"Since its launch in January, the free-to-play game has struggled to retain players despite being made by a team of games industry veterans who worked on successful titles such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends and Titanfall. In a statement, developers Wildlight Entertainment announced the servers will halt on 12 March as they had "not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term"."
"After it was released on 26 January, it drew in just under 100,000 players on PC and about 380,000 viewers on streaming site Twitch, according to data-tracking website SteamDB. However, it was downhill from there, with the game attracting just 3,600 concurrent PC users on the day Wildlight Entertainment announced the layoffs in February."
"The hero shooter game was first announced in December at The Game Awards ceremony during the end-of-show preview slot, traditionally saved for games set to make a big splash. But some fans questioned if the game would be a success, complaining that the trailer lacked a proper explanation of how the game worked."
Highguard, a free-to-play hero shooter developed by Wildlight Entertainment featuring veterans from Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and Titanfall, is permanently shutting down on March 12. Launched in January, the game failed to build a sustainable player base despite high initial expectations. It attracted nearly 100,000 PC players and 380,000 Twitch viewers at launch but rapidly declined to just 3,600 concurrent users by February. The game was announced at The Game Awards with significant fanfare, yet players criticized the trailer for lacking clear gameplay explanation. Despite being available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, the player retention proved insufficient. Developers cited inability to sustain long-term operations as the reason for closure.
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