Remember XDefiant? Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter racked up a lot of hype following a series of beta tests early last year, but then strangely went quiet as plans for a full release were seemingly delayed into 2024.
Now, Ubisoft has confirmed that progress is still ongoing, and there are plans to unveil a release date in the near future. Firstly though, a 12-hour Server Test Session will be coming to all platforms (including Xbox Series X and S) very soon.
"While we hoped to go live by the end of March, there are still some improvements that we need to test before that."
"After this short test, we expect to be able to lock a launch date and start sharing more about the exciting content XDefiant has to offer in the future!"
In related news, a recent report from Insider Gaming suggested XDefiant had "missed dozens of internal targets" in the past couple of years and the developers had become "increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress", so clearly it's not been smooth sailing for the folks at Ubi San Francisco. Nevertheless, it sounds like it's finally almost ready to go.
We've got that 12-hour Server Test Session first though, which at the time of writing doesn't have a confirmed date or time just yet. We shouldn't be waiting too long - the latest rumour suggests it'll possibly be taking place next week.