, by Thibaut
After rumors of a launch scheduled on October 28, 2023, seems XDefiant won't be ready in time.
A press release issued by Ubisoft states that the title has been delayed once again. This comes after a playtest session that highlighted "inconsistencies in the gameplay experience that need to be resolved before the pre-season launch".
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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…
Updated November 15, 2025, at 12:35 p.m. In a message posted on X, Mark Rubin, who was executive producer on XDefiant, refuted the information indicating that a canceled Splinter Cell game gave birth to the multiplayer title. He clarified that another game was in development when he arrived, but that…
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.…