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Far Cry Publisher's Latest Game Flop Had a Cool Idea Worth a Second Look

Troubled game publisher Ubisoft announced that its competitive free-to-play shooter XDefiant will shut down after just six months. The decision to pull the plug will have impacts far beyond the game’s diminishing player base, as Ubisoft will shutting down both its Osaka and San Francisco offices, resulting in 277 layoffs.

Inverse · Dec 4, 2024

Ubisoft Plans To Discontinue 'XDefiant' in 2025, Lay Off Half of Development Team

Ubisoft announced that it is shutting down XDefiant and noted that servers will remain open until June 3, 2025.

Player One · Dec 4, 2024

Ubisoft loses faith in free-to-play CoD competitor XDefiant, will shut it down in 2025: 'Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable'

XDefiant is no longer accessible to new players, and recent purchases will be refunded.

PC Gamer · Dec 4, 2024

We just beat a PC gaming villain: 2K removes its pointless, game-breaking launcher from its entire catalogue

Looking at you, Ubisoft and EA.

PC Gamer · Nov 26, 2024

Microsoft has blocked the latest Windows 11 update on PCs with Star Wars Outlaws and other Ubisoft games installed

The games are experiencing mysterious, persistent crashes on the 24H2 update.

PC Gamer · Nov 24, 2024

Microsoft temporarily halts Windows 11 24H2 update on PCs with select Ubisoft games — avoiding frequent freezing and black screen glitches in modern Assassin's Creed, Star Wars, and Avatar titles

Microsoft hits the brakes on its 24H2 update rollout as a handful of Ubisoft titles are crashing, with a fix on the way.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 24, 2024

What have they done to my beautiful boy

Well, Rainbow Six Siege finally did it.

PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2024

'Star Wars Outlaws' Just Fixed Its Most Hated Feature

Lando Calrissian joins Star Wars Outlaws’ expansive cast of rogues in the new expansion, alongside a new game update addressing key divisive features.

Inverse · Nov 21, 2024

Star Wars Outlaws is "removing forced stealth from almost all quest objectives"

You'll soon be able to shoot your way out of just about everything in the open-world game

GamesRadar · Nov 20, 2024

Can Tencent Save Ubisoft? Rumors and Recovery Plans in Focus

At the end of September, Ubisoft experienced an event that rattled investors and made them more cautious toward the company. The long-awaited release of Assassin's Creed Shadows was delayed until February 14, 2025, causing a sharp decline in the company's share price, dropping it to the level last seen in…

inkl · Nov 20, 2024