Tom Clancy’s XDefiant is nearly upon us. Ubisoft is releasing the free-to-play first-person shooter on Might 21 for the Xbox Collection X|S, the PS5 and PC by way of Ubisoft Join. The developer is kicking issues off with the preseason model of the sport, which is scheduled to final for six weeks earlier than XDefiant’s first season formally begins. Ubisoft announced the sport manner again in 2021, promising team-based matches with a deal with gunplay that can embrace parts from different video games within the Tom Clancy universe.
The preseason will supply 5 totally different recreation modes with 14 maps, 24 weapons and 5 playable factions impressed by Ubisoft’s different franchises. Gamers might want to select their faction earlier than the match begins and earlier than they respawn. They need to additionally select their major and secondary weapon — their choices embrace assault rifles, submachine weapons, shotguns and sniper rifles — and a grenade. To customise a weapon, they’ll add barrel and muzzle attachments, equivalent to sights and grips.
Every faction will give gamers entry to 2 energetic talents, one passive buff and one other extremely skill that they should cost up whereas the match is ongoing. Libertad, one of many out there factions, places a deal with therapeutic, whereas members of the Cleaners faction can use hearth to burn their opponents. Echelon gamers can reveal enemy areas with their stealth expertise, whereas Phantoms’ talents can block injury. The final faction out there, DedSec, is for individuals who need to play as hackers.
When the primary season launches, Ubisoft is including 4 new factions, 12 new weapons and 12 new maps to the sport. In response to the Year 1 roadmap the developer shared final yr, it expects to roll out 4 seasons with the sport’s first yr, with each including extra new content material meant to maintain gamers engaged, invested and extra more likely to come again and hold enjoying.
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