Highguard was the last game revealed at the 2025 Game Awards, but if a new report is true, the game's developers didn't pay for its spot in the show. After being the final announcement of the night, there haven't many updates about Highguard at all, but developers potentially not paying for its place at The Game Awards adds an interesting new layer to the story.
When host Geoff Keighley teased Highguard by revealing that it was developed by a team who had previously worked on Titanfall and Apex Legends, some viewers immediately assumed that the game would be some kind of spiritual successor to Titanfall, but that wasn't the case. Highguard is a free-to-play hero shooter, and this took a lot of people by surprise. The game's place in the awards show ignited speculation that the developer, Wildlight Entertainment, must have paid a fortune for the coveted spot, but it may have secured it completely for free.
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Reporter Paul Tassi took to Twitter to claim that Highguard didn't have to pay for its...
