"At no time when I was at Ubisoft was the San Francisco team working on Splinter Cell and that project was not canceled to make XDefiant."
Rubin's announcement came in the form of a long social media post talking about the closure of XDefiant's servers and thanking fans.
On social media, Mark Rubin spoke out against the current FOMO-driven design of Call of Duty games that don't focus on quality.
Hype goes a long way, but months, sometimes years, of excitement couldn't cover up how disappointing these 15 games were.
Factions from Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint join the fray as support for the shooter ends.
In addition to Ubisoft's official confirmation regarding the game's shelving, a report has claimed the company is also shuttering its San Francisco and Osaka studios.
"I've literally been in meetings as of last week to discuss our Year 2 plans," says executive producer Mark Rubin amidst reports that the shooter is set to be shelved.
Echelon, Phantoms and DedSec have seen some nerfs, while Libertad gets a minor buff. Match completion XP has also doubled.
The Clubhouse map will be available when the season launches. Two more are coming later alongside the new Capture the Flag mode.
A little over a month on from release, the free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter has a sizeable player base.
The GSK from Team Rainbow join the fray with three new weapons, new maps (with one coming each month), Capture the Flag, and more.
The free-to-play competitive shooter reportedly had about 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms on May 27th.
A strong foundation, responsive gunplay and some well-designed maps can't mask the foundational issues with Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter.
The free-to-play shooter reportedly had one million unique players within the first 2.5 hours of launch, per Insider Gaming.
Ubisoft San Francisco says it's "seeing improvements" with players being unable to find matches and is "continuing to work on it."
Grenades should also drop at your feet less when used immediately upon respawning, and there are many audio improvements.
Check out some of the cosmetic rewards and weapons that will be available in the first battle pass of XDefiant.
Ubisoft has explained the various microtransactions that will be available in XDefiant when it launches.
Executive producer Mark Rubin also talks about avoiding Engagement Optimized Matchmaking for the free-to-play shooter's matches.
Ubisoft will also provide updates on Rainbow Six Mobile, The Division Resurgence and XDefiant at its June 10th showcase.
