I had enjoyable taking part in XDefiant when it launched: It was a free-to-play hero shooter with loads of Name of Responsibility in its veins, and it was fairly good, however not well-liked sufficient to dodge the dwell service graveyard. Ubisoft introduced this yr that XDefiant will shut down in 2025, and govt producer Mark Rubin simply introduced that its remaining content material patch is right here.
“It is clearly a bittersweet second however I simply wish to say how proud I’m of everybody on this workforce that did every little thing they might to make this recreation and all of its superb content material,” Rubin mentioned on X.
The patch comprises some surprises. Plenty of surprises, really.
“Ubisoft has not solely allowed a small workforce to remain on and proceed working to get our Season 3 content material out the door, however we have additionally been ready so as to add some further content material to this launch from future seasons,” Rubin mentioned. The replace consists of factions and maps that had been within the works not only for Season 3, however for upcoming seasons all the way in which as much as Season 8.
The patch consists of a number of new factions, 13 maps, a brand new bomb defuse mode, AI bots to play in opposition to, new weapons, new cosmetics that are unlocked free of charge, and extra.
“All of this and extra are our final tribute to all the hard-working those who made this recreation and to all the followers who’ve been with us by means of this journey,” Rubin mentioned. “Not all journeys finish effectively however we will all be happy with what we achieved.”
You’ll be able to learn the total patch notes right here.