XDefiant becomes the latest live service thing to bite the bullet, with Ubisoft set to shutter studios and lay off up to 277 staff

XDefiant, Ubisoft’s free-to-play FPS, has had its plug pulled. The publisher announced that it’s “made the difficult decision to discontinue development” of the shooter, with the consequence being that up to 277 staff are set to be laid off as part of changes that’ll see its San Francisco and Osaka studios be shut down, while its studio in Sydney will “ramp down”.

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