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's free-to-play competitive FPS XDefiant, surely a contender for the silliest game name in history , has announced another delay following a recent public playtest. The game was due to launch with a"Preseason" this month but, following what the developers describe as"inconsistencies in the game experience", has been delayed to an unspecified date.
This does somewhat conveniently move XDefiant out of immediate competition with the recently launched Counter-Strike 2 and the imminent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and it's not the first delay the shooter's had. The release was originally scheduled for this summer before being pushed back, and"Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Public Test Session and continues to stand alongside us as we build XDefiant.
"The team will continue working to address these issues and testing them to make sure we deliver on our goal of being a best-in-class arcade shooter. We will share more information about Preseason and testing as it comes." The statement also references the game's"iconic faction roster" which sure is some Ubisoft-ese: part of XDefiant's hook is bringing in a bunch of Ubisoft's other brands, with the game originally being a much more Clancy-focused affair. Now it features factions from Far Cry, The Division, Watch Dogs, and the Clancy games Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell. I wonder if the
This delay doesn't come with any specifics about when XDefiant will release, though so far the pushbacks have been relatively minor. PCG's Morgan Park managed to go hands-on earlier this year. The question with XDefiant isn't really whether it'll be a competent shooter, so much as whether it'll have that special something that can elevate it above the plentiful competition.
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