<s>
Defiance	B-Application
was	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Trion	O
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defiance	B-Application
took	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
terraformed	O
Earth	O
several	O
years	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defiance	B-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trion	O
Worlds	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
once	O
the	O
consoles	O
have	O
a	O
large	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Syfy	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Defiance	B-Application
show	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
but	O
Trion	O
Worlds	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Trion	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
Metamorphosis	O
"	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
publicized	O
as	O
Season	O
Four	O
of	O
Defiance	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Trion	O
Worlds	O
confirmed	O
a	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
named	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmetic	O
items	O
that	O
were	O
purchased	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
are	O
automatically	O
copied	O
to	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
items	O
are	O
not	O
,	O
including	O
any	O
items	O
that	O
players	O
won	O
from	O
loot	O
crates	O
that	O
were	O
paid	O
for	O
with	O
cash	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Omec	O
Respark	O
Energizer	O
V	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Gamigo	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Defiance	B-Application
forums	O
that	O
the	O
Defiance	B-Application
servers	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
servers	O
would	O
be	O
unaffected	O
by	O
this	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
users	O
who	O
had	O
an	O
account	O
for	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
or	O
wished	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
given	O
a	O
one	O
time	O
special	O
compensation	O
and	O
transfer	O
benefit	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
in	O
game	O
progress	O
factors	O
and	O
purchases	O
on	O
their	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Gamigo	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
Defiance	B-Application
and	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
will	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
at	O
2:00	O
AM	O
Pacific	O
Standard	O
Time	O
Defiance	B-Application
and	O
Defiance	B-Application
2050	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
forums	O
and	O
all	O
official	O
social	O
media	O
pages	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Defiance	B-Application
franchise	O
were	O
also	O
shut	O
down	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
foundation	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
MMO.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
seems	O
simply	O
to	O
offer	O
yet	O
another	O
big	O
open	O
world	O
filled	O
with	O
weapons	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
creatures	O
to	O
kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
potential	O
is	O
there	O
for	O
Defiance	B-Application
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
half-decent	O
console	O
MMO	O
marred	O
by	O
technical	O
problems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
UK	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
mix	O
of	O
low	O
budget	O
,	O
(	O
relatively	O
)	O
high	O
ambition	O
,	O
and	O
mediocre	O
execution	O
,	O
Defiance	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hard	O
game	O
to	O
hate	O
but	O
an	O
easy	O
one	O
to	O
lose	O
interest	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
