XDefiant’s executive producer Mark Rubin claims that the free-to-play FPS is “not dying” and, in fact, has Ubisoft’s full support following a previous report that claimed otherwise and suggested the shooter didn’t have long to turn things around.

In a new blog post dropped on the eve of the game's second season, Ubisoft San Francisco says that XDefiant is "absolutely not dying", adding that Ubisoft at large is backing them, allocating "more resources to the team" to help improve the game.

The latest XDefiant blog post details planned changes to hit registration and denies a report stating the game is in dire states.

Ubisoft has forcefully denied claims that its free-to-play FPS XDefiant is struggling to find players, saying in its year one update that while there's always room for improvement on the technical and content sides,

Ubisoft has insisted its Call of Duty rival xDefiant is doing well despite analyst reports that it failed to meet expectations. xDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin said in a blog post that the first-person multiplayer shooter "is absolutely not dying" but the development studio Ubisoft San Francisco is aware changes need to be made.