XDefiant Won’t Be Shadow Dropped, YouTube Gaming Event Kicks Off Today

While XDefiant’s release is slated for sometime this summer, there’s still no firm release date available for the game just yet. If you’re hoping for the game to be “shadow dropped” — a term used when something is released unexpectedly or by surprise, don’t since that won’t be happening.

This was confirmed by XDefiant Producer Mark Rubin over on Twitter where he mentioned that an XDefiant shadow drop won’t be happening, as they would want players to be able to pre-load the game and such.

I feel it too. I wish it were coming out this weekend but we have to abide by the process. And we won't be shadow dropping it so you will have time to preload, etc.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) September 2, 2023

This conversation was kickstarted as YouTube content creators will be jumping online today to compete in the YouTube Gaming “World’s Greatest” event, which kicks off today at 3pm ET/12 pm PT/3 am HKT.

Ready to see who's the best? 🏆#YouTubeWorldsGreatest gamers will be competing against one another today across several matches of XDefiant as they determine who’s truly the gaming 🐐. pic.twitter.com/3u1agFW8Wy

— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) September 3, 2023

If you’re interested, you’ll be able to watch it unfold here. If any relevant info seeps its way out of the event, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

In other XDefiant news, the devs have said that they are squashing last minute bugs as part of the game’s release submission.

More XDefiant Reading:

• XDefiant Anti-Cheat Not to Be Discussed to Avoid Leaking Info, Optional Verified Queue Being Looked Into
• XDefiant Isn’t a Call of Duty Killer, Nor Does it Need to Be
• XDefiant Dev Comments on Fully Customizable HUD, Ping-Based Matchmaking, Possibility of Theater Mode

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