- TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles - 20 April 2025
dmit it, we all have an MMO of questionable pedigree that we could happily sink dozens more hours into. Unfortunately for me, mine was Defiance. Yep, the one that ran alongside the moderately popular sci-fi (sorry, SyFy) TV show. Defunct twice over as both a retail game and the F2P relaunch Defiance 2050, it’s now back from the dead once more under new publisher Fawkes Games , and I’ve got my fingers tightly crossed that the new owners will be able to keep it running long into its twilight years—even if they’ve got little planned in the way of fresh content... Read more.
- A dead MMO that launched with a now-cancelled TV show in 2013 is coming back 4 years after servers were shut down - 12 March 2025
Trion Worlds' Defiance was an odd duck. It launched in 2013 alongside a TV show tie-in with the same name, set on a future Earth following an alien invasion—during which the planet was aggressively terraformed. Both the game and the show were a mix of grungy post-apocalyptic western and futuristic sci-fi... Read more.
- Defiance and Defiance 2050 Game Closure Announcement - 24 February 2021
To our loyal Defiance and Defiance 2050 Communities, 8 years in Defiance and another 3 years in Defiance 2050, full of peaks and valleys. Today, with a heavy heart, we are sad to announce that Defiance and Defiance 2050 will officially cease all operations on April 29, 2021. We concluded both games could no longer sustain themselves. This decision has been a difficult one to make. While we are discontinuing the game’s service, the journey we’ve taken together has been a valuable learning and unforgettable experience, one we will remember for a long time. As of today, all cash purchases will be disabled. Bits already purchased before February 24, 2021 will still be usable until the end of service. Players may continue to play in Defiance and Defiance 2050 and enjoy all game features until April 29, 2021. Leading up to that date, we will continue to hold server events and giveaways to say…
- Hellbug pheromones are back in the air - 8 February 2021
Hello Ark Hunters! Listen up and take cover, we got some intel that there is something out there on the loose out there in the Arkfalls. Of course our intel is good, it always is and has been, so let’s get into it. Colony Courtship event is starting this Monday, on February 8, 2021 from 8 a.m. PST / 5 p.m. CET and running through Sunday, February 28, 2021, 8 a.m. PST / 5 p.m. CET. Ark Hunters, you seem to have your hands full yourselves, Hellbug pheromones are back in the air and we need your help fighting them off with love and a little bit of gunpowder! Nothing quite says love like that huh?! This also however does not go without reward! Why not go through them? Mutagenic Gestation Supply Crate During the event you’ll need to defend yourself with all this Hellbug courtship chaos going on. The kind manufacturers of the Bay Area are very happy to help out with the Mutagenic Gestation Su…
- Solstice Celebration in the Paradise - 14 December 2020
The days are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping day by day. Before winter begins, the longest and darkest night is celebrated and it means only one thing: the longer the night, the more freezing snowy Volges along with a cold-blooded Abominable Warmaster making things a bit chilly in the Paradise. Starting this Monday, December 14, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. UTC and running through Monday, January 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. UTC, Defiance is bringing you the winter holiday cheer! It doesn’t matter if you’re naughty or nice, we’re going to take the celebration to the Volge with special summoned Arkfalls, winter colors and festive areas warmed up with the holiday pursuits, daily and weekly contracts. Solstice Strike will also be available in Defiance on PlayStation 3 and PC. So, look for the Volge in both Major and Minor Arkfalls and keep a sharp eye out for th…
- Defiance Advent Calendar - 1 December 2020
