![A player fires their rifle in XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Xtra Special Show XDefiant season one revealed at Ubisoft Forward, and we (finally) get a release date for the new content in July
Here it is, some FPS stuff to stare at through your scope.
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DEFYING EXPECTATIONS XDefiant dares to ask the question: "What if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was good?"
'Call of Duty meets hero shooters' could be done right after all.
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Ubi Quiet And Watch Watch the Ubisoft Forward live stream here
A bit of Star Wars, a bit of Assassin's Creed, and a bit of FPS fun are all already penciled in.
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ABSOLUTLEY RAVING XDefiant leaks suggest future factions might include Assassin's Creed and... Rabbids?
Somehow The Crew is planned too.
![A player fires their rifle in XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Kay Vess in Star Wars: Outlaws alongside a soldier in XDefiant and Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ubisoft-forward-where-to-watch-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Ubi Quiet And Watch | Watch the Ubisoft Forward live stream here
![A DeadSec player aims their weapon in XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-5.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
ABSOLUTLEY RAVING | XDefiant leaks suggest future factions might include Assassin's Creed and... Rabbids?
![XDefiant - Echelon](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant_Echelon.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DEFYING EXPECTATIONS | XDefiant dares to ask the question: "What if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was good?"
![XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xdefiant_wPRDfDH.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
GOING LONG | XDefiant is fantastic - but can it last with a new Call of Duty on the horizon?
![Xdefiant cheating screenshot](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xdefiant-cheaters.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
HACKS | XDefiant has been out for two days and already has cheaters
![XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xdefiant_wPRDfDH.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
PC POWER | XDefinant PC specs: Here's what you need inside your tower or laptop to play the game with Ultra and Enthusiast settings
![XDefiant is courting the anti-SBMM crowd with its latest update on matchmaking](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant_XoquqOG.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DO YOU LIKE ME? | XDefiant is courting the anti-SBMM crowd with its latest update on matchmaking
![A DeadSec player aims their weapon in XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-5.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
IT'LL COME, IN TIME | XDefiant catches yet another delay, but a stress test is on the way that should help Ubisoft lock in a release date
![A character from XDefiant is shown beside an image of Ghost from MW3](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-x-MW3.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DEFYING EXPECTATIONS | People are hating on MW3, so does that mean XDefiant actually has a chance?
![Against all odds, XDefiant has got over 1 million players – and Ubisoft wants more](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant_XoquqOG.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
ANOTHER ONE | Against all odds, XDefiant has got over 1 million players – and Ubisoft wants more
![A player fires their rifle in XDefiant](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/XDefiant-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Question Answered | Ubisoft's answer to CoD, XDefiant, had more than 1 million players take part in its beta
![XDefiant preview: A perfectly serviceable hero shooter that does nothing to alleviate FPS fatigue](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Xdefiant-header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)