025 when Ubisoft gave up on the project, XDefiant servers could soon make a comeback thanks to a small team of external developers. In fact, these fans of the multiplayer FPS have set up a private server capable of hosting XDefiant matches. The project is still in its…
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XDefiant is now a thing of the past, as its servers closed on June 3. A sad end for Ubisoft's competitive shooter, which never fully convinced gamers. In a long message published on X, Mark Rubin, executive producer of XDefiant, thanked players before announcing that he was leaving the video game industry.…