As the first snowflakes gently fall upon the land of New Frontier, denizens' hearts are slowly invaded with warmth and their spirits seized by traditions of feasts, fun, and warm fires. The ornaments are ready to be arranged, the lights in the decorations blink and briefly light up to anticipate a peaceful solstice celebration. This year’s winter holiday countdown has very nearly begun! To make the wait for winter holidays a little more bearable, we've prepared something for you. Starting on December 1, 2020 you’ll find the Advent Calendar on the website’s Community tab. Open our Advent Calendar by clicking on the door with the number of the corresponding day on it to read information about the daily activities and fantastic prizes to scavenge. The gifts for certain days will remain available up for a few days, so don’t worry if you miss a day here and there. However, some activities ma…
- November Black Week Sale - 23 November 2020
Ark Hunters, there’s no more need to hunt for a good deal, they’re right here! Let’s hop into it then! Starting November 23rd at 8:00 a.m. PT / 17:00 CET until December 7th at 8:00 a.m. PT / 17:00 CET expect to see the Black Friday Bargain Box! These boxes have a chance to drop virtually any type of item available in the game including Jackpots, special weapons – Immovable, Unstoppable, Sol Destroyer, Omnipotence, Celestial Wrath and shields. November 25th at 2:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 CET until December 1st at 2:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 CET will see quite the list of deals themselves! Here they are: Firstly Defiance – Gold Edition is to be on sale on Steam and PC only! The Cerberus Pack will be on sale 30% off and includes the following items! Cerberus Assault Vehicle: Vehicle equipped with a rear-mounted turret and passenger rocket system. Echidna Weapon: Light Machine Gun (Radiation Nano) design…
- Thanksgiving in Defiance! - 23 November 2020
This Thanksgiving, get your turkeys ready for the New Frontier Harvest event! The Reap the Harvest Pursuit is making a visit once more! The pursuit, “Reap the Harvest” awards a mighty fine jackpot: Depravity (which is a Sludge Rocket Launcher) and the title: “Glutton”! Celebrate with us on Defiance the only way we know how – fighting through the waves of enemies with a pal by your side! Be sure to keep an eye on the Defiance store for quite possibly the biggest sale you’ve ever seen! So what are you waiting for?! Hop in game and celebrate Thanksgiving with us!
- Get In The Hulker Hell Spirit! - 20 October 2020
Hulker Hell returns in Defiance and Defiance 2050, bringing a taste of Halloween! The familiar event is back – the paradise is about to get a bit spookier as the wind turns cold and unspeakable sets of plaguers spooking up a storm of Minor and Major Arkfalls. So cool and calm as they patrol the night, but as Halloween comes, you’re in for a fright! The Hulkers shall walk and the afflicted need tended, for we’ll need your help to keep our paradise defended. From October 19th to November 16th, this event will be running for four weeks, bringing its best rated activities from the past! Defiance game available on PlayStation 3 and PC brings Sanguine Extraction Supply Crate with the Hulker Hell. Each Sanguine Extraction Supply Crates will let you to live those vampire dreams with life and shield stealing tech! Contains 1 epic or better weapon and 3 mods ranging from rare to legendary. All RI…
- gamigo 20th Anniversary - 2 October 2020
Ark Hunters from all around the Bay Area! We’d like to thank you for being a part of our big family and now let the festivities begin because we’re going into gamigo 20th anniversary celebration! Together, we will celebrate gamigo’s 20th anniversary with events, contests, giveaways and more! Keep an eye on our newsfeed and come enjoy the celebration! Click here to check Defiance and Defiance 2050 Event Week 1 – 10/1/2020 Click here to check Defiance and Defiance 2050 Event Week 2 – 10/8/2020 Click here to check Defiance and Defiance 2050 Event Week 3 – 10/15/2020 Click here to check Defiance and Defiance 2050 Event Week 4 – 10/22/2020 As you participate in this anniversary celebration, you will also be chasing single event rewards, you also will earn Anniversary points. Collect points and you will get a chance for some cool merchandise. The more points you collect, the higher chance of…
