Defiance (video game)

Not to be confused with Defiance (1997 video game).

Defiance
Developer(s)Trion Worlds[a]
Publisher(s)Trion Worlds
Producer(s)Jeremy Spencer
Artist(s)
  • James H. Dargie
Composer(s)Bear McCreary
EngineGamebryo[2]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: April 2, 2013
  • EU: April 2, 2013
  • AU: April 11, 2013
Genre(s)Third-person shooter, action role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Defiance was a science fiction-themed persistent world massively multiplayer online third-person shooter developed by Trion Worlds. Defiance took place on a terraformed Earth several years into the future. It was a tie-in to the Syfy show of the same name. The game was released in April 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[3] It was also released on Steam.[4] The game went free-to-play on June 4, 2014 for PC,[5] August 14, 2014 for PS3[6] and November 18, 2014 for Xbox 360.[7] Official game servers, community forums, and social media outlets were shut down by owning company Gamigo on April 29, 2021.[8]

  1. ^ R. Conklin, Aaron (July 24, 2014). "Inside the minds of Human Head Studios". Isthmus. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Gamebryo 2.5 Games". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive.
  3. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2012). "Syfy's 'Defiance' Commences Production in Toronto July 24". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Defiance". Steam. Valve. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. ^ Purchese, Robert (June 4, 2014). "Defiance MMO now free-to-play on PC". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Hargreaves, Jim (August 14, 2014). "Defiance now free-to-play on PS3". TheSixthAxis. Oscar Mike Media. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Defiance free-to-play launches on Xbox 360 tomorrow". Trion Worlds. November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Servers Shut Down Time".


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