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Didn't expect this tbh. Although shows how hard free to play games need to perform. Executive Producer confirms this on X: Hello XDefiant Fans, I am unfortunately here today to announce that XDefiant will be shutting down. Starting today (December 3, 2024), new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. We will still release our Season 3 content in the near future (exact date TBD) and the servers will remain active until June 3, 2025. For those who purchased the Ultimate Founder’s Pack, you’ll receive a full refund. Players who made any purchases within the last 30 days will also be fully refunded. Those refunds should happen automatically within 8 weeks of today and you can find more details on our official website, http://XDefiant.com. A few years ago, Ubisoft and the SF Dev team embarked on a bold adventure to develop a new arcade shooter called XDefiant. It was from the start, an incredible challenge. Not only were we trying to shake up the genre by removing Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) while bringing back a more “old-school” arcade shooter experience, but we were also diving into the high-risk, high-reward realm of free-to-play. And for that I want to applaud not only the Dev team but also Ubisoft leadership for taking that chance! Free-to-play, in particular, is a long journey. Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable. It’s a long journey that Ubisoft and the teams working on the game were prepared to make until very recently. But unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue. 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. And what they achieved is truly remarkable. The early response from players when XDefiant launched was amazing—we broke internal records for the fastest game to surpass 5 million users and in the end we had over 15 million players play our game! That is something to be extremely proud of, especially considering how tough this genre is. So, thank you to all of the developers who put their passion into making this game! If there’s one thing, I hope we can all take away from this experience, it’s the importance of open, honest communication between developers and players. This “player-first” mentality along with respectful, non-toxic conversations between developers and players has been one of the standout differences that made XDefiant so special. From my very first post about XDefiant, this was the vision I wanted to champion, and I hope it leaves a positive mark on how the game industry treats its players and communities. To our players, THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible community that has grown around XDefiant. Your passion, creativity, and dedication have inspired us every step of the way. With the utmost of love and respect, Mark

Luckily not enough Gary's to make a cull so you're in! 😄 Welcome to FG mate. As people have said above, what games are you in too? Hope to see around our Home and online too one day.

Or maybe you're just redefining the use of Yo-Yo team that gets better over time 😎 Always enjoy watching Spurs. Postecoglu is definitely a boss that you can get behind. I'm amazed that people these days don't want a Manager to settle and stay for years over and over.

I can't deny this is probably the winning statement from 99.9% of the world's population! Interesting one really, the core component of mine that I think I transfer and use everywhere is problem solving. I like things to also have a higher purpose so working off core principles I also enjoy because that links to my beliefs and feelings. And usually 9/10 the answer should always be logical and make common sense. Something really satisfying when you solve a problem, that links to principles you believe in which means we all follow more logical common sense. Easy when it all happens like that but I'm sure you'd all agree that this stuff possibly rarely happens enough to stop our head from hurting from all the silly talk in meetings! 🤣

The C9 (SMG) and XMG (LMG) are Gold! Yay! Went to look at next ones to work on so went with Tanto (SMG) and Model L (AR) as that has been wrecking me loads of late. Great news was the Tanto was only a few double kills off Gold already so clearly i've been using it when I prestiged the first time so brucey bonus for me 😄 I need to check but i'm sure I'm close with the Cigma Rocket Launcher too. Probably about 5 direct kills needed for that. I'm really enjoying the Camo grind on this one, which has surprised me. Probably helps that it is headshots rather than longshots mainly so I don't need to touch Hardcore.

The Yo-Yo team is well and truly alive!!

I would've thought the AS VAL would be strong given its the last gun to unlock? Model L is absolutely wrecking people, we felt that last night 😅 I've done my second gold gun now - AK74. I'm currently working up two guns. C9 SMG and the XMG LMG. Headshots are taking me longer than I thought....but maybe age is making that happen 😬

Welcome back @MuzzLiteYear! Super to see an OG back around the place. Quite a few of the very old Alliance lot are still around and pop in here and there. Is it just Xbox you play on or playstation? Most are on PS5 but that doesn't we can't play crossplay these days. Would be great to get some games in with you. I'm Lee, the old fart who allows @Diddums to get old and hairy in his own free time. Hope to see more of you online mate!

This is the real issue with PS5 accessories. They are flimsy as anything. And the most hilarious thing about it? Get the PS5 Edge controller, which is awesome btw....until you get stick drift in that one. "Never fear, you can change the items easier for just £20!" No. No you can't. Because the interchangeable controller never has ANY REPLACEABLE ITEMS IN STOCK. Why then go on eBay to buy ONE stick for £40-60....when you can then just buy a new PS5 standard controller for around the same price?! Absolutely mental.

I hear you and partly agree on this. Hot Wheels 2 is good to own but it doesn't have sticking power in the MP zone. The platinum on the first one is a grind too, one I still haven't finished yet so picking this up with the rest and probably will end up forgetting I had them in a few weeks 😅

Felt perplexed a minute ago. Saw someone interview Kane about whether 2026 will be his last tournament. Rightly, he said he doesn't believe it will be. Now I get it in one sense, as we all think when you get over 30 its time for some youth to come onboard and take the helm....but to just put into persoective, he has been the first English player to the Gerd Muller trophy and the European Golden Boot trophy. We are always quick to say we need a change when we don't get what we want - however Kane is on 69 goals for England and we'd be stupid not to back him to reach 80 and beyond in future competitive games.

Super Sammy Szomidics, Dave. Not bad for an attacking midfielder 😎

Looks like a different theme to snow and mud runner games. The way that objectives could work in this seems way more viable given the amount of trucks and tools on show.

Red Card is a 50/50 map for me. Inside and the stadium side is great, really enjoy every battle those sides. Outside the front it is just way too open and not enjoyable. For most objective games it works well as not much is out in the open. New Extraction makes it feel sweaty to play as some hardpoints are just wide open from lots of angles. No.3 on the Helipad is horrid. You can also get spawn captured at the sea end.