- Midsummer Mutiny sparks a new challenge! - 1 September 2020
Midsummer Mutiny is back, and Dark Matter has invaded the New Frontier again! Now that the paradise is the scene of unspeakable sets of Minor and Major Arkfalls. Any sense of the innocence that once marked these lands is gone. In its place the Bulwarks have risen to try to fulfill their nefarious duty. From August 31st to September 28th, this event will be running for four weeks, bringing its top activities from the past! Defiance game available on PlayStation 3 and PC brings Malicious Mirage Supply Crate with the Midsummer Mutiny. It contains 1 epic or better weapon and 3 mods from rare to legendary (at least 1 epic or better), all with the limited time Malicious Mirage mod synergy! Each Crate gives a chance at snagging one of the 8 Malicious Mirage jackpot weapons! The following Jackpot weapons can be dropped from these Crates*: Freedom (Assault Rifle) Independence (Sniper Rifle) Cour…
- Forges Revenge Community Event - 29 July 2020
Welcome to paradise, Ark Hunters! Event Horizon minor and major arkfalls are spawning all over paradise. There has never been a better time to show this deadly roster of Quantum damage-focused enemies who’s the boss! In addition to the Event Horizon excitement we’ve some extra tasks to complete during the event and claim a great bounty! Time From July 29, 9:00 AM PDT ( 4 PM UTC) until August 3, 3:59 PM UTC, we’re hosting a challenge for players of all experience levels. Check out the separate time frame for each target. How-to Take down the listed enemies with the following name plates to get your reward: Group 1 : July 29, 9:00 AM PDT – July 30, 8:59 AM PDT Apex Feeder – over 25 Apex Mongrel – over 25 Apex Omnivolt – over 15 Group 2 : July 30, 9:00 AM PDT – August 1, 8:59 AM PDT Evolved Feeder – over 3 Evolved Mongrel – over 10 Evolved Omnivolt – over 3 Group 3 : August 1, 9:00 AM PDT…
- Event Horizon returns to Defiance! - 7 July 2020
Get ready, Ark Hunter! Event Horizon is taking place in both Defiance 2050 and Defiance! In your search for glory, Event Horizon minor and major arkfalls will appear all over paradise. Finish them off in an epic fight for survival. Event Horizon will run from 7/6/2020 to 8/3/2020 and brings its top activities from the past year! The original Defiance brings Quasar Wave Supply Crates with the Event Horizon. Each Crate gives a chance at snagging one of the 9 Quasar Wave jackpot weapons! All jackpots will have a gorgeous skin that’s out of this world! The following Jackpot weapons can be dropped from the Quasar Wave Supply Crates: Gravitational Collapse – Mass Blaster Neutron Flare – Tachmag Pulser Supercluster – Bombardier Binary Star – Slugger Controlled Burn – Auto Sniper Comet’s Tail – Blast Rifle Irregular Orbit – Thunder Planet Cracker – Slagger Critical Density – Wolfhound Each crat…
- Daily Login Event - 16 June 2020
Greetings Ark Hunters, Your stock is running low and you don’t know how to get new material to survive in Defiance? Then prepare to claim your daily extra supply and be ready to engage any upcoming fights over resources. From June 16 till July 6, login every day to earn tons of freebies! How does it work? Login in-game on every day to receive your daily login rewards! A reward will be sent directly to your inventory, no items will be sent to the claims. A small pop-up notification will display a received item’s name once you login with your in-game character. Rewards include, but are not limited to: crates, purified gulanite, arkforge, boosts. What if I missed a day? It is not necessary to log in on consecutive days. If you missed a day you won’t receive a reward for this day anymore, just continue to log in on a next days to get your next rewards for this day. Anything else I need to k…
- 99 Problems returns to Defiance - 19 May 2020
