Ubisoft, the French publisher behind Creed's Murderer and far cryhas released a multiplayer-only first-person shooter game called XDefiant Earlier this year, it was dubbed “call of duty killer” by some. The game is off to a pretty strong start on every platform it's released on. It reached 1 million unique players in just two and a half hours. It became Ubisoft's fastest-playing game of all time, which is impressive. Achievements for a free-to-play game like this XDefiant It was also one of the 10 most played games on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in the month of release. Beat the ever-popular games like Rainbow Six: Siege and Robox–
success of XDefiant However, it didn't last long. By August 2024, rumors were circulating that Ubisoft was considering shutting down the newly launched FPS. This is because the number of simultaneous players has greatly decreased. Although some developers at the company vehemently deny these claims. But they were finally proven to be true in December of that year. In fact, Ubisoft officially confirmed it. XDefiant It will shut down in June 2025, just one year after its initial release. Ubisoft said development on the game will also cease. But the upcoming third season will launch as originally planned. After finally launching on December 18th XDefiant Season 3 received positive feedback from fans, but the content may have come out too late to make a noticeable impact.
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XDefiant's Season 3 is packed with tons of new content.
XDefiantThe game's third and final season will be significantly larger in scope than the game's previous updates. Due to the content that will be included in future seasons, this patch is primarily themed around the new faction known as the Assassins. Inspired by the titular character from Creed's MurdererAssassins give players more direction in combat. Players who choose the Assassin faction in a given playthrough will have access to abilities such as Hidden Blade, Cherry Bomb, Eagle Vision, and Apple of Eden.
Hidden Blades allow players to kill enemies with a single melee attack, and Cherry Bombs knock down targets in selected locations. Meanwhile, Eagle Vision will allow users to track their enemies, while Apple of Eden gives players the option to teleport alongside them. other players for a limited time
In addition to Assassins, there is a final update for XDefiant including two other parties One of which is based on a wolf. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpointwhile the other was inspired by Omega Force from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon– Season 3 also introduces new arenas, modes, progression systems, cosmetics, and bug fixes. Too much to describe in just a few paragraphs. One of the biggest highlights of the update is the Enchanted Forest map, which features a collector's edition inspired mode that pays homage to Rayman Legend–
Some of the new content that Ubisoft is adding to XDefiant should launch earlier.
Considering the amount of content packed in XDefiantIn the third season of this season Clearly, the FPS doesn't intend to shut down any time soon. Ubisoft's decision to shutter XDefiant and removed from all digital storefronts without warning (thus causing XDefiant inaccessible to those who have never previously downloaded it) is a major disappointment, especially for those hoping –call of duty “Killer” will probably be around for a long time.
It's clear that Ubisoft's developers have a lot of passion. XDefiantAs the high-quality content in Season 3 indicates, perhaps they should have launched some of these features sooner if XDefiant Having experienced a lot of problems in the months following its launch, perhaps Ubisoft should add some content from Season 3 ahead of time to reignite interest in the game. The publisher decided to abandon the first-person shooter game without giving it another chance. It's a shame how the situation unfolded. XDefiantBut at least the fans You can enjoy the new content before it closes next year.