Ubisoft has removed the phrase „Tom Clancy's” from the title of online shooter XDefiant. The decision was made due to the factions in the game now also including characters from the publisher's other brands.
Ubisoft made a surprising move, renaming its upcoming free-to-play shooter Tom Clancy's XDefiant to simply XDefiant.
The game was announced in last July and a month later closed beta tests were conducted. After that, the project went off the radar.
The decision is surprising, but it may prove beneficial. Ubisoft already has two upcoming free-to-play shooters using Tom Clancy's brand - Tom Clancy's The Division: Heartland and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Frontline. Changes made in XDefiant, including in particular the addition of factions from other series, will help this game stand out from other titles of the publisher.
XDefiant is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. The project will also be available on Google Stadia and Amazon Luna streaming services. For now, the developers have not announced a planned release date.
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