Halt the 99ers! Get off the Grid and start working on 99 solutions, Ark Hunter! From 5/18/2020 to 6/15/2020 the 99 Problems event returns to the open-world Arkfalls of Defiance and is available for PC and PS3, across all regions. The event offers same features as in previous years. Below you can check the event details for more information. Synergy: Precision Bore Ever wanted to drill into a 99er’s head and see if they even have a brain? Now you can! A Precision Bore synergy brings something good to the table. Unlock its effects by using Synergy Mods to increase your power and survivability. On Kill gain –20% Reload for 5s. On Critical Kill, gain –40% Reload instead. On Full Reload or Dodge Roll gain +20% Accuracy. -20% Recoil for 5s and +99% Movement Speed for 2s. (Cooldown: 5s) Critical Hits grant 20% Lifesteal for 9s. (Cooldown: 5s) +10% Damage / +20% Crit Multiplier. Precision Bore…
- Armistice 2020 Celebration - 31 March 2020
When the Votans, a collective of seven alien races, sought refuge and a new home, humans denied their request and turned their backs. Thus began the cataclysmic Pale Wars. For nine long insufferable years, chaos, fear, riots, and fighting ruled the planet until an Armistice was declared. This year, the Armistice celebration will last for four weeks beginning 3/30/2020 until 4/27/2020. It comes bearing holiday events taken from years past and happening in-game all for your participation and enjoyment! March 30, 9 AM PDT – April 13, 9 AM PDT You, the community, voted for the following special Arkfall and Arkbreak events that will take place during the first two weeks of celebrations across the Bay Area Frontier. Hot Crazy Summer Paradise heats up as enemies wielding incendiary weapons threaten to leave destruction and mayhem in their wake. Nuclear Winter This radiation-themed event is agl…
- Colony Courtship - 10 February 2020
It’s that time of year in Defiance where Ark Hunters once again celebrate Valentine’s Day. Sadly, the world has been invaded with freaky Hellbug pheromones tugging at your heartstrings! The time has come for you to spread love and defend yourself from the purest instinctive love bite of Matron Hellbug in the annual Colony Courtship from now until March 9! New Synergy: Essence Drain A new event synergy brings something good to the table. Unlock its effects by using Synergy Mods to increase your power and survivability. On enemy plate break, gain 1 plate of ablative armor for 10 seconds (Cooldown: 5s) +15% EGO ability recharge on kill or full reload (Cooldown: 10s) +20% Lifesteal +10% Damage, gain an additional 10% Damage for 15 seconds after using an EGO ability. (Cooldown: 10s) Essence weapons: The following event weapons will have Essence Drain Synergy. All Essence weapons provide +10%…
- Gold Edition 25% OFF - 24 January 2020
Great news for Steam players. Starting now the Gold Edition is now available with a 25% OFF discount and rolls all 5 of Defiance’s DLCs (plus other incredible bonuses) into a single, convenient package. It’s never been easier to start or upgrade your life as an Ark Hunter! Act today, this offer ends on Monday, 27 January at 10AM Pacific Time.
- Solstice Strike 2019 Patch Notes - 17 December 2019
Solstice Strike has come to Defiance! Get ready to battle with the Abominable Warmaster and the Volge Grinches in special summoned Minor, Major Arkfalls and Christmas Warmaster Arkbreaks! Solstice Strike will run for four weeks from 2019/12/16 until 2020/01/13 and brings with its new synergy, jackpots, crates and more! New Synergy: Fatal Phantom Our new synergy is here! Appropriately launching in the New Year, stay on target with the Fatal Phantom. Collect the whole set to unlock a special bonus. +10% Rate of Fire / +10% Mag +15% EGO ability recharge on dodge roll (Cooldown: 10s) On dodge roll, spawn a decoy for 6s (Cooldown: 10s) +15% Damage Fatal Phantasm Supply Crate The Fatal Phantasm Supply Crates are finally here! Chance at one of the 7 Fatal Phantasm jackpot weapons! Limited time box contains 1 epic or better Phantasm weapon and 3 mods from rare to legendary (at least 1 epic or b…
- Defiance PC/Xbox 360/PS3 EU+NA DOWNTIME - June 4, 2019 - 4 June 2019
Ark Hunters! There will be a scheduled downtime of about 2 hours starting at 10:00 AM PT (12:00 PM UTC/07:00 PM CEST) for Defiance to fix the Quasar Wave issue. We will update you here if we need more time or when we come back online earlier. The Defiance Team
