A planned Marvel-style gaming universe backed by $100 million and Bandai Namco draws just 285 players at launch, becoming one of gaming's most expensive misses.

When Ubisoft announced XDefiant, they promised a game that would shake up the shooter genre. Fast forward to today: empty servers, broken promises, and another free-to-play dream bites the dust. By June 2025, it'll join the growing list of games that aimed for the stars but barely left the ground.