Tom Clancy’s XDefiant, Ubisoft’s upcoming free-to-play shooter that has drawn comparisons to Name of Responsibility, now not carries the Tom Clancy identify. It’s now merely XDefiant.
The rationale for the change stems from Ubisoft making the choice to incorporate “factions from video games exterior of the Tom Clancy universe.” Whereas beforehand introduced factions from video games like Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and The Division will nonetheless be included, XDefiant will not completely function Tom Clancy-adjacent teams from different Ubisoft titles.
XDefiant has additionally obtained a brand new brand because of this. Gone is the punk-rock, graffiti-heavy brand and promotional supplies from the sport’s 2021 announcement, changed by a brand new brand that’s extra simply described as slick and fashionable.
The rebranding of the sport comes alongside Ubisoft saying “Insider Sessions” for the shooter that can let gamers from most people take part in testing classes alongside builders. The exams will begin with a small variety of gamers on PC and finally broaden to different platforms and extra individuals.
Ubisoft says it realized rather a lot from the sport’s earlier closed testing period last year. Those that have beforehand signed up for these earlier XDefiant exams will not want to enroll once more and can routinely be within the potential participant pool for the upcoming Insider Periods. The take a look at classes shall be underneath NDA.
Whereas XDefiant is now not an official “Tom Clancy” sport, Ubisoft nonetheless has different free-to-play Tom Clancy shooters within the works within the type of Ghost Recon Frontline and The Division Heartland. A closed test for Ghost Recon Frontline was delayed indefinitely shortly after the sport’s announcement, with Ubisoft stating it was within the sport’s greatest curiosity to postpone the take a look at to be able to create “the most effective expertise attainable.”
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