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Ubisoft, Osaka and XDefiant
Ubisoft to Shut Down ‘XDefiant,’ Nearly 300 Employees Laid Off as San Francisco and Osaka Game Studios Close
The end of “XDefiant” comes at a tough time for Ubisoft, which delayed the release of its much anticipated “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” from this fall to next February after its weak launch and mixed critical response for “Star Wars Outlaws” had the publisher reconsidering the final product before it was brought to market.
Ubisoft pulls the plug on XDefiant, to close San Francisco and Osaka studios
France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title, it said on Wednesday.
Ubisoft Cuts 277 Jobs In San Francisco, Osaka, and Sydney
According to Stephen Totilo of Game File, the victims this time around are the entirety of the Osaka studio, the San Francisco production studio, and part of the Sydney production team. The news comes right after the announcement that its free-to-play hero shooter XDefiant would go the way of Concord.
XDefiant is shutting down as Ubisoft closes San Francisco and Osaka offices following "long journey" of free-to-play struggles, up to 177 devs impacted
Ubisoft has announced the "sunsetting" of its free-to-play first-person shooter XDefiant. Likewise, Ubisoft San Francisco and Ubisoft Osaka are shutting down while Ubisoft's Sydney office is ramping down.
Ubisoft to shut down two global game studios, one in San Francisco and the other in Osaka
Ubisoft will close down two of its global studios, one in San Francisco, USA, and the other in Osaka, Japan, as the publisher continues slashing costs.
Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on XDefiant, Closes Ubisoft San Francisco, Osaka Production Studios
Ubisoft and XDefiant Lead Mark Rubin have confirmed that they'll be shutting down XDefiant and closing the studios behind its development.
Ubisoft shuts down San Francisco studio, affecting 143 employees
Video game publisher Ubisoft is shutting down its San Francisco studio, the company announced in a press release this week. The move will lead to 143 employees being laid off. The studio, located at 300 Mission St.
Rocksmith Dev Ubisoft San Francisco Shutting Down as XDefiant Flops
Rocksmith studio Ubisoft San Francisco is shutting down alongside the company’s Osaka, Japan studio as their latest project XDefiant has bombed. After a series of denials, Ubisoft has confirmed that its free-to-play shooter failed to make its mark in a highly competitive market,
Ubisoft is shutting down XDefiant and closing three studios
Ubisoft has officially announced that it will be shutting down XDefiant, its free-to-play live-service shooter that was meant to compete with the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield. Ubisoft, which has sometimes struggled to retain player interest in the wide-spanning shooter genre,
Ubisoft shuts down shooter that just launched in May
As announced by Ubisoft, the free-to-play FPS XDefiant will shut down even though the game just launched in the middle of this year. As it seems, we're living in a time where your beloved live service game could be taken from you every single day.
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Ubisoft Shareholders Negotiates Over Possible Buyout Terms
Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s shareholders are debating how to organise a potential takeover of the Assassin’s Creed video game ...
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Ubisoft stock jumps again as Tencent and Guillemot negotiate buyout
Anonymous sources have told Reuters that multiple investors, including Tencent, are discussing options for funding a buyout ...
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Ubisoft shut down multiplayer shooter XDefiant and lay off hundreds who worked on it
Ubisoft have discontinued their PvP shooter XDefiant and laid off roughly 277 employees at the studios who worked on the ...
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Ubisoft cancels XDefiant
The cancelation of XDefiant can be found on Ubisoft's website. The sunsetting proccess will begin today, preventing new ...
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Ubisoft shutting down XDefiant in 2025, laying off half of its team
Two studios will close, too ...
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Ubisoft Shareholders in Talks Over Possible Buyout Terms, Sources Say
The Guillemot family, which is the largest and founding shareholder, has been in talks with Tencent and other investors in ...
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Ubisoft reportedly in talks for yet more buyout consideration on the heels of another high-profile flop with XDefiant's pending shutdown
Back in October, it was claimed that Tencent and Ubisoft had been in talks about how to both boost the value of the ...
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Leaked Yves Guillemot Letter To Ubisoft Employees Paints A Concerning Picture Of The Company Today
Yves Guillemot wrote a letter to Ubisoft employees shortly after the company announced XDefiant’s shutdown, as well as ...
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