XDefiant is officially shutting down

Earlier this year, Ubisoft released its newest first-person shooter, XDefiant, which had the inspiration of Call of Duty and other titles in the genre. It was reported a couple of months ago that XDefiant would shut down and at the time it was quickly denied.

Today, Mark Rubin, the Executive Producer of XDefiant, announced that starting on December 3, 2024, new downloads, player registrations, and purchases will no longer be available. Season 3 is still going to launch; the servers will remain active, and the game will be fully playable until June 3, 2025.

After June 3rd, XDefiant will officially be shut down.

Players who purchased the Ultimate Founders Pack will get a full refund. Anyone who made a purchase within the last 30 days will also be refunded.

“I am, of course, heartbroken to have to be writing this post.  Yes, this game has been a personal passion for me for years and yes, I know that not all challenges lead to victory, but I also want to recognize all of the developers who are being affected by this closure. Each and every one of them is a real person with a real life separate from our own and they have all put so much of their own passion into making this game. And I hope that they can be proud of what they did achieve. I know that I will always be proud and grateful to have worked with such a great team! A team that really punched above its weight class,” Executive Producer Mark Rubin stated.

In our review of XDefiant, we scored it a 7 out of 10, with one of its main issues at launch not having enough content right away. The game started out strong with 1 million players within hours of release, then reached over 10 million within a month. Lately, the player count on the game has dropped drastically.