Research firm Newzoo has revealed what it claims were the top-grossing console and PC games in the first quarter of 2024.
16.04.2024 - 12:11 / gameranx.com / Rainbow VI (Vi) / Mark Rubin / Ubisoft
Insider Gaming believes they know the date for XDefiant’s upcoming Server Test Session.
It’s been a testy series of months between the XDefiant team and Insider Gaming, as the latter reported on alleged workplace issues within the team. Insider Gaming’s source in the team is apparently uncompromised as they move forward with this new report, but there’s one thing.
Insider Gaming also says that even though they can vouch for this information, plans can always change, so Ubisoft could always move that date or timeframe earlier or later. But with that said, here’s their information.
Ubisoft’s plans are to launch the test on April 19, 2024, this coming Friday. Insider Gaming also claims that while Ubisoft initially announced they would run the test for twelve hours, they could keep it live for the whole weekend, dependent on how things turn out.
Lest we forget, the reason there is so much hubbub on XDefiant in the first place is not that Ubisoft claims it will be one of their biggest upcoming titles, or the names attached to the studio, notably Mark Rubin, or the franchises that are part of its crossover.
It’s because the game has had consistent good impressions from influencers and gamers who got to play the game, throughout their closed and open beta tests. While Ubisoft already provides game competition to Activision’s Call of Duty franchise in the live service space, notably on Rainbow Six Siege, the prospect of the often dubbed Call of Duty-killer, to be made by some of the people who made Call of Duty, remains popular among AAA game studios not named Activision.
Of course, Ubisoft is planning carefully on how to move forward with this release. While we know the often quoted axiom that “a delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad,” given the nature of live service games, they do have to decide eventually when XDefiant is good enough to launch.
That launch does not have to be perfect, but it has to have enough things going on that it will hook fans completely. It’s the path to realizing XDefiant’s potential that is Ubisoft’s big concern right now, and it’s definitely not something they can afford to screw up, given the limited success of their recent releases.
That includes costly investments like Skull & Bones, but also big bets that did not pay off, like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. For those online shooter fans looking for something new, we do hope that XDefiant turns out OK after all.
Research firm Newzoo has revealed what it claims were the top-grossing console and PC games in the first quarter of 2024.
Tom Clancy's XDefiant is almost upon us. Ubisoft is releasing the free-to-play first-person shooter on May 21 for the Xbox Series X|S, the PS5 and PC through Ubisoft Connect. The developer is kicking things off with the preseason version of the game, which is scheduled to last for six weeks before XDefiant's first season officially starts. Ubisoft announced the game way back in 2021, promising team-based matches with a focus on gunplay that will include elements from other games in the Tom Clancy universe.
XDefiant, Ubisoft's free-to-play first-person shooter, finally has a release date. After hitting delays, the game's preseason will launch on May 21 across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X via Ubisoft Connect. According to the studio, XDefiant will feature five different game modes across 14 maps at launch. Players will start out with 24 weapons and 44 attachments and can try out five playable factions inspired by Ubisoft franchises.
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Ubisoft has finally confirmed the release date for its long-delayed free-to-play FPS, XDefiant.
Ubisoft’s XDefiant, a first-person shooter meant to take on the likes of Call of Duty, will finally get a wide release and enter its Preseason on May 21.
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