Highguard's Future in Doubt as Studio Downsizes and Website Goes Dark
TL;DR
Highguard, a raid-shooter from Wildlight Entertainment, faces an uncertain future after layoffs and a site outage that sparked cancellation rumors; the game launched Jan 26 after The Game Awards 2025 trailer, drew over 1.5 million players in January with peaks around 97,000 concurrent players, but numbers have fallen as development continues with a leaner team and little official communication.
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- Highguard Appears Ready To Say Bye-Guard, Players Believe GameSpot
- ‘Highguard’ Update: An Attempt To Survive 98.5% Player Loss Forbes
- Highguard's high-profile mistakes should be a lesson for other developers | Opinion GamesIndustry.biz
- Former Highguard Developer Reflects on Disastrous Announcement and Launch: 'We Were Turned Into a Joke From Minute 1' IGN
- The Highguard Website Is Down As Players Brace For The Worst Kotaku
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