"The raid shooter's big reveal as the last teaser of the night at the 2025 Game Awards in December didn't go over as planned, with people turning on the game in seconds, declaring it generic and criticizing whether the world needed another free-to-play online-only shooter. A period of radio silence followed, leading to content creators filling the void with endless amounts of negative videos and online speculation running wild."
"A period of radio silence followed, leading to content creators filling the void with endless amounts of negative videos and online speculation running wild. When finally did launch in January, it kicked off with over 90k concurrent players on Steam before losing nearly all of them within 48 hours. Later updates and a 5v5 mode didn't bring people back. Layoffs hit Wildlight Entertainment shortly after. And now that the website for the game is down, people are wondering if this is it."
Highguard launched just weeks after being announced at the Game Awards. The game's official PlayHighguard.com site now displays a static "This site is currently unavailable" message with an email contact, and Kotaku has contacted Wildlight Entertainment for information. The Game Awards reveal drew strong criticism for appearing generic and unnecessary as another free-to-play online-only shooter. The game opened with over 90k concurrent Steam players but lost nearly all within 48 hours. Subsequent updates, including a 5v5 mode, failed to bring players back, and layoffs followed at Wildlight. The website outage has intensified speculation about the game's future.
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